Description
An essential cooking wine for dishes like Ma You Ji, but boasting 22% ABV, it's also loved as a drinking liquor (mixed with hot water) in winter. Taiwan's soul liquor.
Restaurants serving Red Label Rice Wine
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Peng Lai Rice(Taiwanese rice)
- Refined alcohol
Instructions
- [Delicious Way to Drink]
- [Label Features] Brewed by TTL, marked by a red label. Found in every Taiwanese home kitchen.
- [Straight/Hot Water Mix] Originally cooking wine (pure rice wine), but older Taiwanese generations drink it straight or mixed with hot water in winter to warm up. Features intense rice sweetness and sharp alcohol sting.
- [Cocktail/Mix] High ABV and cheap; often mixed with energy drinks or 'Paolyta-B' by local workers. An extremely deep mass-market liquor.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet、rich fermented aroma unique to rice
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese pure rice cooking wine (though ABV is lower)
Pairing
Strong braised dishes like Ma You Ji(Sesame oil chicken)
Trivia
[Hardcore] When Taiwan joined the WTO, rumors of a tax hike on this wine caused a nationwide 'Rice Wine Panic (hoarding)'. It's national infrastructure. Drinking it straight is intense, but offers the ultimate local experience of feeling Taiwan's history and life on your tongue.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] On a cold winter night, pour it into a mug, mix with hot water, add brown sugar and shredded ginger to sip as 'Taiwanese Hot Rice Wine'!
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