Shaoxing wine in Japan: what it's called and where to buy it
Shaoxing wine is 紹興酒, sold in the alcohol section. A cheap bottle is fine for cooking.
Look for this on the label
紹興酒
shōkōshu
料理酒
ryōrishu · Japanese cooking sake
Where to find it
In the shop
Alcohol section, with Chinese and Japanese rice wine.
Which shops
Most supermarkets that sell alcohol, liquor shops, and Chinese grocery shops.
Watch out
料理酒 has salt added. If you swap it in, cut back a little on salt or soy sauce.
If you can't find it
- Japanese sake (酒) or 料理酒 with a pinch of sugar
- Dry sherry
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Cook with it
More ingredients
- Heavy cream
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda and baking powder
- Cilantro (coriander leaves)
- Coconut milk
- Fish sauce
- Gochujang and gochugaru
- Chickpeas and lentils
- Paneer
- Sour cream
- Ground beef
- Rice paper
- Cornstarch
- Black beans
- Buttermilk
- Tofu (firm and silken)
- Glutinous (sticky) rice
- Jasmine rice
- Rice noodles
- Lemongrass
- Lime
- Doubanjiang (chili bean paste)
- Tapioca starch (polvilho)
- Plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- Ghee
- Cumin, turmeric and garam masala
- Tempeh
- Kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- Wood ear mushroom