Use by date, sherry? What?

[FiF]

We have been using dry sherry as a substitute for rice wine in cooking various Chinese / SE Adian style dishes.

Now we pretty much don't drink, not completely tt but close. So the only use for this sherry is cooking. T'other day the bottle ran dry so I had a quick look when out shopping to replace it. Cheap cooking sherry, oh how innocent.

Firstly, how much!?

Secondly, use by dates once opened. Since when did sherry drinkers become raving alcoholics. Example Lidl don't do it, Tesco didn't have any on the shelf, lots of cream sherry, but no dry, so went to the Co-Op, that's populated by loads of old timers, so hopeful of a result. 9 quid, 9 effing quid for a litre bottle of Fino.

Didn't buy it as label said, when opened, keep refrigerated, consume within 4 days. 4 bleeding days for a litre of sherry, 2 years for us more like.

So filed away now, sherry drinker = wino.

[C0ffin D0dger]

They sell proper rice wine (Shaoxing) in my local Tesco, why don't you just buy that?

As for dry sherry, the drink within xx days is because as with any wine once opened it will subject to oxidation which will cause a deterioration in the flavour. As it's a fortified wine this will be less noticeable than normal red or white wines, and because it's strong in alcohol it will remain safe to drink for a long time (months/years). It will be fine for cooking with!

I'm surprised that you say Tesco didn't have any dry sherry, it's become a bit more trendy these days (chilled sherry and tapas) so perhaps that might explain the cost.

Edited by C0ffin D0dger on Friday 6th October 15:33

[Hoover.]

Our Tesco sells sherry.... I used to use it for cooking, but now it costs more then the rice wine...... for the cost of rice wine £6-£7/ bottle you might as well buy that, as it's cheaper then sherry....... unless you can still get it for £3-4 a bottle somewhere

[FiF]

I think you are both right. I'll buy the proper stuff, it's cheaper than even the own brand sherry.

Going into Worcester city centre next week to the library, might just walk up the road and see if the Chinese supermarket does it.

[C0ffin D0dger]

FiF said:

I think you are both right. I'll buy the proper stuff, it's cheaper than even the own brand sherry.

Going into Worcester city centre next week to the library, might just walk up the road and see if the Chinese supermarket does it.

They do, but for some odd reason you have to ask for it as they keep it behind the counter (guess it is still alcohol but I wouldn't choose to drink it). (Worcester dweller )