Strange Pairings

Some food pairings just sound strange, just like the way 2 seemingly incompatible people who have gotten together appear to their friends. Strawberries marinating in balsamic vinegar is exactly this. A fruit and a cooking condiment like vinegar just make strange bedfellows. But ... it works. Perhaps like those apparently ill-paired couples, there is just a certain something that is unexplained. A chemistry, a chemical, 2 wrongs make a right? Whatever it is, it's yummy.