Rượu cần

Rượu cần

"Rượu cần" (literally "stem wine" or "tube wine") is a fermented rice wine produced in Vietnam, especially in mountainous areas like Tây Nguyên or Tây Bắc. It is made of cooked glutinous rice ("nếp") mixed with several kinds of herbs (including leaves and roots) in the local forests. The types and amount of herbs added differs according to ethnic group and region. This mixture is then put into a large earthenware jug, covered, and allowed to ferment for at least one month. "Rượu cần"'s strength is typically 15 to 25 percent alcohol by volume.

"Rượu cần" is consumed by placing long, slender bamboo tubes in the jar, through which the wine is drunk. Often two or more people (and sometimes up to ten or more) will drink together from the same jug communally, each using a separate tube. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/12155827@N00/1391648603/ photo]

"Rượu cần" is typically drunk for special occasions such as festivals, weddings, or harvest feasts. It is often drunk by a fire or in a "nhà rông", or community house. People always dance and play music (in Tây Nguyên, they play gong) after drinking. When a guest is invited to drink "rượu cần" by the local people, it means that this he/she is seen as distinguguished guest.

ee also

*Lao-Lao, a similar wine drunk in Laos
*Rượu nếp
*Rượu thuốc
*Rượu gạo
*Rượu đế
*Cơm rượu
*Rice wine

External links

* [http://www.ninhbinhtourism.com.vn/en/modules.php?name=News&op=viewst&sid=180 Article about "rượu cần"]
* [http://www.wildasia.net/main.cfm?page=article&articleID=277&id=2 Article about "rượu cần"]
* [http://haitaynguyen.com/htmls_en/aboutus.html Article about "rượu cần"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rượu cần — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Jarras de rượu cần en un Nhà dài (Casa Larga) de la etnia Êđê en Tây Nguyên …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rượu nếp — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un plato de rượu nếp hecho de arroz glutinoso negro El rượu nếp (también llamado a veces como rượu nếp bắc, literalmente “vino de arroz glutinoso del norte”) es un pudín o bebida del norte de Vietnam hecho de arroz… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rượu thuốc — (literally medicinal liquor ) or rượu dân tộc (literally traditional liquor } is a kind of Vietnamese distilled liquor ( rượu ) with herbs and medical animals, considered by traditional medicine as good for health. This drink is a mixture of… …   Wikipedia

  • Rượu nếp — thumb|right|280px|A bowl of rượu nếp made from black glutinous rice Rượu nếp (sometimes also called rượu nếp bắc , literally northern glutinous rice wine ) is a pudding or drink from northern Vietnam made from glutinous rice that has been… …   Wikipedia

  • Rượu đế — is a distilled liquor from Vietnam, made of either glutinous or non glutinous rice. It was formerly made illegally and is thus similar to moonshine. It is most typical of the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam (its equivalent in northern …   Wikipedia

  • Glutinous rice — (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut)[1] is a type of short grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is …   Wikipedia

  • List of Vietnamese culinary specialities — An Giang province = Mắm thái Châu Đốc Bánh canh Vĩnh Trung, Tịnh Biên district Bò cạp chiên giòn, Bảy Núi mountainous area, Tịnh Biên district Mắm ruột Tung lò mò Khô cá tra phồng Bia chua Bảy Núi Bánh thốt nốt Bò cạp chiênBà Rịa Vũng Tàu… …   Wikipedia

  • Rice wine — is an alcoholic beverage made from rice. Unlike wine, which is made by fermentation of naturally sweet grapes and other fruit, rice wine results from the fermentation of rice starch converted to sugars. This process is akin to that used to… …   Wikipedia

  • Lao-Lao — (ເຫລົ້າລາວ)is a rice whisky brewed in Laos. Along with Beer Lao, lao Lao is a staple beverage for the people of Laos (and for some tourists). Contrary to what the romanized transcription would make one believe, the name lao Lao is not the same… …   Wikipedia

  • Alcool De Riz — L alcool de riz est une expression assez vague qui se rapporte à toute boisson alcoolisée à base de riz, fabriquée et consommée principalement en Asie. On peut distinguer différents alcools de riz selon le type de fabrication (fermentation ou… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”