On Nov 18, 2010, at 21:12, Sandy Harris wrote: > 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. >
Considering where we were, I'm not surprised it was "the cheap stuff". Considering that there were about 700+ tables at this "long street banquet" and each table had a bottle... > > You mention a "rice/wheat/corn alcohol". Often sorghum as well or instead. > But you're unable to translate the characters on the bottle? Awwww. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
