Spreewald Gherkins are a specialty food from the Brandenburg region of Spreewald, located about 60 miles Southeast of Berlin. The pickled cucumbers have a distinctly crunchy bite and tart flavor. The Spreewaldgurke (gherkin) is protected by European regional indication law which means this gherkins cannot be produced anywhere else.
We have traveled to a few towns in the Spreewald and vacationed there more than once. They have fabulous fresh farm goods there and pickles are definitely the start of the show. They have a perfect balance of sweet/sour, are real, barrel cured pickles with jus the right spices. We love these and have a few jars on hand only opening them on special occasions.
Tasty but I prefer pickles without sugar. If Taste of Germany would get Spreewaldhof Salz Dill Gurken I would be very happy to buy them.
