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…all my life I have hated gherkins… since forever… I’m now 72… and… I found out something the other day during a conversation with my sweet darling wife… she was preparing me lunch… this is roughly how the conversation went…
Wife:… “do you want some gherkins on your roll for a change?”…
Me:… “babe… they’re disgusting… you know that I hate them because I always take them off my big macs and stuff”…
Wife:… “but you really love cucumbers… you eat baby cucumbers all the time like they’re apples or something to refresh you all the time!”…
Me:… “yeh… so what’s that got to do with anything?”…
Wife:… “gherkins are small cucumbers”…
Me:… “bullshit!… cucumbers grow on the ground and gherkins grow on a vine!… um… they do don’t they?”…
Wife:… “are you serious? (she laughs)… you are 72 years old and think that gherkins and cucumbers are two different plants?… am I ever wrong?… (which she never is… hence me starting to worry lol!)… Google it if you don’t believe me… (now I know she’s right but stubbornly refuse to believe it in the vain hope that she’s wrong for a change)… I know that I’m right… go on… Google it”…
Me:…”okay… I will!”… (sounding like a spoiled brat who knows that he is in deep shit because she’s never wrong lol!)… I type in… ‘are gherkins small cucumbers?’… this is what it said…
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Overview
Yes, gherkins are small cucumbers, typically 1 to 5 inches long, known for their firm, bumpy skin and used for pickling. The word "gherkin" itself originates from a Dutch term for "small pickled cucumber". While "gherkin" can also refer to other small, pickle-friendly cucumber varieties like the West Indian Gherkin or Mexican Sour Gherkin, in many English-speaking countries, it's most commonly understood as a small, pickled cucumber.
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…needless to say… she had a field day with me lol!…
Wife:… “well… what did it say?… am I right?”…
Me:… “yeah yeah!… of course… your going tell everyone aren’t you?’…
Wife:… “of course I am!… you’d the the same to me wouldn’t you?… of course I am!”…
…so now… I tell the story to everyone before my sweet darling wife does lol!… I usually start it with… “you know what a gherkin is right?”… (they usually say yes)… I then say… “did you realise that they’re small cucumbers?”… most say “yes”… but one person said… “really?… I thought that they were different plants!”… I could’ve kissed her!… (but she’d probably scratch my eyes out with a fork lol!)…
…so!… even at 72 years of age… you learn something every day lol!… (as well as knowing that your beloved wife is always right as usual lol!)… you’re never too old to learn… cheers.
Wife:… “do you want some gherkins on your roll for a change?”…
Me:… “babe… they’re disgusting… you know that I hate them because I always take them off my big macs and stuff”…
Wife:… “but you really love cucumbers… you eat baby cucumbers all the time like they’re apples or something to refresh you all the time!”…
Me:… “yeh… so what’s that got to do with anything?”…
Wife:… “gherkins are small cucumbers”…
Me:… “bullshit!… cucumbers grow on the ground and gherkins grow on a vine!… um… they do don’t they?”…
Wife:… “are you serious? (she laughs)… you are 72 years old and think that gherkins and cucumbers are two different plants?… am I ever wrong?… (which she never is… hence me starting to worry lol!)… Google it if you don’t believe me… (now I know she’s right but stubbornly refuse to believe it in the vain hope that she’s wrong for a change)… I know that I’m right… go on… Google it”…
Me:…”okay… I will!”… (sounding like a spoiled brat who knows that he is in deep shit because she’s never wrong lol!)… I type in… ‘are gherkins small cucumbers?’… this is what it said…
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Overview
Yes, gherkins are small cucumbers, typically 1 to 5 inches long, known for their firm, bumpy skin and used for pickling. The word "gherkin" itself originates from a Dutch term for "small pickled cucumber". While "gherkin" can also refer to other small, pickle-friendly cucumber varieties like the West Indian Gherkin or Mexican Sour Gherkin, in many English-speaking countries, it's most commonly understood as a small, pickled cucumber.
Key Characteristics
- Size: Gherkins are small, typically ranging from 3 to 13 cm (1 to 5 inches) in length.
- Appearance: They have a firm, often bumpy, yellowish-green skin.
- Purpose: They are primarily used for pickling.
