Pickled onion

 ( Onion-based Foods ) 

Pickled onions are a food item consisting of (cultivars of Allium cepa

) pickling in a solution of vinegar and salt, often with other preservatives and flavourings. Channel 4 Recipes - Pickled Onions. Retrieved 26 May 2014 There is a variety of small white pickled onions known as pearl onion;

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due to imperfections they are pickled instead of being wasted.

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They are frequently used as the distinguishing feature of a variation on the Martini cocktail, known as a Gibson.

Pickled onions are pickled in vinegar and can vary in size. Silverskin onions are pickled in white vinegar, and are considered to be small. Full sized onions, e.g., Spanish onions, can be pickled if sliced first.Home Pickling, published by Sarsons.How to Get Into a Pickle, published by Sarsons.

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By country In India, pickled onions or shallots called sirka sala pyaz are served with meals and tandoori foods. It is common in Indian restaurants and North Indian homes. Restaurants in India serve pickled onions, bright pink in colour in small bowls in the center of the table. In Hong Kong, pickled onions are served in many Cantonese restaurants, especially around dinner time, as a small dish before the main course is served.

In Mexican cuisine, one preparation, cebollas encurtidas, has sliced red onions pickled in a mixture of citrus juices and vinegar, which is served as a garnish or condiment. Sometimes cooked beets are added, producing a more strongly pink coloured dish.Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss'', Maria Dolores Beatriz. Hachette Book Group, 2009, page 102 Pickled red onions in bitter orange juice are especially emblematic of Yucatán cuisine, where they are used as a garnish or condiment, especially for seafood.

In Switzerland, they are served to accompany raclette, along with pickled gherkins.

In the United Kingdom, the onions are traditionally eaten alongside fish and chips and with a ploughman's lunch. They are sometimes referred to simply as pickles.

In the American cuisine, pickled onions are frequently served as a side dish and are also used as an ingredient in various regional recipes.

File:Pickled onions (4581779304).jpg|Sliced pickled onions atop a sandwich File:Silberzwiebeln (9373-75).jpg|A dish of pickled silverskin onions File:Osseworst en Amsterdamse uitjes.JPG|Dutch Amsterdamse uitjes (at left): small onions pickled with spices; the yellow colour is from either turmeric or saffron. Here served with ossenworst (smoked minced beef).

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See also

• List of pickled foods

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