Rượu đế

Rượu đế is a distilled liquor from Vietnam, made of either glutinous or non-glutinous rice. It was formerly made illegally and is thus similar to moonshine. It is most typical of the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam (its equivalent in northern Vietnam is called rượu quốc lủi). Its strength varies, but is typically 40 percent alcohol by volume. It is usually clear, and a bit cloudy in appearance.

In some parts of Vietnam it is commercially available in bottles. It is produced by many unregistered household distilleries.

Etymology

The term rượu đế literally means "đế (Kans grass) liquor." This name is explained by the fact that, in Cochinchina (southern Vietnam) during the early period of French colonization, the imperialist government had a monopoly on alcohol production, and the only distilled alcoholic beverage the general population could legally purchase was rượu Công Ty (literally "Company alcohol"; also known as rượu Ty). Those who paid a special fee were given a sign emblazoned with the letters "RA" (an abbreviation for "Régie d'Acool") to hang in front of their store, which gave them the privilege to be able to sell alcohol from the Société Française des Distilleries de l'Indochine, which was a diluted distilled alcoholic beverage made from rice and corn. In order to obtain liquor with a higher proof, many people resorted to distilling their own liquor in secret by hiding it in tall grass called cỏ tranh (Imperata cylindrica), or in another kind of grass called đế (Kans grass, which grows up to three meters tall), far away from their homes. Whenever such individuals saw the tax collector, they would bring their alcohol and hide it in a field overgrown with đế plants.

Ru

Ru, ru, or RU may refer to:

Russia

  • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Russia
  • the ISO 639 alpha-2 code for the Russian language
  • .ru, the Internet country code top-level domain for Russia
  • China

  • Rù (入), the entering tone in Chinese language phonetics
  • Rú (儒), a Chinese language term for Confucianism
  • Ru River (汝), in Henan, China
  • Ru ware of Chinese ceramics
  • Ru (surname) (茹), a Chinese surname
  • Other uses

  • Ru (kana), the romanisation of the Japanese kana る and ル
  • Ru (novel), a novel by Canadian novelist Kim Thúy
  • Rack unit, a measurement of the height electronic equipment installed in 19-inch racks
  • Rugby union
  • the chemical symbol for the element Ruthenium
  • the IATA airline code for AirBridge Cargo
  • The "backwards-R U" Recognized Component Mark of Underwriters Laboratories
  • Educational institutions

    RU may stand for the following universities:

  • Rama University in India
  • Radboud University Nijmegen, in Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Radford University, in Virginia, USA
  • Rajshahi University in Bangladesh
  • Ramkhamhaeng University in Thailand
  • Rings of Uranus

    The planet Uranus has a system of rings intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink. More than 200 years ago, in 1789, William Herschel also reported observing rings; some modern astronomers are skeptical that he could have actually seen them, as they are very dark and faint – others are not.

    By 1978, nine distinct rings were identified. Two additional rings were discovered in 1986 in images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, and two outer rings were found in 2003–2005 in Hubble Space Telescope photos. In the order of increasing distance from the planet the 13 known rings are designated 1986U2R/ζ, 6, 5, 4, α, β, η, γ, δ, λ, ε, ν and μ. Their radii range from about 38,000 km for the 1986U2R/ζ ring to about 98,000 km for the μ ring. Additional faint dust bands and incomplete arcs may exist between the main rings. The rings are extremely dark—the Bond albedo of the rings' particles does not exceed 2%. They are probably composed of water ice with the addition of some dark radiation-processed organics.

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    R U Down

    by: Z-Ro

    [Z-Ro]
    I heard a stranger say geurilla till I die but motherfuckers be claiming
    A name in vein nigga you ain't never witnessed the pain
    But I got a diploma for making bitch niggas hold they jaw
    When I pull a nine out, I'ma find out witch nigga told the law
    When my homie was located incarcerated and simming on one
    It's like going from heaven to slum, motherfucker now you know
    This is dedicated to you, dear bitch
    This is dedicated to the coward niggas of your click
    Then jamming out killing to go and get the motherfuckers
    But they fin to feel approach from behind
    For the mighty motherfuckin power ranger danger becuase of my anger
    Never been stranger to run in the chamber so run
    Or I'll be coming across the chamber with my gun
    No coming back, welcome to my world, I'll show you pain you never seen
    Or slapping patches out of niggas and we mean it when we scream it
    Never be given a good god damn so don't they go and get us started
    Now it's time to show these niggas we the hardest
    All I want to know is are you down
    [Chorus - 2x]
    How many niggas want to ride with me
    They say my mob is a threat to society
    Because we mobbing in masks
    Get the gauge and we blast
    And quick to put a motherfucker on his ass
    Are you down
    [Trae: Geurilla Maab]
    Now which one of you niggas is fake
    And tell me which one of you niggas are real
    I might now find out now
    But I guarantee if you cause me then I got your grill
    Cause I don't feel, a nigga should chill, with me still
    For me, smile in my face and stabbed me in my back seat
    Obviously, that nigga ain't down with me
    And he ain't who he claim to be, but it ain't no game to me
    I take it seriously, and keep my eyes on my motherfucking enemies
    [Geurilla Maab]
    Got to keep my distance g, cause i know they plotting on me
    To set me up for a homicide or robbery
    But it ain't no thang to me, cause I got my family
    Killa Klan and Geurilla Maab coming cotastraphy
    You get snatched if we, feel you less than a man
    I'm in a clan where niggas trained to kill with that by hand
    But they don't understand, untill they been there
    Are you down or what, cause if not than beware
    [Chorus - 2x]
    [Z-Ro
    Stained all broke ass niggas in my mix, mix
    [Z-Ro]
    Now most of the time I'm by myself cause all of my friends are fake
    How many more chins willI have to check
    Untill the bones in my wrist and my fist finally break
    But I was born, as a child of the corn
    Now between heaven and hell I'm torn and trapped in a motherfucking storm
    I'm ready to kill and I'm ready to die, my mind is constantly gone on fry
    You laughed when I bumped you off
    Then I jumped you off thinking it's about time
    To close shop, get the nine glock, put a nigga in a pop box
    I need some gin, instead of rate
    The murder death kill of a nigga that really won't breath again
    But there ain't another nigga that's as cold as I
    And I'm gone hold on to my geurillas untill I'm told to die
    But motherfuckers be coming in sets when they be rolling by
    But motherfuckers are horizontal with a swollen eye
    I'ma keep me a lean on rubatussin, got to keep me a glock that I be busting
    I got to to keep my eyes open wider, motherfuckers be thinking they Mckeiver
    Pull a stunt got a trick up they sleeve
    Hate me motherfuckers don't like breathing
    When a geurilla like me never be leaving
    I got a man with a verse that I be reading but are you down




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