# Pickles on sandwiches **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675 "2015-10-06T01:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/21 "2015-10-06T10:28:15Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Pickles work on everything. All the time. Always. Especially on fish sandwiches. It really kicks up the tar-tar sauce. Pretty much this. I even like sweet pickles on my peanut butter sandwich. (try it, you’ll thank me) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/22 "2015-10-06T11:45:40Z")
I love pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, etc., but not in sandwiches. I always remove the “salad” and eat it separately. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/23 "2015-10-06T11:55:26Z")
I’m the same as the OP. The only sandwich I don’t either remove or order without pickles is the Cubano. I like pickles, but I prefer spears, on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/24 "2015-10-06T12:45:25Z")
> [@brovolone](#): > > McDonald’s had a Southern Style chicken sandwich: buttery buns, a patty of fried chicken, and two or three pickles. To die for. Chick Fil A does, as well. And I’m pretty sure theirs came first. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/25 "2015-10-06T12:47:08Z")
Ugh, I hate biting into a pickle on any kind of sandwich. Never had a cubano, so maybe that would be an exception. A little pickle juice in tuna salad is nice, but no pickles please. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/26 "2015-10-06T14:07:50Z")
Love pickles on a sandwich. I know everyone here is talking specifically about cucumber pickles, but there is a world of non-cucumber based pickles out there that appear on sandwiches. Two I can think of off the top of my head are sauerkraut (for hot dogs and Reubens) and Vietnamese pickled vegetables on _Banh mi_. Those are essential. Also, kim chee is wonderful with grilled meat, or, don’t laugh, on a peanut butter sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/27 "2015-10-06T14:12:58Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > One more “sandwich” that requires pickle…a good Chicago hot dog with everything on. Quoted for truth. If there’s a tastier way to serve a hot dog, I am not aware of it. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/28 "2015-10-06T14:21:00Z")
I like them on most sandwiches. My standard order at Subway is ham and cheese with pickle only. I order my cheeseburgers pickle only. I eat my hot dogs with ketchup and pickle (yes, I’m from the Chicago area; no, I don’t care that I’m ruining the hot dog. That’s how I ate them as a kid). There’s something obscenely great about licking the residual ketchup and hot dog juice off the spear. I feel like they add a bright kind of acid flavor to sandwiches, and that they kind of help accentuate the other flavors, particularly meaty/cheesy flavors. Some of that might be because I don’t like much else on my sandwiches; meat-or-meat-substitute, cheese, maybe cucumbers or sprouts, maybe a very thin spread, and pickles. Just…not sweet pickles, all right? Sweet pickles have no place on a sandwich, and only rarely a place on my plate. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/29 "2015-10-06T14:21:58Z")
Dill, sweet, and relish. I like them all, especially the homemade ones. Burgers, deli sandwiches, grilled cheese, chopped into tuna or potato salad, or just to nosh on. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/30 "2015-10-06T14:39:20Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > Quoted for truth. If there’s a tastier way to serve a hot dog, I am not aware of it. See, if a pickle is included, I eat it separately. There’s already relish on the dog, no need to do that AND pickle (which is usually as big if not bigger than a standard Chicago dog) at the same time. How do you taste the dog otherwise? (Speaking as a born-and-raised Chicagoan.) ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/31 "2015-10-06T15:51:09Z")
Cheeseburgers Fried chicken sandwich Chicago dog Tuna salad Reuben Hot Pastrami That’s it, that’s the list. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/32 "2015-10-06T15:53:11Z")
For me, a couple pickle slices (dill, preferably, not the overly-sweet bread-and-butter kind) is a must on a hamburger. Basically, anything with a reasonable fat content, I like to cut with some kind of pickled vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/33 "2015-10-06T16:04:01Z")
I like BLTs with pickles (and cheese), and tuna salad should have chopped pickles in it. A grilled cheese sandwich should come with a pickle on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/34 "2015-10-06T17:20:33Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Hmmmmm…I might try that! > > Have you considered chopping a pickle and mixing it INTO the tuna salad? I do chop the pickle and mix it into the tuna. I just to it with my teeth. Seriously, it’s a matter of convenience for me. If I have pickle relish, I mix it in with the tuna fish when I’m making the sandwich. If I have pickle slices, I figure it’s unnecessary effort to chop them up by hand so I can mix them in. I just put them on top. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/35 "2015-10-06T17:37:42Z")
There are very few sandwiches that are not improved by the presence of pickles. (I suppose on a Monte Cristo it’d be a little weird.) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/36 "2015-10-06T18:54:17Z")
I love pickles. I love pickles on burgers but for some reason I don’t put them on a lot of sandwiches but rather eat them on the side. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/37 "2015-10-06T19:30:14Z")
Pickles on just about every sandwich for me. They are essential on a burger. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/38 "2015-10-06T21:03:54Z")
It depends on the sandwich, but I have to have them on a burger. My favorite pickle for sandwiches is bread and butter. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/39 "2015-10-06T22:59:48Z")
Pickles on a sandwich or burger is good. Now onions, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675/40 "2015-10-06T23:56:01Z")
Pickles Bad! I hate the idea of pickles on sandwiches or burgers. If I find one I’m likely to flick it into your face. Relish, OTOH… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickles-on-sandwiches/733675.md?page=3)