ʌnlˈaɪk ðə lˈaɪɾɚ, ʃˈɑːɹpɚ tˈaɪps ʌv vˈɪnᵻɡɚ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪnðə sˈaʊθ, ʃˈændɑːŋ vˈɪnᵻɡɚ hɐz ɐ kəmplˈɛksᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ sˌʌm kənsˈɪdɚ fˈaɪn ɪnˈʌf tə stˈænd ɐlˈoʊn.
Unlike the lighter, sharper types of vinegar popular in the south, Shandong vinegar has a complexity which some consider fine enough to stand alone.