Gherkin
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Name variations
- Cornichons
Description
The young fruit of a variety of small, dark green cucumbers especially grown to make pickles. Gherkins are usually sold in jars, packed in pickling brine. Cornichons are the French version of this pickle.
See also
- West Indian gherkin, a different sort of cucumber-like plant, not a pickled cucumber.
