When Shrimp Mei Fun Soup Meets Blaufränkisch Rosé 【當鮮蝦沙茶米粉羹遇上粉紅酒】

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Food:

  • Shrimp Mei Fun Soup with Chinese BBQ Sauce (Shacha sauce)

Wine of my Choice:

  • Terrassen Blaufränkisch Rosé Finger Lakes NY 🇺🇸 2018

Shacha sauce is a dark paste that is primarily used in Fujian, Chaoshan, and Taiwanese cuisines. Soybean, oil, garlic, shallots, chilis, brill fish, and dried shrimp are the main ingredients. It has a savory, briny and slightly spicy taste. It’s one of the condiments that we keep in our pantry all year round. 

Chef suggested to make Mei Fun Soup with Shacha sauce for Brunch and my answer was YES YES YES! I quickly went through my tiny collection and look what I found. Terrassen Blaufränkisch Rosé! Yes, we will definitely enjoy this rosé with the Mei Fun Soup.

Terrassen is a project that Thomas Pastuszak, NoMad Wine Director, and his sommelier wife, Jessica Brown, work together to showcase the unique terroir of Finger Lakes region in New York State. This sustainable farmed Blaufränkisch rosé is floral, juicy, and savory, with notes of strawberry, raspberry, red currant, and pink peppercorn finish. It is light bodied but packed with flavors. This rosé not only goes well with the Shacha sauce but also bring out the sweetness of the shrimp. Another triumph of pairing rosé with Chinese home-cooking. 


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當鮮蝦沙茶米粉羹遇上粉紅酒


餐點:

  • 鮮蝦沙茶米粉羹

餐酒:

  • Terrassen Blaufränkisch Rosé Finger Lakes NY 🇺🇸 2018

長年住在國外,有幾樣食材吃起來,特別有家鄉的味道。想家的時候,就煮來吃吃。沙茶與米粉就是其中兩樣。

東港有一間老字號的汕頭沙茶火鍋店,他們家自製的沙茶醬,帶有迷人的花生醇香,味道與市面上賣的罐裝沙茶不一樣,炒出來的沙茶菜餚就是特別香。媽媽只要想做沙茶口味的菜品,就會當天到他們店裡買沙茶回來做菜。

在美國,雖沒有家鄉特製的沙茶醬,但使用市面上買的沙茶,再加上一些調料調味,大抵還是可以重現媽媽做菜的口味,一飽思鄉的口腹之慾。

家裡剛好有做米粉羹的材料,大廚提議,早午餐要不要來吃米粉羹,我點頭如搗蒜的說:「當然好!」我趕緊挑了一瓶合適的葡萄酒冰到冰箱後,馬上來幫大廚備料。一個小時以後,鮮蝦沙茶米粉羹,上桌!

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今天挑的這一款酒是來自於紐約州手指湖區產的粉紅酒。使用的是奧地利原生紅葡萄品種Blaufränkisch 釀製而成的。或許你有疑問,這手指湖區怎麼種起奧地利的葡萄品種了?有名的不是麗斯伶嗎?是的,手指湖區的氣候非常適合種植德國原生白葡萄品種麗斯伶,而奧地利與德國地理位置相近,氣候也相似,想當然爾,種植奧地利的葡萄品種也不足為奇。經過這幾年的培育及試驗,採用奧地利的葡萄品種釀製而成的葡萄酒越來越受到肯定,也有陳年的潛力,已經有越來越多的酒莊投入種植及釀造。約莫十年以後,手指湖區的明星葡萄品種也或許會易位他人也說不定。

這瓶不甜粉紅酒的酒色異常的深沈,呈現出閃亮的紅寶石色澤。鼻息之間散發著甜美的草莓、小紅莓、櫻桃等果味; 清麗的薄荷、鼠尾草及百里香層層交疊,最後再以白胡椒、紅玫瑰的香氣做結尾,勾引著你,沈醉其中。爽脆的酸度撐起了這瓶粉紅酒的架構,立體而有型。搭配鮮蝦沙茶米粉羹一起飲用,是文青少年遇上文青少女,青澀愛戀的美好,也有微酸微甜的好滋味。

我非常喜歡拿粉紅酒與各式的台式海鮮料理做搭配,不管是炒醬油的、豆豉的、九層塔的、油蔥還是沙茶的,結果往往都是出奇的好。粉紅酒的百搭,真的讓我折服。你還沒有喝過粉紅酒嗎?趕快買一瓶試試吧!

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