There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.
There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.
You can, but you need a high enough concentration to fight off disease causing microbes while still encouraging the interesting microbes (lactic acid bacteria and certain yeasts) that make the distinct flavors of pickling apparent. And you need to work with temperature and time to make sure you don’t make the vegetables mushy.
Follow an established sauerkraut/choucroute or kimchi recipe that has already been shown to be safe, rather than trying to wing it on your own. This stuff can make people sick.