This day does not celebrate the general "pickle" - a term that can be used for anything that has been pickled in vinegar - but instead to the more specific pickled cucumber (generally known as the gherkin in the UK, although gherkins actually have a specific size and species of cucumber).
There are a number of different types of pickles, such as brined, which do not use vinegar, kosher dill and Polish. Pickles are small cucumbers that have been pickled in vinegar or brine, or other suitable solution.
Pickles can be served on their own, or as a side dish, or an ingredient in other dishes. Sliced horizontally, they are a popular topping on sandwiches and hamburgers. They can also be finely chopped to make a relish.
Pickles have few calories normally, but those that are sweet pickled - which uses sugar - are naturally more calorific.
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