On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:53:10 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On Feb 17, 1:56*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
> > I thought malt vinegar was for fish and chips. *When I had kids at home,
> > I'd always put some on my French fries so the little monsters wouldn't
> > steal them from my plate.
> >
>
> I want to like malt vinegar, but to me half the appeal of fried food
> is the crispy texture. Malt vinegar makes everything instantly soggy,
> which neither ketchup nor tartar sauce does.

Back in the day when walk away paper wrapped fish and chips were all
the rage, I used to put malt vinegar on the fish part and it was
delicious. You don't soak the entire piece of fish, you just sprinkle
it on... which is hard to do when your vinegar comes in a packet
instead of a bottle.

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