Dry goods & condiments
Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine)
Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine) is the food named on the original package label; this image illustrates only one possible appearance.
- 繁體中文
- 紹興酒
- English
- Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine)
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Anggur masak Shaoxing (紹興酒)
- Tagalog
- Shaoxing Cooking Wine (紹興酒) — alak na panluto
What is it?
Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine) is a food item commonly encountered in Hong Kong homes and markets.
How to identify it
Confirm the food name and ingredient list on the original label; do not rely on colour, thickness or container shape.
- Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine) is the food named on the original package label; this image illustrates only one possible appearance.
- Confirm the food name and ingredient list on the original label; do not rely on colour, thickness or container shape.
- A similar appearance does not establish the same product; confirm the food name and ingredients on the original label.
Common confusion
A similar appearance does not establish the same product; confirm the food name and ingredients on the original label.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Shaoxing wine is a cooking ingredient; use it only as directed by the recipe and original label.
Preparation or handling
Before use, check the food name, ingredient list and allergen statement on the original label; do not rely on this image alone.
Storage
Follow the original label storage directions exactly and keep the container properly closed.
Helper tip
Shaoxing wine is a cooking ingredient. If the product meets Hong Kong's definition of intoxicating liquor, it must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business; do not ask a minor to buy it, and check the original label.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
唔該要紹興酒，俾我睇清楚先。The employer wants Shaoxing Wine (Cooking Wine) and asks for it to be checked before purchase.
Useful market phrase
唔該要紹興酒，俾我睇清楚先。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Other Foods
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Other foods Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Food Safety Focus (231st Issue, Oct 2025) – Article 4: Beware of Allergens in Food
- Hong Kong Department of Health, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office — General Guidelines on the Prohibition of Sale or Supply of Intoxicating Liquor to Minors in the Course of Business