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Balsamic Vinegar IGP Aged 2 Years 250ml

Balsamic Vinegar IGP Aged 2 Years 250ml

£10.99
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Balsamic Vinegar IGP aged for 2 years, in an attractive presentation box. No colourants, just natural grape must.

Balsamic Vinegars are aged in wooden barrels. Each year the vinegar is moved to a different barrel (often made from a different wood). The result is that as a vinegar ages, its taste becomes more complex. And as time goes on, more evaporation occurs, making a sweeter and more syrupy balsamic.

How to Use

You’ll be surprised how its intense and well-balanced flavour can transform dishes.

  • Mop it up with ciabatta
  • Drizzle it over salad, steak, risotto, vegetables, pizza, jacket potato, parmesan, strawberries or even ice-cream!
  • Add it to a salad dressing or marinade
  • Add at the end of cooking to 
    • give gravy some oomph
    • stir a teaspoon in a stew
    • splash into a sauce 

Making a Balsamic Vinaigrette

So simple with good quality ingredients

  1. Put 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar in a jam jar with a big pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Shake until the salt is dissolved
  2. Add 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  3. Shake well & drizzle over salad

Keep for 2 weeks in the fridge. Add 1 tsp of wholegrain or Dijon mustard or 1/2 tsp of English mustard at step 1 for extra flavour.

Interesting Info
  • With its delicious sweetness and mellow tartness, Balsamic Vinegar has been enjoyed through history to add a depth of flavour to a surprising variety of foods
  • It was originally used as a balsam to aid digestion - hence the name!
  • IGP Certification ensures it has been produced in Modena.
  • The older they are, the sweeter and more syrupy they become.
  • Good balsamic vinegar is made from superior quality “Grape Must” & wine vinegar and aged in oak barrels.
  • “Grape Must” is whole pressed grapes (juice, skin, seeds & stems) which are reduced over a direct flame before being left to ferment in a wood barrels.
Ingredients
Wine vinegar, cooked grape must. Contains SULPHITES. 
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