Pickling Vinegar

[sg]

What would your preference be, to pickle onions in clear distilled vinegar or dark malt vinegar? My gut feeling is to go with malt as I feel pickled onions should be in a dark jar. Is there any benefit to pickling in either vinegar type in terms of taste?

[barry1010]

I much prefer malt vinegar for onions, I think it has a stronger flavour that complements the onions well. White vinegar is fine for more delicately flavoured vegetables such as cauliflower and cucumber

[tomus42]

The dark pickling vinegar seems to always have a load of sediment in which I don't like, so I always use the clear stuff but top it up with a glug of balsamic. This gives you the dark colour but without any cloudiness, and tastes great too.

[Buenchico]

The BBC Good Food website is always worth a look. This recipe uses malt vinegar and honey, getting it a 5-star rating from people who've tried it:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pickled-onions

[MallyJ]

I always use malt vinegar option and chuck in lots of pickling spices and a number of dried chillis....I am a firm believer that more is best...and then add a bit more...!!

[sg]

Thanks to you all, brilliant advice!