Pickles & Fermented Condiments

🇲🇺Mauritius

Achard de Légumes

Achard

Cabbage, carrot, green bean and palm heart blanched, then dressed in mustard-seed, turmeric and oil and left to pickle for a day.

🇲🇬Madagascar

Achards Malgaches

Vegetables lightly pickled with turmeric, ginger, mustard and chili in a Malagasy achard.

🇦🇫Afghanistan

Afghan Torshi

ترشی

Aubergine, carrot, cauliflower and chilli pickled in vinegar with garlic and turmeric.

🇳🇵Nepal

Aloo Achar

आलु अचार

Boiled potatoes are tossed with toasted sesame, chilli, lemon, and fenugreek into a bright Nepali achar.

🇮🇱Israel

Amba

עמבה

Pickled green mango sauce with fenugreek, turmeric and mustard, brought from Iraq and now poured into sabich and shawarma.

🇱🇾Libya

Amsyar

Carrot, turnip and cauliflower cut small and quick-pickled in vinegar, salt and chilli for a day or two.

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Ardglass Potted Herring

Ardglass potted herring is herring cured and set in seasoned butter, associated with the County Down fishing town.

🇿🇦South Africa

Atchar

A South African pickle of green mangoes, vegetables, and spices in oil, a Cape Malay and Indian condiment

🇪🇬Egypt

Bedengan Mekhalel

باذنجان مخلل

Egyptian pickled eggplant, whole or sliced, cured in brine with garlic, dill, and spices.

🇧🇶Bonaire

Bonaire Pika Siboyo

Siboyo den Pika

A classic Bonairean condiment of pickled onions and chili in a spiced, salted, sweetened vinegar base; literally 'onions in hot sauce'; made with onions, Scotch bonnet or Madame Jeanette, salt, sugar, pimento seeds, and vinegar; adds a burst of flavor and heat to any meat or stew

🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

Bosou

Fermented fish or meat with rice and pangi fruit.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Branston Pickle

A chunky sweet-sour pickle of diced swede, carrot, onion and cauliflower in a dark spiced malt vinegar sauce.

🇲🇾Kelantan, Malaysia

Budu

Fermented anchovy sauce from Kelantan, used as dipping sauce, golden brown color with balanced umami-salty and smooth liquid.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Burmese Pickled Vegetables

သနပ်

Mustard greens, mango or bamboo shoot packed in oil, chilli and salt and left to sour, then served in small dishes alongside rice.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Cebollas encurtidas yucatecas

Yucatecan pickled red onions, quick-pickled in sour orange juice with oregano.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Cebollas Guisadas

Dominican pickled red onions: sliced red onions simmered in vinegar, salt, and water, served as a topping for mangú. Tangy, crunchy, and essential to Dominican breakfast.

🇲🇽Mexico

Chamoy

A sweet-sour-spicy Mexican sauce of pickled fruit, chile, and lime, used on snacks and fruit.

🇨🇷Costa Rica

Chilera

Pickled vegetable sauce with onions, carrots, and hot peppers, a popular Costa Rican condiment, crisp and tangy.

🇲🇾Malacca, Malaysia

Cincalok

Fermented small shrimp with salt, pinkish color with balanced saltiness and intact shrimp.

🇭🇳Honduras

Encurtido

Cabbage, carrot, onion and jalapeño packed into vinegar with oregano, put on the table in a jar with everything fried.

🇲🇽Mexico

Escabeche de cebolla

Pickled onions in vinegar with oregano and chiles, a classic taco topping.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Fermented Cempedak

Mandai

Fermented cempedak peel from Kalimantan, unique ingredient with sour fermented flavor.

🇬🇪Georgia

Georgian Mixed Pickles

Მწნილი

Green tomatoes, peppers, cabbage and garlic fermented in brine rather than vinegar, served with bean stew and corn bread.

🇮🇳Andhra Pradesh, India

Gongura pachadi (Red sorrel leaves chutney)

గోంగూర పచ్చడి

Sour gongura leaves are cooked and ground with chilli, garlic, and spices into an Andhra relish.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Injipuli

ഇഞ്ചിപ്പുളി

Ginger, tamarind, jaggery, and chilli are cooked into a dark Kerala pickle-relish.

🇷🇸Serbia

Kiseli kupus

Кисели купус

Kiseli kupus is whole-head cabbage fermented in barrels, a Serbian winter staple benchmarked by Futog cabbage.

🇬🇺Guam

Konsetban Papaya

Pickled Papaya

Konsetban papaya uses green papaya cut into pieces and pickled with vinegar and spices for a crisp, sour accompaniment.

🇺🇸United States

Kosher pickles

Cucumbers fermented in a saltwater brine with garlic and dill — 'kosher' refers to the style, from New York delis.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Kuchela

Green mango grated, dried in the sun and steeped in mustard oil with garlic, cumin and hot pepper.

🇮🇳India

Lime Pickle

नींबू का अचार

A tangy, spicy pickle made from whole limes preserved in salt and spices. It is intensely flavored.

🇲🇴Macao

Macanese Shrimp Paste

Balichão

Macanese fermented shrimp paste; a key condiment in Macanese cuisine; made from fermented shrimp, salt, and spices; used to flavor stews, curries, and tacho; a unique Macanese ingredient; the condiment that defines Macanese cooking.

🇲🇹Malta

Maltese Capers

Kappar

Caper buds picked from plants growing out of walls and cliffs, salted or pickled in vinegar.

🇮🇳India

Mango Pickle

आम का अचार

A spicy, tangy pickle made from raw mangoes, mustard oil, and spices. It is a staple condiment across India.

🇮🇲Peel, Isle of Man

Manx Potted Herring

Herring preserved by pickling in a water-and-vinegar blend with pickling spices and bay leaves, then left to pickle overnight and eaten cold with buttered bread; a classic Manx way of keeping the herring catch.

🇷🇺Russia

Marinated Mushrooms

Маринованные грибы

Forest mushrooms such as milk caps, honey fungus and porcini pickled with vinegar, dill and garlic, the classic zakuska beside vodka.

🇸🇪Sweden

Matjessill

Young, soused herring served with new potatoes and dill, essential for Midsummer and smörgåsbord.