Eating in China
Wine lees ingredient on a plain plate.

Wine lees

酒糟Jiǔzāo

Fermentation residue used in tounao.

Type
Condiments

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Fermentation residue used in tounao.

In the kitchen

Stirred into Taiyuan tounao.

Different from the liquid wine.

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这道菜里有酒糟吗?

Does this dish contain Wine lees?

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