Is there a law against pickled onions?
Discussion
Opened a jar of Hayward's Pickled Onions last night to celebrate the arrival of some fish and chips. On examining the label they were actually called 'Hayward's Traditional Onions'... no sign of the word 'pickled' anywhere...
Is there a small French village called 'Pickled' that's forced the EU to ban the sale of anything called 'Pickled' unless it comes from the village of Pickled?
Is there a small French village called 'Pickled' that's forced the EU to ban the sale of anything called 'Pickled' unless it comes from the village of Pickled?
mattley said:
No but IMO there fuc4ing should be, and pickled eggs, in fact pickled anything, it's right up there with salting, a medieval preservation method born of necessity with no place in the modern world. Horrible.
Well you'll have to preserve your food with carcinogenic hyperactivity-provoking E-numbers then!There are three natural ways to preserve food - acid, sugar and salt. Each prevents spoilage organisms growing, and anything else will use CO2 and kill polar bears!
Simpo Two said:
mattley said:
No but IMO there fuc4ing should be, and pickled eggs, in fact pickled anything, it's right up there with salting, a medieval preservation method born of necessity with no place in the modern world. Horrible.
Well you'll have to preserve your food with carcinogenic hyperactivity-provoking E-numbers then!
k the polar bears, they're nasty bds at the best of times.I like pickled onions - but only if I get the bite right - has to be directly down and cause satisfactory crushing and release of vinegar/onion juice.
It can all go horribly wrong however and the slippery little bugger can shoot sideways resulting in an awful squeaking of onion against teeth which takes some considerable time to recover from.
Alas we have no jars to check, but I may be available for a march on the EU if it transpires that a small region of the Alsace has cornered the market with the name "pickled onions", "vinegar preserved onions" just doesn't do it for me.
It can all go horribly wrong however and the slippery little bugger can shoot sideways resulting in an awful squeaking of onion against teeth which takes some considerable time to recover from.
Alas we have no jars to check, but I may be available for a march on the EU if it transpires that a small region of the Alsace has cornered the market with the name "pickled onions", "vinegar preserved onions" just doesn't do it for me.
Haywards (aka Chivers Hartley Ltd.) can't call them pickled onions because they aren't fking well pickled!
According to the label, the jars contain (in decreasing quantity): Onions, Water, Sugar, Salt, Spirit Vinegar, etc. etc.
So they're onions in sugar water with a bit of salt and a hint of vinegar flavour. "Refrigerate after opening" - WTF? I thought the idea of pickling was to preserve food without refrigeration, FFS!
king well pickled!According to the label, the jars contain (in decreasing quantity): Onions, Water, Sugar, Salt, Spirit Vinegar, etc. etc.
So they're onions in sugar water with a bit of salt and a hint of vinegar flavour. "Refrigerate after opening" - WTF? I thought the idea of pickling was to preserve food without refrigeration, FFS!
mattley said:
Simpo Two said:
Is there a law against pickled onions?
No but IMO there fuc4ing should be, and pickled eggs, in fact pickled anything, it's right up there with salting, a medieval preservation method born of necessity with no place in the modern world. Horrible.Pickled gherkins are devine!
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