The preservation of vegetables, fruit or other food in an acidic medium, typically vinegar brine or the food's own lactic-fermentation acid, halting spoilage while developing a sharp, sour flavor. Vinegar pickling and lactic-fermented pickling are related but distinct methods that arose independently in many regions rather than spreading from one source. Kimjang, the making and sharing of kimchi in the Republic of Korea, was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2015, and pickled vegetables of many kinds appear across Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese and European tables alike. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origin Period, To (Year)The source dates the archaeological evidence of cucumber pickling to 2030 BCE and vinegar pickling's origin to around 2400 BCE; 2030 BCE is used as the close of the origin window, which the source does not itself name as an end date. Origin Period, From (Year)Conventional dating places early Mesopotamian cucumber pickling around 2400 BCE; some accounts place it closer to 2030 BCE. Origin Region Pickling
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Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenHarold McGee
Source Wikipedia: Escabeche
Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson
Source Kkakdugi (Wikipedia)
Source Mixed pickle (Wikipedia)
Source Pickled herring (Wikipedia)
Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenHarold McGee
Source Sauerkraut - Wikipedia
Source On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenHarold McGee
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Mesopotamia, originated there.
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1. The Juicy 4,000-Year History of Pickles (History.com)
History.com, A&E Television NetworksAncient World section, Mesopotamia paragraphQuote, Ancient World section, Mesopotamia paragraph
archaeologists believe ancient Mesopotamians pickled food as far back as 2400 B.C.
2. Pickling (Wikipedia)
History, Ancient history, Tigris Valley sentenceQuote, History, Ancient history, Tigris Valley sentence
There is archaeological evidence of cucumbers being pickled in the Tigris Valley in 2030 BCE.
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Harold McGee, Scribner, 2004- technique discussion: pickling and brining
- Expressed By: Chili Pepper, ch. on vegetables and fruit, pickling
- Expressed By: Polish Cuisine
- Expressed By: Ukrainian Cuisine
The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014Expressed By: Indian Cuisine, s.v. Pickles, Indian
Sauerkraut - Wikipedia
Expressed By: Sauerkraut, Wikipedia category: Category:Pickled cabbageView the Source Kkakdugi (Wikipedia)
Expressed By: Kkakdugi, Wikipedia category: Category:Pickled radishView the Source Mixed pickle (Wikipedia)
Expressed By: Mixed pickle, Wikipedia category: Category:Indian picklesView the Source Lahpet, Wikipedia
Expressed By: Lahpet, lead paragraphQuote, Expressed By: Lahpet, lead paragraph
Lahpet, also spelled laphek, laphet, l'phak, leppek, le'pek, or lek-pek in English (Burmese: လက်ဖက်, MLCTS: lak hpak, pronounced [ləpʰɛʔ]), is Burmese for fermented or pickled tea.
Pickled herring (Wikipedia)
Expressed By: Pickled Herring, lead paragraphQuote, Expressed By: Pickled Herring, lead paragraph
Pickled herring is a traditional way of preserving herring as food by pickling or curing.
Wikipedia: Escabeche
Expressed By: Escabeche, lead paragraphQuote, Expressed By: Escabeche, lead paragraph
Escabeche is the name for several dishes in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Filipino and Hispanic American cuisines, consisting of marinated fish, meat or vegetables, cooked or pickled in an acidic sauce (usually with vinegar), and flavored with paprika, citrus, and other spices.
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