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Pickling is the process of food preservation by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. Many types of fruit are pickled. [1] Some examples include peaches, apples, crabapples, pears, plums, grapes, currants, tomatoes and olives. [1] [2] Vinegar may also be prepared from fruit, [2] such as apple cider vinegar.
A fermented liquid condiment named after the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England. It is frequently used to augment food and drink recipes, and used directly as a condiment on steaks, hamburgers, and other finished dishes. Yongfeng chili sauce: Yongfeng, Shuangfeng County, Loudi city, Hunan province, China Fermented hot sauce from Hunan.
Apple cider vinegar, or cider vinegar, is a vinegar made from cider, [3] and used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys. [4] It is made by crushing apples, then squeezing out the juice. The apple juice is then fermented by yeast which converts the sugars in the juice to ethanol.
In Hungary, while regular vinegar-pickled cucumbers (Hungarian: savanyú uborka [ˈʃɒvɒɲuː ˈuborkɒ]) are made during most of the year, during the summer kovászos uborka ("leavened pickles") are made without the use of vinegar. Cucumbers are placed in a glass vessel along with spices (usually dill and garlic), water, and salt.
[11] [12] It is used to make bread dough rise: the carbon dioxide forms bubbles, expanding the dough into a foam. [13] [14] The ethanol is the intoxicating agent in alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer and liquor. [15] Fermentation of feedstocks, including sugarcane, maize, and sugar beets, produces ethanol that is added to gasoline. [16]
Umeboshi are traditionally made by harvesting ume fruit when they ripen around June and packing them in barrels with 20% salt per weight of fruit. The salt extracts juice, which the ume then soak in for about two weeks. This salty, sour liquid is marketed as umezu (梅 酢; often calqued as 'ume vinegar', although it is not a true vinegar.) [6]
Depending on its nature and intended effect, a glaze may be applied before or after cooking. It may be either sweet or savory (in pâtisserie, the former is known as glaçage); typical glazes include brushed egg whites, some types of icing, and jam (as in nappage), and may or may not include butter, sugar, milk, [1] oil, [2] and fruit or fruit ...
Apples (peeled, cored, and finely chopped) Brown (or white) sugar or unrefined sugar beet juice; Apple juice (or apple cider) Spices (nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cardamom, vanilla extract and lemon juice – optional)