Sonti is a rice-based alcoholic drink, originating from the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...

, that is made much like

sake Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indee ...

and is similar to wine in its alcohol content and use. Sonti is made by steaming rice; to saccharify the starches to sugar, a mold, '' Rhizopus sonti'' (in sake, '' Aspergillus oryzae'') is used, followed by fermentation.

References

Indian alcoholic drinks Rice wine Traditional Indian alcoholic beverages {{drink-stub

See also

References