Spicy Carrot Pickles

I’ve been reading and hearing about the spicy carrots served with cheesy sandwiches at tartine bakery & cafe in San Francisco and Appreciating them from afar. Like my mom, who made the most amazing squab b’stillas back in the ’70s, long before she tried the real thing in Morocco (only to learn that they don’t even use squab there anymore), I have no problem copying something I’ve never tasted. I honestly don’t know if the carrots I’ve come up with—which are very, very good—are even remo