I found out that the sweet rice wine is called Jiuniang and is often used in a dish called Guìhuā jiǔniàng. I might try that one. In that recipe the sweet rice wine is used as a sauce/soup that has sugared osmanthus flower and sticky rice balls swimming in it.
The alcohol content of most 米酒 (and pretty much all of it sold in supermarkets) is 0.5% or less. You'll get more alcohol from an orange that's sat out on the counter for a while on a sunny day.
This stuff is commonly used in sweet soups, often with glutinous rice dumplings, osmanthus flowers, etc. added. There's also a form called 蛋酒 (lit. "egg alcohol") that is like a sweet egg drop soup. And it's absolutely incredibly popular with children here.
Mostly here my mother-in-law just heats it up and serves it as a soup, often with dried osmanthus and sticky rice dumplings. With or without egg at seeming random. It's also used in a wood ear sweet soup that's kinda tasty, but that seems to have corn starch or some other thickener added to it. There's street carts in winter that have a gloppy kinda/sorta drink (you need a VERY thick straw to drink it!) made with water, corn starch (I think ... it might be tapioca starch), and sugar that is flavoured with chopped Chinese dates and this stuff as well.
Ive send a screenshot of your post to chatgpt 4V but i agree that you should probably just see ifts not mentioned on the bottle.
Gpt4v:
It looks like you have a jar of what appears to be rice or a grain product, potentially a type of rice porridge or congee based on the graphics on the jar. However, without a clear view of the preparation instructions or more context on the product, I can only provide general instructions on how to prepare rice or congee.
Rice Preparation:
Measure out your desired amount of rice.
Rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs clear to remove excess starch.
Place the rice in a pot or rice cooker.
Add water. A common ratio is 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and let it cook for about 18-20 minutes.
Remove from heat and let it sit covered for another 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
Congee Preparation:
Use a ratio of about 1 cup of rice to 6-8 cups of water.
Rinse the rice and place it in a pot.
Add water and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and let it cook for about 1-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
It's done when the rice grains are soft and have a porridge-like consistency.
It would be best to check if there's an English translation or detailed pictures on the packaging for specific instructions. If it's a pre-made product, it might just require heating.
If this isn't what you're looking for, consider providing more details or checking with the product manufacturer for accurate instructions.
I am using gpt4, knowing how to use it its incredibly useful for summarizing, coding, text manipulation,..
Food is very much a weakness but may have valuable insights so I thought “unknown pot” would be a good way to test the vision component.
My human self also thought i was looking at a weird looking bowl of rice so i really feel like making that mistake was forgivable. More importantly after specifying the actual ingredient it gave much more useable list, much better then my own guesses or top internet results.