stevehaigh Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 i'm totally addicted to my home made pickles, specifically dill (cucumber) pickles and pickled onions. make them yourself and they are less than a quarter the price of villa market and taste great, here's how dill pickles: buy the smallest, freshest cucumbers you can find. i find macro has the best selection and price. cut the head off and soak in heavily salted water for 12-24hrs for the picking vinegar i use cheap macro distilled white vinegar, about 50baht/gallon i think. for dill pickles, use one part vinegar to 3 parts water. then add black and white pepper corns, mustard seed, chilli seed, cloves, bay leaf, coriander seed, salt, garlic cloves and whole small chillies.. boil the vinegar, water and spices for about 15mins rinse the cucumbers and stuff into the jars together with the dill (pak chee lao in thai) and slowly pour in the vinegar mix (i usually remove the bay leaf first) put in a pan of hot water and bring water to boil and hold on slow boil for 15mins. this should bring the inside of the jar up to about 85degC, check if you have thermometer let cool and store in dark place for 2-6 weeks. this is the hard part, the temptation to try will be too strong for most mortals and once you taste them you will not be able to stop. so my advice, make about 4 big jars and then as you empty a jar, refill so you always have the well matured ones on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I'd leave out the cloves and use just a small sprinkle of dill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcruzer Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 i do the old fashioned method: heavily salted water with all the spices, leave out for a few days shaking daily. then refrigerate for a few days. when you reach the sourness u desire., remove 20% liquid & replace w vinegar. the salty water & vinegar are natural antiseptics unless you want to store for many months unrefrigerated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob4you Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I buy Pattaya Pickles at most groceries stores around down. Yes more expensive than making them myself, I did not retire here to grow my own vegetables if pickle my own dills, Jalapenos, sweet pickles or mixed vegetables when I can buy them pre made cheaper here than back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 plus it gives you more time to patrol the streets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudieTheFoodie Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 ^Surely that's Jim L Fix It? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 the cukes! the cukes! where does one find the cukes? near abouts where I live down the market and at Lotus I can't find no cukes suitable for pickling...I got the big jars and the rest of the gear but no cukes... I've done kimchee and pickled eggs OK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudieTheFoodie Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 ^ Khlong Toei market is rammed full of 'em mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 ^ Khlong Toei market is rammed full of 'em mate. where is Klong Toei market from soi Nana? I'll look in next time I'm in town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudieTheFoodie Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Go all the way to the end and through the tobacco monopoly. You're two minutes away once you get out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Go all the way to the end and through the tobacco monopoly. You're two minutes away once you get out of it. and then tutsi stumbles along with his flaccid right leg that was disabled in a near stroke last year and sez: 'yew got some pickling cucumbers around here?'...and then the market traders start to circle and to size up to see who shall make the first strike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikoman Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have been making my own pickles for years, and use the small Thai cukes from the local market, I see them at most of the local markets I go to. I too did not retire to make pickles, but after trying a lot of market pickles that were very bad. I started to make my own. A few days ago I went to many different markets in Pattaya, and ran across my favorite US pickle brand. Clausens, did not buy it did not even look at the price. I also saw some Vlasic , which I have never liked, I believe it was at Villas. hope you find your cukes. Cheers; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Clausens and Vlasic are passable when you an find them...I was just in NYC and 'pickle heaven' supposedly but never did see none; but it was the upper west side and maybe I was in the wrong part of town...I got a pickle in downtown Philadelphia with a pastrami on rye about 5 years ago and immediately went to pickle heaven...btw, philly pizza is miles better than NYC IMHO... I'll try some of the local cukes if ever I see them down the local market...the big gallon pickling jars stand forlorn, covered with dust and unused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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