Sherry vinegar

Vinaigre de Xérès

What it is

Aged in the solera system, the same cascade of stacked barrels used for the wine: each cask is partly drawn off and topped up from the one above, so a bottle contains a blend of many years and no single vintage exists.

In the kitchen

It is strong enough to use by the teaspoon. A few drops finish a lentil soup or a gazpacho better than a whole lemon.

Goes with

Olive oil Almond Ibérico ham Lentils Garlic Tomato Chickpeas Paprika

Also used with

Calçot Cévennes sweet onion Crapaudine beetroot Confit duck gizzards Green Zebra tomato Mojama

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