House Of Garden Assorted Pickled Tomatoes & Cucumbers, Bulgarian Whole Vegetables 1.63kg (3.6lb)

House of Garden Assorted Pickled Tomatoes and Cucumbers is a 1.63kg Bulgarian jar of whole pickled tomatoes and cucumbers together — the Bulgarian zimnica tradition of preserving whole vegetables in brine for the winter, in the mixed-vegetable format where small whole green tomatoes and cucumbers share the jar and the brine. House of Garden is a Bulgarian food brand producing traditional Bulgarian preserved vegetables, pickled goods, and pantry products for the Bulgarian diaspora — the mixed tomato-and-cucumber jar being the particularly Bulgarian format of the broad Eastern European zimnica (winter provision) tradition, where autumn vegetables are preserved whole in brine to supply the household through the winter months. Zimnica — the practice of preserving whole vegetables in brine for winter storage — is one of the defining food traditions of Bulgaria and the broader Balkan region: Bulgarian households have historically prepared large quantities of brined whole tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and mixed vegetables in the autumn, the glass jars stored in cool cellars to supply the table through winter and spring with the bright, vinegary crunch of preserved vegetables at a time when fresh ones are unavailable. Set out on a Bulgarian Christmas Eve table (Badni vecher) as part of the traditional meatless spread, serve alongside rich meat dishes as the acidic counterpoint that Bulgarian cooking reaches for, set out on a mezze plate with cheese and bread, or buy as the large-format Bulgarian zimnica jar that supplies the household with preserved whole tomatoes and cucumbers through the season.