Put a Pickle on it!
Naturally fermented garlic and dill brine pickled cucumbers can add a bit of zing and zhush up any meal with its cold wet salty garlicky dill flavoured crunchy goodness.
They are a perfect accompaniment to hot dogs, burgers, ham and tomato sandwiches, pickled herring.
I like to eat them cold, straight out of the fridge when I’m hungry but don’t want to spoil my appetite.
Potato salad
Pickled cucumber, cubed potato, boiled egg, Spanish onion, mayo, sour cream, chives and if you’ve been good, you might get a bit of polish sausage in there too.
Pickleback Shots
It’s true that connoisseurs love to follow up a whiskey shot with a shot of our salty garlic brine to balance out the sweeter whiskey flavours and many guarantee that if you have a few picklebacks during the night you are assured to be hangover free the next day.
It is well known amongst the old Polaks that if you eat kwasne ogorki while drinking good polish vodka you’ll feel fine the next day.
Sports Recovery
Yes, top athletes use lacto fermented pickle brine to aid in recovery during sporting activity. Simply drink 350g of pickle brine during strenuous activity and you will see a reduction in cramp, fatigue and a boost in recovery time…it’s fact! As my grandmother would say.