Pickling Handbook: Homemade Recipes to Enjoy Year-Round - Tapa dura

Pickling is one of the oldest and easiest methods of preserving vegetables. Many of us remember the savor of home-made pickles from grandma's garden, and huge steaming pots and delicious pickles eaten all year round. Home pickling is back to trend, as the desire to know where and how foods are prepared increases. This book provides an insight into the traditional techniques and local delicacies, such as the Korean kimchi and the Balkan sarma, as well as the universal classics (cucumbers, beetroots, cabbage). With guidelines on equipment and preparation, useful hints on cooking and important tips to remember, it distils the knowledge of earlier generations into a jarful of simple, foolproof recipes that will give endless delight both to make and to taste. You will learn more about the nutritional benefits of pickles and their richness in vitamins. Richly illustrated and with a comprehensive and exciting recipe list, this is the perfect sourcebook for every cook who wishes to rediscover pickles.

Karin Bojs has been working as science editor and manager of the science desk at Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, for over 15 years. She has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University for her work, and is a recipient of both the Science Media Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the Swedish National Encyclopedia's Knowledge Award. She has years of experience in professional food manufacture and is an enthusiastic hobby farmer and vegetable pickler.