Makeshift Vinegar

When I was a kid, I associated black vinegar with health. Have a fish bone stuck in your throat? Drink a shot of vinegar to wash it down. Feeling a little queasy? Sip just a little bit and take a nap. It was a lifesaver—an elixir of sorts. I would drink it out of the bottle when my mom wasn’t looking, or surreptitiously slurp up leftover dipping vinegar after a meal. Then, we moved to America, where the closest thing we could find was white vinegar. Let me tell you, that shit burns if you t