It's funny, I usually can't stand pickles, unless I eat at D.Z. Akins here in San Diego. They have a big jar of them on every table and I will down the entire jar while there. Don't know why I like theirs so much but I do.

Clausen whole dills are the best.

Baby gherkins - now made with splenda!

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Here's how to make them better. Stick in a chopped up Jalapeno or two and resist the urge to munch.

After I'm done with the pickles, I toss in some hard boiled eggs (shell off, of course). I also add some pickled jalapeno juice. The Clausen whole dill pickle jars hold about 9 eggs. Anyone else like pickled eggs?

I'm completely addicted to Russian sweet-n-sour pickles with garlic flavour. :) Luckily a trip to St.Pete is planned for next month.

The half-sour dills at Nate'N Al's in Beverly Hills are incredible and wonderful. The minute you are seated, a server brings a big plate of well-done, half-sour, as well as sauerkraut. Fantastic!^

I make wonderful bread and butter pickles.

I'm also a dill pickle fan. For just eating, Clauson's or similar refrigerated dills are great. For other uses Vlasic Zesty Dills are fine. I can't imagine a potato salad, tuna salad, or hamburger without dill pickles. I like other pickles too. When eating Japanese, my favorite part of the meal is usually the wonderful variety of pickles. Pickled daikon radish, not the sweet ones... mmm.

Pricey Pickle Pops
 

I've got to call the attention of people reading this thread to an item in today's Express version of The Washington Post that the newspaper gives out at DC-area subway and bus stops.

The article is on unexpected kitchen items such as pancake batter in a spray can. I couldn't find a link on the Post's website, so this is a retype and I'm responsible for any typos.


Bob's Pickle Pops

These are not frozen pickles -- they are sticks of "freshly squeezed pickle" and brine. There's a spicy version, too.

($20 -- $49, bobspicklepops.com)

I've been finding some awesome pickles at my local farmers' markets. Some terrific varieties of dill and sweet, and some unique brews including horseradish - virtually guaranteed to clear up any sinus ailments one might have!

Check out your local farmers' markets for these and other terrific treats. They're often so much better than the mass-produce products.

Yep. ^

I also like the little cornichons they put on ham sandwiches in France, on buttered baguette. I forget the brand - let me check on Amazon - is it Maille? Found it - yes, Maille cornichons.
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/ind...Cornichons.htm

Also enjoy South Asian pickles, such as Ahmed (Pakistan) or National (India). I like the mixed pickles they do, i.e. mangoes, lemons and carrots.

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.

In certain sections of the south you can get Deep Fried pickles.

I love pickles!

By the way, there is already a thread on pickles, which is called...

The Pickle thread...and they originally come from the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, New York.They make great pickles.

Yes they dio! I'm not jewish, but growing up here in the NY/NJ area, i always had many friends and neighbors who were. Ba Tampte pickles are the closest thing store bought can get to those wonderful homemade pickles that the old jewish grandmothers used to bring out everytime i was at their house. And as far as i know, they are the only commercially sold authentic salt brined ones.