Culinary Application Of Rice Vinegar

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

There are several types of vinegar and we can mainly divide them into apple, wine, balsamic, rice. Apple and wine vinegar are most often used in Bulgaria, and recently balsamic vinegar has also entered the kitchen. However, we don't know enough about rice vinegar and maybe that's why we don't use it.

Rice vinegar is not very popular in Bulgarian cuisine. It is used mainly in Japanese and Chinese cuisine and was popular in the early 3rd century. At that time, rice vinegar was not available to all people - only the richest and wealthiest could buy it.

In the 7th century in Japan began to put vinegar in canned fish. They learned that fish caused rice to release lactic acid. This acid is actually the reason why fish are marinated. It is even believed that this is the basis of the already well-known sushi in our country.

But unfortunately this idea was not much used - it turns out that prepared in this way, the fish needs 2 to 12 months to marinate. If we talk about production - it sounds impossible for a long time. In the 16th century, rice vinegar became really popular and widely used.

In China, rice vinegar is divided into three types - white, red and black. For higher cholesterol, red can be used because it contains a fungus (Monascus purpureus) that will help normalize it.

Rice vinegar in Japan there are two types. In Chinese and Japanese cuisine, vinegar is essential - along with the indispensable soy sauce. These are actually the two spices that are always present on the table.

Most often rice vinegar is used for the preparation of various types of sushi. It is used to marinate fish or seafood. It is also very suitable for flavoring rice and salads - it gives a different taste.

It is often used to make fish or poultry dishes, as well as sauces. Seasoning the salad with broccoli is very suitable. Due to its ingredients, rice vinegar improves the immune system.