I love pickles myself - when i was a kid my mother caught me drinking the brine from the jars and was horrified, lol.

I'm really picky about pickles though - i rarely eat them in restaurants, because sometimes they look good, but when you bite into them, they are the same old yucky mushy vlasics that i hate.

My favorite ones are salt water brined ones sold in the refrigerated section of the market, or sometimes found in the kosher fridge here in NJ. They are called Ba - Tampte garlic dills. They have no vinegar in them (not that vinegar is bad) and they are yummy! My second favorite would probably be the Boars Head refrigerated ones they have in the Delis... i used to work in a deli and was always eating the pickles, lol.