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A pickle that would preserve it for a week?

Would it ruin the taste of the pasta salad?

Flimzy
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InquilineKea
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  • Are you asking about [pickling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickling) and [salt-curing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-cured_meat) (e.g. [salt pork](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_pork))? Or just adding small quantities to various things? – Cascabel Sep 30 '11 at 02:48
  • Small quantities to various things (or as much as is needed to preserve it) - I'm not sure if I want to turn my lunch into a pasta pickle. – InquilineKea Sep 30 '11 at 02:58
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    Wow, how far ahead of time are you making your lunch? In any case, if what you're really trying to do is preserve a particular dish (pasta with... what?) for longer (how long?) you might want to ask your question more directly - what things would help it last longer, and how much longer? – Cascabel Sep 30 '11 at 03:08
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    This question needs a lot more specifics. Why are you trying to preserve pasta? Raw or cooked? For how long? With what? As it stands, it's a pretty meaninless question: dried pasta lasts forever. – FuzzyChef Oct 01 '11 at 05:27
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    Cooked pasta, for at least a week, with vinegar – InquilineKea Oct 01 '11 at 07:09
  • If you want to preserve it for a week with acid, you have to pickle it. There is no way around it. – rumtscho Oct 01 '11 at 17:28
  • Okay, I'll change the question title then. – InquilineKea Oct 01 '11 at 17:50
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    Cooked pasta can last a week in a cold fridge anyway, right? I'm pretty sure I've eaten leftovers that old... – Cascabel Oct 01 '11 at 23:42
  • Why would you pickle pasta anyways? If you really need to preserve it for a long time just freeze it. – nico Mar 06 '12 at 15:15

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You should use pickling when you want something to last months not days.

In regards to your second question: it certainly wouldn't be pasta salad any more.

If you want to experiment with pasta pickle then sure it sounds like a good idea, if you want to preserve pasta for a week split it into several air tight containers and stick it in the fridge.

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