Amber Chinese 'yellow wine', aged for years; also a key cooking wine.
History
Huangjiu is China's yellow rice wine, brewed for at least 5,000 years. Shaoxing in Zhejiang became the most famous region. Girl's wine (nüer hong) was buried when a daughter was born and opened at her wedding.
Why it exists
The wine is used in drinking and cooking, and Shaoxing wine is a staple in Chinese kitchens.
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice
- Wheat qu starter
- Water from Jian Lake
How it's made
- Glutinous rice is soaked and steamed
- Mixed with wheat qu and water in vats
- Fermented for around 3 months in cold weather
- Pressed and filtered
- Aged in clay jars for years
how to enjoy it
Serve & enjoy
Warm, with plum or ginger.
For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
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