Jiu, littera sua Sinica 酒, est categoria temetorum Sinensium, quorum praecipuum est mijiu vel vinum Sinicum ex oryza braxatum. Eadem littera, pronuntiatu vario, nominantur vina vel temeta aliarum regionum Asiae orientalis:

蛇酒 (pinyin shéjiǔ; lingua Vietnamensi rượu rắn) i.e. temetum e serpente, ratione medica bibendum, Cantoniae pictum

Bibliographia recensere

  • "A Note on Jiu" in Sean J. S. Chen, ed. et interpr., Recipes from the Garden of Contentment (Great Barrington Massachusettensium: Berkshire Publishing, 2018 (pp. xxxii-xxxiii apud Google Books)
  • "Sake Brewing" in Naomichi Ishige, The History and Culture of Japanese Food (Londinii: Kegan Paul, 2001) pp. 32-35
  • Patrick E. McGovern et al., "Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 101 (2004) pp. 17593-17598
  • Patrick E. McGovern et al., "Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China" in Asian Perspectives vol. 44 (2005) pp. 249-275 JSTOR