65 recipes that put handmade pickles center-stage from classic deli-style dill-pickled cukes and Italian giardiniera to Korean kimchi and South American curtido.

Traditional accompaniments for meat, cheese, and fish, pickles are enjoying something of a return to glory as a new generation of eager foodies discover their crunchy, tangy charms.

The recipes and methods showcase everything that modern picklers and fermenters Shedletsky's have learned since launching their award-winning brand. Even after thousands of hours of chopping, salting, and brining vegetables, they find the process magical as it connects them with the past in a visceral, hands-on way, while still producing something incredible to eat.