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Rice wine / dry sherry question!

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 15:44

The new recipe I'm trying says use either rice wine or dry sherry.

Is rice wine the same as rice wine vinegar?!?! I don't want to use the dry sherry as I'm cooking this meal for my kids too!

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:13

anyone?

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Marina · 21/09/2006 16:16

No, vinegar is sharper. Use the sherry because the alcohol will evaporate in the cooking (it's not strong anyway and I expect it's just a couple of tablespoons).
You're doing a stir-fry aren't you!

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:20

Oh dear - I already used the vinegar! Oh well better luck next time! I'm not doing stir fry - I'm making chicken with mushroom and cashew nuts with a chinese type sauce.

So can I give sherry to my ds then - he's 9 months old. Oh and whilst I'm asking can he eat cashew nuts? There's no nut allergies in mine or dh's family!

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Marina · 21/09/2006 16:23

If it's been cooked in a dish, I have to say I wouldn't worry about the sherry or the vinegar. And if you have no history of nut issues in your family, I personally would not worry about the cashews either, but I think others might advise differently....I think you are supposed not to give nuts at all until they are two because of sensitising them to an allergen...

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:26

Well, you've opened a can of worms now coz my sister and I have just been talking about things like this!

I think people are too oversensative these days and as a result there is alot more ashma and skin conditions around!

I think I'll put a few in his meal - He's only going to have it once.

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Blandmum · 21/09/2006 16:26

No it isn't the same as rice wine venegar

Don't worry about the alcohol, as it all evaporates as you cook the food, just leaving behind the flavour with no actual ethanol

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:28

Oh bugger - my dinner is gonna taste horrible

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:28

Is rice wine a wine then?!?!? Is it in the alcohol section of the supermarket?

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Tinker · 21/09/2006 16:29

Just add some sherry to it as well now Or just drink the sherry as you eat it.

MrsBadger · 21/09/2006 16:33

yes rice wine is an actual drink (though the way it's made has more in common with beer than with grape-type wine) - it's also called saké.
Haven't seen it in Tesco though - we get ours from the Chinese shop down the road...

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sweetheart · 21/09/2006 16:36

ok, well I've stuck in some sherrry too - it said dry but I've only got Harveys Bristol stuff!

Why, oh why do I bother trying new things - it always goes tits up.I bet tonigths meal is going to taste absolutly awful and then dh will laugh!

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USAUKMum · 21/09/2006 17:52

At our Tesco the Rice Wine is with the Chinese stuff.

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