Vilco wrote:

> Ingredients:
> - a handful of splintered parmigiano cheese per person
> - your bottle of aceto balsamico tradizionale
>
> Instructions:
> Put the splintered cheese on a little dish, pour drops of vinegar onto
> them and serve.
>
> Good as an appetizer, it can be used in a highly energetic break, too.

It just so happens I had this exact combination as part of a cheese course a
few weeks ago. My companion nearly swooned with ecstasy upon tasting it.
(For Northern California residents, this was at Farallon in San Francisco.
Wonderful place.)

I bought two bottles of high-end balsamico recently, and now I'm waiting for
the local strawberries to start appearing...

Bob