21. A . Real gherkins are really cool cucumbers, not a different vegetable but a different species. 22. Tartar sauce is just mayonnaise loaded with salty bits of gherkins , shallots or onion and capers. 23. Mrs . Pickle is crazy for cornichons, ga-ga for gherkins , daft for dills. 24. The tower would be a similar shape to the Swiss Re " gherkin " tower in London. 25. The secret of the Spreewald gherkins 'special taste remained hidden, even to the satirist Fontane. 26. Now I've been told that " real gherkins " are actually a different vegetable. 27. For remoulade sauce : In a bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, gherkins and capers. 28. Soused herring can also be served with cream or yogurt sauces containing onions and gherkins , or in salads. 29. This format is referred to as the Gherkin language, which has a syntax similar to the above example. 30. It was originally invented as a way to use up the end pieces left over when making pickled gherkins .