sweet fermented rice wine; glutinous rice wine; jiuniang
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sweet fermented glutinous rice wine; sweet rice wine with low alcohol content
A traditional Chinese fermented food made from glutinous rice (糯米) and yeast (曲). It has a sweet taste and low alcohol content (typically 1-2%). Often consumed as a dessert, breakfast item, or added to tangyuan (glutinous rice balls). Also known as 酒酿 or 醪糟.
Dōng冬
tiān天
hē喝
yī一
wǎn碗
rè热
jiāng江
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
。
It's very comfortable to drink a bowl of hot sweet rice wine in winter.
Mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
de的
jiāng江
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
tè特
bié别
tián甜
。
The sweet rice wine mom makes is especially sweet.
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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
jiāng江
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
lǐ里
jiā加
xiǎo小
tāng汤
yuán圆
。
I like adding small glutinous rice balls to the sweet rice wine.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
jiāng江
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
shì是
shǒu手
gōng工
niàng酿
zào造
de的
。
This shop's sweet rice wine is handcrafted.