Onion in vinegar sandwich

Isn't that what a quick pickle is? (I'm not that familiar with American pickling culture so I might be wrong). But to me they look more pickles than raw onions for sure. Anyways, looks great, i bet it tasted great as well.

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talashrrg@reddit

Are pickled onions American?

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Kueltalas@reddit

No, not at all, but American pickling culture is quite different from other countries. Quick pickles or refrigerator pickles are, for example, something I, as a German, have only ever seen in America or made to be American.

In Germany, when we talk about pickles it's basically only vinegar canned pickles.

This is probably not universally true and quick or refrigerator pickles are probably done in many places, but to me and in my experience Americans have a huge pickling culture in comparison.

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Bogart745@reddit

Do you not make lacto-fermented pickles in Germany? (Pickles made by putting veggies in salt water at room temp to ferment)

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Kueltalas@reddit

Not to my knowledge. My grandma pickled everything in vinegar.

But not only that, when I started fermenting stuff most people I know were completely unfamiliar with it. They've heard about fermentation and knew that soy sauce for example is fermented soy and that beer and wine are fermented grains or grapes respectively, but just fermenting their vegetables was either completely new or at least never done by them.

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Bogart745@reddit

Well, I recommend trying lacto-fermented cucumbers. They are very easy and delicious. Also, there are plenty of good tutorials online.

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Kueltalas@reddit

Oh no worries, I ferment a lot of stuff and love fermented cucumber. At the moment I'm making fermented hot honey, 3 different fermented hot sauces and a bunch of sauerkraut, which is probably the biggest example for lacto fermented food in Germany.

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Bogart745@reddit

I love fermented hot sauces. I made a habanero blueberry hot sauce earlier this year that was fantastic.

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Motiv8-2-Gr8@reddit

A pickle is a cucumber no? You don’t grow pickles

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Kueltalas@reddit

Pickling is a process, not a specific product and pickles describe all pickled vegetables. Pickled cucumbers are just so common that everyone understands what you mean when you say pickles without specifying the vegetable.

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Brzeczyszczykiewicz4@reddit (OP)

Idk im not American but it did taste great

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Hugh_Jampton@reddit

That's what pickling is

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Brzeczyszczykiewicz4@reddit (OP)

Fair enough, i tought you needed to keep em longer and in a closed container for it to be a pickle

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denvercasey@reddit

Yeah the actual definition talks about the process itself, not any length of time. So if you store foods in brine (salt), acid (vinegar) or alcohol it is “pickling”.

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Bogart745@reddit

Well, I recommend trying lacto-fermented cucumbers. They are very easy and delicious. Also, there are plenty of good tutorials online.

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Brzeczyszczykiewicz4@reddit (OP)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pickles/s/h3P6Wa18Vs

Already make em myself

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Brzeczyszczykiewicz4@reddit (OP)

Butter

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