dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 8:41:03 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:

> >
> > Apparently this oil dipping was a novel thing for the Cape. We did
> > dine there again but were given butter instead of oil.
>
> The practice of dipping bread in a plate of olive oil and balsamic
> vinegar will be a novel idea for some. We only started doing this
> about 10 years ago. Asians don't have much of a history with olive
> oil. I do love balsamic vinegar - it's great for coloring sauces and
> gravies.

It's very Italian to do it that way, along ith a grate of fresh black
pepper and freshly grated romano or other hard cheese.

Quite good! I like it 2 TB oil to 1 TB vinegar then 1 TB cheese and a
few grates of black pepper.




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