Graham & Brenda Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I have looked for this on the "English shelves" of several supermarkets without success. Has anyone come across it please or do you know of a French equivalent?Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I never found it whilst I lived there. There was never anything I found that was the same. I do know a french lady who brings it back from England when she visits.I never found that I 'needed' it, so curious, why malt vinegar, what exactly do you use it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 My wife likes it on her pilchards on toast - much as one would have it on fish & chips. So, you can now see that it is essential we find some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I cannot remember the last time I had pilchards, I know OH had sardines on toast about five odd years ago, so not part of our regular diet.Yes, I agree that malt vinegar is good, but as with long life milk, I adjusted to different tastes. Also when we moved to France there were no choices, no british food at all where I lived intially, it was quite a big city. I bought what was available in the shops, and made a lot of stuff from scratch which I had never done before. But not malt vinegar.Does this live link help:https://www.themadfermentationist.com/2010/02/making-maltbeer-vinegar.htmlI would imagine that you have at least one neighbour with a mere de vinaigre. I was often offered one, but never felt the need to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Thanks for that, very interesting but perhaps a step too far for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Well, if you end up making good malt vinegar, and in quantity, you could offer it to your french friends and neighbours. As I said, we know a french lady who loves the stuff, so some do, in fact some french people even put vinegar on their chips.And frankly IF I have no other vinegar in the house, I use it in my vinaigrette sauces, it changes the taste a little, but still very very nice on salads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectorsdad Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 We are not there to check, but I am sure that SuperU in La Chatre stocked it in the English section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Sadly our SuperU doesn't.Perhaps there's more demand for it in Indre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Success!Intermarché Jarnac came up trumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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