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pickle

[pik-uhl] / ˈpɪk əl /


VERB
preserve fruit or vegetable
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For every trending supplement, there is an unprocessed, wholefood alternative – from the anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric, staving off cramp with pickle juice or consumption of high-nitrate foods like beetroot before competition.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

I like this recipe in particular because if the farmers market has otherwise failed you, there is a decent chance the pickle table has not.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

I asked her about the most surprising pickle products she came across in her reporting, and if she gave any of them a try:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

On a trip to Cape Cod last summer, one of my friends made our group pickle lemonade—we’re all begging her to make it again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Sissy was so happy at being divorced so quickly that she sent him a silver-plated pickle dish as a belated wedding present.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Staples at taverns across the state, Maid-Rites more closely resemble the sloppy joe of school lunchrooms: the ground-beef sandwiches are served on a soft bun and topped with mustard, pickles and raw onions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

His pickles take three to five days to prepare.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Some enjoy a gingery khichuri alongside yogurt and pickles.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

She loaded the tray with plates of cold sliced tongue, cheddar cheese, brown bread, and a bowl of pickles.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Even when the tomatoes are gone and the bread stall is picked clean, you can usually find some jar of something sharp, spicy and brined: giardiniera, hot peppers, spicy dills, pickled carrots.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"We have ham, pickled garlic, tahini, and stinky tofu and liquor. Just below my office is a shop whose speciality is vodka, foie gras and apple in one scoop," says Yan.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

For this cold noodle dish from Gu Grocery, blend toasted sesame seeds with soy sauce, rice vinegar, pickled mustard greens, and orange zest and juice for maximum flavor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Smaller ones for the things that make a meal feel finished: bacon bits, pickled onions, a sauce you made earlier in the week and forgot about until you needed it.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

Arthur lunged across the table, knocking drinks, smashing pickled eggs, and snatched the pigeon by the legs in a bowl of chicken salad.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

Tools are scattered throughout the studio, including a plumber’s torch for melting glass, crockpots for pickling and a dental tool she uses to stamp her logo, VM, short for Verre Modern, onto her ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2024

This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

“Well, I do have some cow hearts pickling in the basement,” he said, pretending to consider it.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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