Do you know where Dill Pickles Originated?

Question

Do you know where Dill Pickles Originated?

Answer 1

north western india

Answer 2

Cleopatra claimed they contributed to her great beauty. Napoleon fed them to his troops, as did Julius Caesar. Queen Elizabeth I was reported to adore them. For the past 4000 years or so, pickles have been a favorite treat all over the world. From nearly the dawn of time, people from all cultures have devised ways of preserving their food in either a fermented state, or in an acid solution. Both processes will result in a pickled form of the edible. Vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, and fish are all used in a pickled form by some culture, somewhere, on this Earth.

The most familiar version of the pickle was probably invented when the cucumber was introduced to the Babylonians from India around 2030 B.C. From there, cucumbers spread to Egypt and the Mediterranean Basin, then the Romans distributed them up into Europe. Europeans loved their pickles and raised the process to an art form. Sweet and sour, vegetable and fruit, the pickle was celebrated and cherished for it’s intense flavor, which made even a plain and humble meal a feast.

A little known pickle fact about the name ‘America’. Most school children know that the continent was named for Amerigo Vespucci, the famous explorer. It seems that Mr. Vespucci also has another claim to fame. He was a pickle maker in Europe, who discovered that pickled fruits and vegetables prevented the scurvy that plagued the long distance sailors for so many years. Columbus carried his pickles when he discovered our continent, and Amerigo carried pickles on his voyages when he became an explorer in his own right.

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And a quote for good measure:

"On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like, from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar."...Thomas Jefferson

Answer 3

Cucumbers were  first pickled 4400 years ago in Mesopotamia In India, pickles were well known by the Vedic period.

The pickling process was also known to the Ancient Greeks. Aristotle is reported to have praised pickled cucumbers for their healing effects. Julius Caesar's soldiers ate pickled cucumbers as health aids;many other brine-soaked foods were part of daily life in Ancient Rome.Cucumber pickling remained widespread across the Levant and Maghreb regions, where it is still very popular today.

Pickled cucumbers became popular in the United States due to the influence of the cuisine of Central and Eastern European immigrants.

Answer 4

Mesopotamia. I'm pretty sure that's in Asia.