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Piccalilli is a pickle
Pickling

Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by Anaerobic organism fermentation in brine , to produce lactic acid bacteria, or marination and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar ....
 relish
Relish

A relish is a cooking pickling, chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment. The item generally consists of discernible vegetable or fruit pieces in a sauce, although the sauce is subordinate in character to the vegetable or fruit pieces....
 of chopped vegetables and spices; regional recipes vary considerably.

ish piccalilli contains various vegetables— invariably cauliflower
Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed....
 and vegetable marrow —and seasonings of mustard
Mustard

Mustard may refer to:...
 and turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
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Piccalilli
Piccalilli is a pickle
Pickling

Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by Anaerobic organism fermentation in brine , to produce lactic acid bacteria, or marination and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar ....
 relish
Relish

A relish is a cooking pickling, chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment. The item generally consists of discernible vegetable or fruit pieces in a sauce, although the sauce is subordinate in character to the vegetable or fruit pieces....
 of chopped vegetables and spices; regional recipes vary considerably.

British piccalilli

British piccalilli contains various vegetables— invariably cauliflower
Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed....
 and vegetable marrow —and seasonings of mustard
Mustard

Mustard may refer to:...
 and turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
. It is used as an accompaniment to foods such as sausages, bacon, eggs, toast, cheese, tomatoes, beer. It is similar to a sweet pickle
Sweet pickle

Sweet pickle can refer to:* any sweet-and-sour pickled food, see pickling* most commonly a sweet-and-sour pickled cucumber* a trade name for Branston pickle or similar chutney-like condiments popular on the British Isles, see Branston ...
 such as Branston Pickle except that it is tangier and less sweet, coloured bright yellow (using turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20? C and 30? C, and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive....
) rather than brown, the chunks are larger, and it is usually used to accompany a dish on a plate rather than as a bread spread. It is popular as a relish with cold meats such as ham
Ham

Ham is the thigh and rump of pork, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it may be cooked and served fresh, most ham is Curing in some fashion....
 and brawn, and with a ploughman's lunch
Ploughman's lunch

In the United Kingdom, ploughman's lunch is a cold snack or meal, comprising at a minimum a thick piece of cheese , relish , crusty bread roll or chunk of bread, and butter....
. It is produced both commercially and domestically - the latter product being a traditional mainstay of Women's Institute and farmhouse product stalls. In Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, piccalilli (or "pickles" as the relish is called in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
), is mostly eaten on fries
Fries

Fries can refer to:...
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American piccalilli

Commercial American piccalillis typically contain finely chopped gherkins, are bright green and on the sweet side, and are often used as a condiment for Chicago-style hot dog
Chicago-style hot dog

A Chicago-style hot dog is a steamed or boiled, never broiled Beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun, which originated in the city of Chicago, Illinois....
s. They can be mixed with mayonnaise or crème fraîche
Crème fraîche

Cr?me fra?che , of France origin, is the Western European counterpart to the soured cream more traditional to Western Europe and Anglophone cultures....
 to create a remoulade
Remoulade

Remoulade or r?moulade, invented in France, is a popular condiment in many countries. Very much like the tartar sauce of some English language-speaking cultures, remoulade is often Aioli- or mayonnaise-based....
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Other recipes contain green tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es, onion
Onion

Onion is a term used for many plants in the genus Allium. They are known by the common name "onion" but, used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa....
s and bell pepper
Bell pepper

Bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, green and orange....
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Etymology

The word first appeared in the English language in 1845 where it was mentioned in a transcript written by an earl named Rory Thompson; its etymology is unclear but it might be an alteration of "pickle". There is no evidence that it is related to the toponym Piccadilly
Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus is a famous junction and public space of London's West End of London in the City of Westminster,built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly....
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The term "paco lilla" appears in some editions of Hannah Glasse
Hannah Glasse

Hannah Glasse was a cookery writer of the eighteenth century. She is best known for her cookbook, The Art of Cookery, first published in 1747....
's The Art of Cookery to describe an apparently related recipe for a ginger-flavoured pickle used for various vegetables.

See also

  • Pickling
    Pickling

    Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by Anaerobic organism fermentation in brine , to produce lactic acid bacteria, or marination and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar ....


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