Apple cider vinegar: tart, tangy, sweet and full of probiotics

Published January 22, 2023

by Janet Blaser

Seems like apple cider vinegar (ACV) — the unfiltered, organic Bragg brand — can now be found all over Mexico. It’s on the shelves of big-box stores and small natural food shops and also available through Amazon México.

Is everyone interested in probiotics, which ACV is naturally full of? Perhaps. But more likely this newfound popularity is due to its reputation as a weight-loss aid.

For what it’s worth, the Mayo Clinic says there’s not much evidence supporting that claim, although it has been proven beneficial for a healthy gut and digestive system. At the same time, lots of alternative health practitioners and sites say otherwise.

Anecdotally, I know people who swear by the effectiveness of taking a tablespoon of ACV in water once or twice a day for curbing appetite, burning fat and general digestive health. You’ll have to decide for yourself. Any way you look at it though, it’s is a wonderful thing to have in both the sweet and savory kitchen.

It adds flavor and depth to all sorts of foods: marinades, glazes, salad dressings, potato, pasta and three-bean salads, roasted veggies, smoothies and certain desserts — most notably Vinegar Pie, an old recipe that became famous during the Great Depression.

ACV is tart, tangy and sweet at the same time, a perfected creation that does justice to its humble origins of apple cider meeting the miracle of fermentation.

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