God Is a Pickle
Recipes and Stories for Preserving the Seasons
$55.75
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
God Is a Pickle explores food preservation through the Czech Republic—one of the world’s most secular nations, where pickling became a symbolic “faith.” With 100+ recipes for pickles and preserves plus seasonal dishes that use them, it shows how a local tradition reflects a universal need for resilience, seasonality, and ritual. Blending stories, history, and photography, the book offers practical inspiration for the kitchen and a reflection on how simple, time-honored practices continue to shape identity everywhere.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783967042092 |
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| ISBN-10: | 396704209X |
| Author: | Marek Bartos, Sarka Otevrel Camrdova |
| Publisher: | Die Gestalten Verlag |
| Imprint: | gestalten |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 210mm x 260mm |
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Critics Review
“Rest assured, the book’s title isn’t blasphemy: this is a love letter to a nation that has learned to find the sacred in the everyday (…) it’ll help you to taste the joy of a truly good ferment.”
– “THE TELEGRAPH”Marek Bartos
Šárka Otevřel Camrdová is a Prague-born food writer and editor based in New York, with over a decade in publishing (Elle, Herbarium). Her work explores food and culture. Marek Bartoš is a Prague-based photographer and founder of Snack&Friends, working with chefs and publishers to tell visual food stories.
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