Baijiu (白酒), Chinese liquor: History, classification and manufacture

Journal of Ethnic Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 19-25

  Zheng, Xiao Wei ^a   Han, Bei Zhong ^b  

^a Health Food Safety   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alcoholic; baijiu( ); flavor; history; microorganisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962494435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23526181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jef.2016.03.001     Document Type: Review

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