quickle
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
quickle (third-person singular simple present quickles, present participle quickling, simple past and past participle quickled)
- (transitive, informal) To pickle (food) rapidly, without the need for long storage.
- 2020, Rebecca Lindamood, The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Side Dishes:
- Quickly pickled radishes—or Quickled Radishes—are an easy peasy, tart and tangy way to use up the radishes that are absolutely everywhere during the summer.
- 2021, Yewande Komolafe, Waffles + Mochi: Get Cooking!, page 56:
- In this recipe, we're going to push the tartness and sweetness to the max by quickling the mango with lime juice.
- 2022, Australian Women's Weekly Quick & Easy:
- Sesame-crusted chicken with 'quickled' slaw
Noun edit
quickle (plural quickles)
- (informal) A pickle produced by this process.