Balsamic Vinigar
 

There was a thread somewhere on here ,not long ago about balsamic vinigar... i cant find it now.....:cool:
anyway this morning i bought three bottles from lldles because they were only 64p each,one aceto,one bianco, and one rosso...now which one do i use for what????I love chips so which one for those..
everyone kept saying how good balsamic is
ANY IDEAS OR RECIPES:)

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Try slicing some tomatoes and marinating them in a small amount of dark balsamic and a dusting of fresh ground black pepper for a couple of hours(or longer!), delicious.

I like balsamic just sprinkled over a mixed salad witha bit of good quality extra virgin olive oil.

Tuna fish (proper steak, not tinned) seared witha splash of balsamic and lea and Perrins

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mmmm ooh i love red onion caramalised in balsamic vinegar and brown sugar.....im salivating at the thought....

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for chips I recommend aceto it will be sharper, and save me some, I can smell them now mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............:)

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i have just had some red onions like shiney gem recomended they were lovely,,tomorrow i think i will try entwisi,s tomatoes,,,

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I also like a dish of balsamic vinegar next to a dish of really good virgin olive oil. Get some fabulously crusty, tasty bread, then break bits off the bread and dip them in the vinegar and oil - oh, yum, yum.

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Thanks Gayle i will...........sounds nice

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Anybody got any more ideas.?...and please can Shiney Gem put down the caramalised onion recipe again i have forgotton it...:o

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ive never had balsamic vinegar but i might try something youve recommeneded the tomatoes sound good

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I know gourmets rave about it but I can't use vinegar of any sort (except for household cleaning)
I have acid reflux due to a hiatus hernia at the entrance to my stomach
I can't eat citrus fruits either, - even need antacid pills after rosehip tea :(

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ooh sounds painful margaret...yep vinigar is great for cleaning all sorts of things...

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Is vinegar good for you? I dont know where it stands in nutritional values and all that stuff, and I never use it on chips or anything. I like pickled cauliflour though, is that the same type of vinegar? How long does it take to pickle cauliflour?

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When you're roasting vegetables, just drizzle some over them before they go in the oven for added flavour.
Try dipping some strawberries in balsamic vinegar then in a bit of icing sugar - bliss!

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When you develope Peptic Ulcers, you know what to blame it on Acetic Acid. Any vinegar in large doses eg; on fish and chips, purely to dilute the fat, then it becomes the 'taste 'they are not the same without it'. Next time try them without 'salt and vinegar', you may be plesantly supprised

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I dont put either on my food, especially not at the chippy. It makes me sick how u say 'just a little bit' and they put loads on. Its revolting!

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You could try using it in a salad dressing, I use 4 parts olive oil(extra virgin) to 1 part Balsamic Vin, also freshly milled black pepper and a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard.

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Mein Got ve aggree on summat at 'LAST', tried to give but I'm afraid it won't let me, Ill try ;)no I've got to try in 24 hrs given to much out today:D

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I just dont like the idea that people seem to become unable to taste their food without it. One of my housemates said I had to put some salt in my my pasta and I couldnt even eat it without wanted to actually be sick, and I'd only put a little pinch in. I just dont see the point.

I dont need karma for not using salt and vinegar either, though its nice to know that I couldve actually got some for once, but I will just cherish that I'll probably live longer if I dont pollute my body with salt and vinegar.

I think its in Denmark, not sure now, but I had a friend from there and he said he couldnt comprehend the use of salt and vinegar on chips, they didnt even have a popular brand of salt and vinegar crisps.

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I don't add salt in the cooking to any meals and I get a bit peeved when people who I've cooked for add salt or pepper before tasting it. How do they know whether it needs additional seasoning. Because I don't add salt I can really taste in takeaway food, mainly in Chinese food as they tend to use a lot. Most processed foods are very salty as well - I wish they'd stop adding salt, it's hardly needed as a preservative these days.

Vinegar as part of a balanced diet can actually be very good for you. It's part of the Meditteranean diet which is extremely healthy - lots of tomatoes and vinegar. Obviously, I realise that if you have a reaction to vinegar it's not very good for you at all but as a generalisation for most people it is.

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A sprinkle of balsamic vinegar on fresh sliced strawberries or raspberries with a bit of sugar really brings out the flavor of the fruit and will have you addicted:D

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There's 1,727 recipes here for you to try Granny C.

1,727 Recipes Which include balsamic vinegar as ingredients | Recipezaar

You may need to go back to the shop to buy another bottle or two.:D

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You are in need of good karma I If you wish to keep posting on here I think they only allow so many red's berfore they ban you, but I will stand correction on that one. Blazey you are very offensive at times and nice at others, I suggest you 'work' on your alter ego and give the dodgy side some Valium. I lived and l worked accross the 'sound' in Helsingor-Helsingbourg, for a couple of years and they only salt Salami and Jerky, to cure it, you will not find Salt or Vinegar on a table in Sweden.:not_ripe::p:D

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That's how I like my balsamic vinegar. :)

You could try different types/flavours of oils too.

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But surely if its out balanced by green rep then there is no need grounds to ban me? The only reason I have no rep at the moment as I got a silly yellow card for my avatar, and took all my rep power away. I got a green rep yesterday anyway :D:not_ripe:

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Eeew hek, best not come for a meal at your house then .. love all dressings, cannot eat a meal without salt or black pepper.(in fact, seem to remember you didn't have one of these last time I was there ?) Just a habit since childhood.

