A world without pickled foods would be a world hard to imagine! Can you even picture that? They boost the taste of our plates and enrich our culinary exploits, our health can truly benefit from them, and the fact that almost anything can be pickled reveals a picture of an incredible variety. Still not convinced? Just taste this test!
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#1. Why did people start pickling in the first place?
#2. What is brine?
#3. Which one of these can’t or shouldn’t be pickled?
#4. Brining/pickling in salt releases...
#5. This country seems to be THE Pickle Nation:
#6. One major benefit (among others) of naturally fermented pickles on your health is:
#7. One of these pickled ingredients is used in making sushi. Which one?
#8. Who brought pickled eggs to America?
#9. "Surströmming" is...
#10. They were once popular in American bars next to the pickled eggs:
#11. Among the Japanese pickles ("tsukemono") this one has a prominent place. It’s usually served either before, or right after a sushi meal.
#12. In Myanmar they have the "lahpet", which is pickled...
#13. Did you hear about the British "ploughman’s lunch"? It consists mainly of bread, cheese and some pickle. Pickled what?
#14. In India they use a lot of oil, spices, and relish for pickling. What’s the umbrella term for their pickles?
#15. Pickled mango! Who started this madness?
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