Alcoholic drinks in China the White Snake as the substance which forces the snake to reveal her true form. The drink was thought to prevent disease and misfortune (particularly snake bites and digestive worms) and to promote health; although modern Chinese authorities discourage the practice, it is still legally available for consumption. Alcoholic drinks in China Alcoholic drinks in China seem to precede the earliest stages of Chinese civilization. They include rice and grape wine, beer, and various liquors including "baijiu", the most-consumed distilled spirit in the world. ("jiǔ") is the Chinese character referring to any drink containing appreciable quantities of ethanol. Its Old
Mulled wine "Feuerzangenbowle". It shares the same recipe, but for this drink a rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and allowed to drip into the wine. "Glögg", "gløgg", "glögi" and similar words are the terms used for mulled wine in the Nordic countries (sometimes misspelled as "glog" or "glug"). It is spelled "gløgg" in Norwegian and Danish, "glögg" in Swedish and Icelandic and "glögi" in Finnish and Estonian. In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, "gløgg" or "glögg" is often drunk at Christmas events. Non-alcoholic and alcoholic versions of "glögg" can be bought ready-made or prepared with fruit juices instead of wine. The main