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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Just out of curiosity, why does the term "pickle" refer to pickled cucumbers only? What about pickled peppers or beans?
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Because cucumber pickles are superior. Sure, you can have others but just like a steak, you can have ham steaks, pork steaks, moose steaks, alpaca steaks, fish steaks etc. But when someone says steak, you know they mean beef steak because it is the best. Same with pickles.