Where can I find apple cider vinegar in Japan?!
Question:
Where can I find apple cider vinegar in Japan?
Answers:
Most likely, you can't find natural or liquid apple cider vinegar in Japan.
Rice vinegar, black vinegar, and fruit vinegars is produced in Japan.
But you can make vinegar at home. To make apple vinegar you will need fresh made apple juice, put this juice in glass container. Once you have put the cider in the container cover it loosely to keep the dust out and put it in a dark place at a constant temperature. The cider will begin to ferment and vinegar to form within a couple of days. Left to its own the process can be lengthy; in any case aerate the juice by stirring it about with a spoon, or, better yet, filling a tankard with vinegar and pouring it back into the container from a height sufficient to aerate the mixture well. Once the vinegar is ready - figure a couple of months if you are stirring it, and up to a year if you're leaving it alone - check your calendar, and bottle your vinegar during the waning moon; doing so will keep it clearer, as will the use of the spigot that drains gently from the bottom of the container. Stopper your vinegar and it's ready. By comparison with commercial vinegars it will be more delicate, and have greater depth and complexity.
Jason Homan