India relish

noun

A sour vinegared relish containing pickled cucumbers, onions, and typically other vegetables.

Meanings

nounIndia relish (countable and uncountable, plural India relishes)

plural India relishes · alternative Indian relish

  1. countableuncountableA sour vinegared relish containing pickled cucumbers, onions, and typically other vegetables.

    Thick slices of broiled tomato, first dipped in crumbs, and topped with a dab of butter, go well under the meat, and mustard pickle and India relish are almost necessary accompaniments.

    2012, Margaret Yardley Potter, Elizabeth Gilbert, At Home on the Range, page 53
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    I know nothing else about Elizabeth Scott Hardin, but I have her recipe for corn bread, and also for India relish: her granddaughter brought these recipes west in 1846, traveling with the Donner-Reed party as far as the Humboldt Sink […]

    2013, Linda Anderson, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings, page 568

    The maximalist patty (identified in Hemingway's papers as “Papa's Favorite Wild West Hamburger”) calls for minced carrot and tomato, cheddar cheese, grated apple, capers, India relish, and a brace of spices, all mixed directly into the beef.

    2014, SAVEUR: The New Classics Cookbook

    Synonyms: chowchow, piccalilli

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sour vinegared relish containing pickled cucumbers, onions, and typically other vegetables.

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