Sharp, Tangy Cornichons

[EcclesCake]

I used to be able to buy a really vinegary and sharp gherkin/cornichon from Sainsbury. They changed their formula a few years ago and ever since I have been on the hunt.

Can anyone recommend a crunchy and tangy offering?

[Buenchico]

I struggle to think of any food more revolting than any form of gherkins, so I'm certainly no expert here. However Waitrose might be worth a try:
http://www.waitrose.com/shop/HeaderSearchCmd?searchTerm=cornichons&;defaultSearch=None&search=

Reviews from the Ocado website:
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Pickled-Cornichons-with-Dill-Flower-Waitrose/14014011?ULP_CAMPAIGN_ID=3&;gclid=CLmXxuvSvsICFYrHtAodogMAAg

http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Opies-Cornichons--Onions/40269011?ULP_CAMPAIGN_ID=3&gclid=CKyy1u7TvsICFUoCwwodnhEA2g

Alternatively, try an East European food shop, as such foods seem to be popular in that part of the world.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks Chris for overcoming your abhorrence :-) I've exhausted the full gamut of the Waitrose offering, one is middling the rest are less than mediocre.

I did get a catering jar once that were spot on but I cannot remember for the life of me where a I got them from.......although a catering sized jar is a tad OTT for one.

[Buenchico]

I've seen Hengstenberg products (which are actually German) in East European food shops (and in some delicatessens). Check out the links in the left-hand panel to view the full range:
http://www.hengstenberg.de/site/rh.php#!/en/products/gherkins/cornichons

[BlackadderV]

I love gherkins. Every Xmas my mother used to buy a large jar of mixed pickles to accompany the inevitable plethora of cold turkey we would eat for the next 7 days. I was always being told off for opening the jar and extracting all the gherkins for my own consumption.

[humbersloop]

Eccles, you could try the ones from Aldi or Lidl, I've always found their pickle ranges good

[EcclesCake]

Thanks Chris, a I think I've had that brand and they are quite sweet rather than having a vinegar hit.

Worth checking out the Polish delis though.

[EcclesCake]

Grasscarp do you know if they are crunchy and vinegary?

So many are a little wooly in texture and sweet in taste.

Blackadder, I have a life long love of pickles.....it may explain why I have always slept with the bedroom window open ;-)

[ummmm]

I didn't know how much I like gherkins until I bought a big jar from Morrison's. I ate them like sweets :-)