Pickles By C. L. International

Pickles are firstly the fruit of labours of love, and the songs and the culture that surrounds their making. Pickling is the simple procedure for preserving fruits, meats, fish, vegetables in salt, or spices or oil or combinations of the three. The combinations are versatile. The same mango pickle prepared in one part of the country tastes different from that prepared elsewhere. Whilst recipes may be the same, the oils or vinegars used could be different, resulting in difference of taste. For example mustard oil is used in North India and Gingelly oil used in the South. Many picklers prefer palm vinegar others settle for synthetic vinegar.
The adjusting of proportions of spices can overpower or downplay the outcome. These balances have been tried and tested over the centuries to give a degree of perfection. Nowadays you just sit back and savor the flavours.