Gerkins/Pickles?!

lisa26_2

Apologies if this is in the wrong place! Does anyone know where I can buy gerkins like the ones you get in subway/mcdonalds/burger king? I love them but all the shop bought ones I've tried are nothing like them!!!

SammyFace

I love the Lidl ones. They come whole and sliced, fab in a cheese sarnie - yum!

Juliepink26

We have a sandwich bar and served a selection of pickles with our special, we use mini gurkins as they stay really crunchy , the best we found were these from sainsburys Ive served these at buffets and people always ask me whaere they are from, it has to be this brand the others are terrable they are soggy and made with cheap vinger.



We also make are own pickels, the most popular by far in pickeled cellery, we go through 25 packs of cellery a week, you just chop it into bite size chunks wash well fill a large glass jar and a couple of pepper corns and fill with sainsburys own brand vinger, They go great with burgers,greek style porkor chicken kebabs, and toasted sandwiches.

Iam a pickles love so hope this helps!..lol:D

KimYeovil

I once ordered a pastrami and pickle on rye from a sandwich bar. They made it with Branston! :eek::mad::rotfl:

speric07

Polish shops sell them and many will be sliced! Stay a away from brine ones as they will put you off gerkins for life.

You will be looking for a jar without SOLANKA on the label.

Hope this helps. I always find the polish ones more fresher, crunchier and less acidic than the English pickles.

Hope this helps, and any one who has not tried them, give them a go!

SUESMITH_2

netto and home bargains used to sell them

silkcutblue

KimYeovil wrote: »

I once ordered a pastrami and pickle on rye from a sandwich bar. They made it with Branston! :eek::mad::rotfl:

Thanks for the laugh

lin.c

Look at the ingredients label - the type of pickles used in American fast-foods don't have sugar added to them, and most brands seem to. I always have a jar of Mrs Elwood's handy, which I buy at Tesco but I've seen them available elsewhere. Otherwise I find cornichons are closest in flavour.

aless02

Expat American here:
I find Mrs Elwood still too sweet and not quite right. Closest you will come to a genuine sour American dill pickle is a brand they sell in ASDA (but poss other places) called Melis. It's in the Mediterranen section of the World Foods aisle. Fabulous pickles.

lin.c

aless02 wrote: »

Expat American here:
I find Mrs Elwood still too sweet and not quite right. Closest you will come to a genuine sour American dill pickle is a brand they sell in ASDA (but poss other places) called Melis. It's in the Mediterranen section of the World Foods aisle. Fabulous pickles.

I'm an ex-pat too.

I agree, most of the Mrs Ellwood range is too sweet, however the 'Haimisha' variety has no sugar so the vinegar and salt flavours come through pretty well, however I will try your suggestion as I'm always on the lookout for a good tasting pickle.

If only I could find a place that sells the giant size ones you'd find in delis, then I'd be very happy indeed

Gingernutmeg

It's probably too late for this year but if you ever fancy making your own dill pickles then it's incredibly easy and they are so delicious. I don't like shop-bought ones as they never taste right and they tend not to be crisp, but I love homemade ones. The pickling cucumbers aren't easy to find but you occacionally see them at Farmer's Markets - I always snap them up when I see them.

I got this recipe from a Duchy Home Farm recipe card and it's really good. To make dill pickles, you need:

Jars!
500g pickling cucumbers
1 pint of water with 50g of salt dissolved in it, to make a brine
1 tbsp dill seeds
1 tbsp sugar (this is optional, but I like it)
1 pint of vinegar

First wash and dry the cucumbers, then put them in a glass bowl and pour over the brine. Weigh them down with a plate to make sure that they're completely covered, and leave them for 24 hours.

The next day, sterilise your jars. Boil the vinegar with the sigar and dill seeds. Drain, rinse and dry the cucumbers and pack them into the jars - if you want, you can add a washed frond of dill at this point, if you like a strong dill flavour. Cover with the vinegar and seeds and seal, making sure that there are no air pockets in the jars.

And that's it! It sounds a bit tedious but these really do only take minutes and they taste great. They keep well for ages too.