My posts would have been endless had I shared with bored you all with pickles from my stay in Japan this month.

It’s my first summer visit so there has been a lot of new tastes for me. There was a very interesting part of a wonderful recent meal I couldn’t identify which was translated as rhubarb. It was delicious, but I would never have guessed. Here it is in the middle between spinach and simmered bonito shavings.

Looks yummy. I would never have thought there is a pickle thread on a flyer forum.
I’ve definitely added it to my favorite threads 😀

It wasn't bad. It was a little like drinking pickle juice.

The one time I saw it offered, it was listed with the sours. I imagine that's what it leaned towards?

It is. I'm not a huge fan of sours, although some can be great, but I had to try that one.

There's a brand (here in Chicago at least) called Grillo's Pickles. They're in the refrigerated section of the grocery store and come in a plastic tub. The pickle juice includes slices of garlic and sprigs of dill. They're great!

I enjoy Grillo's.

I've never noticed this thread before. My family (well, just me now and my nieces, once they tasted them) does pickles in a way I've never seen before or heard of. It's my mother's recipe for "Sweet Dill Pickles." I'm guessing it's some German variation of pickles.

Anyway, it's store bought whole dill pickles, drained and sliced, then return them to the jar and then add a syrup of vinegar, water, sugar (I use Splenda - they taste the same and are guilt free), horseradish, garlic, onions, and mustard and let them sit for a minimum of four days. They last for months (assuming you don't eat them all quickly). I am never without them. They go great with any sandwich and I'll serve them at parties with other relishes and patés, etc.

I do like seeing this as it absolves me of a recent cheat version I made. I came across a pack of preserved cucumbers in a bag in the refrigerator section at LIDL last month, part of a Bavarian food promotion. I had no idea what they would be like and was disappointed to find they were in a plain, salty brine, texture was good and crisp though, so I saw potential.
I did something really similar to what you do - rinsed them and added them to my own pickle bath of grated onion, vinegar, sugar, some water, white pepper and garlic. Left them for a few days and they were transformed.

I do the same with pickles that may come with a sandwich carry out order that I may not want at the moment. I just toss the pickles in the jar and they are, indeed, "transformed."

Many Costco's have these, and they're much less expensive there than at the grocery store. I recommend the chips over the spears.

Ive been enjoying them for a couple years. Recently I encountered the long version of the chips - perfect for sandwiches.

You've been talking to my dad, I see. He too told me to get them at Costco. But I don't need a gallon of pickles and I don't go to Costco very often anyway. The ones in Chicago are always a madhouse.

I like the spears more because I snack on them vs putting the on sandwiches.

You do know you can snack on the chips, right?

You may not need a gallon of pickles but you can use a gallon of pickles.