The internet is full of reels showing influencers trying weird food items. Sometimes they feature bizarre food fusions from an eatery’s menu and otherwise try creating their own quirky this to draw the attention of users. Singaporean influencer Calvin Lee recently shared a video of him sipping wine with a twist. He added a chopstick of boiled rice into a glass of wine, leaving netizens stunned.
The video opened by showing Lee informing his followers about what he would prepare today. He tells them he is eager to create “Rice wine”, quite literally. “Let’s try rice wine”, reads his recipe video before diving into the preparation procedure.
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Not rice beer, it’s RICE WINE for Calvin Lee
In the video, Lee picks freshly steamed rice from a bowl and drops it into a glass filled with wine. For the food experiment, the reel creator is seen using a Winemaker’s Reserve, a popular brand among wine connoisseurs.
First, he adds some rice to the glass of wine and then, he gives it a good stir. That’s all? Yes, he ends it there and doesn’t trouble himself much in crafting his quirky drink.
Netizens react
He prepares his “rice wine” in simple steps, but what stuns netizens is the idea of fusion that Lee embraced. While rice beer is an actual, people wondered who sips wine by adding rice to it.
The video was watched on Instagram by more than 27,000 users. Most users rushed to the comments section and termed the drink “Disgusting”.
Did the influencer enjoy its taste?
However, Lee shared that the drink wasn’t a bad idea and interested ones could give it a try. “Worth trying”, he said before running into giving a detailed feedback of how his recipe tasted.
“The wine’s flavor is a bit more mellow and has a comforting rice taste”, he wrote while mentioning the rice soaks up the wine to enhance its flavor.
