What is Shaoxing Wine, and why's it in almost every Chinese recipe?
“Liaojiu, a.k.a. Shaoxing wine.” I know I say that quite a bit in these recipes, so here, I wanted to explain myself a bit. We’ll go over the varieties of Shaoxing wine (plus, the Shaoxing wine-like objects labeled such in English), a bit about the historical background, and why/how it’s… Continue Reading What is Shaoxing Wine, and why's it in almost every Chinese recipe?
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