Pickle Watch

Cucumbers

Name:	dill gerkins. pickled			Overall rating:	2½/5
Brand:	PODRAVKA
Company:	PODRAVKA			Country:	Croatia
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3/5	1½/5	—	3/5	Rusty lid
Flavours:	Dill.
Ingredients:	Gerkins (55.2%), Water, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Dill, Mustard seed, Flavour.
Date reviewed:	2018

Name:	Baby Dill Pickles [Ogóreczki Konserwowe]			Overall rating:	2/5
Brand:	AGROSIK
Company:	A-grosik			Country:	Poland
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	1½/5	½/5	3½/5	1½/5	3/5
Flavours:	Dill (mild).
Ingredients:	Cucumbers (53%), Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Dill, Garlic, Mustard seeds, Spices.
Date reviewed:	2018

Name:	PICKLED Mikti (wild cucumbers)			Overall rating:	~4/5
Brand:	Cortas
Company:	Cortas Canning & Refrigerating			Country:	Lebanon
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3/5	4/5	1/5	4/5	2/5
Flavours:	Pepper.
Ingredients:	Wild cucumbers (mikti), Water, Salt, Vinegar, Green pepper, Garlic.
Date reviewed:	2018

Name:	PICKLED Mikti (wild cucumbers)			Overall rating:	4½/5
Brand:	Cortas
Company:	Cortas Canning & Refrigerating			Country:	Lebanon
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3/5	3/5	2/5	5/5	4/5
Flavours:	Pepper.
Ingredients:	Wild cucumbers (mikti), Water, Salt, Vinegar, Green pepper, Garlic.
Date reviewed:	Circa 2019

Name:	Pickled Gherkins [Salatalık Turşusu]			Overall rating:	3½/5
Brand:	Tamtad
Company:	Tamtad Konservecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret			Country:	Turkey
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	4/5	3½/5	1½/5	3½/5	3/5
Flavours:	Mustard.
Ingredients:	Gherkins, water, salt, vinegar, acidity corrector E330, reinforcing agent of taste E509, preservative E211 and E202, flavoring substanca [sic] (dill, garlic).
Date reviewed:	2018

Name:	Baby dill gherkins				Overall rating:	3½/5
Brand:	Mama's
Company:	Mama's				Country:	Macedonia
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3½/5	1½/5	2½/5	½/5	3½/5	3½/5
Flavours:	Dill.
Ingredients:	Gherkins (51%), Water, Acetic acid, Sugar, Salt, Dill, Onion, Mustard seed, Black pepper.
Date reviewed	Circa 2019

Name:	Sweet-sour picked gherkins				Overall rating:	2/5
Brand:	Nova
Company:	Nova				Country:	Czech Republic
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3/5	1½/5	3/5	1/5	2/5	4/5
Flavours:	Broccoli.
Ingredients:	Gherkins (58.5%), Onions, Vinegar, Sugar, Spices, Salt, Water added.
Date reviewed	Circa 2019

Name:	Picked dill cucumbers				Overall rating:	2½/5
Brand:	Krakus
Company:	Fruktus Agros Nova				Country:	Poland
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3/5	2/5	4/5	2/5	1/5	4/5
Flavours:	Dill, Anise, Juniper, Mustard.
Ingredients:	Cucumbers (52%), Spirit vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Spices [including Dill, Garlic, Mustard].
Date reviewed	Circa 2020

Name:	Pickled dill cucumbers with red peppers				Overall rating:	3½/5
Brand:	Marco / Marco Polo
Company:	Royal Kerry				Country:	Poland
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	2½/5	2/5	3½/5	1½/5	4/5	4/5
Flavours:	Dill, Cucmber.
Ingredients:	Cucumbers (54%), Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Pepper (2%), Salt, Onion, Carrot, Dill, Spices [including mustard seeds].
Date reviewed	2022

Name:	Gherkins in wine vinegar				Overall rating:	4/5
Brand:	Zuccato
Company:	Zuccato				Country:	[Packed in Italy]
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	4/5	2/5	3/5	2/5	5/5	4/5
Flavours:	Vinegar.
Ingredients:	Gherkins (57.5%), Wine vinegar, Water, Salt, Natural flavourings.
Date reviewed	2022

