What is rice wine? Classification of rice wine

Huangjiu has a strong aroma, golden or brown-red color, and contains amino acids, sugar, vinegar, organic acids and multiple vitamins, etc. It has high nutritional value. Although Huangjiu is a common wine in the world, it originated in China. Huadiao wine belongs to Huangjiu and is a treasure among Huangjiu. What are the categories of Huangjiu? Let's open the article below to learn more.

Contents of this article

1. What is rice wine?

2. Classification of Yellow Wine

3. How to drink rice wine

What is yellow wine?

Huangjiu is commonly known as rice wine, which is a classic among oriental brewed wines. Although Huangjiu is a common wine in the world, it originated in China. Huadiao wine belongs to Huangjiu and is a treasure among Huangjiu. Huangjiu is made from rice and millet. It is a low-alcohol wine that contains rich amino acids and other nutrients. Although the nutrition is higher than that of ordinary wine, you still need to be careful not to drink excessively, otherwise it will also harm your body.

Yellow wine classification

Yellow rice wine can be divided into dry yellow rice wine, semi-dry yellow rice wine, semi-sweet yellow rice wine and sweet yellow rice wine according to its sugar content. Yellow rice wine is made from rice and other grains, which are steamed, mixed with wheat koji, rice koji or yeast for saccharification and fermentation.

According to its raw materials, rice wine can be divided into glutinous rice wine, millet wine, rice wine and red yeast rice wine.

Yellow wine has a strong aroma and golden or brown-red color. It contains amino acids, sugar, vinegar, organic acids and various vitamins, and has high nutritional value.

Huangjiu is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world. It is known as the world's three major ancient wines along with beer and wine.

How to drink rice wine

1. Warm drink

The most common way to drink rice wine is to warm it up. You only need to heat it up before drinking. After a little heating, the rice wine has a strong aroma and a sweet taste, and it can also be used for health care. The heating method is very simple. Just soak the container of rice wine in hot water. Be careful not to soak it for too long to avoid alcohol evaporation, which will affect the taste and efficacy.

2. Chilled

Not only can rice wine be heated, it also has a unique flavor when drunk directly from the refrigerator. Some people like to add ice cubes to the rice wine, which can also make the taste of the rice wine sweeter and more refreshing.

3. Serve with meals

In addition to drinking directly, rice wine is also commonly consumed as a seasoning, such as with vegetables, jellyfish, crabs and other foods, which can increase the delicious taste of the food. Therefore, rice wine is also a common seasoning at home, allowing you to experience the different flavors of food and rice wine at the same time.