Full Belly Sandwich Dills…the logo and label design I like, but the name? Full Belly? How are you going to get full from eating pickles? Well, you don’t, not really, and definitely not with these. Not because they are terrible, but they are sort of sharp and tangy…yet weak. Not as dilly as you’d think…

Unlike many people, from what I understand, I am not an avid Trader Joe’s shopper. We go there sometimes for certain reasons (such as canned Jackfruit), but not frequently. Though, when we do, we tend to pick up random shelf-stable items. Sometimes it takes us a while to get to them…sometimes we dig in pretty…

The Matiz Piparra Peppers come in a small-ish jar. You can see them all lined up vertically inside—they look tiny and thin. You think: how intense can these be? Answer: well, they weren’t that spicy, but take that from me with a grain of salt. I would say they were more vinegar-y than spicy. They…

Cauliflower. Pickled. Pickled Cauliflower. Paesana Pickled Herb Cauliflower. Pickled Cauliflower. I repeat. Pickled Caulfilower. Why is this so…enticing? So important? If you don’t get it then…well, try this jar of pickled cauliflower and you will understand why. It’s crunchy. The pickled cauliflower has a slight vinegar and salt punch, which is what one should expect…

I don’t drink martinis. But these…these I eat. Sorry, I’m skipping ahead here. The jar without a proper label, and its contents, are Froehlich’s Martini Pickles. Looking at them, you can see the obvious. These are not pickles. As in, transformed cucumbers or okra or carrots or whatever people pickle now. Nope. These are…tomatoes. The…

My favorite types of pickles are either the sweet, bread and butter variety, or the spicier kinds. Whatever they are, they have to be crisp. A soft, squishy pickle is just not that appetizing to me. So where does the Woodstock Bread and Butter Pickles fall in regards to my preferences and in the world…