Orange chicken

[Traveler]

I have never made Chinese Orange chicken before. All the recipes I have looked up call for rice vinegar. None of the store near me stock rice vinegar. Can I use another vinegar and still get a similar taste. If so what kind of vinegar ?
Thank you

 

[tenspeed]

Here's Cooking Light's advice:

https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/smart-choices/rice-wine-vinegar-substitute

As the article points out, rice vinegar is on the sweet side, without the harshness of regular vinegar. I use it for some dressings (such as cole slaw). It won't be the same, but I would guess that you could use a small quantity of regular vinegar and make an acceptable dish, as orange chicken is fairly sweet.

I made this a few days ago in the Instant Pot (with thighs), and it was quite good. The recipe calls for rice wine or white wine (no vinegar). I used rice vinegar instead and the optional Sriracha and tomato sauce to offset the sugar (and I went light on the sugar as well).

https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/instant-pot-orange-chicken/

 

[jennyema]

You can find rice vinegar in pretty much every supermarket, but maybe not in Tiajuana …

Its lower in acid than most regular vinegars. Its not sweet unless you make a mistake and buy the kind that's "seasoned."

Regular white vinegar with a little water added will do the trick.