0 a small type of cucumber (= a long, thin, green vegetable) that is often pickled (= preserved in vinegar): --
a pickled gherkin
They can be used to preserve or store items as diverse as jam, pickled gherkin, other pickles, marmalade, sundried tomatoes, olives, jalapeo peppers, chutneys, pickled eggs, honey, and many others.
Les is known for his disgusting manner and his service of offering locals a goodbye gherkin.
A true gherkin has palmately lobed leaves with toothed edges, small flowers, and furrowed, prickly fruits about five centimetres (two inches) long that are borne on crooked stalks.
Among these products, the gherkins are at the top.
Sea cucumbers are usually leathery, gherkin-shaped animals with a cluster of short tentacles at one end.
Sweet pickled cucumbers, including bread-and-butter pickles, are higher in calories due to their sugar content; one large gherkin may contain 20-30 calories.
The main ingredients are: potato cooked with jacket, canned peas, onions, cooked carrots, parsley and celery, pickled gherkins, cooked eggs and mayonnaise.
The logo of the tour shows a smiling gherkin on a bicycle.
