vinegar is a fermented acidic liquid condiment with over 2000 years of culinary history in China.There are many types of vinegar, among which rice vinegar and aged vinegar are the best.Vinegar is one of the primary seasonings in cooking, mainly providing sourness with a fragrant aroma; it has wide applications and is a key ingredient for sweet and sour flavors.It can remove fishy odors and greasy tastes, enhance freshness and aroma, reduce the loss of vitamin C during cooking, and also facilitate the dissolution of calcium in cooking ingredients for better absorption by the human body.Aged vinegar is a type of vinegar that undergoes additional aging processes after its initial production, similar to common vinegar but with distinct steps such as traditional "Summer sunning and winter freezing"."summer sunning, winter freezing" process.Its water content is low, color is rich, flavor is long-lasting and mellow; it outperforms other types of vinegar in quality and can be stored for a long time, hence the name aged vinegar, such as Shanxi aged vinegar.CookingCook
