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Drunk in China: Baijiu and the World's Oldest Drinking Culture

‏121.00 ₪
ISBN13
9781640120976
יצא לאור ב
Lincoln
עמודים
320
פורמט
Hardback
תאריך יציאה לאור
1 בנוב׳ 2019
Drunk in China follows author Derek Sandhaus's journey of discovery into the world's oldest drinking culture. The spirit of choice? Baijiu.
China is one of the world's leading producers and consumers of liquor. In turn, alcohol infuses all aspects of China's culture, from religion and literature to business and warfare. Yet to the outside world, China's most famous spirit remains a mystery. That's about to change: baijiu, the most popular alcoholic drink in China, is now being served in cocktail bars overseas. The baijiu invasion is beginning. Drunk in China follows Derek Sandhaus' journey of discovery into the world's oldest drinking culture. He travels throughout the country and around the globe to meet with distillers, brewers, snake-oil salesmen, archeologists and ordinary drinkers. He visits production floors, karaoke parlors, hotpot joints and speakeasies. Along the way he uncovers a tradition that spans more than nine thousand years, and explores how recent economic and political developments have conspired to push Chinese alcohol beyond the nation's borders for the first time. As Chinese society becomes increasingly international, its drinking culture must also adapt to the times. But is the West ready to clink glasses with China, or will deeply rooted stereotypes prove too difficult to overcome? Far from engaging in a juvenile celebration of inebriation for its own sake, Sandhaus has aimed to examine the many ways in which alcohol has shaped Chinese society and its rituals, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
מידע נוסף
עמודים 320
פורמט Hardback
ISBN10 1640120971
יצא לאור ב Lincoln
תאריך יציאה לאור 1 בנוב׳ 2019
תוכן עניינים A Drinkable Map of the Chinese Mainland Timeline of Major Events Acknowledgments Notes on Language Introduction: The First Sip Part 1: Climbing the Sky The Wild West 300 Shots The Way Part 2: Jiu's Story Drink of the Dead Drink of the Immortals Firewater The People's Choice Part 3: The Journey of a Thousand Drinks Party Favors Song of the South Yangtze Delta Blues Dust Bowl Ballad Yellow River Ramble Part 4: Warning Labels Burning Questions Quality Control The Cost of Doing Business Red Tape Part 5: Matters of Taste Reinventing the Flavor Wheel Exclusion A Seat at the Bar Afterword: Why We Drink About the Recipes Notes on Translations Bibliography Index