A Tuna Salad Pickle Sandwich Recipe For National Pickle Day

For National Pickle Day, November 14th, we present some food fun: a pickle sandwich that is not pickles on bread, but tuna salad on a pickle! Experience a playful twist on the viral pickle sandwich with this protein-packed Tuna Salad Pickle creation, a low-carb adaptation that replaces bread with crispy, pickle halves—crunch in every bite.…
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Pickle Canoes (Stuffed Pickles) & Drinks For National Pickle Day

  Here’s some fun for National Pickle Day, coming up on November 14th: Pickle Canoes, a treat for kinds and for beer drinkers — but also we’ve got pickle cocktails as well as wine and soft drink pairings. The fun follows below. > Pickle canoes recipe. > Which should you drink with pickle canoes (and…
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A Hearty Francesinha Sandwich Recipe For National Sandwich Day

[1] Chabaso Bakery’s take on the francesinha sandwich (photos #1 and #6 © Chabaso Bakery). [2] Use thick-cut bacon (photo © iGourmet). [3] Domestic linguiça. See more about linguiça in the *footnote below (photo © Old Major Market). [3] Cube steaks are used here—tough cuts of top or bottom round that go through a “swissing”…
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For National Sandwich Day Lampredotto, Italy’s Best Sandwich

[1] Florence, Italy’s signature sandwich: the lampredotto (photo © Bambi Trippa e Lampredotto). [2] Each vendor has a proprietary chunky green sauce, their “secret sauce” (Gemini photo). [3] Pile on the salsa verde (Abacus photo). [4] Mr. Cook serves his lampredotto with a spicy tomato sauce. Here’s the recipe (photo © Mr. Cook). [5] The…
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Yes, Jellyfish Are Edible! Take A Bite! You May Like It!

November 3rd is World Jellyfish Day, so we wondered: Aside from the stinging nuisances, do jellyfish benefit humans in any way? The answer is yes! Several jellyfish species are edible and have been eaten in Asian cuisines, particularly in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, for more than a thousand years. Jellyfish have been around for…
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