Believe it or not, pickles have been around for over 4,000 years.
History records their usage in Asia, ancient Egypt and Greece.
Cucumbers were the first vegetable to be pickled - they were brought to the Tigris Valley from India where they were preserved in pots and eaten. Here are some other notable events in the history of pickles. In 850 B.C., Aristotle praised the healing effects of pickled cucumbers. Cleopatra attributed some of her beauty to pickles. Pliny's writings mention spiced and preserved cumcumbers.