Yes, but it depends on the recipe: cider vinegar has a sweetness to it (like apples), whereas balsamic vinegar has a really strong, tannic taste (like a heavy red wine). If you don't have cider vinegar, but you think balsamic would taste too strong, use lemon juice, plain vinegar, Orange Juice, dry white wine, etc. If you aren't baking with the vinegar, then you can also opt to omit it.
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Yes, apple cider vinegar and cider vinegar are the same thing and is made from fermented apples.
Yes, cider vinegar and apple cider vinegar are the same thing.
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Yes, apple cider vinegar is an acid. Shall I hence the word "vinegar." Apple cider vinegar has vinegar in it which means its automatically an acid.
You cannot usually substitute balsamic vinegar for cider vinegar. The flavor profiles are quite different. However the chemical properties are similar, so the actual answer depends on the particular situation.
NO Cider vinegar has a different flavor and is much darker in color.
Generally, white vinegar is often synthetic acetic acid, and cider vinegar is fermented from apple cider. The difference in cooking is one of flavor, as the two have similar chemical properties.
Apple cider vinegar is primarily made from apple cider, the alcohol in the cider having been oxidized to produce the vinegar. Apple cider is in turn made from the fermented juice of pressed apples.
Technically, yes. As apple cider ages, it turns into apple cider vinegar. But you shouldn't substitute them for each other!
Commercial Cider Vinegar will vary but you could use something like 2.5 as a benchmark
Yes.