A History.com feature tracing pickling from ancient Mesopotamia, where cucumbers are recorded as preserved in brine by around 2400 BCE, through cucumber seed brought to the Tigris Valley from India, and into its later spread across world cuisines.
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PublisherHistory.com, A&E Television Networks
URLhttps://www.history.com/articles/pickles-history-timeline
Source Typereference
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- Food Traditions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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