Yup, vinegar is just the final stage out of alcohol. Just balance the acidity with a but of sugar or broth

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Mar 31, 2025
5:58:41pm

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Japanese sake substitute for cooking?

SV Coug All-American

Mar 31, 5:51pm

RE: Japanese sake substitute for cooking?

SJS

Mar 31, 5:52pm

Rice wine vinegar.

Everyman

Mar 31, 5:55pm

Yup, vinegar is just the final stage out of alcohol. Just balance the acidity with a but of sugar or broth

CSoul

Mar 31, 5:58pm

Jim Beam

Sea Chicken

Mar 31, 5:56pm

American sake?

bruincoug

Mar 31, 5:58pm

Get some Japanese cooking wine (料理酒) from an Asian market.

NihonCougar

Mar 31, 6:05pm

Maybe try Mirin?

orangestorm

Mar 31, 6:14pm

Mirin for sure

Cougz19

Mar 31, 6:15pm

A few possibilities

UCLACoug

Mar 31, 6:37pm

Why not use sake?

ForzaPuma

Mar 31, 6:37pm

The same reason I cant cook with wine. Wife found out not *ALL* of the alcohol cooks off.

AltTabbins

Mar 31, 7:36pm

In that case, tell her to avoid Nyquil. Vanilla extract, also.

Cougar Junkie

Mar 31, 9:13pm

I've tried. Her mom makes her own vanilla extract and her mind was blown seeing "ACTUAL vodka" in her TBM family's home.

AltTabbins

Apr 1, 8:45am

You’re not drinking it. But I get it, not a hill to die on. I hope these

ForzaPuma

Apr 1, 9:22am

She also loves the beer-cheese pretzel dip at Red Robin. I just keep my mouth shut and enjoy what I can.

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