- Etymology: The term "gherkin" comes from the Dutch word "gurken," meaning "small pickled cucumber".
- While all gherkins are cucumbers, not all cucumbers are gherkins.
- "Gherkin" specifically refers to a small, often immature, cucumber that is well-suited for pickling.
- Cornichons, for example, are an even smaller type of pickled cucumber.
- In countries like the U.S. and Canada, pickled cucumbers are generally called "pickles".
- In Britain and other places, "gherkin" is often used to describe a pickled cucumber.
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…needless to say… she had a field day with me lol!…
Wife:… “well… what did it say?… am I right?”…
Me:… “yeah yeah!… of course… your going tell everyone aren’t you?’…
Wife:… “of course I am!… you’d the the same to me wouldn’t you?… of course I am!”…
…so now… I tell the story to everyone before my sweet darling wife does lol!… I usually start it with… “you know what a gherkin is right?”… (they usually say yes)… I then say… “did you realise that they’re small cucumbers?”… most say “yes”… but one person said… “really?… I thought that they were different plants!”… I could’ve kissed her!… (but she’d probably scratch my eyes out with a fork lol!)…
…so!… even at 72 years of age… you learn something every day lol!… (as well as knowing that your beloved wife is always right as usual lol!)… you’re never too old to learn… cheers.
Small pickled cucumbers. Honestly I'm with you on this. They even look different from cucumbers, with their little lumps.
But I suppose nobody calls sultanas or raisins "dried grapes" either. I've always knows about them but I imagine some people have no idea.
…aw timmy… I could kiss you too lol!… and that ‘sultanas or raisins’ thing you wrote… so true… (I actually knew that one lol!)… cheers.
I have the opposite issue. I don't like cucumber but I like gherkins!
I also like sultanas and grapes but not that fond of raisins lol
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Funny as, reading this.
I think everyone gave gherkins the flick from Maccas in the early days. I sort of got a taste wfor them mixed up with a ton of tomato sauce, mustard and everything else.
Now the anchovy discussion ... and the olive discussion. On or off a pizza? (or anything else for that matter)
I hated them both, but love them both now.
I think everyone gave gherkins the flick from Maccas in the early days. I sort of got a taste wfor them mixed up with a ton of tomato sauce, mustard and everything else.
Now the anchovy discussion ... and the olive discussion. On or off a pizza? (or anything else for that matter)
I hated them both, but love them both now.
Olives - it depends - I like the taste of whole olives but hate finding a pip on my pizza! if there is no pips all good. Anchovies all good as long as it is in not too much on the pizza.
My first part time job as a teen was making pizzas at a pizza shop so I probably tried almost every pizza combo I could back then. My favorite topping for a pizza is actually something you don't see around anymore - Tuna.
pizza topping mix I created - Tuna, pineapple, BBQ sauce, jalapeño, mushroom, parmesan and Mozzerella (anchovies optional)
My first part time job as a teen was making pizzas at a pizza shop so I probably tried almost every pizza combo I could back then. My favorite topping for a pizza is actually something you don't see around anymore - Tuna.
pizza topping mix I created - Tuna, pineapple, BBQ sauce, jalapeño, mushroom, parmesan and Mozzerella (anchovies optional)
February
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I agree on the olive front. They have to be pitted. There's nothing worse then nearly chipping a tooth on an unexpected pit.
The ones that come in the Christmas hampers my family send are awful (not that I've told them!) They are Kalamata olives in sachets. They are tiny and not pitted. Too hard for little return.
Not sure I'd be up for your tuna mix pizza. I like jalapeño, mushroom, parmesan and Mozzerella, but I've never been a fan of pineapple on pizzas, let alone teamed up with tuna!
Then some of my combinations could turn many a stomach!
I hate those little olives with pits in - so frustrating even if they taste nice! I don't even like mandarins if they have too many pips - too fiddly!
…hahaha!…with Isee and Febs talking about Pizza’s etc made me feel soooooooooo hungry… so much so… I ate about three quarters of a packet of potato chips to sate my hunger… **BURP!**… oopsies!… pardon me… all is good now lol!… (I so hate Olives… and love love love Anchovies!)… cheers.