Definition
大曲 (dàqū) refers to a type of fermentation starter (yeast) used in traditional Chinese hard liquor (baijiu) production, and by extension, the liquor itself. It is a key element in the brewing process of famous spirits like Moutai. Historically, 大曲 also denoted a type of grand song from ancient China, though this sense is rare in modern usage.
n.
a type of fermentation starter (yeast) used in making Chinese hard liquorhard liquor (baijiu) made with such yeast
Examples
- 大曲。Zhè zhǒng dà shì niàngzào Máotái jiǔ de guānjiàn yuánliào.This type of daqu is the key ingredient for brewing Moutai.
- 大曲，。Guìzhōu de dà jiǔ wèidào chúnhòu, hěn shòu huānyíng.Guizhou's daqu liquor has a mellow flavor and is very popular.
- 大曲。Tā shōucáng le yì píng wǔshí niándài de dà.He collected a bottle of daqu from the 1950s.
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