Balsamic vinegar
Vitis vinifera (grape must) · Condiment
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A dark, sweet-and-sour Italian vinegar made from boiled-down grape must, not wine. Rare Tradizionale is syrupy and decades-aged; everyday Aceto Balsamico di Modena is a thinner blend of must and wine vinegar.
Picking a good onedrag
Dense, dark, cooked grape mustCaramel syrup wearing the name
IGP di ModenaEveryday bestUse it in vinaigrette, on roast vegetables or to deglaze. React to sulphites? Read the label.
What the list saysWine vinegar, must, no caramel
The bottle and the sealPlain bottle carrying the IGP mark
Tilt it and watch it runRuns thin, like wine vinegar
What has settled in itCloudy strands, or a soft disc