I’ve used balsamic for years but always relatively ‘thin’ types, even one that was supposedly aged 16 years. My wife recently bought some ‘thick’ balsamic while in Italy and it is a game changer especially as an accent to vegetables. The ones I’ve seen here in SoCal that purport to be ‘thick’ (reduced?) are quite expensive.
Is there a brand that makes one that’s reasonably priced? I guess I mean maybe around $25-$30 for 250ml if that’s possible. Also, when shopping for this product how do you know if it’s ‘thick’. As mentioned above, my experience with that has been mixed.
Sorry is I sound clueless. Should I just reduce whichever one I use?
Here’s one at Williams Sonoma, but just because it’s aged 25 years, is it necessarily thick?
I used to do the above with good results, getting a liter bottle of Balsamic at Costco and reducing it (without adding sugar) over low heat and with open windows. For the past few years I’ve been able to find a thick and delicious Balsamic at Grocery Outlet for $7.99 - not sure of the brand, but in a small squared bottle.
Saw this at GO today but turning the bottle my feeling is that it’s not as thick as I’d want. The one my wife brought back from Italy is REALLY thick. When I pour some on something like asparagus it adheres and doesn’t run at all. She still has to see if she can find the receipt so I have some idea of what price range it was in. For now I’ll give the Trader Joe’s balsamic glaze a try and see how we like it. Just hope my local store has it.
I’ve found what I think is what I’m using on line and it’s around $15 in Europe, so not high quality, long aged, I don’t think. Must be thickened some other way?
The excellent Trader Joe’s balsamic in the small, squared bottle is as thick as maple syrup. I haven’t looked for it in a while so perhaps they no longer carry it.
Finally opened the balsamic from GO. It IS quite thick!!! Pretty good taste but must say it’s sweeter than the one my wife brought home from Italy. Overall I think a good deal for $7.99.
