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Article: Pass the (balsamic) vinegar, please

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August 2, 2001
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Michael Ben-Joseph
Jerusalem Post
08-02-2001
Headline: Pass the (balsamic) vinegar, please
Byline: Michael Ben-Joseph
Edition; Daily
Section: Features
Page: 10

Thursday, August 2, 2001 -- Vinegar production is part of the history of wine- making, when conservation conditions were nonexistent and wine turned into vinegar within a short period after fermentation. Vinegar can be made from any fruit containing sugar which converts into alcohol via fermentation, but vinegar produced from grapes is aromatic, complex and versatile, a wonderful complement to many fine foods.

The French word for it, made up of vin (wine) and aigre (sour), is a direct descendant of its Latin equivalent.

Today, almost ...

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