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": "assistant", "content": "Pickling is a preserving process I like to use"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I do like pickles.  When did pickling start?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not sure? But pickling unlike canning does not require the food be sterile"}, {"role": "user", "content": "So you just toss it in some brine and you are all done?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah and pickling preserves food for moths"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Can anything be pickled?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well you can pickle meat, fruits, eggs and vegetables so a lot of foods can be pickled"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have heard of pickled eggs, but that sounds pretty gross"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I add antimicrobial herbs and spices like garlic, mustard seed, cloves or cinnamin as well"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Cinnamin?  is that common with pickling?"}]