Apples in vinegar, Photo by JMorton

Apples In Vinegar

30 years in London has not taken the Filipino out of me, especially when it comes to food.  Despite a diversity of food collection and selection widely available in the UK, I remain having a taste for fruits soaked or dipped in the most sour vinegar, mansanas sa suka. 🙂  It is probably my Ilocano blood or Tagalog as well. 😉

While I love it so much, when I asked Peter to taste it, he said it was ok, unusual combination of vinegar and fruits (sweet and sour) but not really his cup of tea.  He is more of a custard or cream man.  I supposed it is really an acquired taste.

Nevermind 🙂 more for me, I say! LOL

However, when our dear seven year old grandson visited this week, he declared that he wanted sour tasting apple slices and was happy to tuck in when I made him some. He is showing his inherited Filipino taste buds. 🙂

Anyway, I have been eating our apples from our garden.  For me, this is the perfect time, just before the apples are ready for the picking.  Apples in September are still halfway to being really sweet, they have that little sour taste to them and they are rock-hard, which is perfect for ultimate crispness.

To prepare my apple in vinegar, I chop two apples and drizzle them generously with cider or red wine vinegar (malt vinegar is good as well).  Sprinkle them with a bit of salt (mind the blood pressure!).  Give it a good stir, ensuring that the vinegar gets into all the apple pieces.  Leave to soak for a few minutes while turning on the telly for another dose of Korean drama.

Heaven is here on earth! 🙂