Rice baijiu (), also known as rice-fragrance baijiu (
米 香 型白酒
''Baijiu'' (), also known as ''shaojiu'' (/), is a colorless Chinese liquor typically coming in between 35% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV). Each type of baijiu uses its own type of ''qū'' for fermentation to create a distinct and charact ...
), is a variety of Chinese
baijiu. Unlike other types of baijiu, it is distilled mainly from
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
rather than from
sorghum or other grains. It has a characteristic rice fragrance.
One famous brand of rice baijiu is called
Sanhuajiu (三花酒; literally "three flower liquor"), which is produced in
Guilin, China.
Name
The name "rice fragrance baijiu" may mislead the drinker, who may regard it as simply ordinary ''baijiu'' flavoured by rice. In fact, this kind of distilled beverage differs from
sorghum-based ''baijiu'' in that its main ingredient is rice.
"Mibaijiu" is also the name of a type of
fermented Chinese rice wine produced in the
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
province.
See also
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Awamori
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Rice wine
Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage fermented and distilled from rice, traditionally consumed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Rice wine is made by the fermentation of rice starch that has been converted to sugars. Microbes are the s ...
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Rượu đế
''Rượu đế'' is a distilled liquor from Vietnam, made of either glutinous or non-glutinous rice. It was formerly made illegally and is thus similar to moonshine. It is most typical of the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam (its e ...
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Shōchū
is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brown sugar, though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as chestnut, sesame seeds, potatoes, or even carrots.
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Soju
References
Rice drinks
Baijiu
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