People have been pickling food (soaking it in salty water to keep it fresh) for thousands of years; archaeologists have found proof in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and across the Roman Empire. In which modern Middle Eastern country do people commonly eat sauerkraut, mixed with carrots, as a kosher side dish?

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Israel. Pickling, first practiced in Ancient Egypt among other early civilizations, is one of the world's oldest ways to keep food fresh. In modern Israel, Jewish immigrants from Central Europe brought the sauerkraut tradition with them in the early 1900s. In Jewish cooking, sauerkraut is 'pareve' (neither meat nor dairy), so it can be served next to any meal.