Larder
The larder
Most of the world's fermented pickles take weeks and a cool room. Some of them are also sold in a jar. This page is the second kind, and every entry on it is a tradition this site also documents, so you can read what the thing is before you buy it.
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Kimchi
Cabbage salted to 2.0 to 4.0 percent, then fermented. The FAO bulletin's numbers for it are on the kimchi page.
What Kimchi is, and its published parameters
Kimchi
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Sauerkraut
The one vegetable ferment whose process was standardised and studied in detail, which is why its parameters are the most complete on this site.
What Sauerkraut is, and its published parameters
Sauerkraut
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- Wise Goat Organics
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Fermented dill pickles
Sold refrigerated rather than shelf-stable, because a live ferment is not a pasteurised one.
What Fermented dill pickles (USDA home method) is, and its published parameters
Fermented dill pickles
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- Olive My Pickle
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Brine-cured olives
The Spanish-style green olive goes through lye before it ferments, because oleuropein is toxic to the bacteria that would otherwise start.
What Fermented olives is, and its published parameters
Brine-cured olives
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Umeboshi
Japanese salt-cured ume, pressed under weight with red shiso.
What Umeboshi is, and its published parameters
Umeboshi
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Takuan
Daikon dried and then pressed in rice bran.
What Takuan is, and its published parameters
Takuan
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Fusion Select Pickled Radish Takuan - Japanese Daikon Radish Pickles
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Torshi
The Persian and Levantine family. The FAO bulletin names five of them and gives numbers for none.
What Torshi is, and its published parameters
Torshi
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Tursu
The Turkish and Balkan cousin of torshi.
What Tursu is, and its published parameters
Tursu
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Suan cai
Northern Chinese sour cabbage, and by extension the whole family of Chinese sour vegetables.
What Suan-cai is, and its published parameters
Suan cai
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Zha cai
The pressed and salted mustard stem from Chongqing.
What Zha cai is, and its published parameters
Zha cai
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Sichuan Zha Cai (Preserved Mustard Stems) - Hot/Spicy - 3.53oz [Pack of 3]
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- Fortuna
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Curtido
The Salvadoran cabbage relish eaten with pupusas. Lightly fermented rather than long-aged.
What Curtido is, and its published parameters
Curtido
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Gundruk
Fermented with no salt at all, then sun-dried. The pH reaches 4.0 by about the sixth day.
What Gundruk is, and its published parameters
Gundruk
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Preserved lemons
The North African salt-cured citrus the FAO bulletin calls lamoun makbous and msir.
What Preserved lemon is, and its published parameters
Preserved lemons
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Mango pickle
The South Asian oil-and-spice pickle. The FAO bulletin's sequence is brine first, spices after.
What Mango pickle is, and its published parameters
Mango pickle
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Atchara
Filipino green papaya.
What Atchara is, and its published parameters
Atchara
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Asinan
The Indonesian brined vegetable and fruit salad.
What Asinan is, and its published parameters
Asinan
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Pao cai
Sichuan brined vegetables, kept in a jar with a water-seal rim that does the same job as a German crock's moat.
What Pao cai is, and its published parameters
Pao cai
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Nukadoko
The living rice-bran bed itself, sold ready to feed. The pickle is made in it rather than bought from it.
What Nukazuke is, and its published parameters
Nukadoko
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