User:Kpalion/Pickled cucumber

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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.

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Western Europe[edit]

Central and Eastern Europe[edit]

North America[edit]

Himalayas[edit]

Other regions[edit]

  • 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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