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Although this is BBQ season (finally!) this collection of gherkins and pickles from Opies also reminded me of that British tradition – fish and chips. Opies sent us some Mini Gherkins, Mini Silverskin Onions, Cornichons & Onions and a rather lovely jar or Stem Ginger too! If you’re wondering what cornichons are, they’re French gherkins, the same as the usual just smaller!
Each of the medium-sized jars are packed with gherkins and onions and can be decantated into BBQ dishes, or if like in our house, you fish them out with a fork or spoon! With my fish and chips, I like to sprinkle some of the vinegar onto my fish and chips to use up some of the flavour from the pickling. Some people save the vinegar entirely and use it to pickle other foods once the jar is empty but I never have enough vinegar left to do that!
Each of the onions, gherkins and cornichons are crisp, sharp and easy to eat in small mouthfuls between bites of fish and chips. They’re not so bitter though that children wouldn’t enjoy them, and the smaller size makes them easy to eat along with any BBQ item. You can also use the gherkins and cornichons in dressings and sauces too.
The Opies Stem Ginger is a sweet ginger in a syrup which is also great for adding to recipes. I diced up the stem ginger pieces and added them to biscuits, along with some of the syrup to give a sweeter flavour to them – and they turned out delicious!
The Opies BBQ Collection are great for the summer and like all vinegar pickled fruits, will last so much longer than you think if you refrigerate them too!
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