FavorFlavs #37

We all have them: favorite flavors, ingredients and kitchen tools. FavorFlavs we always reach for again and again. These are ours.

Kesbeke pickle strips

Not that we’re lazy, but it is so convenient that Kesbeke’s large pickles come pre-sliced in the glass jar. When it’s lunchtime in the editorial office, an immediate run on these green strips begins. About five forks at a time eagerly fish around in the jar.

Sweet-and-sour, crunchy and juicy, they are the best accompaniment to our daily bread. Or to the cold leftovers brought from home.

Sweet-and-sour, crunchy and juicy: Kesbeke pickle strips.

Thanks to their tang, the strips are also a great mid-workday pick-me-up. Although we have no problem with them early in the morning either, or in the evening with, say, mashed potatoes or the sloppy joe.

Give us a cocktail stick and we will effortlessly wrap the pickle strip in a slice of luncheon meat. A pickled pearl onion (also from Kesbeke) skewered on top, and the seventies nostalgia is complete.

One question: is that saccharin really necessary?

Available at various supermarkets.