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Just to clarify, there are three categories of balsamic of varying standards, the highest of which is expensive, aged in multiple barrels, and definitely not wi
by akamaka 8y ago
Just to clarify, there are three categories of balsamic of varying standards, the highest of which is expensive, aged in multiple barrels, and definitely not widely available in supermarkets.
That being said, it’s a stretch to call the less expensive Balsamic of Modena “fake”, even though it is not made to the same strict standards and permits some additives.
The third category of balsamic condiments made from syrups would be fair to call “fake”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Balsamic_Vinegar#TBV_compared_to_BVM_and_other_balsamic_products https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Balsamic_Vinegar#T...
- sametmax 8y agoSteaks from Mc Donalds burgers are not fake. They are pure beef.
- dpark 8y agoWhat does that even mean?
- BuildTheRobots 8y agoThese days, it tends to mean pink goo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_separated_meat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_separated_meat
- lozenge 8y agoYour link says it has not been sold for human consumption for 15 years. And LFTB has not been used in fast food for five years: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/legal-separation/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/legal-separation/
- Detect 8y agodude it's "ground beef" https://www.beefmagazine.com/beef-quality/dude-it-s-ground-beef-usda-reclassifies-bpi-s-signature-product https://www.beefmagazine.com/beef-quality/dude-it-s-ground-b... https://newfoodeconomy.org/bpi-pink-slime-ground-beef-usda-reclassifed/ https://newfoodeconomy.org/bpi-pink-slime-ground-beef-usda-r...
- ceejayoz 8y agoThe USDA only approved that in December. I strongly suspect McDonalds can't change their processes and supply chain quite that quickly, nor are they likely to take the PR hit now.
- ceejayoz 8y agoThat page starts with "Not to be confused with Pink slime" and later goes on to say "mechanically separated beef is considered inedible and is prohibited for use as human food". McDonalds doesn't use either one, and stopped using the "pink slime" stuff in 2011: https://www.cnet.com/news/pink-slime-in-burgers-mcdonalds-hires-former-mythbuster-to-find-out/ https://www.cnet.com/news/pink-slime-in-burgers-mcdonalds-hi... > "McDonald's does not use lean beef trimmings treated with ammonia, what some individuals call 'pink slime,' in our burgers, and hasn't since 2011," McDonald's website also stated.
- justtopost 8y agoThey don't use ammonia anymore, sure. Thats hardly the only pink slime, or mear glue out there.
- ceejayoz 8y agoNo one needs meat glue for hamburgers.
- phonypc 8y agoThat analogy doesn't work on any level. Nobody buys a burger, let alone from McDonalds, expecting a steak. And they are indeed all beef, while cheaper balsamic isn't all grape must.
- WorldMaker 8y agoWhich is the sort of market separation you see in Bourbon as well, to spin the analogy back. You can go to any cheap liquor store and find some Bourbon, but the expensive stuff is still hard to find for similar reasons (age, blends vs. single-barrel, etc). It's all still Bourbon, but there's still a quality differential between shelves. There's also "Tennessee Whiskey" which trades age/maturity for charcoal, which should never rightly be confused with Bourbon, but you'll still see a lot of bars place Jack Daniel right next to real Bourbon or much worse consider it their well Bourbon.
- js2 8y agoThis isn't quite accurate. Tennessee whiskey fully qualifies as bourbon whiskey. It's a marketing decision to call it otherwise. (Which is to say, Tennessee whiskey could be sold as bourbon, but not vice-versa. I believe the same can be said for Gin/Vodka btw.) Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey#Legal_requirements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey#Legal_requirem... Also, in my experience, it's a lot easier to find top-grade bourbon than it is to find Traditional Balsamic Vinegar and I say that living somewhere with state-controlled ABC stores (NC).
- Itaxpica 8y agoTechnically speaking gin is just flavored vodka, though the flavoring mechanism is different from what most people think of as "flavored vodka" (flavored via distillation rather than addition of artificial flavor).