Turkish Pickles

Tursu the way it is eaten at home: gherkins, mixed vegetables, cabbage, baby peppers and hot cayenne, packed in brine in jars and XL catering tins.

Serve alongside kebabs and pilaf, or drink the brine as salgam-style sipping vinegar.

Turkish Pickles and Tursu in Jars

Turkish pickles, or tursu, are sharper and saltier than western pickles and are eaten as a side dish rather than a condiment. This collection covers mixed vegetable tursu, pickled cucumbers, hot and mild green chillies, stuffed aubergine, cabbage, beetroot, green almond and pickled garlic, plus salgam turnip juice for drinking alongside. Turkish pickling relies on brine and vinegar with plenty of garlic rather than sugar, which is why tursu tastes savoury and works so well next to grilled meat, beans, pilav and rich winter stews.

Serving and keeping tursu

Serve pickles cold, straight from the jar, in a small dish beside the main course. Always use a clean dry fork so you do not introduce bacteria into the brine, keep the vegetables fully submerged, and refrigerate after opening. A cloudy brine on a naturally fermented pickle is normal and not a sign of spoilage.

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Ordering Turkish Pickles from TG Gourmet

• Dispatched from our United States warehouse, usually within one business day.
• Free shipping on orders over $100 anywhere in the continental United States.
• Fragile jars, bottles and glassware are double wrapped before they leave us.
• Secure checkout, tracked delivery and support in both English and Turkish.

Every Turkish Pickles item on this page comes from an established producer and is checked on arrival, so what reaches your kitchen matches what you would pick up from a good grocer in Istanbul or Izmir. If a particular Turkish Pickles product you remember is missing, send us a message and we will look at adding it to the next container.