This Sunday is National Pickle Day (not to be confused with International Pickle Day, celebrated in October), and as New Yorkers, we're kind of obligated to recognize its importance. Why? Well did ya know that by 1659, "Dutch farmers in New York grew cucumbers all over the area that's now known as Brooklyn" and those cucumbers became pickles that were sold in barrels on Washington, Canal and Fulton Streets? This is according to the New York Food Museum, which has an entire pickle timeline. So basically, brine is in our blood.
Anyway, the place to be Sunday is probably Rare (located at 152 West 26th Street), because they're hosting an All You Can Eat Fried Pickle Contest (winner takes home a $250 gift certificate). Regrettably, we cannot attend nor can we participate, but we are hosting our own, online, unofficial New York City's Best Pickle Contest... right now. Vote below, and then go treat yourself to a pickleback, you deserve it.
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Lol, looks like another pickle war. I been to The Pickle Guys place in the LES a few times. They have quite a variety and very good stuff. I guess this is not a battle of who's pickles are better but who has more friends and fans.
Augustine
as an advid pickle lover, i've tasted guss', brooklyn brine, rick's picks, and pickle guys. i'm not surprised that the pickle guys are up on top. they have great selections, customer service, and their pickles are the best tasting. congrats pickle guys. keep up the good work.
ricky1110
Something is pretty fishy in this... I saw "Horman's Best Pickles" went up 600 votes within a few hours also.
MollySeesaw, are you sure the pickle guys put in a hundred votes in 10 mins? Were you tracking the polls for 10 mins? You must love pickles to stay up at 2am in the morning to look at the polls :)
theonswitch
Seems to be something sour going on in pickle-land. How could The Pickle Guys get 1200 new votes on a Saturday night? Is someone stuffing the ballot box (or pickle barrel?)
MollySeesaw
The Pickle Guys rigged this! They put in a hundred votes in 10 minutes! Let everyone else get a real opinion on here, sheesh.
Guest
McClure's hot pickles are really good by themselves, fried, or made into a dirty pickle martini.
matty
I love "half-done" pickles that you can seem to only get in nyc. so so good.
matty
i mean half-sour
god i'm such a tourist!
Rocknrope
I get in pickle moods where I love them for a few days, then not eat them for the rest of the year.
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