The pickle! That fermented flavor, that solidly sour mouthfeel, that palate-cleansing post hotdog taste. The bright green, with its violent crunch! How we Jews love our pickles! But how did this love affair begin? Immediately I think of a time when Jewish pickle vendors hawked their wares on the streets of the Lower East Side….
Drive-through chain Sonic announced that it will sell pickle-juice flavored slushie drinks this summer — but is this news sweet, or just half-sour? The gimmicky, gherkin-y beverage will be available for a limited time at Sonic locations beginning in June. From what we can gather, the drink will be frosty, flavorful, and the color of…
I’ve just made my second-ever batch of Moroccan-style preserved lemons, and I can’t believe it took me so long to learn how. The salty, citrusy, slightly spicy, sour taste is one of the backbones of the North African kitchen. I remember being captivated by the idea of Mason jars filled with luminous yellow fruit when…
I am not a bubbe — and hope not to be for a long time. But I do make pickles, and imagine they’re not very different from the ones my grandmother might have made — though she probably would have stuck with cucumbers, which you can do if you wish. I like to pickle whatever…
This movie might leave a sour taste — or maybe it’s dill. , a caper involving a Jewish family’s secret pickle formula, premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this month. “Every family has its secret,” proclaim the creators on its web site, sounding more like a mafia film than a feel-good Jewish tale….
This Sunday, October 4th, New York City’s Lower East Side will be a pickle-lover’s paradise. will take place on Orchard Street, paying homage to the days when pickle shops thrived in the neighborhood. It’s going to be a celebration of all things pickled, with sixteen different pickle vendors in attendance, including Brooklyn Brine, Guss’ and…
Photographs by Hadas Margulies Making pickles is easier and more health supportive than you might think. Pickled foods act as probiotics, or “good bacteria.” This means they support a healthy colon, promote digestion and strengthen the immune system. Our digestive systems work hard all day processing both the good and bad bacteria that we’re eating….
Flickr November 14 is Aaron Copland’s birthday. It’s the day that Chicago Bears’ quarterback Sid Luckman passed for seven touchdowns to help defeat the New York Giants 56 to 7 in 1943. And it’s the day Ivan Boesky confessed to illegal market activity in 1986. But for readers of The Jew and the Carrot, November…
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