Explore Spreewald, the fairy tale German land where pickle is king Kayak through canals or bike the Gherkin Bike Trail through this bucolic countryside. By Eric Vohr|Special Contributor Oct. 25 ...

Spreewald gherkins have been used as a cultural reference in the well-known film Goodbye Lenin (2003), where they become a key part of the artificial version of East Germany that Alex has to ...

The region, home to a Slavic ethnic minority that calls itself (and its language) Sorbian, relies in part on agriculture and exports of its trademark thick spicy gherkins flavored with mustard ...

Spreewald near Berlin, Germany, is recognised as a biosphere reserve by Unesco; the town is famous for its gherkins ...

Lübben-Readers rejoice! The Spreewald cucumber harvest begins next week! "The plants are fit," said Heinz-Peter Frehn, managing director of Gurkenhof Frehn, a farm in Steinreich, Brandenburg ...

The mineral-rich soil is ideal for growing cucumbers, and Spreewald gherkins are EU-protected as well as being one of the largest exports from the state of Brandenburg.