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It's probably the best flavor we have

On its own? Absolutely not. But the right amount to balance flavor? Absolutely.

German potato salad is vinegar based. Delicious.

Your loss.

I love it. And there are so many kinds! I keep a bunch on hand for different things: red wine, white, rice wine, apple cider, balsamic, malt, etc… they all taste quite different.

I love it!

Yes, I thoroughly enjoy vinegar.

Salt & Vinegar chips are amazing

Sekanjabin is an Iranian drink made of honey and vinegar, usually served in summer. It is sometimes seasoned with mint.

Delicious stuff. Vinegar drinks have been popular the world over since ancient times.

Do you like other acidic flavours? Lemon juice? Citric acid?

Hey Fleur, I hate vinegar too, I always have, and I found out why a few years ago - you might be a certain kind of Supertaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster

You can take a test off of Amazon if you care (though it isn't like knowing it really changes much). In any case, your aversion may be partially biological. I envy the others in this thread that love vinegar! But the fact is it isn't for everyone!

Vinegars first and most important thing is its acidity. Its one of the building blocks for deeper taste in dishes.

Most condiments and seasonings taste bad on their own. You probably wont enjoy spoonfull of salt or pepper either so you dont need to enjoy vinegar on its own.

Some people like salt and vinegar chips, some enjoy sourcream and some like their chips with habanero.

As for salad dressings, vinegar is often used with oil to get emulsion for the dressing and historically its good for preserving food so many recepies still work around that taste. Not too dissimiliar why many food cultures use chili and paprika. Strong flavors were used to both preserve food and hide the possible moldy tastes.

Personally i like vinegar when it highlights and deepens the taste of food, but does not cover anything under it.

I love acidic foods. It's essential for cutting through the fatty richness of some dishes. Bacon's nice but bacon with tomato is amazing. Ham and cheese on bread are dece but it's not really a sandwich without mustard. Most soups are better with a squeeze of citrus. And so on, and so on.

Vinegar is another kind of acid, or really two kinds: Fermented vinegar is very different from distilled vinegar. Most people like fermented vinegar in moderation, and some (including me) like it even out of moderation. I will soak good bread in balsamic and eat it strait, for example. I barely put oil on my salads, it's mostly vinegar.

Distilled vinegar is the kind you clean with, but you can eat it, too. I think maybe overfamiliarity with it as a cleaning product may dampem some people's desire to consume vinegar; I myself never used it for cleaning growing up, except small amounts to treat laundry.

If you just take the plain acidic vinegar, well, you are right. If you overdose it in your food, well, you are right, too.

But have you ever tried a nice Aceto Balsamico? Or other Crema Vinegar variants? I've got a blueberry vinegar I sometimes consume as an Apéritif. Yes, it is no soda, but it has a nice, light acidity.

For people used to drinks laced with 20% HFPC, vinegar might be an issue, though.

And regarding Salt&Vinegar chips: I was very sceptical when I tried my first S&V chips in the UK, and I think they are wonderful. To the point that we bring loads of English S&V crisps back from our trips to the UK.

Vinegar, lemon juice and other acids bring a sour flavor to a dish that when combined with other flavors can add a brightness to it.

It's ok in some salads and things pickled in vinegar are good. I don't like apple cider vinegar though.

But salt and vinegar chips are amazing. Best way to destroy your mouth without going spicy.

Malt vinegar is the best condiment for fish and chips. Or sometimes just chips. Hell, ketchup is basically vinegar, tomato paste and sugar.

Balsamic is wonderful for salads, and if you're trying to reduce calories/carbs it's the clear choice for salad dressing.

White vinegar is for cleaning. I don't know what you do with the rest, but I imagine make delicious foods.

I love vinegar, when I was a kid id drink it straight. And I love salt and vinegar chips.

There are lots of different types of vinegar with different flavors and acidities. I frequently use malt vinegar, rice wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar when I cook and even as a condiment

I don't see how it's any different than using lemon or lime juice 🤷‍♂️

By itself? Hell no.

But, like, Frank's is basically just vinegar and cayenne pepper, and it's the vinegar that gives it that sour tang to it that I like. It's what makes pickles pickley.

Salt & Vinegar chips are alright, not my favorite. But you add some dill flavor on top of that and suddenly, you have dill pickle flavored chips that go awesome with a sandwich.

A splash of oil and vinegar makes the salad taste much better.

Having a swig from the bottle would be unpleasant.

Mm pickles :3

I don't like pure vinegar, but it's a nice taste to add to a dish to make it slightly more acidic/fresh tasting.