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"sf" > ha scritto nel messaggio wrote:
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>> Ten years is minimally acceptable aged balsamic. Taste it straight --
>> does it taste good enough to enjoy over vanilla ice cream? If not,>> then
>> it's not very good.
>
> Most people don't need one that's been aged 10 years because they cook>
> with it, they don't use it as a dessert topping.

The stuff you can cook with is not balsamico, but an imitation. The real
thing is used for other purposes than topping ice cream, but always drop by
drop and never mixed into anything nor cooked. A single drop or two on a
fillet mignon for example is typical.