Ask the Test Kitchen: Cooking with mirin and shaoxing

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@shantytownbrown asked on Twitter: “When cooking Asian dishes, I often see sherry as an ingredient. Is that meant as a substitute for mirin?”

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  12. This question has nothing to do with this topic but I didn't know where to ask. What is a substitute for pumpkin pie spice. I dislike the pumpkin taste immensely. I'm making pan-seared pork chops and spiced apples (recipe I found in a library cookbook, name long lost). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

  13. I don't like the taste of sherry in my recipes; thus, I wanted to find a substitute. Thank you Yoshi Kawai for your tip on mirin. I've seen aji-mirin at the store. Will be on the lookout for Hon-mirin.

  17. You can buy Hon-Mirin in any Japanese or Asian grocery stores. In the West Coast, New York, and New Jersey, it is easily accessible while the East Coast especially in the Midwest and Southern States – this is pretty hard. Although using Sherry wine is common. Thank you and learned something new.

  18. Wow, I never knew that they use Sherry in Chinese recipes as a substitute. I have Shaoxing wine at home but I always use Sherry when a recipe calls for it. Now I know better what I should use. Thanks a lot.

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