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A bottle of Chinkiang vinegar. Production of Zhenjiang vinegar begins when a vinegar pei mixture (wheat bran, rice hull, alcohol obtained from saccharification of glutinous rice and vinegar seed from a prior batch) is poured into an urn until the urn is half-full. The mixture is kept warm for up to 3 days in summer and 6 days in winter.
Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Museum (Chinese: 中国镇江醋文化博物馆) is a museum dedicated to vinegar in Yicheng Subdistrict, Dantu District, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. It is located in Zhenjiang, a city famous for its Zhenjiang vinegar. It is an AAAA Tourist attraction.
Black vinegar was traditionally aged in clay pots. [7] In Sichuan, black vinegar is made from wheat bran and flavored with traditional medicinal spices. Sichuan's Baoning vinegar (保寧醋 or 保宁醋) is a famous example. Black vinegar from Fujian is made using glutinous rice and colored red by the infusion of a special fungus. [7]
The International Vinegar Museum opened on June 4, 1999. [2] Over 350 different types of vinegar from around the world are on display [3] and include a range of different flavors, such as pecan, tequila lime, maple, and blueberry. Exhibits include information about the history and applications of vinegar. [4]
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In 2011, the output of Shanxi vinegar was about 600,000 tons, accounting for about 18% of the entire vinegar market in China, while aged vinegar accounted for about 70% of Shanxi vinegar. In 2012, the actual output of Shanxi mature vinegar was 770,000 tons, and the total sales revenue was 2.206 billion yuan, an increase of 9.91% over 2011.
Zhenjiang Prefecture ("Chinkiang") between the Yangtze and Lake Tai east of Nanjing ("Kiangning"), from Martino Martini's 1655 Novus Atlas Sinensis. The river marked west of the city is the Grand Canal. Under the Qing, Zhenjiang was a city of half a million surrounded by a series of brick city walls up to 35 feet (11 m) high. [3]
Baoning vinegar (保寧醋 or 保宁醋) from Sichuan is another famous example. Typically, black rice vinegar is made with black glutinous rice (also called "sweet rice"), although millet or sorghum may be used instead. It is dark in color, and has a deep, almost smoky flavor. In addition to Zhenjiang, it is also produced in Hong Kong.