How to Shop for and Use Asian Vinegars | America’s Test Kitchen

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The right vinegar adds life and character to the dish it’s used in, and can help enhance the other ingredients. In this episode, our own Jack Bishop explores vinegars used around the Asian continent.

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  3. For the Philippines' vinegar and non-Tagalog speaking viewers: 

    "Suka" is Vinegar; "Maasim" is Sour. 1st vinegar Datu Puti Premium is not commonly used for everyday cooking but is a smoother or tone-down version, and is priced a bit higher than the regular. 2nd vinegar is mostly used for dipping. 3rd vinegar from coconut (buko or niyog in Tagalog) and I myself havent tried it. The 4th Suka is famous in central and southern Philippines, whereas "Sawsawan ng Bayan" means Dipping sauce of the country. "Pinakurat" is a cebuano/visayan dialect means Surpise.

    There's another Datu Puti (brand) missing in this lineup which is a regular, basic but popular. It' similar to the 2nd but without spices and most commonly used by most Filipinos.

    Thank you for this video. =D

  16. I ordered something called “black vinegar” online to make hot and sour soup. What I got turned out to be a delightful, well-balanced, seasoned vinegar that I use constantly, but I don’t think is sour enough for the soup. For my second try I bought a highly-rated “black vinegar”, but it has a very strong, weird(?) flavor that I don’t really like. Since they have the same description, any advice on how to find the right one to make soup?

    I shop for most of my Asian ingredients on Weee – is there a better option? TIA

  22. This is interesting, because I came across a social media Facebook reel for a simple Asian noodle dish, that called for Chinese black vinegar, which I had never heard of before. My wife managed to procure this item for me, and I don't know what to make of it. I have not yet used it in cooking as I have only had it for about a week, but when I taste it on its own, both the aroma, and the taste, have strong notes of Worcestershire sauce. In fact it's almost like unseasoned rice vinegar meets Worcestershire, with a hint of sweetness to it. I wonder where this stuff, that I came by, ranks in terms of the various types of vinegar.

  26. I really only use Datu Puti. I grew up with it. Same with it's soy sauce. So maybe there are better tasting vinegar and soy sauce in the Philippines but I will never know. Being in the US for so long now I just buy the same thing every time.

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