Do you remember the episode from 'The Chef' with Lenny Henry and he went bananas when someone asked for such condiments .. one of these days gonna' experience the same thing I think.

Take the last meet at the Railway, lovely supper, but they did not have salt and pepper, found extremely difficult to eat anything. In a pub they usually love to lace you with vinegar, salt, etc., as makes you drink more... :D

Love Balsamic on a salad, plus Caesar dressing, plus salt and vinegar.

I appear to have extremely strong guts for some reason, last time I was sick was 34 years ago, and due to over-indulgence of the demon drink in Ibetha.
Have never had indigestion in my life.

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I don't mind people adding a bit of salt or pepper AFTER they've tasted the food - but if you haven't tasted it how do you know it needs it?

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Always need it I'm afraid .. :( Can just tell somehow with the look of it.. oh, I know, now you going to put me to the test sometime, aren't you, and serve me over salted food :D

Don't think a small amount of salt whilst cooking does any harm .. mum always used to tell me brought out the flavour. Yuk, can you imagine boiled potatoes not cooked without salt ?

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I don't need to imagine them - that's how I make them. :p

Thing is, and I know Mother's are always right, but on this one I think your Mum's wrong! :D If you don't add salt you can actually taste the food itself.

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ive only had balsamic vinegar once when i had a salad at mcdonalds, it was discusting, i didnt know there were different kinds od balsamic vinegar,but the one i had was horrible, i do like vinegar on my fish n chips

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Wow thanks for that Rindy"",nice one"",its gone straight onto my favourites list:)

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The red square on your posts tell's me you have minus karma to make up.:p

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I get green karma just as often, and had 5 karma power or whatever its called, but it all gets wiped away when u get an infraction. Its nothing to do with having more red than green.

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If you get bad karma it comes off your page squares as well, depending on the power of the person awarding it. When you have no karma or minus, you go on red, if you are a reasonable poster 'and sometimes talk sense' 'polite and value the opinions of other members, and respect them', you will get good karma and your green squares go up accordingly. I have only been a member a short time, and made some howling gaffes at first, I quickly realised the members of accyweb are a prety smart clued up crew.:not_ripe::D:p:not_ripe:

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Your green at the moment Blazey:)

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How long is this 'lapse' going to last GC as long as a bottle of Balsamic Vinegar, we'll see, I think between us we can lick her into shape what do you think? I got my butt kicked hard for my stupidity, thinking I knew it all.:D

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oops is blazey a girl i thought it was a boy........:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

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Haha my name is Michelle, though in France that still may not have made it very clear :p

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Salt hardly ever use it. The only time i really do use it is when i make salt dough to make the xmas decorations. My mum used to put it in everything but when she got ill the hospital told me not to use it as it was bad for her not to add it to anything when boiling spuds etc and we got used to it. The only time i use it is on chips from the chippy with loads of vinegar. Black pepper goes on spag bol - very nice otherwise dont use it. Vinegar goes on chips.

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Well that's why we stopped using salt as well Shillelagh. My Mum got seriously ill about 20 years ago and was told that there was only a 15% chance that she'd get through it without being on dialysis for the rest of her life. Fortunately, although they're lousy odds she was lucky enough to be in the 15% but it was a huge wake up call.

We gave up salt as a family and since then I've even managed to persuade Chris to give it up too. Plus, his Mum has got used to not adding it at least when she's cooking for me or eating at our house - I don't know what she does the rest of the time, lol.

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I use pepper still, particularly on mashed potato and the likes, but I'm not sure whether its bad for u. I like a bit of pepper though, dont think it does as much harm as salt and vinegar, though I could be mistaken.

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Well, they were on about it not long ago Blazey .. but always going on about summat, aren't they ? Think I prefer pepper more myself these days than salt, but has to be the black pepper. Can never find a decent grinder, so have to get a shaker one too.

You do need some salt in your diet remember, so don't knock it out altogether.

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Yeh but theres normally salt added already to food, so i dont see the need to add anymore than whats already in it!

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Not disagreeing at all with you on that one, just that I can't eat without it.

Seems you have to add a little less at every meal, and then eventually you can break the habit, and it won't worry you, however I am weak ... just like can't drop off the cigarettes. :(

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I guess its because i've never really bothered with it, and i'm still young so its not ever been a long term habit. Dont smoke either so I cant relate to that one. Not many people who I know at uni smoke either.

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Blooming hek !! Just put mixed herbs on me cauliflower and broccoli instead of pepper lol .. don't recommend, still ate it though . :D yuk !

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Kate -- what are you doing eating so late at night? -- never heard the adage? -- 'after 6 goes on the hips'

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Oh yeh ... seen any fat on my hips lately ... :p:D

Luvs ya' babe, just fun .. x

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Well I must admit that you are 'keeping better' than me





















(you must have led a more sheltered life) :D

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Have been tryng to reply to this post stating 'Rubbish, nowt to do with image at the end of the day!' After all, you have had 3 husbands, I have had only 1 ... LOL.

Why is it not allowing me to quote you here, and states not enough characters. blah, blah, blah ?? Moderators .. answers on a postcard please.. :D

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I need to amplify -- 3 that were mine -- I didn't poach knowingly between husbands (bad policy) but you know men do lie frequently :rolleyes:

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I think its an achievement to get through 3 husbands and still be cracking on. Why be conventional and grow fed up of the first one you marry when you can trade him in for a new one, maybe even a younger model :p