This chinese Hua Gua pickle is just so easy and delicious that it's ridiculous. Inspired by the success with our chinese vinegar pickle I was gripped with a nostalgia for the Hua Gua pickles, 花瓜 or 醬瓜, of my childhood. These are delightfully crunchy Taiwanese soy sauce pickled cucumbers that Mom bought in little glass jars to go with our congee.
It was such a tasty treat that we used to fight over these little suckers when the Grandma and Mom weren't looking. There was never enough to go around with three hungry little chinese girls and just a little tiny jar of pickles. And, just to be clear, hungry little chinese girls can eat alot of food! Well, now all these years later I have discovered that, as I mentioned earlier, these pickles are just ridiculously easy to make and taste just like the (actually better!) store bought kind (minus the yummy (not!) flavours of chemical preservatives of course.)
