baijiu
Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in China
Alcohol, food, and sex are fun. But in China, the culture of banquet and brothel has become largely joyless, a business tool chiefly directed at transactional relationships with other men.
Bring On the Gold-Infused Baijiu
What could make baijiu—China's stinky, throat-burning spirit consumed in vast quantities at lavish banquets—even better? A little bit of gold, of course.
Drink Up Before You Light the Fireworks in Inner Mongolia
My best friend Luxin’s uncle Erjiu is a small Chinese man living in Inner Mongolia who likes to drink too much liquor and then shoot off full-size fireworks. I joined him and his family to eat delicious lamb parts in the middle of nowhere.
Don't Mix Viagra with Chinese Moonshine
Chinese authorities have arrested a man for mixing Viagra with baijiu, a fiery distilled spirit, to help his customers regain some strength in the downstairs department. But you're better off sticking with snake wine, probably.
The Stench of the World’s Best-Selling Spirit Makes Westerners Puke
I went to Shanghai and tried baijiu, a popular liquor that accounts for more than a third of all spirits consumed worldwide.
