# Relish on hamburgers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728 "2015-10-06T16:12:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/21 "2015-10-07T05:00:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So _you’re_ the person that buys that shit. When I am elected God-Emperor Mt. Olive brand anything will be banned and the company wiped from the histories. Horrible stuff! Well, this is a first! In all my years of reading your posts saying basically what I would have said had I got to the thread first, I gotta tell you, you are _flat wrong_ this time! Mt. Olive got some tasty stuff! ---
**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 7, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/22 "2015-10-07T05:22:31Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I didn’t even know dill pickle relish was a thing. [It’s a thing.](https://www.google.com/search?espv=2&biw=1366&bih=623&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=dill+relish&oq=dill+relish&gs_l=img.12..0l2j0i5i30j0i8i30l3j0i24l4.12604.12604.0.14289.1.1.0.0.0.0.90.90.1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.1.89.snQIYOr1Ew8) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/23 "2015-10-07T05:37:00Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Green relish on hot dogs, red (tomato-based) relish on hamburgers. :o This. But I’ve never seen the right type of relish out, and not all supermarket chains in my town carry it. Though I’m not that fond of relish on hot dogs, it is okay. ---
**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 7, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/24 "2015-10-07T11:22:15Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > This. But I’ve never seen the right type of relish out, and not all supermarket chains in my town carry it. Though I’m not that fond of relish on hot dogs, it is okay. What is red relish? Never seen it. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/25 "2015-10-07T11:30:19Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > What is red relish? Never seen it. Here’s one brand I have in my pantry. There are lots of others: [![](http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WJYB12ec--/dxvl1ihoyvrkuo2mxrsh.jpg) ](http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WJYB12ec--/dxvl1ihoyvrkuo2mxrsh.jpg) ---
**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 7, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/26 "2015-10-07T11:36:46Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Here’s one brand I have in my pantry. There are lots of others: > > [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WJYB12ec--/dxvl1ihoyvrkuo2mxrsh.jpg](http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WJYB12ec--/dxvl1ihoyvrkuo2mxrsh.jpg) Interesting. Never seen such a thing. I’ll keep an eye out for it–I wonder if it might be regional. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/27 "2015-10-07T11:49:57Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I wonder if it might be regional. Del Monte and Heinz both make it, so I’d guess it’s available in most markets. [https://www.google.ca/search?q=hamburger+relish&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ\_AUoAWoVChMIkbnLg6SwyAIVRiceCh3P3wxk&biw=1366&bih=701](https://www.google.ca/search?q=hamburger+relish&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIkbnLg6SwyAIVRiceCh3P3wxk&biw=1366&bih=701) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/28 "2015-10-07T11:57:47Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Though I’m not that fond of relish on hot dogs, it is okay. When Taco Bell opened a chain of fast-food stands in the Moscow Metro 20-odd years ago, they offered hot dogs along with burritos, and put little packets of green relish out on their counters to go with them. The Russians, of course, put the relish on the burritos as well, along with ketchup and mustard. :smack: The stands are still there, and are very popular. Taco Bell, however, ended its involvement with them a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/29 "2015-10-07T13:16:14Z")
Damn now I want a hamburger at 8am. ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/30 "2015-10-07T13:20:00Z")
Relish in Big Mac sauce, yum. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/31 "2015-10-07T16:13:24Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Yes and the general public has been tricked into liking sweet relish because of lack of availability of other kinds. It is honestly one of the strangest mysteries in all of human psychology and marketing. People don’t buy whole sweet pickles much at all because they are an assault on everything that is decent and kind with the world. However, as soon as you chop them up, suddenly people start to think that they are edible and even presentable. I have eaten snails, grasshoppers, grub worms, random weeds picked out of my yard, haggis, Vegemite, Marmite, chitlins, head cheese, fish eyes, fried ants, gizzards and even Circus Peanuts and the only thing that will make me hurl a dish straight into the trash or at the cooks head is any presence of sweet relish because that is beyond the pale. It never should have been invented let alone marketed to the general public. I am sure it was a funny joke when the first prankster whipped up a batch to terrorize his little brother but that does not explain why it is still made as a widely available prank today. > > There are lots of styles of really good pickles ranging from homemade to store bought styles but that does not include the joke versions we are discussing. I am not kidding when I say it is a really weird marketing phenomenon and I would wish the mass marketers would call off their long-running joke because it isn’t funny anymore. The vast majority of people pick dill or sour pickle styles when they are whole or sliced but mass marketers force their sick, sweet abomination on everyone when they are diced. It makes no sense. If you don’t believe me, look closely at the pickle selection at your local supermarket, You have plenty of good choices for whole pickles but there may very well be nothing but sweet relish available at all and, even if there is, it will be a tiny selection. > > If I ever decide to run for President, that is going to be the first item on my platform. So, I’m getting the sense that you don’t like sweet relish. ---
**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 7, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/32 "2015-10-07T17:55:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Del Monte and Heinz both make it, so I’d guess it’s available in most markets. > > [hamburger relish - Google Search](https://www.google.ca/search?q=hamburger+relish&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIkbnLg6SwyAIVRiceCh3P3wxk&biw=1366&bih=701) FWIW, no luck in finding them in either of the supermarkets by where I live at least. Will keep an eye out for it, as I love pickles and relishes of all kinds. ---
**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 7, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/33 "2015-10-07T18:05:23Z")
The last post [on this page](http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/Favorite-regional-condiments-m743394.aspx) does seem to suggest it’s regional, but they’re only talking about the Heinz product. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/34 "2015-10-07T18:23:26Z")
[Hot dog relish works great on burgers.](https://bellview.com/images/7340510262.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/35 "2015-10-07T18:35:11Z")
I should have added a caveat because while I can tolerate other brands of Relish the one I love and will insist on using is B&G Sweet Relish. ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/36 "2015-10-07T18:45:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Hot dog relish works great on burgers.](https://bellview.com/images/7340510262.jpg) Unacceptable. That relish is a sickly yellowish-green. Quality pickle relish must be a rich medium green. So what if they have to use a little dye? ---
**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 7, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/37 "2015-10-07T18:55:26Z")
The pickle relish itself is still green. It’s just that “hot dog relish” mixes it with mustard. “Hamburger relish” mixes it with ketchup. ---
**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 7, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/38 "2015-10-07T19:00:24Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Well, this is a first! In all my years of reading your posts saying basically what I would have said had I got to the thread first, I gotta tell you, you are _flat wrong_ this time! > > Mt. Olive got some tasty stuff! Well, after many years of you reading my posts and most likely totally ignoring them (which quite frankly I feel is the right thing to do with most of them) I have to say that I agree that **silenus** is correct. One day I saw a shelf full of Mt Olive Pickles and picked up a jar. Some time later I apparently had suffered a stroke and didn’t remember the first and bought a second. If I ever buy a third I have instructions in place to have me committed. Claussen is my pickle of choice as far as the national brands go. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/39 "2015-10-07T19:03:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Sweet relish rocks! Any place that lets me add it to my burger gets my business. Just take those slimy dill slices off it first. > > Favorite burger (other than In-N-Out) is the burger at The Hat. It comes with lettuce, tomato, onions and 1000 Island, but they have a whole counter of add-ons, so I grab a handful of relish packets and make the burger _perfect_. See, the problem with that is it means you’re at The Hat and not getting Pastrami. Which, okay, but WHY??? ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728/40 "2015-10-07T21:05:01Z")
I’m down with all types of relish. I prefer relish with my burger to onions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relish-on-hamburgers/733728.md?page=3)