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Pickled pepper – Capsicum pepper preserved by pickling; Pickled pigs' feet – Pigs' feet pickled in a brine of vinegar or salt; Pickled radish – Radish dish served with Korean fried chicken; Pickling salt – Fine-grained salt used for manufacturing pickles; Prawn – Crustaceans used for culinary purposes [6] Preserved lemon – Type of ...
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture and flavor. The resulting food is called a pickle, or, if named, the name is prefaced with the word "pickled". Foods that are pickled include ...
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.
For centuries, European explorers, beginning with Christopher Columbus in 1492, sought a navigable passage as a possible trade route to Asia, but were blocked by North, Central, and South America; by ice, or by rough waters (e.g. Tierra del Fuego).
In 1709, Lawson returned to London to oversee the publication of his book, A New Voyage to Carolina, in which he described the native inhabitants and the natural environment of the region. The book was an instant success. Several editions were published, including translations into German and French. The resulting publicity attracted many ...
Pages in category "American explorers of North America" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Frontispiece to 1st edition of Buccaneers of America, 1678. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin (also spelled Esquemeling, Exquemeling, or Oexmelin) (c. 1645–1707) was a French, Dutch, or Flemish writer best known as the author of one of the most important sourcebooks of 17th-century piracy, first published in Dutch as De Americaensche Zee-Roovers, in Amsterdam, by Jan ten Hoorn, in 1678.
He was a known friend of Samuel de Champlain and Étienne Brule, and was attracted to Canada to participate in Champlain's plan to train young French men as explorers and traders by having them live among Native Americans, at a time when the French were setting up fur trading under the Compagnie des Marchands.