Shaoxing wine
Shaoxing wine (alternatively spelled as Shaohsing ~, Hsiaohsing ~, or Shaoshing ~), also called "yellow wine", is a traditional Chinese wine made by fermenting glutinous rice, water and wheat-based yeast.
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| Simplified Chinese | 绍兴酒 | ||||||||||||||
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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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