Malt vinegar

Vinaigre de malt

What it is

Made from soured ale rather than wine, in a country that never had vineyards to spare. It is the one vinegar built for fried food — the malt sweetness stands up to hot fat where a wine vinegar just tastes thin.

In the kitchen

Shake it on hot chips the moment they leave the fryer, before they cool. Steam carries it into the potato.

Goes with

Potato Cod Onion Black pepper Butter Egg Mustard Beef

Same species

Cider vinegar Honey vinegar Red wine vinegar Rice vinegar White wine vinegar

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