Why are social media users putting pickles in their classic cocktails? Outside of your Maccy D’s, pickles are having a pretty big moment of their own right now.
The love-it-or-hate-it food has been taking social media by storm lately, and TikTok and Reels abound with innovative and fun ways to repurpose pickles. Fruit roll up pickle challenge? A glass pickle bag? How about a delicious Pickle cupcake? Or maybe you might be interested in tastier, pickle tin or pickled cucumber rita?
The great news is that we’ve got easy peasy pickle recipes for you…just in case you want to hop on the pickle train yourself!
Some influencers are jumping on the pickle bandwagon:
Social people don’t go crazy either. Independent food and beverage retailer DELLI has noticed a significant spike in interest in additions to pickle-based drinks, “Pickles and ferments have been trendy at DELLI since day one. In the beginning, they made up a huge part of our first DELLI brewers, and we wonder where we’d be without them. Today, we’re seeing a growing trend toward spicy and tangy drinks, and an interest in savory Bloody Marys, Picantes – and growing towards martinis every day.”
Dill pickle-flavored snacks are also popping up everywhere, and the trend is only growing. According to Yelp’s 2023 Food Trends report, internet searches for pickle-flavored foods increased 55% last year, and Datassential’s FoodBytes trend report found that dill pepper fits into the nostalgic flavor category consumers will crave in 2024.*
To get in on the trend, why not try making pickle cocktails like the Pickle-rita or Pickle-tini below, using Casamigos’ delicious tequila or Ciroc’s premium vodka? For non-alcoholic options, you can switch out any alcoholic version and replace it with a delicious non-alcoholic option with the sublime taste of non-alcoholic spirits pioneers Seedlip or Tanqueray 0.0%:
Pickle-rita
Ingredients:
(Serves 2.4/0 units)
- 50 ml Casamigos White / 42 Seedlip Grove (for the non-alcoholic version!)
- 25 ml Triple Sec
- 25 ml of fresh lime juice
- 10 ml pickle juice
- Garnish: Salt Rim & Pickle Slice
Method:
- Salt the rim of your glass
- Add all the ingredients to the shaker with ice and shake up to the outer surface of the shaker
- there is frost
- Strain and serve in the prepared glass and Garnish with a pickle slice – enjoy!
Pickle tin
Ingredients:
(Serves 2/0 units)
- 50 ml Ciroc original or Tanqueray 0.0% (for the non-alcoholic version!)
- 10 ml of dry vermouth
- 5 ml pickle juice
Method:
- Put the martini glass in the freezer to chill
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and mix until the outside of the glass
- It’s cold
- Strain into the prepared martini glass and serve – add cornichon
- decorate!
* Source: Supermarketperimeter
