India relish

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India relish (countable and uncountable, plural India relishes)

  1. A sour vinegared relish containing pickled cucumbers, onions, and typically other vegetables.
    • 2012, Margaret Yardley Potter, Elizabeth Gilbert, At Home on the Range, page 53:
      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.
    • 2013, Linda Anderson, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings, page 568:
      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 […]
    • 2014, SAVEUR: The New Classics Cookbook:
      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.

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