Chinkiang vinegar

noun

An aromatic rice-based black vinegar produced in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

OriginChinese 鎮江 /镇江 →
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nounChinkiang vinegar (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn aromatic rice-based black vinegar produced in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

    If you can't find it, substitute with a quarter of the amount each of red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar (4 tablespoons of Chinkiang vinegar thus equates to 1 tablespoon each of red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar).

    2020, Pippa Middlehurst, Dumplings and Noodles, Hardie Grant Publishing, →ISBN
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    Chinese black vinegar is made by fermenting a mixture of rice, wheat, and millet or sorghum. It has a smoky, somewhat sweet flavor when compared to regular white distilled vinegar, which is more tart and lighter in body. A popular black vinegar is Chinkiang vinegar, produced in Eastern China near Shanghai.

    1999, Martin Yan, Martin Yan's invitation to Chinese Cooking, Singapore: Bay Books, →ISBN, page 229

Origin

  1. Chinese鎮江 /镇江
  2. EnglishChinkiang vinegar

From Chinese 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng)香醋 or 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng)醋, using the old romanization Chinkiang instead of the modern romanization Zhènjiāng.

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