# Polish Pickles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279 "2015-10-20T21:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/1 "2015-10-20T21:07:24Z")
I am in the US. I like pickles imported from Poland, mostly. There is no American made pickle that is even close to acceptable to me. They are way too salty and/or too vinegary, and I like vinegar. I don’t like mild ones that only have texture either. Barrel pickles are either too mild or too sour. What’s up with this? Anyone else like a subtle pickle with the right mix of salt and vinegar and water? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/2 "2015-10-20T21:19:58Z")
I never met a pickle I didn’t like. I sometime pickle my garden grown cucumbers and green tomatoes and try different flavor profiles. I grew up on kosher dills so that’s what I’m used to, and that’s what I generally prefer, but I like pretty much anything pickled with the exception of Herring. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/3 "2015-10-20T21:31:39Z")
McClure’s Spicy are my favorites. [http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google\_shopping&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa\_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw\_wcB](http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google_shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw_wcB) ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/4 "2015-10-20T21:43:39Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > McClure’s Spicy are my favorites. > > [http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google\_shopping&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa\_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw\_wcB](http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google_shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw_wcB) That’s one pricy pickle. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/5 "2015-10-20T21:49:26Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > That’s one pricy pickle. I didn’t even notice the price on that site. The store I got my last batch at had them on a buy one get one free deal, so I think they were closer to $6 per jar and they are well worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/6 "2015-10-20T22:21:26Z")
My favorite is the Vlasic Zesty Dill. I just wish it had a bit more garlic to it but otherwise they are perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/7 "2015-10-21T00:59:54Z")
My favorite brand of pickles is [Kruegermann](http://www.kruegermann.com/). I particularly like the spicy uborka (Hungarian style), spicy garlic, and hausfrauenart pickles. The last are probably best for people who don’t like them too sour or salty. Their web site has a list of retailers. If no one close to you carries them, you can order them on-line [here](https://germanpickles.com/). ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/8 "2015-10-21T01:08:20Z")
I assume you’ve tried Claussen. They may not be what you are looking for but they are far and away my favorite pickles. [Claussen at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claussen_pickles) ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/9 "2015-10-21T01:12:27Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > McClure’s Spicy are my favorites. > > [http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google\_shopping&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa\_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw\_wcB](http://www.savorypantry.com/product/mcclures-spicy-pickles/pickles-and-pickled-vegetables?sid=google_shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=CjwKEAjwzJexBRCa_pGo8IK0ilASJABfGldbcvDDFyJghMn5KN8p-ktTPEx0u0Q0iGkSwBbkGHjOTRoCQ2Hw_wcB) they also make an amazing Bloody Mary mix. ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/10 "2015-10-21T01:41:11Z")
I like Polish pickles, but the barrel ones. I’m not as much a fan if vinegar pickles as I am the fermented kind, which have a subtler and funkier sourness to them. They are similar/the same as kosher sours or half sours. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279/11 "2015-10-26T15:12:45Z")
Aside from sours and half-sours I’ve eaten at delis or flea markets(!), my favorite pickles are [Ba-Tampte Garlic Dill](http://www.batamptepickle.com/products.php). Not a fan of most others, so if anyone has a rec that’s similar to the garlic dill, I’d love to try it.