6 Common Types of Vinegar that you can have in your Kitchen

If you browse to find the literal meaning of vinegar, it will be described as- an acid liquid obtained from an alcoholic liquid, as cider, by oxidation, as an acetous fermentation: used as a condiment and as a preservative.

If you are mulling cooking with vinegar, you can have a variety of vinegars to find the best use of each one. As it is a product of alcohol such as wine, beer, or cider, turned into acetic acid normally making up between four and ten percent of the total volume, you can have different usages of around 6 types of vinegars, which are most commonly found.

Here are those described vinegar types that you can store in your kitchen:-

1. White Vinegar (also known as Spirit Vinegar) - This vinegar is often made from a beer base although it can also be made from molasses. It has quite a strong flavour and aroma and used mainly for pickling.
2. Malt Vinegar- It is made from unflavoured beer and caramel is added to give it the distinctive dark colour. The malt vinegar is not used in flavoured food as the aroma is quite pungent and it has a slightly bitter taste. It is often used for pickling fruit and vegetables and can also be used in making chutney.
3. Wine Vinegar- as per the name, the vinegar, which is made from wine is called wine vinegar. Wines like red wine, white wine or rose wine bring a much more delicate flavour that the malt vinegar. It is believed that the better quality the wine used, the better taste the vinegar will have. These vinegars can be used in dressings, marinades and sauces.
4. Cider Vinegar- This vinegar is ideal for sweet and sour dishes and is also good in salad dressings. As cider is the base, it often has a slight taste of apples and it is less acidic than wine vinegar.
5. Rice Vinegar- This vinegar is made from rice wine and as you can expect, it is ideal for Chinese cooking, especially sweet and sour dishes.
6. Flavoured Vinegars- Flavoured vinegars are generally based on wine vinegars and they have various extra ingredients added to give it various flavours. For example, Tarragon and Rosemary sprigs may be added or garlic or lemon, or green peppercorns.

When buying vinegar from your local supermarket, just hold the bottle up to the light and make sure it is nice and clear with no cloudiness. Vinegar will keep for a long time, up to a year for most of them except flavoured vinegars, which may start to deteriorate after about six months. You can have all these types of vinegars in your local and even the online store. Pick your brand right from Heinz, Hallamshire, Sarsons and more to add delights in your cooking.

This article is written on Hallamshire Malt Vinegar, Plastico Portion Pots & Watkins Pickled Walnuts.