Baijiu – Clear Alcoholic Terror

Reblogged from Shards of China:

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Chinese drinking culture is yet to fully evolve, and for the most part involves a practice where everyone toasts everyone else by shouting “gan bei” (literally “finish glass”) and then downing whatever the hell it is that’s in front of them at the time.

This practice is then repeated continuously until almost everyone is either unconscious or puking, or better still both.

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I've been asked about Chinese alcohol from time to time. This is an accurate description of baijiu, the most common drink. The most succinct description is that it tastes like distilled laundry water.
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