Pickled eggs are usually boiled eggs healed in vinegar or brine. Like many foods, this was originally a way to preserve food so that it could be eaten months later. Pickled eggs have since become a favorite among many as a popular snack or appetizer in pubs, bars and taverns, and around the world in places where beer is served.
After the eggs are boiled hard, the shells are removed and they are immersed in a solution of vinegar, salt, spices, and other spices. Recipes vary from the traditional saltwater solution to pickles, to other solutions, which can give a sweet or spicy flavor.
The final taste is greatly determined by the preservation solution. The remaining eggs in this solution from one day to several months. Prolonged exposure to a preservative solution can produce a supple texture. A common practice is to stab an egg with a toothpick to allow the preservative solution to penetrate the inside of the egg, but this is dangerous because it can introduce clostridium into the finished product. Eggs prepared by this method sometimes have high levels of botulinum toxin that are high enough to cause disease in humans.
The historical variant associated with the Dutch Pennsylvania is a pickled beet egg in which all the bits, onions, vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, and (optionally) cinnamon sticks are used as salt water. The eggs take on pink or even purple from bits and have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Pickled red beetroot, long common food in picnics and pot-lucks in the Dutch state of Pennsylvania, has spread to the surrounding "English" folk cuisine and became a popular snack that can be bought in supermarkets as far east as the Delaware River.
Pickled eggs can be served as part of a main course, hors d'oeuvres, or garnish.
The typical English recipe for pickled eggs includes eggs, vinegar, salt, and sugar. The egg is then boiled, peeled, then boiled with other ingredients. They last for three to four months (for the best quality) and are traditionally found in UK public houses and fish and chips shops.
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See also
- century egg
- Food preservation
- Food safety
- Iron eggs
- Tea egg
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References
External links
- Pickled Eggs (National Center for Food Conservation)
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