The origins of this sweet-and-sour treat extend deep in the South.
Read on to learn more about Koolickles, including what they are and what they taste like.
Adrian Milleris a soul food scholar, food historian, and James Beard Award-winning author.
Credit: Photography: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox
What Is A Koolickle?
What Does A Koolickle Taste Like?
Dipping a pickle in Kool-Aid creates a tangy, sweet, and sour flavor.
Additionally, some people put salt on them to make it a sweet, sour, and salty combination.
Are Koolickles A Southern Trend?
The exact origins of Kool-Aid pickles are hard to pin down.
It is even sometimes called a Pickoola.
“It wasn’t unlikely to see different colored pickled things on arelish tray,” he said.
“Giving pickles a different color has been around in Southern culture.”
This evolved with kids starting to sprinkle Pixie stick sugar and even Kool-Aid on the sour spears.
So that’s another route, believes Miller.
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