Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?

On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?

Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.

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sf

On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:08:42 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
> > Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?
>
> Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.
>
> --
>
> sf

Yeah - we thought about that. Maybe that's what the recipe really meant.

On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:09:11 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:08:42 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?
>>
>> Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.
>>
>> --
>>
>> sf
>
>Yeah - we thought about that. Maybe that's what the recipe really meant.

Any time I have a recipe that calls for rice wine (or rice wine
vinegar) I just use sherry. I haven't had any disasters doing this.

Doris

On 3/24/2015 10:30 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:09:11 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:08:42 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?
>>>
>>> Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> sf
>>
>> Yeah - we thought about that. Maybe that's what the recipe really meant.
>
> Any time I have a recipe that calls for rice wine (or rice wine
> vinegar) I just use sherry. I haven't had any disasters doing this.
>
> Doris
>

I concur.

This reminds me of a Judy Carne skit from "Laugh In":

"It may be rice wine to you, but it's sake to me"

upon that being said, a bucket of water was dumped on her. Of course,
this was a variation of the "Sock it to me!" gag.

I don't even know why I'm explaining this...

On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 8:48:16 AM UTC+10, Kalmia wrote:
> Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?

Sherry is fine. Sherry is a better rice wine sub than sake.

On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:09:11 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:08:42 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a splash of sherry....no?
> >
> > Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.
> >
> > --
> >
> > sf
>
> Yeah - we thought about that. Maybe that's what the recipe really meant.

I know I bought rice wine a bazillion years ago, but I can't find it
these days without going to a real liquor store. My grocery store
carries at least a dozen different kinds of sake and not one single
rice wine. Why? No idea - that's just the way it is.

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sf

"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
...

> This reminds me of a Judy Carne skit from "Laugh In":
>
> "It may be rice wine to you, but it's sake to me"
>
> upon that being said, a bucket of water was dumped on her. Of course, this
> was a variation of the "Sock it to me!" gag.
>
> I don't even know why I'm explaining this...

No need to! Boy that was a blast from the past )))
>

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Kalmia wrote:
>
>Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together
>a Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just
>try a splash of sherry....no?

You don't say whether the wine goes into the recipe, into her, or
both. Tell her to try this:
http://www.finnriver.com/cidery/prod...ted-apple-wine
Or make her own:
http://inhabitat.com/how-to-make-you...-6-easy-steps/

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a
>> Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a
>> splash of sherry....no?
>
> Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.

Isn't sake rice wine?



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On 3/25/2015 2:58 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Same vegetarian friend is asking this. She's trying to put together a
>>> Genl. Tso's Tofu recipe from Vegetarian Times. I told her to just try a
>>> splash of sherry....no?
>>
>> Tell her to use sake, at least they're both rice based.
>
> Isn't sake rice wine?
>
>
It really depends on the yeast employed in the fermentation whether wine
or beer is made from rice but sake and rice wine are very similar. It is
a matter of fact that you can make a (rather uninteresting) wine from a
plain solution of ordinary sugar and grape yeast....no grapes!


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