pickling

v. preserve in brine; make sour; preserve

Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine (a solution of salt in water), to produce lactic acid, or marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar (acetic acid). The resulting food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a sour taste.
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Noun
1. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
(hypernym) relish
(hyponym) gherkin
2. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
(synonym) fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
Verb
1. preserve in a pickling liquid
(hypernym) preserve, keep
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pickle
  

Synonyms and related words:
anhydration, blast-freezing, bottling, brining, canning, corning, curing, dehydration, desiccation, dry-curing, drying, embalming, evaporation, freeze-drying, freezing, fuming, irradiation, jerking, marination, mummification, potting, quick-freezing, refrigeration, salting, seasoning, smoking, stuffing, taxidermy, tinning