Can unopened balsamic vinegar go bad?!

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Vinegar is a product of wine that has gone bad. In fact the word "vinegar" is from the French words vin aigre which translates to "sour wine............


Much of what is sold as balsamic vinegar here is simply red wine vinegar with caramel or caramel coloring added to make it syrupy and sweet like true balsamic.

The surprising news is that vinegar does indeed go bad. Since it is created from alcohol, many of the essential elements that give vinegar its flavor are prone to evaporation.

Most bottles of vinegar are good for six months after being opened, and most vinegars are tasteless after a year of sitting opened. Vinegar's flavor can be preserved if it is stored in a cool dark place or in a refrigerator.

When you open if it smells bad or rotten...discard it...

Hope this helps...

Anything without an expiration date probably does not spoil. Nonfat dry milk never has an expiration date either.

No. I think it would be just fine :) Balsamic vinegar doesn't spoil very easily, and the fact that it is unopened can only hope :)

My mothers cooking wisdom :)