What is the difference between Shao Xing and Shao Hisng Chinese cooking wines?

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Shaoxing wine is a type of Chinese cooking wine, and is alternatively spelt Shao-hsing or Shaohsing wine. It is made from rice and is one of the most popular types of of Chinese rice wines for cooking thanks to its complex and sweet flavour.

What can I use as a substitute for Shaoxing wine?

If you don't have Shaoxing Wine you can substitute:

• Use equal amounts of Dry Sherry - which is our top choice for a substitute for several reasons. ...
• OR - Dry Vermouth can also be substituted, but in general, it is less versatile for other uses unless you use it for cocktails.

What is the difference between Chinese rice wine and Shaoxing wine?

One is \u201crice wine\u201d (\u7c73\u9152) which has no colour and looks like water. We use it in most of our Chinese and Taiwanese dishes. It's made by normal rice while the other is \u201cShaoxing rice wine\u201d (\u7d39\u8208\u9152) which usually has brown colour. It's made by glutinous rice.

Is Shao Hsing sake?

Shao Xing Cooking WineShao Xing wine is essentially Chinese sake, although there are some differences that are noticeable when drinking. Firstly, because the rice it's made from isn't polished, it's a brownish yellow colour, as opposed to clear like sake. It also contains a small amount of salt.

Is Shaoxing rice wine the same as rice wine vinegar?

Common varieties of rice wine include Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine), mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine), and sake (dry Japanese rice wine). Rice vinegar, also referred to rice wine vinegar (which further adds to the confusion), is made by fermenting the sugars in rice first into alcohol, and then into acid.

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