April 3, 2008
… from India
Posted by Admin under Food, Germany, Politics | Tags: Cornichons, Food, Germany, globalization, India, pickles |Globalization is interesting. Tiny pickled cucumbers are one of the favorite German things to have with your sandwich. They are crunchy, marinated with vinegar, mustard seeds and dill, and after one or two bites they are gone. Well, I bought a jar the other day at a Plus Market and what did it say on the glass? Produced in India. I bet Indians neither like or taste of pickles nor did they ever grow the tiny cornichons, as we call them. Now they do. For export. I found the idea disgusting and will only buy German ones now. They weren’t that good either, neither really crunchy nor yummy. After all, we know best how to make cornichons … ![]()