Shaoxing rice wine

Shaoxing wine, Shaoshing wine, Shao hsing wine, Chinese rice wine, yellow wine, 绍兴酒

Shaoxing wine is a variety of Chinese Huangjiu ("yellow wine") made by fermenting glutinous rice, water, and wheat-based yeast. It is produced in Shaoxing, in the Zhejiang province of eastern China, and is widely used as both a beverage and a cooking wine in Chinese cuisine. It is internationally well known and renowned throughout mainland China, as well as in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The content of peptides in Shaoxing wine is high; however, their potential taste properties have not yet been studied.

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