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Grateable Balsamic Spheres

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Acetaia Terra del Tuono's 'Ballsamic' Offers a New Way to Enjoy Vinegar

— May 9, 2018 — Lifestyle
At this year's Cibus, an international food exhibition celebrating authentic, innovative Italian food and beverages, Acetaia Terra del Tuono's 'Ballsamic' was showcased as a unique new way for balsamic vinegar to be added to dishes.

True to its name, the unconventional balsamic vinegar product takes the form of a solid sphere that can be grated, sliced or even minced just like a block of cheese. The product is stable at room temperature and can be used to enhance the flavor of everything from classic pasta meals and meat to vegetables and sweet desserts.

A number of unique condiments, sauces and spreads are emerging in the form of foams, sprays and slices that offer convenient and novel ways for consumers to add flavor to familiar dishes.
Trend Themes
1. Novel Condiment Forms - The emergence of unique condiments in unconventional forms, such as balsamic vinegar spheres, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the condiments industry.
2. Enhanced Flavoring Techniques - New techniques like grating, slicing, or mincing balsamic vinegar spheres, offer innovative ways to enhance the flavor of various dishes, creating opportunities for disruption in the flavoring industry.
3. Convenient Flavor Additions - The introduction of convenient and novel condiment forms, like ballsamic, opens up disruptive innovation possibilities in the convenience food industry, allowing for easier flavor additions to everyday meals.
Industry Implications
1. Condiments - The condiments industry can explore disruptive innovations by creating unique condiments in unconventional forms, tapping into the growing interest in novel flavoring techniques.
2. Flavoring - With the rise of innovative flavoring techniques like grating or mincing balsamic vinegar spheres, the flavoring industry has an opportunity to disrupt traditional flavor enhancement methods and offer new possibilities.
3. Convenience Food - The convenience food industry can leverage the introduction of novel condiment forms, like ballsamic, to provide consumers with easier and more convenient flavor additions, resulting in disruptive innovation opportunities.
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