A couple of new stands on the market – one lurking next to Cafe Moguntia selling delicate cake-type thingies and an outfit just over the way selling some wild varieties of vinegars.

“Crema” is something I’d read about, but never knew how it was made.
Here we go:

500ml balsamic vinegar
An equal quantity of red wine
An equal quantity of red grape juice (alternatively: orange juice)
Honey or maple syrup to taste
Aromatics (in this case: lemon and lavender)

Boil away merrily and reduce to the required consistency.
Strain, bottle and keep cool

Given the fact that the bottles have got “NEW” plastered all over them, I’m surprised that we haven’t got gallons of the stuff cluttering up the kitchen.

“NEW” being the equivalent of a bell to Pavlov’s dogs…

 

06 Oct This entry was published on 6 October, 2011 at 08:00. It’s filed under Culinary, Mainz, Market and tagged balsmaic vinegar, crema, Pavlov. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.