Cooking wine and yellow wine are very common in our daily life, one is a traditional condiment, and the other is a traditional alcoholic beverage, but many people often confuse the two. In fact, there are many differences between cooking wine and yellow wine, but there are also similarities. The difference is as follows.

First, the functions are different.

Cooking wine only has the function of cooking. Because spices, salt and other condiments are added, cooking wine is slightly spicy and cannot be drunk directly, but yellow wine can be drunk directly.

Second, the raw materials are different.

Cooking wine can be based on other white spirits such as yellow wine or white wine.

Third, the concentration is different.

The yellow rice wine in cooking wine is diluted, and its concentration is not as high as the original yellow rice wine.

Fourth, the colors are different.

Common cooking wine is light yellow or colorless transparent liquid, and yellow wine is mostly brownish yellow transparent liquid.

Fifth, different roles.

Cooking wine is only used for cooking, and yellow wine can achieve health preservation and other effects. Similarities: both cooking wine and yellow wine can be used as cooking ingredients, but the effect of yellow wine is not as good as that of cooking wine without spices.