Pingyao Yellow Rice Wine

Pingyao Yellow Rice Wine

　　Yellow rice wine is brewed from glutinous rice, featuring a rich, mellow aroma and a mild temperament. It serves as a low-alcohol beverage suitable for all ages, including women, children, and the elderly, and also functions as an ideal cooking condiment. Analysis shows that yellow rice wine contains 18 types of amino acids, 8 of which are essential yet cannot be synthesized by the human body. The lysine content per liter of yellow rice wine is several times higher than that in wine and beer. When Empress Dowager Cixi and her entourage sought refuge in Xi'an and passed through Pingyao, they tasted the yellow rice wine and praised it highly. Since then, the tradition of making this wine has been preserved.