gherkin

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The gherkins “symbolized for me the last thing you have in your cupboards when you run out of everything. It starts from the last gherkin jar, and from there it all goes south.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Czechia’s chlebíčky: A slice of baguette with potato salad, ham, Emmental, tomato and gherkin.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

The burger came in a tiny brioche bun, with a gherkin topping and sweet maple-mustard sauce.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2017

The book spans generations, beginning with quirky Ottokar, a pickler from Znojmo, Moravia, “the gherkin capital of the Habsburg Empire.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2016

The gherkin is a small thick oval-shaped species of cucumber with a hairy or prickly surface, and is cultivated solely for pickling.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza