The best balsamic vinegars — and top chefs on how to use them
Everyone's heard of balsamic vinegar. In fact, our supermarket shelves are lined with bottles and bottles of the glossy black liquid. But did you know that there are actuallytwo types of everyone's favourite sweet and sour condiment and that one is ever so exclusive?
The original product, which gave birth to the one we're familiar with in the UK, follows a centuries-old method and requires a lot of patience — 12 years, in fact, and 25 if you want your vinegar to be classed as extra vecchio (extra aged).
It is so uniquely delicious that it's known as the 'black gold of Modena', but its official title is Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP.
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