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** See also urchin roe sushi, which has the added bonus of a consistency not unlike phlegm (which most of us ''do'' know).

* The Chinese spirit baijiu (''white alcohol''), when sampled by Westerners, is usually compared to the taste of kerosene, gasoline, or other petroleum distillates.

** Also, the weakest ''baijiu'' is allowed to be is 40% ABV, or 80 proof (standard proof for most Western liquor); ''maotai'' (one of the more renowned forms) often clocks in at 53% (106 proof). Many other forms are 60% (120 proof), and a few forms, such as ''fenjiu'' and ''gaolangjiu''<ref>If you've seen [[Zhang Yimou]]'s first film, ''[[Red Sorghum]]'', this is what they're making at that distillery</ref> can get up to [[Gargle Blaster|63% or 65% (126-170 proof)]], at which point they are literally flammable. When you remember that we actually do use alcohol for fuel... And at banquets, [[Red China|Communist Party]] officials are likely to take several drinks of ''baijiu'', sometimes taken as shots (particularly if a toast is proposed). Suffice it to say that when it comes to drinking, the Chinese do not play games.

* Came up at [http://notalwaysright.com/mmm-moisturizer/856 this entry] of ''[[Not Always Right]]''.