用英語說中國文化藝術 第10期:酒文化之黃酒

Yellow wine

黃酒

Yellow wine(made of rice or millet) is a good representative example of Chinese wine culture.

黃酒（由大米或黍米制成）是體現中國酒文化的一個代表。

Yellow wine experts have suggested making yellow wine China’s“national wine” is because yellow wine has over 5 000 years of history，and its alcoholic content is not high，conforming to the modem trend toward drinking low-alcohol beverages.

黃酒專家曾建議把黃酒作爲中國的國酒。這是因爲黃酒有五千多年的歷史，並且酒精含量不高，符合現代飲用低酒精含量飲料的趨勢。

Less grain is used in produding yellow wine than white liquor, and yet the former has a higher nutritive value.

製作黃酒時穀物的用量少於白酒，然而黃酒有着更高的營養價值。

If beer is called “liquid bread”，then yellow wine can be called“liquid cake”.

如果啤酒被稱作“液體面包”，那麼黃酒則可稱爲“液體蛋糕”。