pickled
Soaked in brine
Pickled describes food preserved in brine or vinegar: pickled cucumbers, pickled herring, pickled eggs.
The process gives foods a characteristic sour or tangy flavor.
Figuratively, pickled means drunk: He was thoroughly pickled by midnight.
The connection is immersion—cucumbers soaked in brine, a person soaked in alcohol.
Impaired by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
wasted · sozzled · stewed · soused · blotto · tanked · smashed · legless
Crisp elongated gourds
- gherkinsSmall pickled cucumbers
- dillFeathery culinary herb
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- chutneySpiced fruit-based condiment
olives · onions · beets · eggs · jalapeños · capers · cornichons · antipasto
Fermented Korean vegetables
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- nattoFermented soybean dish
- tempehFermented soybean patty
- lacto-fermentationBacterial food preservation method
lactobacillus · probiotic · cultures · lactic acid · microflora · bifidobacteria · acidophilus · enzymes
Sharp and lively-tasting
pungent · sharp · vinegary · zesty · crunchy · crisp · savory · garlicky
Fermented Korean vegetables
- acharIndian preserved condiment
- achaarSpiced oil-preserved condiment
- escabecheVinegar-marinated fish dish
- giardinieraPickled vegetable relish
ceviche · gravlax · cornichons
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
plastered · wasted · sozzled · stewed · soused · blotto · tanked · smashed · legless · three sheets
cucumbers
Crisp elongated gourds
chutney · olives · onions · beets · eggs · jalapeños · capers · cornichons · antipasto · jars
kimchi
Fermented Korean vegetables
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- nattoFermented soybean dish
- tempehFermented soybean patty
lacto-fermentation · lactobacillus · probiotic · cultures · lactic acid · microflora · bifidobacteria · acidophilus · enzymes · tangy
tangy
Sharp and lively-tasting
acidic · pungent · sharp · vinegary · zesty · crunchy · crisp · savory · garlicky · spiced
kimchi
Fermented Korean vegetables
- acharIndian preserved condiment
- achaarSpiced oil-preserved condiment
- escabecheVinegar-marinated fish dish
giardiniera · ceviche · gravlax · cornichons
- food prep termsmarinated, seasoned, spiced, herbed, flavored
- Drinking Slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, plastered, smashed
- drunk slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, smashed, plastered
- drunkennessdrunk, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated
- furniture finishesdistressed, weathered, aged, lacquered, refinished
- intoxicateddrunk, high, intoxicated, inebriated, wasted
pickledfresh
Newly made, not stale
raw · unpickled · unprocessed · untreated · unpreserved
pickledsober
Free from intoxication
straight · clearheaded · dry · teetotal · abstemious
- pickle ballPaddle-and-net court game
- in a pickleFacing a difficult dilemma
- dill pickleBrined cucumber with herbs
- bread-and-butter picklesSweet-tangy preserved cucumber slices
- pickle relishChopped preserved cucumbers
- kosher picklesSalt-brined cucumbers with garlic
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