vinegar

dkad · Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 315 Location: TX (panhandle)

I am trying a new recipe and am stuck. Hubby not available to answer question as if he knows about cooking, but does know about chemistry. Question my recipe calls for cider vinegar; can I use regular vinegar?
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4144 Location: Nebraska

Yes, you should be able to use regular vinegar. The cider will just make it a bit more sweet.
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neartenby · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 28

sorry for a slightly tangential post - but I thought ordinary vinegar was unusable in a gluten-free diet. Or at least I assumed so given its made from malt? I've been using cider vinegar on my chips (fries) Smile

cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2506 Location: Washington State

Malt vinager is out because it is not distilled. Cider vinegar, white vineager, rice vinegar, etc. are distilled which renders them GF.
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neartenby · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 28

ah thanks, that's ok then. Maybe its a US/ UK thing - to me, regular vinegar means malt vinegar.

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8514 Location: WI, USA

Just a bit of clarification here on "regular" vinegar. The Regular vinegar that is being discussed is distilled - thus making it GF. I don't know about vinegar's in the UK.

Yup - still need to stay away from malt vingear Sad

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neartenby · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 28

here, in the UK, vinegar is what we put on our chips (fries) and almost all of us do that. Its malt vinegar. The only other vinegars that are in common usage really are balsamic and white wine vinegar. I had to order cider vinegar from a health food shop.

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 8514 Location: WI, USA

True balsamic & white wine vinegar are fine Very Happy

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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4144 Location: Nebraska