So, You're Interested in China? | What is that tiny pitcher and cup on the table?

You sit down at a Chinese dinner and find a small pitcher and a tiny cup at your place, and no one tells you what they're for. Don't worry, you're not the only one who has wondered. The little pitcher is called a fenjiuqi, and the little cup a jiuzhong, and they're the key to how baijiu, a strong distilled Chinese alcohol that translates to "white liquor" in English, is shared at the table. In this episode, we'll show you how they work.