date:Jul 07, 2014
er grains used in brewing Shanxi's famous vinegar. The smoky and sweet dark-brown liquid, known as mature vinegar or laochen cu, is considered by many to be the best in China.
The Shanxi people (would) rather you lost their furniture, lost their car. They will never give up their vinegar, Martin Yan, a Chinese-American celebrity chef, says in a video showing him visiting a restaurant kitchen in Shanxi several years ago.
Mature vinegar - made largely from sorghum, barley and peas - is more full