Olives

Name:	GREEN OLIVES "Bella di Cerignola" [OLIVE VERDI "Bella di Cerignola"]			Overall rating:	2/5
Brand:	Le Bonta' del Casale
Company:	Dispac			Country:	Italy
Bitterness	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
2/5	1/5	1/5	0/5	1½/5	5/5
Flavours:	–
Ingredients:	Olives, water, salt, acidity regulator (lactic acid), antioxidant (l-ascorbic acid).
Date reviewed:	2018

Name:	Large Kalamata Olives			Overall rating:	3/5
Brand:	Lyttos
Company:	Aldi Stores			Country:	Greece
Bitterness	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
3/5	1/5	4½/5	0/5	2½/5	3½/5
Flavours:	–
Ingredients:	Kalamata olives (60%), water, salt, red wine vinegar, vegetable oil, acidity regulator (270).
Date reviewed:	2019

Name:	Oil cured black olive				Overall rating:	1/5
Brand:	Ceren
Company:	Ceren				Country:	Turkey
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	—	—	—	—	—	1/5
Flavours:	Salt & oil.
Ingredients:	Black olives, Corn oil, Salt, Potassium sorbate (E202).
Date reviewed	Circa 2019

Name:	Green stuffed olives with red peppers				Overall rating:	5/5
Brand:	Marco Polo
Company:	Royal Kerry				Country:	Greece
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	~3/5	~2/5	~1/5	~3/5	~4/5	~4/5
Flavours:	—
Ingredients:	Green olives (50%), Red peppers (10%), Water, Salt, Vinegar, Food acids (270, 330), Antioxidant (300).
Date reviewed	Circa 2022

Sauerkraut

Name:	Polish Sauerkraut			Overall rating:	2/5
Brand:	Deli originals
Company:	Aldi Stores			Country:	Poland
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	1½/5	1½/5	2/5	1½/5	—
Flavours:	—
Ingredients:	Sauerkraut (65%) [White cabbage, Salt], Water, Salt, Acidity regulator.
Date reviewed	2018

Name:	Red Cabbage with apple [Chou rouge aux pommes]			Overall rating:	2/5
Brand:	Hengstenberg
Company:	Hengstenberg			Country:	Germany
Bitterness	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
1½/5	1/5	1/5	4½/5	1½/5	5/5
Flavours:	—
Ingredients:	Red cabbage, 8% apple juice from apple juice concentrate, sugar, spirit vinegar, wine vinegar, 2% pieces of apple, salt, natural spice flavour, natural flavour.
Date reviewed	2019

Other

Name:	Sweet Mustard Pickles			Overall rating:	4/5
Brand:	Three Threes
Company:	Three Threes Condiments			Country:	Australia
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3½/5	1/5	2/5	2/5	—
Flavours:	Onion. Mustard. Turmeric.
Ingredients:	Vegetables (38%) [Onion, Cauliflower, Cucumber], Water, Malt vinegar [Barley, Wheat], (Colour 150c), Sugar, Wheat flour, Salt, Modified maize starch (1412), Mustard, Turmeric, Colour (102).
Date reviewed	2018

Name:	Pickle				Overall rating:	4½/5
Brand:	Branston
Company:	Mizkan Euro				Country:	Great Britain
	Sourness	Saltiness	Sweetness	Bitterness	Crispiness	Appearance
	3½/5	2½/5	4/5	2/5	4/5	4/5
Flavours:	Browned onion.
Ingredients:	Vegetables in variable proportions (54%) [Carrot, Rutabaga, Onion, Cauliflower], Sugar, Barley malt vinegar, Spirit vinegar, Date paste, Salt, Apple pulp [Apple, Preservative (Sodium metabisulphite], Modified maize starch (1422), Tomato paste, Colour (Sulphite ammonia caramel), Spices, Concentrated lemon juice, Onion powder, Natural flavouring.
Date reviewed	Circa 2020