Gouqi jiu
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| Gouqi jiu | |
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| Simplified and traditional: | 枸杞酒 |
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Gouqi jiu |
- Main article: Chinese wine
Gouqi jiu (zh:枸杞酒) is a variety of Chinese alcoholic beverage made from wolfberry (gouqi in Chinese).
There are three distinct kinds of gouqi jiu: those which are distilled, those which are fermented, and those that are produced by steeping wolfberries in another kind of baijiu.
There is also beer made with wolfberries.
[edit] History
Gouqi jiu has a long history in China. It was recorded in Han Dynasty records.[1]
