bread-and-butter pickle

Sweet sandwich slices

Bread-and-butter pickles are sweet pickled cucumbers sliced thin and preserved with sugar, vinegar, onions, and spices like mustard seed and turmeric.

The name suggests their role as an everyday condiment—reliable pantry fare rather than anything fancy.

They're tangy-sweet, good on sandwiches and burgers: I'll take extra bread-and-butter pickles on that.

serving

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

relish tray · garnish · side · snack · picnic · barbecue · cookout · hot dog · pulled pork · charcuterie

recipe

cucumber

Crisp edible gourd

  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
  • onionPungent layered bulb

turmeric · mustard seed · celery seed · canning · jarred · homemade · preserving · sliced · brine · crisping

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

  • tangySharp and lively-tasting
  • vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie

zesty · mild · balanced · crisp · crunchy · briny · spiced · aromatic

heritage

American

From the U.S.

country · old-fashioned · grandmother · heirloom · nostalgic · comfort food · church supper · county fair

Opposites
pickle flavor profile

bread-and-butter pickledill pickle

Brined cucumber with herbs

kosher dill · cornichon · gherkin

pickling style/tradition

bread-and-butter picklekosher dill pickle

Salt-brined cucumber with garlic and dill

Family

bread, butter, pickle, breads, breaded, breading, breadwinner, butters, buttered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G