is a gherkin a pickle
â¢ While a pickle can be made from a large variety of food items, in US, Canada, and Australia, it is a word used to refer to pickled cucumbers. â¢ Gherkin is a term that is used for pickled cucumber in UK and the rest of Europe. Both Gherkin and pickle are eaten with sandwiches, to make it tastier. â¢ Gherkin is smaller and crunchier than pickle. â¢ Gherkin is a type of pickle and there are many more varieties of pickles such as Cornichon.