Yes, you heard me pickles were the hot food trend this Summer 2024! The rise in pickles’ popularity can be traced to the pandemic when people were looking for easy and shelf stable food. Fermentation of all kinds had a moment – remember all of the homemade bread baking and trouble finding flour and yeast in the supermarket.
But back to pickles. One study showed that 86% of Americans enjoy pickles with Baby Boomers having the highest percentage at 90%. I have to admit that I do not like the shelf stable pickles but must eat the ones in the refrigerator section. Baby dill pickles to be exact, you know the jar…cold with that crunch!
Pickles date back as early as 2030 BC in Mesopotamia. Even Cleopatra attributed some of her beauty to pickles. Don’t like cucumbers, me either but there’s something about that sour, salty, briny taste which pairs well with so many foods, or who are we kidding on its own right out of the jar.
You can now find pickle pizza, pickle beer, pickle potato chips just to name a few and the hot craze this summer the pickle sandwich! You substitute the bread for a giant pickle! Here’s a basic outline of the sandwich, make it your way and it’s low carb too! Slice the pickle in half and core out some of the inside to make room for the filling. Then you choose the ingredients for the inside it could be tuna, sliced turkey, ham, experts though recommend lettuce that is shredded, probably helps with the moisture. Hungry yet? Try the pickle sandwich and let us know what you think.
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