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  1. Hot Girl Pickles, Original Dill from Good Girl Snacks No.8Photo: Good Girl Snacks

    Dill and sour

    Hot Girl Pickles, Original Dill

    From Good Girl Snacks · Los Angeles, California · @goodgirlsnacks

    Vinegar○○○No heat$8.99 a jar

    The pickle TikTok made famous. A young Los Angeles brand with Middle Eastern flavors (a turmeric twist in the dill, a honey harissa) that went from a viral video to Whole Foods and Erewhon.

    This is the pickle on your feed. Bright yellow from turmeric, crunchy, not too sour, made for eating straight out of the jar on the couch.

    Eat it withHummus and pitaA pickle plateShawarma or a falafel wrap

    Chef's quick version

    Turmeric dill spears

    15 min, then 1 day · makes 1 quart · A mild, bright refrigerator pickle. Turmeric and a little coriander make it taste warm without heat.

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    You need

    • 5 Kirby cucumbers, cut into spears
    • 1 cup (240 ml) distilled white vinegar
    • 1 cup (240 ml) water
    • 1 tbsp kosher salt
    • 2 tsp sugar
    • 1 tsp ground turmeric
    • 1 tsp coriander seeds
    • 4 garlic cloves, smashed
    • A handful of dill

    How to make it

    1. Pack the spears into a jar with the coriander, garlic and dill.
    2. Boil the vinegar, water, salt, sugar and turmeric, stirring until dissolved.
    3. Pour over the spears to cover.
    4. Cool, close and refrigerate. Ready in a day; keeps 3 weeks.

    Chef's own quick version, in our words. It isn't Good Girl Snacks's recipe: for the real thing, order the jar.

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