Verjus
Verjus of the middle ages
The verjuice

Verjuice is an acid green juice from green grapes mainly picked before harvest or green on the vine.
It can also be prepared with lemons, bitter oranges, parsley, sorrel, currants and other green fruit juices...
To preserve it, salt is added (as there is no pasteurization yet).
Verjuice, like vinegar, is reputed to be cold, it facilita...
Verjus of the middle ages
The verjuice

Verjuice is an acid green juice from green grapes mainly picked before harvest or green on the vine.
It can also be prepared with lemons, bitter oranges, parsley, sorrel, currants and other green fruit juices...
To preserve it, salt is added (as there is no pasteurization yet).
Verjuice, like vinegar, is reputed to be cold, it facilitates digestion and is therefore part of medieval dietetics. It is sometimes associated with spices, classified as hot.
Vinegar is used in winter with pork and beef.
and verjuice in the summer with poultry and pork.
The acidic taste has almost been lost today, it can be found in the cooked dish of pork with verjuice.
In town we buy it from sauce makers who also sell mustard.


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