The perfect amount of pickle (feddit.uk)

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PSA innit. The sandwich should be mainly pickle.

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[-] Mestone@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Why is it brown? What is wrong with your pickles?

[-] anomoly_@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

I was wondering the same and got curious enough for a quick search. Saw someone recommending Branston Pickle and it looks similar

Branston Pickle is made from a variety of diced vegetables, including swede, carrots, onions and cauliflower pickled in a sauce made from vinegar, tomato, apple and spices.[9] While not a chutney, Branston Pickle is sweet and spicy with a "chutney-like" consistency, containing chunks of vegetables in a thick brown sticky sauce.[9]

[-] yeah@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

Yes. Branston pickle. Not gherkins.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"Gherkin" is a fun word. The Finnish word for cucumber is "kurkku". Sounds more like "gherking" than cucumber.

I imagine the Finnish transliteration of "gherkin" would be "kurkku", is my point.

[-] Mestone@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Aha! I appreciate the explanation! I've never heard of such a thing and in the US our pickles are green. Brown pickles would be something well past the point of being safe to eat over here :)

[-] Patch@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

We have the same thing you call "pickles"- we call them gherkins (and very small ones "cornichons"). We just have lots of other pickles too! Pickled onions, pickled cabbage, pickled carrots, pickled beetroot, pickled cockles, pickled eggs...

There are two things which we call pickles that are really more like a chutney- "sandwich pickle" (which is what this is; Branston pickle and its imitators) and "piccalilli" (which is bright yellow).

[-] Mestone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, we have all those other pickled things too. Except the cockles, never heard of pickled cockles here. I love some pickled green beans, okra, dill pickles, and/or queen olives as Bloody Mary garnishes. We have cornichons too! I eat them on charcuterie plates. But the Branston pickle is a completely alien condiment here. Piccalilli sounds close to what we'd call chow-chow in the South.

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

Someone show them marmite next...

[-] Mestone@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I actually thought it was marmite or vegemite at first, but I've never heard of either of those being called "pickle" so I figured it must be a different thing entirely.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

Yup, branston pickle is a unique and potent thing. Well worth at least trying.

It's a relish though, not a whole pickle that you chop up yourself.

No joke, if you can find it locally, try it. Amazon carries it here in the US, but you'd be using Amazon, and I'm not sure how you feel about that. It's a strong, intense flavor. Like has been said in other comments, it's best experienced with cheese, on bread.