Many people believe that all types of vinegars have the same properties and uses. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Choosing the right vinegar for your dish is critical to the final result. You may be surprised by the differences between rice vinegar and rice wine vinegar.

To add depth or sweetness to a dish, use rice wine, especially shao hsing cooking wine, which is aged and somewhat mellow. Try sherry as a substitute in recipes that call for rice wine instead of ...

That said, its distinct citrus flavor will be noticeable, and it lacks the sweetness of rice wine vinegar, so it’s not an ideal substitute in every type of recipe.

Q: When do I use rice vinegar, and when do I use rice wine in cooking? A: You’ve hit on a common topic of confusion for occasional cooks of Asian food. Part of the problem is that rice vinegar ...

If your recipe only calls for a bit of rice wine vinegar (like a stir-fry that features lots of other flavors), you can substitute in any other kind of light-colored vinegar, he explains.

Not unlike rice vinegar, champagne vinegar is made by fermenting the bubbly wine even further to produce a mild (but bright) acidic condiment. Use it where you would rice vinegar in a one to one ...

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