Pickle
A pickle is a food, usually comprising one or more fruits or vegetables that has been preserved and flavoured in either a brine (salt solution) or a vinegar solution, or a combination of the two; or in mustard. Many traditional pickles involve a process of fermentation and the brine or acid is part of what ensures that the right bacteria are involved (see Processed Pickles below).
The USA pickle market is dominated by cucumber pickles such as gherkins. In the US, the word "pickle" by itself usually refers to a pickled cucumber. Cucumbers may be cooked in spiced sugar syrup (sweet pickles), pickled in brine with dill (dill pickles), or with dill and garlic (kosher dills). Pickle relish, a traditional condiment for hot dogs, is made from sweet pickles.
In the UK, a common type of pickle is the pickled onion, often sold in Fish 'n' Chip shops. These shops often also sell pickled eggs.
In Taiwan, popular pickled food includes: plum, cucumber, cabbage, radish, eggs. Japanese tsukemono include daikon, plums, turnips, and lettuce, among other vegetables.
Indian mixed pickles consist of various pickled fruits and vegetables (invariably including chili peppers) suspended in vegetable oil.
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