today we're in the island neighborhood
on the far west side of the city at the
puckered pickle company where we're
learning about three essential toppings
on a chicago-style dog
pickles Swart peppers and of course
neon-green relish i got a pickle
I got a pickle I got a pickle today hey
there's a lot of noise going on behind
us we are in the warehouse here at
puckered pickle and check tell me a
little bit about place do we produce the
best refrigerated pickles famously known
for the Chicago style hot dog in the
Chicago area and we like to think in the
US explain to me what the process is how
it goes from vine to the jar these
particular cucumbers are pickling
cucumbers little smaller and they're
shipped to our facility in two thousand
pound boxes we pre wash them we size
them we grate them slice them and after
ten days in our brine they're absolutely
delicious
well our viewers Mike and Cheryl love
pickles under chicago-style dog
but that's not the only thing you guys
do here Judy and Vince love sport
peppers and I'm Nam has to have that
neon-green relish on his dog and you
guys do that here at pucker pickle as
well the quintessential Chicago green
relish and perfectly spicy support
peppers Chuck's gonna put me to work
processing cucumbers but before we do
that I need to check out where a
puckered pickle starts its life one this
is the largest bridge parade of her and
it's breathing in here it's really that
cold but you gotta keep the pickles cool
your best so what are you looking for in
a good pickling cucumber should be firm
Green should be crunchy oh very nice so
from here they are washed and then we
get to slicing correct all right that
means it's time to get out of here right
I'm ready
pickling cucumbers are washed in two
thousand pound batches inspected for
quality then sliced brined and sealed at
a rate of 60,000 pounds per day
now it's time to finally taste them all
right ladies first late okay I'm taking
this one it looks like it's the biggest
delicious mmm they're perfectly chilled
they've got that saltiness that crunch
this is our pickles but the cakes thank
you I agree what is it about a pickle
that makes it so essential to have on a
chicago-style hot that it makes the dog
complete because you have the rich fatty
hot dog and you get the crisp cool
vinegary pickle perfect - with relish
and you got the spicy of the sport
pepper everything in this show it's all
about Chicago the chicago-style dog and
you can't have it without a crunchy
delicious pickle I've got some hot dogs
to make so you don't mind I'm just gonna
take these with me maybe add some
pickles on there - oh yeah well meet up
with Elliot taking one of these
I say macaroon nickel
