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Pickled cucumber
Fermented dill pickles
Alternative namesPickle, gherkin
Main ingredientsCucumbers, brine or vinegar

A pickled cucumber is a cucumber that has been pickled by lactic fermentation, usually in brine, by acidification in a vinegar solution or by a combination of both methods.

Ingredients

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Preparation

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Fermentation

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Acidification

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Preservation and spoilage

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Regional variants

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Western Europe

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Central and Eastern Europe

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North America

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Himalayas

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Other regions

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  • Oi sobagi and oiji,[1] oikimchi in Korea
  • Kyuri zuke in Japan
  • Torshi khiar in Egypt[1]
  • West Indian gherkin
  • Mexican sour gherkin

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