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pickle

[pik-uhl] / ˈpɪk əl /


VERB
preserve fruit or vegetable
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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

“We’re just in a golden era for pickle flavoring.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“Am I going to buy it because I want to bathe in a pickle? No,” said Lucas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That contributed to the popularity of other DIY pickle-infused drinks, including pickle lemonade, pickle margaritas and this summer, white wine with frozen pickle slices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

As the men sailed off to war, the business owners who manned the home front were in a pickle.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

The official Telegram account on X posted a photo Wednesday morning of Durov giving the middle finger over a heaping plate of pickles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

The second round is usually a little softer, a little less punchy than the original pickles, but still deeply useful.

From Salon May 28, 2026

We were eating a lunch of ordered-in sandwiches at his desk, grilled Reubens, com chips, pickles, hot coffee, fried honey cakes.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Giardiniera is my first choice here — jars of it seem to appear at every Chicago market — but think of the filling as a template for whatever good, spicy pickled thing you bring home.

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

Similarly decadent but less expensive are the two mini-hot dogs with caviar and pickled shallots sold for $39 at the Bar Room at the Modern, inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 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

You scrape out the bread, then you fill it with fried potatoes, a slice of baloney, and some pickled mango relish called achar.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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

If you’re looking for more variety, you can try pickling strawberries with thyme, peppercorns and vinegar.

From Salon May 23, 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

Or indeed, having been so luckily preserved, what good had her pickling accomplished for either herself or the world?

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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