noun
well-pickled vegetables; long-pickled vegetables
Refers to vegetables that have been pickled for a long time, resulting in a strong, sour, or deeply fermented flavor. Often contrasted with 新漬け (lightly pickled).
See also: 新漬け
祖母の作る古漬けは酸味が強くて、ご飯が進む。
The well-pickled vegetables my grandmother makes are very sour and go well with rice.
新漬けと古漬け、どちらがお好みですか。
Which do you prefer, lightly pickled or well-pickled vegetables?
Compound of 古 (ふる, old) + 漬け (つけ, pickling). The reading ふるづけ results from rendaku voicing of つけ to づけ.