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Mental Magpie:
I tried searching on the internet, but I had no idea how to word it in a search engine.

You know in Italian restaurants when they bring out the bread with oil?  What is the brown stuff?  It has a vinegar taste to me, but there is something else there, too.  Can I make it at home or do I have to just buy it?  Does anyone have any recipes? 

MariaE:
Balsamic Vinegar - also sometimes called red wine vinegar, but I don't know if that's accurate.

AFAIK it has to be bought. I've never heard of recipes for it. Most supermarkets that I've been to have had it though - it seems to be fairly common.

AustenFan:
It's super cheap to buy and lasts forever. You can use it to make marinades and salad dressings, and can get flavoured varieties.

Mental Magpie:

--- Quote from: MariaE on April 18, 2012, 02:12:39 AM ---Balsamic Vinegar - also sometimes called red wine vinegar, but I don't know if that's accurate.

AFAIK it has to be bought. I've never heard of recipes for it. Most supermarkets that I've been to have had it though - it seems to be fairly common.

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Is it really?  I LOVE Balsamic Vinegar; I'm disappointed I didn't recognize it, but that could have been the oil and parmesan masking it.  Just so happens I have some on my shelf, and now we all know what I'm having with dinner tomorrow night.

ETA:  Thank you both!  The reason I have a bottle is because I did make dressing with it once :D

Bluenomi:

--- Quote from: MariaE on April 18, 2012, 02:12:39 AM ---Balsamic Vinegar - also sometimes called red wine vinegar, but I don't know if that's accurate.

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Balsamic and red wine vinegar are different things. Balsamic is much stronger and darker and not made from red wine unlike red wine vinegar  :D

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