India relish

English

Noun

India relish (countable and uncountable, plural India relishes)

1. A sour vinegared relish containing pickled cucumbers, onions, and typically other vegetables.
   • 2012, Margaret Yardley Potter, Elizabeth Gilbert, At Home on the Range, page 53:

     Thick slices of broiled tomato, first dipped in crumbs, and topped with a dab of butter, go well under the meat, and mustard pickle and India relish are almost necessary accompaniments.

   • 2013, Linda Anderson, Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings, page 568:

     I know nothing else about Elizabeth Scott Hardin, but I have her recipe for corn bread, and also for India relish: her granddaughter brought these recipes west in 1846, traveling with the Donner-Reed party as far as the Humboldt Sink […]

   • 2014, SAVEUR: The New Classics Cookbook:

     The maximalist patty (identified in Hemingway's papers as “Papa's Favorite Wild West Hamburger”) calls for minced carrot and tomato, cheddar cheese, grated apple, capers, India relish, and a brace of spices, all mixed directly into the beef.

Alternative forms

• Indian relish

Synonyms

• chow-chow
• piccalilli