Perry vinegar

Vinaigre de poiré

What it is

A perry pear takes fifteen years or more to come into fruit, which is where the English advice about planting pears for your heirs comes from; the Domfront orchards still hold trees two centuries old. Vinegar from their cider is softer than an apple's, because pears leave behind sorbitol the yeasts cannot ferment.

In the kitchen

Deglaze pork or andouille with it and add no sugar — it carries some already. One spoonful into the pan juices off the heat is the whole seasoning.

Goes with

Pork Andouille Pear Camembert Shallot Walnut Celeriac Duck

Same species

Nashi pear Pear Comice pear Poire tapée Williams pear

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