bread-and-butter pickles

Sweet sliced preserves

Bread-and-butter pickles are a variety of sweet-and-sour cucumber pickles made with onions, sugar, and spices like mustard seed and turmeric.

They're sliced thin and typically served on sandwiches or burgers.

The name suggests humble, everyday fare—the kind of pickle that belongs on a bread-and-butter lunch.

ingredients

cucumbers

Crisp elongated gourds

  • vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs

mustard seed · celery seed · turmeric · brine · dill · garlic · cloves · peppercorns · salt · bell pepper

serving

sandwiches

Filled bread slices

picnic · charcuterie · side dish · relish tray · cookout · potluck · snacking · slices · spears · chips

condiment

relish

Keen pleasurable appreciation

horseradish · aioli · chutney · sauerkraut · coleslaw · tartar sauce · sandwich spread · hot dog · deli · pastrami

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

zesty · mild · acidic · balanced · mellow · bright · refreshing · snappy

homemade

canning

Airtight food preservation

  • jarsLidded glass containers
  • preservingProtecting from deterioration
  • masonBuilder using brick, mortar

pantry · recipe · kitchen · heirloom · artisanal · garden · harvest · water bath · sterilizing · shelf-stable

Opposites
pickle flavor profile

bread-and-butter picklesdill pickles

Cucumbers preserved with feathery herb

cornichons · gherkins

Family

butter, pickle, breads, butters, pickles, breaded, breading, buttered, buttering

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G