Flavor description
An all-purpose cooking wine made from fermented rice. Also known as Mirin, this supple golden liquid is essential to the Japanese cook; it adds a vibrant note of sweetness to any number of rice dishes, sauces, and meat marinades. It’s similar to sake, another rice wine. But while drier sake is used for both drinking and cooking, rice wine is used only as an ingredient in other dishes.
Where to find it
You can find it at almost any Asian food store or gourmet emporium. Buy online at www.ethnicgrocer.com and www.asiafoods.com. Substitutes
Sake or Japanese rice wines are acceptable substitutes, as is a very high-quality dry sherry (dry, Fino, or Manzanilla, but not cream sherry).
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