Wild Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar

To make this unusual recipe, apart from fresh wild strawberries, you will need a speciality from Modena in Emilia Romagna. This is balsamic vinegar, which is the cooked-down juice of the Trebbiano grape. This becomes vinegar when it is aged in special wooden barrels for at least fifteen to twenty years (and up to fifty!). It is called ‘balsamic’ due to the fact that it was used as a balm or medicine to relieve cold symptoms. Today balsamic vinegar has become very fashionable, but it is not