pickling, n.All

Pickling allowed food to travel long distances before refrigeration.

Pickling changes food without cooking it.

Pickling transforms flavor, texture, and shelf life at the same time.

Pickling relies on microbes as often as recipes.

Pickling is both food preservation and controlled spoilage.

Pickling may be one of humanity’s oldest food technologies.

Pickling uses chemistry that humans mastered long before they understood it.

Pickling was discovered independently around the world.