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Pickled onions

Small onions steeped in malt vinegar, eaten with cheese, pies or chips

United Kingdom Fermented & pickled Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A ploughman’s and chip-shop fixture; malt vinegar pickling spread with cheap industrial vinegar in Victorian Britain.

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What is Pickled onions?

Pickled onions is a fermented & pickled from United Kingdom: small onions steeped in malt vinegar, eaten with cheese, pies or chips. A ploughman’s and chip-shop fixture; malt vinegar pickling spread with cheap industrial vinegar in Victorian Britain.

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