Tartaric acid in Calgary?

[borodinalex]

Hi - I just had a great time making a ton of paneer last weekend and I am now going to make a Persian-inspired tiramisu, but I need to find some tartaric acid to make my own mascarpone. Anybody know where that can be found in Calgary? Thanks!

[Albertagirl]

Drugstores usually carry it, at least they did the last time I bought it thinking to make mascarpone cheese years ago, and it will be just a basic item, not up-priced as it may be at a speciality food store.

[piano boy]

Go to any wine making store, it's used often in wine kits to control the ph.

It will be a fraction of the cost of buying cream of tartar and it's a lot stronger.

[joannaf]

Do you maybe mean cream of tartar? If the recipe is not from North America, it could be that the naming is different. Cream of tartar is used to stabilized egg whites, etc, so it would be up your alley. You can find it in the spice aisle at major grocery stores, I imagine.

[crigg]

yeah I was reading about making meringues awhile back, cream of tartar is basically tartaric acid, I think. But lemon juice and vinegar can be used too, cream of tartar is favored for its flavourlessness and lengthier stability :)

[Scary Bill]

Call here, they have many prep ingredients.

Soffritto
2116 - 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary, AB T2J 7C3
403-278-2728

[aktivistin]

borodinalex, I think mascarpone can also be made using lemon juice--2 tbsp for every 32 oz. of 18% cream.

Otherwise, I would try Cookbook Co. or one of the restaurant supply stores--maybe Hendrix or Russell Brown would have something like that? Or maybe even the bookstore at SAIT?