醪糟

láozāo

noun

Measure Word

一碗醪糟 wǎn

Meanings

1 fermented glutinous rice
2 sweet rice wine
3 jiuniang

Characters

unfiltered wine

Examples

HSK 6

冬天来一碗醪糟汤圆，又暖又甜。

Dōngtiān lái yī wǎn láozāo tāngyuán, yòu nuǎn yòu tián.

A bowl of sweet-rice-wine tangyuan in winter is both warm and sweet.

HSK 7-9

奶奶会做醪糟，微微带点酒香。

Nǎinai huì zuò láozāo, wēiwēi dài diǎn jiǔ xiāng.

Grandma makes jiuniang - it has a faint wine fragrance.

Tips

usage

Also called 酒酿 (jiǔniàng) in Jiangnan and 江米酒 (jiāngmǐjiǔ) elsewhere. Glutinous rice is steamed, cooled, mixed with 酒曲 (wine yeast) and fermented for a few days. Mildly alcoholic, sweet, used in desserts, soups and postpartum confinement food.

Stroke Order

醪 láo

糟 zāo