Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fermented glutinous rice: A traditional Vietnamese food and mild alcoholic beverage made by fermenting steamed glutinous rice with yeast balls. It has a sweet, slightly tangy taste and a soft, chewy texture from the rice grains.
   • Glutinous rice wine: While often eaten as a solid or porridge-like food, the liquid produced is also consumed as a low-alcohol wine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ngoại tôi thường tự làm rượu nếp ở nhà. (My grandmother often makes fermented glutinous rice at home.)
  • Rượu nếp là món tráng miệng phổ biến ở miền Bắc Việt Nam. (Fermented glutinous rice is a popular dessert in Northern Vietnam.)
  • Anh ấy thích uống nước cốt từ rượu nếp. (He likes to drink the liquid from the fermented glutinous rice.)

Advanced Usage

• "rượu nếp cẩm": Fermented black/purple glutinous rice. This variant uses dark glutinous rice, giving it a distinctive color and a slightly different flavor profile.
  • Rượu nếp cẩm có màu tím đặc trưng. (Fermented black glutinous rice has a characteristic purple color.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cơm rượu (n): Another common name for the same dish, emphasizing the "rice" component.

  • Sáng nay tôi ăn cơm rượu. (I ate fermented glutinous rice this morning.)

• Men rượu (n): Yeast balls; the fermentation starter used to make rượu nếp.

Synonyms

• Fermented sticky rice: A direct descriptive synonym in English.
• Sweet rice wine: Highlights its alcoholic beverage aspect.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with , it is culturally associated with warmth and nourishment, often mentioned in contexts of home cooking, tradition, and gentle inebriation.