Substitute for Rice wine
What it does in a recipe: Mild sweet wine: the aromatic base of Chinese stir-fries and braises.
3 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.
Dry sherry
per 1 Tbsp rice wine
US1:1
Metric1:1
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Dairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains alcohol
The standard substitute for shaoxing.
What changes: Nutty rather than sweet
Sake
per 1 Tbsp rice wine
US1:1
Metric1:1
CommonBaking-safe ✓Dairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains alcohol
Cleaner and lighter.
What changes: Cleaner
Dry white wine + pinch of sugar
per 1 Tbsp rice wine
US1 Tbsp + a pinch of sugar
Metric15 ml + 1 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Dairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains alcohol
Restores the sweetness.
What changes: Sweeter, fruitier
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Common questions
- What can I use instead of Rice wine?
- Dry sherry: 1:1. Sake: 1:1.
- What is the exact ratio to substitute Rice wine?
- Dry sherry (per 1 Tbsp rice wine) — US: 1:1. Metric: 1:1.
- What changes when you substitute Rice wine?
- Nutty rather than sweet. Cleaner.
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