Branston Smooth Pickle Squeezable Bottle - 355g

Branston is the pickle in the cheese and pickle sandwich, the dollop on the side of a ploughman's, the jar every British fridge door seems to come with. Smooth is the same pickle with the chunks taken down a size, so it behaves itself between two slices of bread.

People in Canada go looking for it because a cheese and pickle sandwich is a very specific thing, and the pickle in it has a name. Usually that name is Branston, and usually the craving hits on a Tuesday.

The squeezable bottle is the whole point: upside down in the door, one squeeze, done, and a 355g bottle goes a fair few lunches before it runs dry. Store it as the label says once it is open. Squeeze it onto toasties, cold cuts, cheese on crackers or straight into a sausage sandwich.

If you prefer your pickle with bits you can see from across the room, the original chunky jar is the other way to go. Most people buy it alongside a block of strong cheddar, which is fair enough.