Make Superb Pickles by Burying Them in Rice Bran
by Amanda Blum from Lifehacker on (#6CM9Z)
When white Americans refer to pickles," they are usually talking about vinegary, sour cucumbers, but that's a narrow, ahistorical understanding of fermented vegetables. Pickles originated in the East as a form of food preservation. One of the prime purveyors of pickles you may not be thinking about? Japan.