Usage
Shaoxing wine can be drunk as a beverage and is considered to take the place of rice at the beginning of a meal. When at home some families will drink their wine out of rice bowls-which is also the serving style at Xian Heng Jiu Dian (see link below). Women customarily do not drink very much as it is considered somewhat unbecoming. If not served at a meal, Shaoxing wine can also accompany peanuts or other common snacks.
Huang jiu 黄酒, as it is known locally, is also well known for its use in meat dishes, in addition to being an ingredient in many dishes of Chinese cuisine. It is a key ingredient of Mao Zedong's favourite dish of braised pork belly with mushrooms and scallion greens - what he called his "brain food" that helped him defeat his enemies. The following is a sample list of other common Shaoxing wine-marinated dishes. It is not limited to the following:
- Drunken chicken (醉雞)
- Drunken shrimp (醉蝦)
- Drunken gizzard (醉腎)
- Drunken fish (醉魚)
- Drunken crab (醉蟹)
- Drunken liver (醉肝)
- Drunken tofu (醉豆腐乾)
- Drunk phoenix talon (醉鳳爪)
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