Associated with the southern Italian island of Capri, a famed vacation spot for the moneyed set, insalata caprese requires five ingredients, and five only: tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and salt. Full stop. Vinegar, especially balsamic vinegar, doesn’t belong.
“You could put me on record as saying that (vinegar) is the most nontraditional thing, and I see it all the time and I cringe,” says Nate Appleman, chef of A16 in San Francisco.
Revisiting the caprese
August 20th, 2007 | article, italian, produce
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This is an argument …I mean, *conversation*… that we have all the time: basalmic vs none. I feel vindicated!
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