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Va-Va's cauliflower-and-carrot pickle — Macedonia's pared-down mosaic, just the two vegetables that hold the brine best. Snap-firm florets, sweet-f...

Macedonia's standard miješana salata from Va-Va — cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, pepper, and cucumber in vinegar-clean brine. Multicolor mosaic in t...

Croatia's red beets from Podravka — Koprivnica's pickled cvekla in sliced form, ready to plate. Earth-sweet, vinegar-bright, deep-purple stained. P...

Marco Polo cabbage leaves in brine — whole brined leaves separated and stacked, ready for the sarma roll. Pliable, tangy-clean, no tearing. The dia...

Marco Polo's baby dill pickles in the aromatic brine — small whole cucumbers with garlic, pepper, and bay leaf riding the vinegar. Snap-firm, herb-...

Bulgaria's kosher dill in House Of Garden's family-size jar — long firm cucumbers in vinegar-clean brine with dill, garlic, and bay leaf. Snap-cris...

Croatia's tomato peppers with cabbage from Hina in the family-host jar — round sweet-red peppers, cabbage-filled, scaled for the holiday crowd. Sna...

Croatia's sour cabbage leaves from Hina in the family-host jar — whole brined leaves ready to wrap, scaled for the Dalmatian sarma bake. Soft-pliab...

Va-Va's giardiniera in the relish-cut — Macedonia's mixed pickle salad chopped fine, ready to spoon. Cauliflower, carrot, gherkin, and pepper in vi...

A jar of mixed pickled vegetables like this sat on every table for the winter months, the crunch of cabbage and carrots cutting through a heavy mea...

A jar of baby gherkins like this is the crunchy side that lands on the table next to cold cuts and bread. Va-Va Premium Foods packs these extra-cla...

Croatia's krastavci from Podravka — Koprivnica's 1947 brining tradition, dill-led, snap-firm through the brine line. Vinegar-bright, garlic-tinged,...

Breakfast in the Balkans and Turkey means olives and bread on the table before anything else, and dark, wrinkled Kuru Sele olives like these are us...

Marco Polo's roasted red peppers in the standard pour — kapija peppers fire-charred, peeled and oil-packed with garlic riding through. Sweet-smoky,...

Tillen Farms garlic-jalapeño stuffed olives — green olives filled with bright garlic and pepper, soaked in herbal vermouth. Snap-firm flesh, sharp-...

Krinos grape leaves — Greece's tender brined leaves, pliable and bright, ready to roll. Generations of diaspora kitchens used Krinos for both Greek...

Vitaminka's miješana salata — Macedonia's industrial mosaic jar since 1956, the kind Skopje pantries have stocked through every winter. Cauliflower...

Bulgaria's roasted red peppers from V&G in the family-host jar — kapija peppers fire-charred, peeled silky, packed in their own juice. Smoke-sw...

Sarma night in Balkan homes always started with a stack of soft cabbage leaves ready to be rolled around rice and meat. Va-Va Premium Foods packs t...

Macedonia's somborka peppers stuffed with cabbage from Va-Va — long red somborka cabbage-filled tight, brined sharp. Snap-firm, sweet-pepper undern...

Macedonia's spicy fermented cabbage from Va-Va in the family-size pour — the Balkan take on kimchi, all chili-bright and tangy with lactic depth. C...

Croatia's yellow peppers stuffed with cabbage from Jadranka in the holiday-host pour — Dalmatian-coast sarma cousin scaled for the crowd. Long yell...

Va-Va's spicy fermented cabbage in the holiday-host jar — Macedonia's chili-laced lacto cabbage scaled for the crowd. Tangy-sharp, fire-warm, snap-...

Univer Eros Pista Hot Ground Paprika Paste 200g is the iconic Hungarian hot paprika paste — Eros Pista, meaning Strong Steve — a concentrate of Hun...