Chennai, April 25 -- Overview

Pickles are a crunchy snack and a spicy savory treat since 2400 B.C. They are the tasty and delicious outcome of preserving seasonal food items like green mangoes, chilly and cucumber in many cultures and continents. They are sweet, sour, spicy and definitely delicious. It is believed that pickles were first evolved in Mesopotamia and it didn't take long for this unique and mouthwatering recipe to spread through Asia, Egypt and Greece.

People since ages claimed different benefits of pickles on health. Cleopatra said that eating food that was pickled helped her to maintain her beauty; Aristotle talked about the positive affects of pickled cucumbers.

Its not just pregnant women who craved pickles, but great ...