Where to find REAL Balsamic Vinegar for cheap? Cheapest I can find is $99 for 100ml.

[spaceman]

 

[sjwaste]

You should read up on it. That product isn't actually real balsamic vinegar. It is Red Wine Vinegar with small amounts of balsamic added.

Real Authentic Balsamic Vinegar says "Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena"

You're misinformed. The bottle that he posted is the real thing. It has the IGP on the label.

Also, you're confusing real balsamic vinegar with real balsamic vinegar that has been aged for an extended period of time.

Let me guess - another troll thread!

 

[CPA]

Christ, now we have vinegar purists?

I'm just surprised they're not making their own balsamic vinegar, cause we all know anything homemade is better than something you can find at the store or a restaurant.

 

[Saint Nick]

Came in to post something about needing a form to buy it...damnit beaten again.

 

[TheVrolok]

You're misinformed. The bottle that he posted is the real thing. It has the IGP on the label.

Also, you're confusing real balsamic vinegar with real balsamic vinegar that has been aged for an extended period of time.

Let me guess - another troll thread!

NO WAI!!


Also, TastesLikeChicken is absolutely right.

 

[nonameo]

So what DO I get when I buy a bottle of balsamic vinegar from the grocery store? I mean, something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg... note: 40$ for a teeny tiny bottle is an arm and a leg to me. Yes, my limbs are worthless XD

 

[ElFenix]

total war :thumbsup:

 

[QueBert]

I'm just surprised they're not making their own balsamic vinegar, cause we all know anything homemade is better than something you can find at the store or a restaurant.

Homemade will still be shit unless the person making it also blows their own glass and makes the actual bottle it'll go in.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Hmmm. Further research needed.

BTW one only "cooks" cheap stuff. There isn't a substitute for aging.

 

[CPA]

Homemade will still be shit unless the person making it also blows their own glass and makes the actual bottle it'll go in.

I'm sure there are folks around here who do just that.

 

[ElFenix]

You really should learn what you are talking about.



This like saying Promise margarine is butter. No it is not, and yes you can defy people but that doesn't mean you are right about that either.

when 'balsamic vinegar' is used in tv dinners you know it's over anyway.

 

[Drako]

total war :thumbsup:

Balsamic Vinegar: Total War

Expansion Reggio Emilia vs Modena

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Christ, now we have vinegar purists?

They're kind of like whiskey purists. That 2 buck a bottle stuff is certainly as good as any other.

 

[spidey07]

Christ, now we have vinegar purists?

I didn't get it either until I tried some decent real balsamic vinegar. The taste is out of this world good. It's incredible and very complex flavor. It's nectar of the gods good.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

when 'balsamic vinegar' is used in tv dinners you know it's over anyway.

I'd probably use that for target practice

I suppose you could cook cheap scotch and say you couldn't tell the difference between it and the best single malt, but the aging is the difference. The very old stuff is aged like wine and as it matures it thickens so the taste concentrates and becomes very complex. Anyone who tosses that into a pan and cooks it should be shot.

I've had the stuff I can't afford and a single drop is an explosion of flavor which cannot be described. I usually use 12 year or better. For cooking purposes where just some flavor is needed then sure it's OK to concentrate the cheap stuff, but never think it's going to be the same in a vinaigrette.

Been reading up on mussini. They apparently have some good stuff and some real crap. It's all in the aging and the use of the product. Tossing very good balsamic in something and cooking it is a waste.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

OP, I found something recommended by Cooks Illustrated. It's not Tradizionale but they liked it. Pretty good all around. http://www.specialtyfoodamerica.com/CATALOG_ITEM/LuciniVinegars.html

You want the Gran Riserva.

The Tradizionale they liked was this.

http://salumeriaitaliana.com/catalog/vinegars/tradizionale/cavalli-gold-seal

Among the best of the best at $180 per 100ml. Yes it is expensive, but 100ml of that used as intended will last like a gallon of the cheap stuff.

 

[alkemyst]

I just buy cheep stuff from wall mart 5 years before I want to use it

Probably a joke, but aging is different than just sticking a bottle in a pantry

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

don't cry y0!

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?309262-I-spent-30-000-in-my-first-6-Months

Reading comprehension never has been one of your strong points.

I'm not suggesting that people spend outrageous amounts of money. On the contrary, I'm suggesting a reasonably affordable alternative that can provide a very similar experience to true aged balsamic. Will it be identical? No. It comes very close though.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I'd probably use that for target practice

I suppose you could cook cheap scotch and say you couldn't tell the difference between it and the best single malt, but the aging is the difference. The very old stuff is aged like wine and as it matures it thickens so the taste concentrates and becomes very complex. Anyone who tosses that into a pan and cooks it should be shot.

You aren't actually "cooking" it. It's a simple reduction that happens over low heat that essentially evaporates the some of the water and concentrates the flavors. A balsamic reduction is pretty standard in cooking and any chef worth their salt has created more than their fair share in their life, so you better have lots of ammo for that gun.

 

[alkemyst]

Reading comprehension never has been one of your strong points.

I'm not suggesting that people spend outrageous amounts of money.

lol, you don't comprehend.

 

[Artista]

I thought Wal-mart brand balsamic vinegar was the real stuff.

 

[Leros]

If you just want to try it, go to a vinegar and oil store, they'll let you have free samples.

 

[alkemyst]

I thought Wal-mart brand balsamic vinegar was the real stuff.

it be all real *two chest pumps* essay/y0/bro/dude

 

[Leros]

So what DO I get when I buy a bottle of balsamic vinegar from the grocery store? I mean, something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg... note: 40$ for a teeny tiny bottle is an arm and a leg to me. Yes, my limbs are worthless XD

You're essentially getting red wine vinegar.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Probably a joke, but aging is different than just sticking a bottle in a pantry

Yep; but I did notice that some walmart crap tasted better after a little sitting around. you can get passable stuff for reduction for less than $20. You can make Ok vodka better by putting it through a carbon filter too.