Some amontillado, oloroso and palo cortado sherries ... If a recipe calls for ‘Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry’, fino or manzanilla are good substitutes; sweet sherry is not.

sherry is great in cooked dishes. Dry styles (such as fino and manzanilla) are excellent in soups or used to steam fish and shellfish. Medium sherries (including amontillado and oloroso ...