On Wed 10 Aug 2005 10:35:02a, jake wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> pjjehg wrote:
>
>> "jake" wrote
>>
>>>Sounds very tasty. I suspect it is a newish recipe, because balsamic
>>>vinegar hasn't been around for too long in Western European countries.
>>>I remember it as being new about 10 years ago (in Holland, and there
>>>before probably in Germany, too). But the recipe sounds good
>>>nonetheless.
>>
>>
>> Actually, balsamic vinegar originates in a Western European country
>> (Italy) and has been around for centuries. It's just one of the newer
>> trends in the US.
>>
>> Pam
>>
>>
> I do not consider Italy to be in the Wstern part of Europe

Just where would you consider it to be? As far as I can tell, it's always
been in Western Europe and still is, unless they've moved recently.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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