Last month I attended the ForkSmart "Food for Life" nutrition & cooking class which was a great day. (https://forksmart.org/) One of the ingredients Kate used was Cara-Cara Orange Vanilla White Balsamic Vinegar. I had never tasted anything like it. It is so good you could drink it. In fact I did! I added some to a glass of water & it was delicious!
Yesterday I went to Soffritto in south Calgary (http://soffritto.ca) for a tasting of their other vinegars. What a delight! The staff are friendly & knowledgeable and the selection of vinegars is amazing. All the vinegars are aged, I believe the person I spoke to said 12 and 14 years. This means the flavours are rounded and robust, smooth on the tongue and very satisfying. I got 4 of the smallest bottles ($5 each) to bring home and try with salads, stir-fries etc. They are so good you need no other dressing on a salad, which means no added oil, sugars or any unhealthy ingredients that are found in bought dressings.
The ones I bought:
Cara-Cara Orange Vanilla White Balsamic Vinegar - of course!
Blenheim Apricot White Balsamic Vinegar.
Cranberry Pear White Balsamic Vinegar
Dark Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar - apparently excellent with strawberries.
They are not sweet, yet there is a sweetness that compliments the tang of the vinegar, and the taste of the fruit or chocolate is very apparent while still subtle enough to not overwhelm. I sound like a wine buff! But honestly the taste experience is even better than a wine tasting.
I can't wait to try even more varieties, hope you go to a tasting or at least to their website to see what's on offer.
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