i like to pickle eggs.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Pickling is the process of preserving or expanding the lifespan of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. The resulting food is called a \"pickle\", or, to prevent ambiguity, prefaced with the adjective \"pickled\". The pickling procedure will typically affect the food's texture and flavor. In East Asia, vinaigrette (vegetable oil and vinegar) is also used as a pickling medium. Foods that are pickled include meats, fruits, eggs, and vegetables. Another distinguishing characteristic is a pH of 4.6 or lower, which is sufficient to kill most bacteria. Pickling can preserve perishable foods for months. Antimicrobial herbs and spices, such as mustard seed, garlic, cinnamon or cloves, are often added. If the food contains sufficient moisture, a pickling brine may be produced simply by adding dry salt. For example, German sauerkraut and Korean kimchi are produced by salting the vegetables to draw out excess water. Natural fermentation at room temperature, by lactic acid bacteria, produces the required acidity. Other pickles are made by placing vegetables in vinegar. Unlike the canning process, pickling (which includes fermentation) does not require that the food be completely sterile before it is sealed.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hi. I just got home from a local supermarket and i saw \"pickled onions\" i havent seen those since i was a kid. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "PICKLED ONIONS!  I used to drink them in martinis.  Now I just use olives."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh wow !! Really? i have never heard of that. I remember going to the bar as a kid when my mom worked there and eating pickled onions, eggs or sausages tho"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes...I remember those pickled eggs.  Jeez that was nasty.  All the old guys would come in and have that and a beer."}, {"role": "user", "content": "lol. yes they were very popular in the bars. I liked the onions the best because i liked peeling the layers and eating them that way. What else comes pickled ? lol"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Lol.  The pickling process is pretty interesting to me, a simple brine or vinegar and voila, it lasts for months. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "How long does it take ? I just realized something else, isn't a cucumber turned into a pickle through that brine or vinegar process?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not sure on the time, and yes it is!  I think the proper description is \"pickled cucumber\", since not everything is a \"pickle\"."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What about pickled herring? Have you tried them ? i have not ,they seem gross. The Pickling process is so popular but only certain things really taste right when you do it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I wouldn't eat a pickled fish if you paid me!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "i would not try a pickled fish either. lol. Thank you for chatting with me. It has been fun"}]