On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Seems that "BaiJiu" has a storied history in China. The description of this > beverage as smelling/tasting like 'a cross between rubbing alcohol and diesel > fuel' is not far off. That's a pretty good description of the cheap stuff, under 20 rmb ($3) a bottle. The expensive stuff -- up to 800 rmb ($120) -- is said to be quite a bit better. Nearly all foreigners living in China avoid baijiu whenever possible. Many drink the brandy, though. That also starts at about 18 a bottle, and is quite palatable. > Reading up on the Baijiu entry in Wikipedia, I'm trying to figure out what > type/version is in the bottle in this photo: See also: http://wikitravel.org/en/China#Drink > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/china/content/DSCF6800_large.html > > (Sorry this particular photo was taken with a Fuji, not my Pentax) You mention a "rice/wheat/corn alcohol". Often sorghum as well or instead. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
