Pickles bookend the epic tale of Saleem Sinai, olfactorily-gifted protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s post-colonial tome Midnight’s Children. This recipe makes a sweet, salty and mildly spicy pickle of succulent tomato pieces.
An old-fashioned English cake with a sturdy, dependable character. Make sure you use proper caraway seeds, which smell of anise — they are sometimes mistaken with cumin.
This Indian take on salmon includes a refreshing accompaniment of yoghurt with fresh coriander and generous squeezes of lime.