About Rice Vinegar

Rice is central to Chinese food and culture so it should come as no surprise that the Chinese have been using rice to make vinegar for at least 3,000 years. Rice wine is made by adding yeast to glutinous rice, kicking off a fermentation process that transforms the sugars into alcohol. By adding bacteria to rice wine, the alcohol is turned into acid, producing rice vinegar. Though rice vinegar is milder and sweeter than its Western counterpart, many enjoy the range of sophisticated flavors and unique full bodied fragrance.

Rice Vinegar in the Kitchen & Beyond

Chinese rice vinegar comes in three types: white, used mainly in sweet-and-sour dishes; red, an intriguing combination of tart and sweet, is a very good dipping sauce, and is used in noodle, soup and seafood dishes; and black, its deep, smoky flavor works well in braised dishes and as a dipping sauce. Rice vinegar is highly versatile and may be used as a marinade, to make sushi rice and salad dressings, and in everything from stewed short ribs to potato salad.

The medicinal value of naturally brewed vinegars is well known in China. Rice vinegar is considered to be a digestive aid which is low in calories, and has also been prescribed to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol, improve blood circulation, and even ease hangovers!

Pat Chun's Quality Vinegar

Drawing on Pat Chun's traditional recipes, Pat Chun's Thousand Autumns Roasted Rice Vinegar and range of vinegar products are painstakingly brewed in seasoned clay pots with a unique blend of oriental herbs like ginger, clove, pepper, dried mandarin orange rind and other spices.

Pat Chun's signature Sweetened Vinegar is the key ingredient in the traditional Chinese post-natal confinement dish of Pork Knuckles & Ginger Stew. Specialty vinegar sauces include Spiced Rice Vinegar, Rose Vinegar, Sorghum Vinegar, Clear Rice Vinegar, Rice Vinegar infused with rose petal flavor and Rice Vinegar infused with essence of lemon. Pat Chun's rice vinegar based products include Worcester Sauce and Extra Hot Pepper Sauce.

About Pat Chun

Established in 1932, Pat Chun recently celebrated its 70th anniversary and remains the premier manufacturer of brewed oriental sauces and condiments. Combining traditional brewing methods with state-of-the-art technologies to bring out the best in Pat Chun's generations-old recipes, our sauces retain the wholesome goodness and superior flavor of the basic ingredients. 100% owned by the Ng family, management of the company has now passed on to the third generation. Pat Chun's range of over 50 products includes its signature sweetened vinegar, the Thousand Autumns premier brand, specialty vinegar products, soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili sauce and Worchester sauce. Our products are available in Hong Kong (with four specialty stores), China, throughout Asia, Australia, Canada, the United States of America and Europe.

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