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rice wine

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A sweet, golden wine made from fermenting freshly steamed glutinous rice. Most rice wines are low in alcohol. The most well-known Japanese rice wines are sake and mirin; those from China include shaoxing, Chia Fan, Shan Niang and Yen Hung.

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