Verjuice

Picking green grapes for making verjuice. Tacuinum Sanitatis (1474). Paris, Bibliothèque nationale.

Verjuice (/ˈvɜːrˌs/ VUR-jooss; from Middle French vertjus, 'green juice') is a highly acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples or other sour fruit.[1] Sometimes lemon or sorrel juice, herbs or spices are added to change the flavor. It also goes by the name verjus.[2]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. (1989).
  2. ^ "Verjus". Bon Appétit. Condé Nast. November 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.