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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:02:03 -0700, JL wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
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>> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:02:32 -0700, JL wrote:
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>>>sf wrote:
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>>>>On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:47:56 -0700, JL wrote:
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>>>>>Gorio wrote:
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>>>>>>At my local mega food store yesterday I saw they had Kikko rice wine
>>>>>>vinegar for 50 cents per bottle with a little coupon on the

>> bottle. Keep
>>>>>>an eye out. If you make Thai sweet chili sauce; it's the shizzle.

>> Gotta
>>>>>>use RW vinegar, though. I've tried it with several different vinegars
>>>>>>and , you need rice wine vinegar to make it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I wonder if that is any relation to the Japanese "mirin" i hear such
>>>>>good things about?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Mirin is not rice wine vinegar. It's more like sake... drinkable.
>>>>http://vegetarian.lovetoknow.com/What_Is_Mirin
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>>>
>>>Thanks, i wasnt sure exactly what it was, just that it is used a lot on
>>>various cooking show i watch. The local Smart & Finale carries a big
>>>bottle but i think i will try to find a small bottle in Chinatown to try
>>>befor i purchase one of the big bottles.

>>
>>
>> i think it would be a mistake to think of it as 'sweet wine.' it has a
>> pretty viscous consistency:
>>
>> History of Mirin:
>> The use of mirin is said to have begun over 400 years ago. Although it was
>> used for drinking in the beginning, it has been used for only cooking
>> since
>> it was made to be thicker and sweeter.
>>
>>
>>
>> i don't think drinking even a small glass would be appealing. it provides
>> a nice glaze for broiled meats, and is used in making teriaki sauce.
>>
>> there's a little more dope he
>>
>>
>>
>> but the predominant taste is sweet, with a little alcohol note at the end,
>> so it will be very different than a rice vinegar.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake

>
> I became an accidental but complete convert to rice flour
>
> Sooo...ill give the rice wine (mirrin) a try, i dont like the Chinese
> rice wine, but i have heard so many good things about the mirrin that im
> curious to try it. I often use Japanese sake instead of the Chinese
> rice wine.


by all means, give it a try. it's a useful thing to have in the pantry,
and it tastes good.

your pal,
blake