Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to [Moved to Piefed] Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agoWhat was your "I can't believe I have to explain this to an adult" moment?message-squaremessage-square245linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down11
arrow-up1178arrow-down1message-squareWhat was your "I can't believe I have to explain this to an adult" moment?Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to [Moved to Piefed] Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square245linkfedilink
minus-squareNostraDavidlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m confused. Gherkins are just small cucumbers, right? Typically used for pickling, yes, but still just small cucumbers. From the Dutch “augurk” (which is a (small) pickled cucumber)
minus-squaresicarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAre you thinking of cornichons?
minus-squareshikitohno@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s pretty commonly used to refer to pickled gherkins here, I can’t remember the last time I saw them just sold as cucumbers.
I’m confused. Gherkins are just small cucumbers, right? Typically used for pickling, yes, but still just small cucumbers.
From the Dutch “augurk” (which is a (small) pickled cucumber)
Are you thinking of cornichons?
It’s pretty commonly used to refer to pickled gherkins here, I can’t remember the last time I saw them just sold as cucumbers.