Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Chef Extraordinaire
my aunt did pickled watermelon rind in the 60's....
Some people ate, drank, and especially smoked some strange things in the 60s.
my aunt did pickled watermelon rind in the 60's....
Invasive? Such an, um, interesting adjective I love red wine vinegar and I think malt vinegar is overpowering. It's all a matter of tasteApple cider vinegar is always going to taste of apples - or cider - so you have to think of the flavour profiles. Same goes with Sherry vinegar, or malt vinegar.
If you use white vinegar or wine vinegar, you´re not going to miss the mark by much,although I´d say RED wine vinegar could be a little invasive.
Hahaha! Invasive because if you aren´t careful, it overpowers the other ingredients.Invasive? Such an, um, interesting adjective I love red wine vinegar and I think malt vinegar is overpowering. It's all a matter of taste
I serve all the dishes I make with beer or wine or liquor and not one person has ever said "beer wine?". They only compliment and in many cases want to know the secret. If alcohol is apparent in your cooking I suggest you revisit the recipe as you may have used to much. Or you do not use it properly. I use no water or stock in a couple braised dishes. Just beer. Any beer on hand. Wine is excellent in many braised dishes to.I absolutely agree!!! I completely ruined my BBQ sauce with that stuff and I never drink alcohol so beer is out. When I did try it, it was awful. I hated hops and malt both. Couldn't stand those malted milk ball as a kid and malted milk either. YUK!
Try a BBQ sauce recipe. Its rare to find one without vinegar of some sort.Ok I give in. I won't discount it yet. Maybe a few more tries before I make a decision.
I can attest to this. Especially the smoking.Some people ate, drank, and especially smoked some strange things in the 60s.
I love malt vinegar as well. I use it with fried crispy fish and chips.I really like malt vinegar. We use it for French fries. I have never tried it for anything else. It's really hard to find and I have only ever found small bottles. If I ever find it in a one litre bottle, I might try it for other things.
It used to be easy to find at just about any supermarket here. I don't know why it's hard to find now. I just checked online. The two supermarkets I usually get deliveries from only have search results of malt vinegar potato chips. A different supermarket that delivers does have some "No Name Malt Vinegar". It's pretty cheap. I have been reluctant to order from a supermarket that I haven't ordered online from before. It's stressful enough when I know the ins and outs of the ordering process. I haven't really been up for learning that for a third place. I think it's time to bite the bullet and place an order with them....
I love malt vinegar as well. I use it with fried crispy fish and chips.
Frenches makes it and what they use at Long John Silvers. Its available in the grocery store. Several brands are readily available here.
If you can remember the sixties, you weren't there!I can attest to this. Especially the smoking.
Even today we find it one of the best pain medications available without prescription. I live in SC after all. Always behind the rest of the country and the world.
Malt vinegar is readily available in the UK. Though really, only to be used on Fish and Chips. (Just IMO)
If a recipe says use "Red wine vinegar", I use that, and if it says use "White wine vinegar" I use that. Etc etc So I end up with all of them and usually have some sort of vinegar to use in a recipe in a pinch. So if it said "white wine" I might well use Cider vinegar if that is what I had to hand.
I also keep a bottle of cheap vinegar under my kitchen sink as it is wonderful for cleaning off limescale.
Malt vinegar is readily available in the UK. Though really, only to be used on Fish and Chips. (Just IMO)
If a recipe says use "Red wine vinegar", I use that, and if it says use "White wine vinegar" I use that. Etc etc So I end up with all of them and usually have some sort of vinegar to use in a recipe in a pinch. So if it said "white wine" I might well use Cider vinegar if that is what I had to hand.
I also keep a bottle of cheap vinegar under my kitchen sink as it is wonderful for cleaning off limescale.
I remember malt vinegar being a mainstay at English style fish & chips places like Arthur Treacher and H. Salt. In Canada, when you order French fries at places like McDonalds, you get a little packet of Heinz apple cider vinegar along with the little packet of Ketchup.Malt vinegar is readily available in the UK. Though really, only to be used on Fish and Chips. (Just IMO)