Salads & Cold Dishes
Soy-Sauce Pickled Chinese Olives (Yan Nin)
Traditionally enjoyed as an appetizing pre-meal relish
In short: Soy-Sauce Pickled Chinese Olives (Yan Nin) is a salads & cold dishe that Traditionally enjoyed as an appetizing pre-meal relish. It is most often made for everyday balance. Key ingredients: rice vinegar.
Why people make this pickle
Chinese olives (yan nin) only come into season for a short window — about ten-odd days — so when fans of their flavor see them, it’s worth grabbing some to cook with or to pickle as a pre-meal nibble. This batch uses good light soy sauce. The leftover sweet-sour soy syrup is itself a treasure: spoon it over steamed fish or ribs, and yan nin with sweet-sour young ginger steamed with ribs or a big fish head is simply delicious.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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