Pickled Vegetables and Olives

Pickled Cucumbers – Often referred to as just "pickles," you can buy pickles whole, as chips, or as spears. No deli sandwich is complete without pickled cucumbers. 

Pickled Eggplant – Pickling is an amazing way to preserve eggplant, and pickled eggplant is a fantastic addition to many Italian-styled dishes, like antipasto platters and pasta dishes. Crossing the Mediterranean, pickled eggplant is a tasty complement to hummus, falafel, and more. 

Shipka – Eastern Europeans love the taste of shipka — pickled hot peppers. Many people can’t eat a sandwich without the tangy spiciness of shipka. Other favorites include tacos, salads, seafood, and more. They also make a nice addition to charcuterie boards and crudité platters. 

Gherkins – While technically related to the cucumber, pickled gherkins deserve their own mention. These tiny pickled cucumbers are perfect as a small snack but also go with anything you’d add a pickle to. Many serve these small, tasty delights where full-size pickled cucumbers might be a bit too much — in a salad, for instance. 

There really is no limit as to how you can use pickled vegetables, and it is often a matter of personal taste. 

Olive Uses and Pairings

Olives may be the most popular pickled fruit in the world — although most people tend to forget that the olive is a fruit. Olive pairings are numerous, and many people don’t feel like a meal is complete without an olive option. You can buy olives with the pit intact, pitted, sliced, and stuffed, depending on your tastes and the dish's requirements. Here are a few service suggestions for olives:

Green Olives 

Spear a green olive with a toothpick to garnish your sandwiches and wraps. You can also use sliced green olives inside the sandwich or in a salad. Mix an assortment of green and black olives as a mezze platter or charcuterie board element. You can stuff pitted green olives with cheese, almonds, anchovies, or peppers. Green olives are also a popular garnish for martinis and Bloody Marys. 

Black Olives

Black olives have a slightly different taste and texture than green olives. When you order olives on a pizza, they’re most likely going to be black olives. That’s because black olives pair perfectly with tomato-based dishes. They are also a popular sandwich topping in delis and sandwich shops. You find black olives in blended tapenades as well as many Meditteranean-styled soups and stews. 

Pickled Vegetables and Olives FAQ

We love to hear questions about the foods we make and sell. Here are some of the most common questions we hear about pickled veggies and olives. If you have your own questions, contact us today! 

What is the most popular pickle?

Without a doubt, pickled cucumbers are the most popular type of pickled vegetable and one of Galil’s biggest sellers. Pickled cucumbers have international appeal, which gives them a huge advantage over many regional pickled foods, like kimchi, which is a Korean pickled cabbage. Among the most popular pickle types are dill pickles, sweet pickles, garlic pickles, and of course, kosher pickles. 

What other vegetables can be pickled?

It would almost be easier to list the vegetables that can’t be pickled. Most vegetables can be pickled, but not all are complemented by the briny flavoring. Here are a few types of pickled vegetables you have to try: pickled beets, pickled onions, pickled radishes, pickled cabbage, pickled bell peppers, pickled carrots, and pickled cauliflower. There is no right or wrong when it comes to pickled vegetables. Let your tastebuds determine what you like. 

What is the price of pickles?

Pickle prices are largely determined by the commodity price of the vegetables. Naturally, there are manufacturing costs, packaging, etc. Galil’s pickled vegetable prices are set so that we can maintain high quality, while making them affordable enough to put in the cupboards of as many people as possible. 

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