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posted by Fnord666 on Monday January 14 2019, @06:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the pickled-tink dept.

Submitted via IRC for Bytram

Turkey's magical hangover cure

In an unassuming storefront tucked away on a bustling Istanbul street, an older man was assembling a vividly colourful package of pickles. Drawing from buckets of cauliflower, beetroot, plums and peppers, he mixed them into a plump bundle inside a sturdy, clear plastic bag and sealed them in a pool of their own juices.

Adem Altun, 64, is a third-generation pickle man who has practiced his craft since he was a boy. He operates the original location of Pelit Turşuları in Istanbul’s Kurtuluş neighbourhood, with branches in different pockets of the city. It’s one of a number of classic pickle shops in the city that adhere to decades-old techniques passed down from generation to generation.

“For us, a meal without pickles is not complete. There are pickles on every table. Sometimes this drops in the summer because pickles prefer the cold,” Altun said.

But I wasn’t there to learn about pickles, or to pick up an assorted mix for the dinner table. I’d come to his shop – conveniently located a few blocks away from my apartment – for a different purpose: I’d drunk a little too much the previous night, and a glass of pickle juice is famed as a quick, tasty and natural cure for even the fiercest of headaches.

“In terms of minerals it is very rich,” Altun said, offering an explanation as he served me a glass.   


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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday January 14 2019, @06:59AM (9 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Monday January 14 2019, @06:59AM (#786329) Homepage Journal

    Then again, there's nothing wrong with pickles or pickle juice. If you're wondering where you might get that in the US:

    Half-done: This is the best way to eat a kosher dill -- when it's still
    crunchy, light green, yet full of garlic flavor. The difference
    between this and the typical soggy dark green cucumber corpse is like
    the the difference between life and death.
                    You may find it difficult to find a good half-done kosher dill
    there in Seattle, so what you should do is take a cab out to the
    airport, fly to New York, take the JFK Express to Jay Street-Borough
    Hall, transfer to an uptown F, get off at East Broadway, walk north on
    Essex (along the park), make your first left onto Hester Street, walk
    about fifteen steps, turn ninety degrees left, and stop. Say to the
    man, "Let me have a nice half-done."
                    Worth the trouble, wasn't it?

                                    -- Arthur Naiman, "Every Goy's Guide to Yiddish"

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by FatPhil on Monday January 14 2019, @09:45AM (8 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Monday January 14 2019, @09:45AM (#786387) Homepage
    > kosher dill

    I find this a hilarious concept - do you have to chop the end off and drain all the brine out before eating it, lest some imaginary mass-murderer gets the hump with you and sentences you to eternal torture for a dietary slip-up?
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    • (Score: 4, Informative) by NotSanguine on Monday January 14 2019, @12:11PM (7 children)

      by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Monday January 14 2019, @12:11PM (#786416) Homepage Journal

      You'll have to ask Arthur Naiman about that. :)

      Although, according to Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]:

      A "kosher" dill pickle is not necessarily kosher in the sense that it has been prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary law. Rather, it is a pickle made in the traditional manner of Jewish New York City pickle makers, with generous addition of garlic and dill to a natural salt brine.[7][8][9]

      In New York terminology, a "full-sour" kosher dill is one that has fully fermented, while a "half-sour", given a shorter stay in the brine, is still crisp and bright green.[10] Elsewhere, these pickles may sometimes be termed "old" and "new" dills.

      Dill pickles (not necessarily described as "kosher") have been served in New York City since at least 1899.

      Yes, I know you were making a funny, and yes, it was amusing, but you got me curious.

      And that's why you'll need to catch a flight out of SeaTac to get one. In another aside, the JFK Express no longer exists, so take the 'A' train to Jay Street/MetroTech (same station, but they changed the name) instead. Oh, and you're welcome.

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      • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday January 14 2019, @08:38PM (6 children)

        by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Monday January 14 2019, @08:38PM (#786624) Homepage
        I'm already in Eastern Europe, thanks, we've had salty gherkins (and other soured vegetables) here since before any diaspora.
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        • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday January 14 2019, @09:48PM

          by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Monday January 14 2019, @09:48PM (#786647) Homepage Journal

          I'm already in Eastern Europe, thanks, we've had salty gherkins (and other soured vegetables) here since before any diaspora.

          Oh, okay. So fly to Seattle first. then you'll be all set. :)

          [Yes, I'm being deliberately obtuse. It's fun, you should try it!]

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          No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
        • (Score: -1) by fakefuck39 on Monday January 14 2019, @10:11PM (4 children)

          by fakefuck39 (6620) on Monday January 14 2019, @10:11PM (#786659)

          yeah, no thanks polak. I'm not into sugar in my pickles. diaspora? of whom exactly? if you're in eastern europe, you are the diaspora in other countries. no one comes to eastern europe to live.

          and since you clearly haven't tried a new york half-sour, since you can't get a visa and the stuff they sell by you is fake, I'll tell you this: your "salty gherkins" are sugar and vinegar shit by comparison. and yes, I've been to your country - every country in europe actually.

          • (Score: 3, Informative) by FatPhil on Monday January 14 2019, @11:03PM (3 children)

            by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Monday January 14 2019, @11:03PM (#786689) Homepage
            Great nick - it describes the sub-Minsky-level artificial intelligence clunking away inside your head nicely.

            I think I can see absolute demonstrable falsities in your post. I am unable to evaluate the truthiness of the final half of your final sentence, obviously, but given your reliability, I'd put money on it being a lie too.
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            • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by fakefuck39 on Wednesday January 16 2019, @04:55AM (2 children)

              by fakefuck39 (6620) on Wednesday January 16 2019, @04:55AM (#787233)

              You need to speak English, Russian, French, and Korean to understand my nickname buddy. The numbers are important too. It actually is a sentence saying the people commenting on the nickname can't get pussy and masturbate a lot.

              you're not able to "evaluate" the truthfullness that people don't want to and don't migrate to the second-world shithole that is Eastern Europe? You're a moron.

              • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday January 16 2019, @08:06AM (1 child)

                by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Wednesday January 16 2019, @08:06AM (#787285) Homepage
                Jeebus, you're even too stupid to understand the word "final". Surprise level low, as you do have a reputation to maintain, it appears.
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                • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by fakefuck39 on Wednesday January 16 2019, @09:56PM

                  by fakefuck39 (6620) on Wednesday January 16 2019, @09:56PM (#787593)

                  Oh, I understood it fine. I just enjoy annoying you, knowing you got a vein popping up in your fourhead right now. Thanks for the entertainment personal clown.