Is sherry wine the same as sherry vinegar? My recipe calls for sherry vinegar and I currently have sherry cooking wine. Can I use it?
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3Probably not. vinegar is, erm, vinegar; I would try substituting with another type of vinegar (red wine or cider vinegar) – Max Jun 5 '14 at 17:16
Not really. Sherry vinegar is made from sherry wine. It is naturally more acidic in flavour. You are better off substituting another vinegar such as white wine, cider or balsamic.
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3Especially do not ever substitute in the other direction. Using vinegar in place of wine would be an easy way to ruin a dish. – logophobe Jun 5 '14 at 17:59
If they don't taste the same, then they're not the same :)
You might be able to get a similar effect by using regular vinegar and sherry wine, in a ratio of aboutttt 3:1? Maybe some others can comment on the ratio here.
You may find that white vinegar is a bit strong though.