Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: a glass of pale golden beer used as a cooking liquid.

Beer for cooking

啤酒Píjiǔ

An alcoholic beer used as a cooking liquid in a fish or snail preparation.

Type
Sauces and seasonings

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

An alcoholic beer used as a cooking liquid in a fish or snail preparation.

In the kitchen

Added after browning the fish in Yangshuo beer fish; it is also an optional addition to fried snails.

Cooking with beer does not guarantee an alcohol-free finished dish.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有啤酒吗?

Does this dish contain Beer for cooking?

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