Balsamic vinegar is likely fake
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#2Malt vinegar is also likely fake, apparently
Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642x2Y3Zla0
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#3Another clickbait article title. Shame on you BBC.
Not fake.
"Balsamic vinegar that is not labelled "tradizionale" (traditional) is a blend of wine vinegar and grape must, made from grapes with no particular provenance and aged in wooden or steel barrels for just a few months."
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#4Another clickbait article title. Shame on you BBC. Not fake. "Balsamic vinegar that is not labelled "tradizionale" (traditional) is a blend of wine vinegar and grape must, made from grapes with no particular provenance and aged in wooden or steel barrels for just a few months."
So what would make it fake?
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#5I read that probably all truffle oil is fake. Hard to find a definitive statement.
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#6I read that probably all truffle oil is fake. Hard to find a definitive statement.
id venture anything under $200/oz USD is fake. it is generally sourced as a byproduct of the petrochemical industry.
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#7Another clickbait article title. Shame on you BBC. Not fake. "Balsamic vinegar that is not labelled "tradizionale" (traditional) is a blend of wine vinegar and grape must, made from grapes with no particular provenance and aged in wooden or steel barrels for just a few months."
Yeah, this feels more to me like Whiskey vs Bourbon where it's just standards and locations differing much of the two.
I thought it was going to be more like wasabi, where most places just serve green horseradish.
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#8I read that probably all truffle oil is fake. Hard to find a definitive statement.
id venture anything under $200/oz USD is fake. it is generally sourced as a byproduct of the petrochemical industry.
Whenever I see statements like this that correlate price and product quality (eg wine, spirits), I’m always wondering why a “fake” wouldn’t just elevate its price to the level of the non-fake. I have a feeling most customers won’t know the difference. I guess I’m just skeptical of using price as a proxy where everything from a fancy-looking label to a nice marketing campaign will inflate the price.
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#9There was a book about this that used to be available on Prime Reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Youre-Eating-About/dp/16162...
Balsamic Vinegar got a chapter, IIRC.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
id venture anything under $200/oz USD is fake. it is generally sourced as a byproduct of the petrochemical industry.
Whenever I see statements like this that correlate price and product quality (eg wine, spirits), I’m always wondering why a “fake” wouldn’t just elevate its price to the level of the non-fake. I have a feeling most customers won’t know the difference. I guess I’m just skeptical of using price as a proxy where everything from a fancy-looking label to a nice marketing campaign will inflate the price.
I think the reason is the fake ones are capitalizing on the demand at lower price levels. I bet there are fake expensive ones as well but it would likely be a tougher market to compete in.