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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Pickled beets. They're good until you forget you ate them

[–] Barrymore@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I love beets. And the ensuing staring into a toilet wondering if I should go see a doctor

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Write "you ate beets" to a post-it and stick it on the mirror

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[–] Plum@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Artichoke hearts. Straight from the jar with a fork. Yum.

Pimento olives, chopped fine and mashed into cream cheese, spread on pumpernickel (bread, bagel, etc).

Capers can fuck off entirely.

[–] goldenbug@fedia.io 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was with you until you disparaged against capers

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Same. Capers are amazing. Still upvoted them though haha

[–] goldenbug@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Plum@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You both can have all of my capers, forever.

[–] goldenbug@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You just made a list of many of the things I truly hate, food wise, lol. I guess sun-dried tomatoes are okay? 😅

[–] blorper@feddit.uk 16 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm the exact opposite. Sun-dried tomatoes taste stale and plasticky to me. Everything else on the list is fantastico. Where would we be without capers in tartare sauce, or black olives on pizza?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Where would we be without black olives on pizza

We'd have pizza people actually wanted to eat!

Don't get me wrong, if you want to keep more pizza for yourself, then olives are a great deterrent and that's a legit strategy.

If you want to do a real case study, get only two pizzas and put olives on one, pineapple on the other, and just watch.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Or green olives in an extra dirty martini?

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[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

Green olives. Preferably stuffed with garlic.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Every one is an s tier food. I fucking love olives and pickles.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Round here we call cornichons “sweet gherkins” and they’re pretty good

Also: At one point you put black olives on your fingertips for the last time and you didn’t know it.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cornichons aren't sweet, though. (Different kind of brine.)

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess it’s pretty American to add a bunch of sugar to something lol

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I love sweet gherkins, and when there is an unlabeled dish of cornichons I get very upset at the surprise sour/bitter/black pepper flavors. Give me that DelMonte high fructose corn syrup sweet pickle!

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Also the only food whose squeak can give cheese curds or calamari a run for their auditory money.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That day has not yet come.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

Pickles are my favorite, especially dill spears. I've also enjoyed capers on top of grilled salmon with (I think) a beurre blanc sauce. Kalamata olives on pizza is really good too.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

I think pickled onions count and should be here so I would say that but I also enjoy capers in the right setting.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

Pickles are definitely my favorite on that list. My favorite is probably zesty bread and butter, but I also love dill. Black olives are alright. Most pickled veg are pretty good. Pickled jalapenos are good, but I much prefer fresh ones.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 8 points 2 weeks ago

I casually snack on cornichons straight out of the jar, or else with ham and camembert on a French baguette. In that case I'll slice them lengthwise just so they don't roll off.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Marinated sun-dried tomatoes & garlic. I could eat that forever.

[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I make my own kimchi, sauerkraut, and various Chinese fermented vegetables.

I make what I call a "dirty margarita." Jalapeño stuffed olives are a must.

In a salad, kalamata or dried black olives.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

Salt-fermented pickles. Mmmmm.

But really, I love all this stuff.

Pickled asparagus and pepperoncinis.

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

2, 6 and 8 is fine.

Olives and capers can fuck right off!

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm a fan of so many pickled and fermented things. It'd be a long list to answer.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I much prefer lacto-fermented foods over vinegar-pickled.

Peppers, both sweet and hot? Love 'em, especially fire roasted. Sun dried tomatoes? Hell yeah, great to cook with.

Soak something in vinegar though? Yeah, nah, I'm all set, thank you very much.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I just did a batch of lactofermented cherry tomatoes, and the one out of four jars that didn’t get moldy just tastes a bit salty, not really fermented. Not sure what I did wrong.

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I love all of these, but if I could only ever live with one it would be capers.

Pickles a close second. My FIL has an amazing recipe for tuna salad: three ripe avocado, three tins of tuna drained and pressed for minimum moisture, three teaspoon mayo and six small pickles finely chopped. (3 tsp mayo is about 1tbsp, but i wrote it like that so you can adjust to size needed 1:1:1:2)

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Now I want to share a great caper recipe. This one is definitely greater than the sum of its parts and I didn't think I liked sardines prior to this:

I use the oil from the sardines to make up part of the required olive oil

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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Canned black olives are my favorite, followed by the pickle chips, and then regular pickles, which I'm not sure if funny-name-I've-never-seen-before is or if those are the weird sweet ones.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

All have their place, but canned black olives tap into childhood nostalgia. Putting an olive on each finger and eating them one at a time.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Canned black olives are the only olives I really enjoy, but I haven't had a green olive since I was a kid and now I am not sure if the olive was gross or if it was just the pimento I hated.

But dill pickles (gherkins) are a top tier snack and condiment.

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[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Everything on this list is my favorite, basically

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I like all of these except capers. I eat olives and pickles regularly.

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

4,5,6 & 8. Olives in a salad, pickles on a sandwich and artichoke on a pizza

[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I like them all haha.

Pickles might be my favorite though.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

4 and 5. I really dislike pickles. It's strange because they're both vegetables in pickled water

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Chupadedos olives

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

jfc people!

Castelvetrano olives > everything on that list

[–] NeuralNomad@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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