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It's true that Americans call pickled cucumbers "pickles", they are far and away the most common kind, but we're aware of what pickling is, and have pickled egg
by samatman 3y ago
It's true that Americans call pickled cucumbers "pickles", they are far and away the most common kind, but we're aware of what pickling is, and have pickled eggs, pickled radish, pickled beets, and while we don't refer to sauerkraut as pickled cabbage (we call it, well, sauerkraut), we do know that's what it is.
We don't eat as much Branston pickle as Brits do, but it's available in most supermarkets.
- OJFord 3y agoI didn't mean to imply you don't, more that I'm aware of that ('a pickle') and can't speak with much certainty about what else is available. My point was only supposed to be that I can't see what's wrong with 'pickle' as a translation. I don't think any Indian would hesitate to call picallili an achar at a glance (on tasting it they might find it unexpectedly mild, but certainly you can have mild achars).
- samatman 3y agoFair enough, when buying achar at an Indian grocery in the States, it's a crap shoot whether they'll call it e.g. "Mango achar" or "Mango pickle". Oil pickling isn't a part of traditional American food, granted, but pickle is a translation that gets used.