Baijiu....:P wtf...

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I was traveling recently and as part of a business dinner they brought out a bottle of this stuff and tiny shot glasses. I was pretty excited to try it and it was the first time I had anything other than watery chinese beer for a week.

The shot glasses were tiny, like a 1/3 of a regular shot. The first one tasted foul but I figured it'd get better after a few.

One of the guys at the table then proceeds to explain how in northern china, guests should never refuse their host and should eat/drink everything they're served - and that the host usually tries to get the guest very drunk. Trying to be polite, I drank 10-12 of these tiny shots. They filled the cups immediately after we drank and the next toast was moments away. Halfway in I was getting worried I would puke. I bowed out as graciously as possible and had a couple beers. I also had a headache the next morning....from 3 shots and 3 beers??

Seriously....this shit is nasty. It tastes rancid, chemically and strangely sweet. Anyone had this stuff??
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no but anything served in small mesures is something to be wary of.
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I was married to a northern Chinese family for ten years and immediately let them know that my stomach couldn't manage straight liquor--after my first taste of baijiu. They would visit China regularly and bring home the best. The best teas were fantastic, as were the pastries and strange candies. I could take anything, from chòu dòufu (stinky tofu, or more correctly disgusting tofu) to delicious durian (also very stinky). But baijiu was the worst.

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Maritimer wrote:I was married to a northern Chinese family for ten years and immediately let them know that my stomach couldn't manage straight liquor--after my first taste of baijiu. They would visit China regularly and bring home the best. The best teas were fantastic, as were the pastries and strange candies. I could take anything, from chòu dòufu (stinky tofu, or more correctly disgusting tofu) to delicious durian (also very stinky). But baijiu was the worst.

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married to a whole family that must have been some wedding :moresarcasm:
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WooTeck wrote:
Maritimer wrote:I was married to a northern Chinese family for ten years and immediately let them know that my stomach couldn't manage straight liquor--after my first taste of baijiu. They would visit China regularly and bring home the best. The best teas were fantastic, as were the pastries and strange candies. I could take anything, from chòu dòufu (stinky tofu, or more correctly disgusting tofu) to delicious durian (also very stinky). But baijiu was the worst.

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married to a whole family that must have been some wedding :moresarcasm:
I've heard that if you marry one you get her whole family, guess it's true.
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Traditionally baijiu's cuts are made much more liberally then what we feel safe. It sends your liver sporting.
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