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The Perfect Cooking Companion

Yes. This is “Drinking Quality” rice wine. But there are no rules that say you can’t cook with it. An article from Saveur.com recommends, “When preparing a Chinese meal, look for real Chinese rice wine—which is richer and darker than sake, rather like a dry sherry—and not the “cooking wine” that’s sold in Asian markets, which is dosed with salt so that it qualifies as a food product, not a wine.”

There is an ancient adage that says that a good chef would never cook with a wine that he/she wouldn’t drink. We couldn’t agree more.