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What is yellow rice wine used for?

Cooking wine is collectively referred to as "cooking wine", including yellow rice wine and Fenjiu. The main function of cooking wine is to remove the fishy smell of fish and meat and increase the aroma of dishes, which is conducive to the full penetration of salty and sweet flavor into dishes. Yellow rice wine is generally used for home cooking. Yellow rice wine is made from glutinous rice by soaking, cooking and fermentation. The alcohol concentration is about 65438 0.5 degrees, and the wine is mellow and rich in amino acids and vitamins. When rice wine is added to cooking, the amine substances with fishy smell in fish, shrimp and crab are dissolved in the alcohol of rice wine, and volatilize with the alcohol when heated to achieve the purpose of removing fishy smell. In addition, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and so on. There are also different degrees of fishy smell. Cooking with yellow wine can also remove fishy smell. Amino acids in yellow rice wine can be combined with salt in cooking to produce amino acid sodium salt, which makes fish taste more delicious. Amino acids in yellow rice wine can also form attractive aroma with sugar in seasoning, which makes dishes rich in flavor.