chinkiang vinegar
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Chinese black vinegar is made by fermenting a mixture of rice, wheat, and millet or sorghum. It has a smoky, somewhat sweet flavor when compared to regular white distilled vinegar, which is more tart and lighter in body. A popular black vinegar is Chinkiang vinegar, produced in Eastern China near Shanghai."
- "If you can't find it, substitute with a quarter of the amount each of red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar (4 tablespoons of Chinkiang vinegar thus equates to 1 tablespoon each of red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar)."
Etymology
From Chinese 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng)香醋 or 鎮江 /镇江 (Zhènjiāng)醋, using the old romanization Chinkiang instead of the modern romanization Zhènjiāng.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 鎮江