What is saba?
May 22, 2006 9:10 AM Subscribe
What is the condiment "saba"?
According to egullet, it is the reduced grape juice out of which balsamic vinegar is made.
posted by QIbHom at 9:17 AM on May 22, 2006
posted by QIbHom at 9:17 AM on May 22, 2006
It's a type of vinegar, according to this food glossary.
posted by Quietgal at 9:17 AM on May 22, 2006
posted by Quietgal at 9:17 AM on May 22, 2006
That Hormel link is really confused - is it the vinegar itself, or the condiment (I've heard it called grape must) that is used to make the vinegar? I think it's the latter - the former is just balsamic vinegar as far as I know.
posted by altolinguistic at 9:25 AM on May 22, 2006
posted by altolinguistic at 9:25 AM on May 22, 2006
Best answer: Grape must is the juice used to make balsamic vinegar. This juice is further reduced to make saba. Saba however is basically sweet grape syrup.
It's distinctly not a vinegar it just stems from the same process. Though it is sometimes combined with balsamic to add some sour to it.
posted by bitdamaged at 10:08 AM on May 22, 2006
It's distinctly not a vinegar it just stems from the same process. Though it is sometimes combined with balsamic to add some sour to it.
posted by bitdamaged at 10:08 AM on May 22, 2006
Further discussion here; apparently it's also called vin cotto (literally 'cooked wine').
posted by languagehat at 11:25 AM on May 22, 2006
posted by languagehat at 11:25 AM on May 22, 2006
I was looking for saba and couldn't find it, even at a specialist Italian deli. Then I found a bottle at my local supermarket. Fattoria Giacobazzi, IIRC. I had this on a dish with beets and thought it was try-this-at-home delicious.
posted by sagwalla at 3:46 AM on May 23, 2006
posted by sagwalla at 3:46 AM on May 23, 2006
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posted by justkevin at 9:15 AM on May 22, 2006