大曲 (dà) — a type of fermentation starter (yeast) used in making Chinese hard liquor; hard liquor (baijiu) made with such yeast
Definition
大曲 (dàqū) is a specific fermentation starter culture — a blend of grains and microbes — used to make traditional Chinese baijiu (white liquor). The baijiu brewed with it is often itself called 大曲酒.
noun
a type of fermentation starter (yeast) used in making Chinese hard liquorhard liquor (baijiu) made with such yeast
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 大曲。Zhè zhǒng dà shì niàng zào máo tái jiǔ de guān jiàn yuán liào.This type of daqu is the key ingredient for brewing Moutai.
- 大曲，。Guì zhōu de dà jiǔ wèi dào chún hòu, hěn shòu huān yíng.Guizhou's daqu liquor has a mellow flavor and is very popular.
- 大曲。Tā shōu cáng le yì píng wǔ shí nián dài de dà.He collected a bottle of daqu from the 1950s.
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