[Sca-cooks] Verjuice, and whole wheat bread

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

From: Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net>
>Sneaking in info on another topic, Verjus can be found at any market in
>SoCal which carries Sadaf brand packaged Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
>products.  Or order it from their website:  www.sadaf.com
>
>32 oz. Bottle for US$3.99
>http://sadaf.com/shopsite/sb/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*14e9cf282abb500708447b5d


BTW, your link didn't get me to the product. Perhaps this one will 
work for folks:
http://sadaf.com/store/product393.html

This is sour grape juice, not verjus, and, in my experience, they are 
not the same thing.

That said, i have used it where verjus was called for, but they 
really don't taste the same. But feast cooking on a budget makes some 
substitutions a necessity.

The Middle Eastern Sour Grape Juice (and i have tried more than one 
brand and they were virtually identical in flavor) is very very very 
sour and harsh.

The Verjus i have had was sour, but smooth, and i even drank some of 
it. Quite tasty. I wish i could find more - as a beverage!

Trust me, it is unlikely that one would really want to drink a glass 
of Middle Eastern Sour Grape Juice, and i enjoy consuming sour and 
bitter foodstuffs.

Anahita