Eating in China
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Huangjiu for cooking

黄酒Huángjiǔ

Fermented grain wine added to tounao.

Type
Condiments

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

An alcoholic fermented grain wine; amber Shaoxing wine is one type. Read the label, since color alone does not identify the wine.

In the kitchen

Added to the broth for Taiyuan tounao.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有黄酒吗?

Does this dish contain Huangjiu for cooking?

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