balsamic adds a flair to gourmet cooking. A gourmet kitchen without balsamico vinegar is incomplete. Less than twenty years ago, balsamic vinegar was nearly an obscure Tuscan accouterment. Now, gourmet chefs use it more and more. A couple drops of the very best balsamic on ripe strawberries, bartlett pears, or other fruit is a customary combination to end a meal.