Quizzes & Puzzles6 mins ago
Chip shop vinegar - recipe required
16 Answers
Has anyone got a recipe or tips on making Chip Shop vinegar, which bears no resemblance to the types bought in shops. Would like to have authentic fish and chips at home!!
Advice appreciated, please and thanks.
Advice appreciated, please and thanks.
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by balliali. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Am I missing something here? I've never known a chippy that doesn't sell bottles of vinegar. They are (unsurprisingly) nearly always the same brand as the one that they've got on the counter. So why don't you simply buy a bottle of the stuff (for use at home) the next time you're passing a chip shop?
Chris
Chris
I suddenly feel like I know far too much about non brewed condiments....
http://chris.carline.org/000423.html
http://chris.carline.org/000423.html
Hi Buenchico
Its not as simple as going to chippie to buy vinegar. I live 8 miles from Chippie, there is no public transport available. When I do my shopping in the morning, the Chippie is not open, hence the wish to create authentic fish and chips at home. The chippie nearest me makes their own vinegar, not quite sure how, but it's only gorgeous. So in the meantime I will keep trying, but thanks everyone for help.
Kind regards
Its not as simple as going to chippie to buy vinegar. I live 8 miles from Chippie, there is no public transport available. When I do my shopping in the morning, the Chippie is not open, hence the wish to create authentic fish and chips at home. The chippie nearest me makes their own vinegar, not quite sure how, but it's only gorgeous. So in the meantime I will keep trying, but thanks everyone for help.
Kind regards
Most chips shops use non-brewed condiment which is basically coloured acetic acid. Green-grocers also usually sell this. If you are buying in bulk (usuall 5 ltr plastic bottles) check the concentration of the acetic acid, as some of these come un-diluted! ou should aim for about 4%-4.5% of the base. most small bottles are diluted but the chippies will usually dilute themselves.
supermarkets and general shops usually avoid selling non-brewed cond. because of the uncertainity of the mix and possible recourse.
....but as for making it at home - don't try it unless you have the'bottle' to taste the acid!!
supermarkets and general shops usually avoid selling non-brewed cond. because of the uncertainity of the mix and possible recourse.
....but as for making it at home - don't try it unless you have the'bottle' to taste the acid!!
We use Drivers non brewed condiment rather than vinegar - it comes in a 16 to one solution so needs careful dilution before use but tastes fantastic. I have never seen it for sale in the shops so it is probably only available from a cash and carry or wholesaler. It is very nice but if you do manage to get hold of any be careful about diluting it properly.
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.