Filipino Cuisine Highlights the Complexities of Vinegar

Long before its current moment in the spotlight, Filipinos used vinegar as an integral element in their cooking.

Filipino ceviche uses vinegar to cook raw fish. Dreamstime/TNS

By Sono Motoyama Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PITTSBURGH—Elected “ingredient of the year” by The New York Times, vinegar can have many uses and personalities far beyond its generic role in a salad dressing or as a decorative balsamic reduction.