Pickled cucumbers

Despite the fact that today there are a great many opponents of pickled products, pickled cucumbers remain one of the most popular ingredients for preparing a variety of delicious dishes. In addition, quite often they are used as an excellent independent snack.

As a good way to preserve products, the pickling process has been known for more than 60 centuries. Often, many are confused by the duration of cooking and the labor intensity of the process itself, but pickling cucumbers is not difficult at all. The effort spent will definitely be rewarded, and as a result you will get crispy vegetables that differ in sour-sweet taste. Pickled cucumbers are perfectly combined with various dishes from meat and fish, in salads perfectly harmonize with other vegetables in fresh or boiled form. In addition, they can be used as an essential component for making savory sauces.

As you know, to make pickled cucumbers, you need a marinade, which consists of water and vinegar. In addition to these ingredients, a variety of spices and spices are used to taste: salt, sugar, bay leaf, cloves, cherry or blackcurrant leaves. Often, many hostesses replace vinegar with citric acid - it is believed that this has a less detrimental effect on the stomach. Be that as it may, marinade contributes to the long-term storage of products, thanks to its useful property - to suppress the activity of harmful microorganisms.

The benefits of pickled cucumbers

The benefits of pickled cucumbers are a very ambiguous topic: some completely reject them, preferring pickles, while others simply adore them, saying that such cucumbers are quite useful. Whether to use pickled cucumbers or not is a purely personal matter. Each person has the right to determine for himself the usefulness of this product and the amount that is necessary for it.

Meanwhile, the benefits of pickled cucumbers have been scientifically proven, but provided that they are consumed in limited quantities. So, for example, pickling retains a considerable part of the trace elements and vitamins that are contained in fresh vegetables. The calorie content of pickled cucumbers is incredibly low, so they are a good option for dietary nutrition.

In addition, there is a positive effect from the digestive tract - pickled cucumbers are able to arouse appetite and enhance digestion. At the same time, they have a slight laxative property. And the ability to neutralize the harmful effects of alcohol makes pickled cucumbers a truly indispensable product, acting as a snack for vodka or other strong spirits, on the festive table.