Pickles & Herbs

6 articles

Keep cilantro, mint and Thai basil fresh for a week and grow your own on a windowsill: storage methods by herb, cuttings, light and harvest tips.

Six more pickles for vegan banh mi: red onion, chilies in vinegar, cucumber, green papaya, kohlrabi and mustard greens, with brines and fridge times.

Cilantro tastes like soap to you? Eight fresh swaps that keep a banh mi bright, how to order without cilantro in Vietnam, and why it happens.

Cook with cilantro, Thai basil, mint, rau răm and perilla at home: how much per sandwich, washing and drying, pairings by filling and swaps abroad.

Vinegar quick pickles or salt-brine fermented pickles for banh mi? Compare flavor, time and safety, with a tested-style 2.5% brine method and tips.

The classic banh mi pickle: exact brine ratio, how to cut and salt carrot and daikon for crunch, daikon smell fixes and conservative fridge times.

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