Pickles almost always never look appetizing when photographed. But they taste great when eaten with food. For most pickles the taste is not hard to appreciate.

Pickles almost always never look appetizing when photographed. But they taste great when eaten with food. For most pickles the taste is not hard to appreciate. I would say pickles are not necessarily an acquired taste because they can be quite approachable ! The extremely high salt, vinegar, lemon, oil, chilly, sugar content or other preservatives allow them to be consumed much after their initial production. Most pickles tend to be consumed within a few months. Some afficianados like really really old pickles (like vintage wine) but they don't constitute the bulk of production/consumption.