Rice wine and mash are very similar, and many people will confuse them. Actually, they are two different things. Rice wine tastes sweeter and has a bouquet. The taste of mash is sweet, and it tastes milder than wine.
Details are as follows:
Raw materials and technology: the raw materials used in rice wine can be rice or glutinous rice, but they are generally made of rice, so it is also called rice wine; And mash is generally brewed with glutinous rice. Production technology: the raw material for making rice wine is rice, and a little sweet wine is added to the rice to ferment for one day and one night; Making mashed potatoes is relatively simple. It is made of glutinous rice, a little distiller's yeast and fermented overnight.
Different tastes: rice wine tastes fragrant and sweet; However, the brewing time of mash is long and the taste is sweet and sour; Different alcohol content: the alcohol content of yellow rice wine is higher than 12, which belongs to alcohol; The alcohol content of fermented grains is between 3 and 8 degrees, which belongs to drinks.
The eating methods are different: rice wine can be drunk directly or added in the process of cooking fish to remove the fishy smell; The mash is more used for cooking, making mash balls, mash eggs and other foods.
The nutritional value is different: the main component of rice wine is ethanol, which contains a certain amount of monosaccharide, disaccharide, vitamin B group and minerals; However, the alcohol content of fermented grains is low, the main components are carbohydrates, and they are also rich in protein, amino acids, vitamin B, minerals and some enzymes, so the nutritional value of fermented grains is good.