Hyderabadi pickle
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The Hyderabadi pickle is a type of pickle
originating from Hyderabad, Pakistan
. The pickle can come in various flavours, from a delicate mixed assortment of fruits (most notably mango
s) and vegetables matured through natural processes, and carefully selected spices made and preserved in a traditional method. Hyderabadi pickles are a popular delicacy throughout the country and are known for their blended tastes. The product is sold and marketed by a number of food brands in Pakistan, the most notable being National Foods Limited
and Mitchell's.
Pickling
Pickling, also known as brining or corning is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine to produce lactic acid, or marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar . The resulting food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a salty or sour taste...
originating from Hyderabad, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The pickle can come in various flavours, from a delicate mixed assortment of fruits (most notably mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
s) and vegetables matured through natural processes, and carefully selected spices made and preserved in a traditional method. Hyderabadi pickles are a popular delicacy throughout the country and are known for their blended tastes. The product is sold and marketed by a number of food brands in Pakistan, the most notable being National Foods Limited
National Foods Limited
National Foods Limited is a Pakistani company founded in 1970 which started out as a Spice company. In 1988, National Foods became the certified vendor of McCormick, USA...
and Mitchell's.