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What was your "I can't believe I have to explain this to an adult" moment? (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm confused. Gherkins are just small cucumbers, right? Typically used for pickling, yes, but still just small cucumbers.

From the Dutch "augurk" (which is a (small) pickled cucumber)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Are you thinking of cornichons?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

It's pretty commonly used to refer to pickled gherkins here, I can't remember the last time I saw them just sold as cucumbers.