Gherkins

Cornichons are not only unusually attractive vegetables, but also very tasty fruits that can be used for culinary purposes in a similar way to traditional cucumbers. By the way, cornichon (from the French cornichon) is the name of some groups of plants of small-fruited varieties of the species Cucumis sativus L. or Cucumber sowing. Gherkins are removed until fully ripened, and then used for canning, usually using the pickling method.

Traditionally, the length of cornichons hardly exceeds four centimeters. But if you get a fruit of more than 8 centimeters, then this is no longer a gherkin, but an ordinary cucumber. By the way, the term gherkins is quite often applied to the fruits of ordinary varieties of common cucumber, which are removed shortly after the end of flowering, which is considered incorrect.

Often any pickled cucumbers of miniature sizes are called cornichons, which is again wrong. Crop producers can use the concept of gherkins simply to refer to high-quality fruits of a cucumber plant that are intended for salting and pickling. By the way, in the 19th century, it was usually customary to use a slightly different spelling of this word - cornichot.

Be that as it may, cornichons are very tasty vegetables, which in their gastronomic qualities are not only not inferior to ordinary cucumbers, but even to some extent surpass them. Attractive appearance, miniature size, juiciness, dense texture, crispness and low calorie content of cornichons allow you to use these fruits when preparing a huge variety of dishes.

In addition to excellent taste characteristics, the useful properties of cornichons are also highly appreciated. For example, the calorie content of cornichons is very low - only 2

8. 2 kcal per hundred grams. At the same time, small fruits are easily digested by the body and at the same time fill it with numerous vitamins and mineral substances. This allows the fruits to be used in dietary nutrition.

It has been proven that with the regular use of cornichons, digestion improves, the production of gastric juice starts, and the intestines are cleared of accumulated harmful substances. In addition, if you include gherkins in your constant diet, fat metabolism will improve significantly and, as a result, you can easily get rid of excess weight.

The likely harm of cornichons, in particular in pickled form, cannot be denied either. It is strongly advised not to consume this product in the presence of diseases such as gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, as well as in case of personal intolerance. This is not due to the distinctive properties of the cornichons themselves, but to the fact that vinegar is present in the product.