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Article: Balsamic vinegar adds vim and vigor

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October 22, 1997
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Rust-colored Italian balsamic vinegar is fast gaining in popularity among low-fat cooking enthusiasts. Its flavor is not as acidic as most vinegars, which makes it perfect to sprinkle over salads in place of high-calorie dressings. But if you're a purist about your balsamic, it also comes with a high price tag, according to a recent report in Food Arts, a magazine for cooking professionals. Balsamic vinegar carries the cachet of being made in Modena, Italy, using a 1,000-year-old process. The citizens of this north-central Italian town treat their aceto balsamico tradizionale like fine wine. The number of bottles produced annually is limited.

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