aceto balsamico tradizionale adds a flair to healthy cooking. A gourmet kitchen without aged balsamic vinegar is minus a wonderful flavor. Less than 20 years ago, balsamic vinegar was nearly an unknown Tuscan ingredient. Now, gourmet chefs use it more and more. A couple drops of the very best aged balsamic on ripe strawberries, bartlett pears, or other fruit is the traditional combination to end a main course.