Pickled Watermelon

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    one

    3 quart 102 fl oz 3 l ) jar
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cuisines of Odesa: A Ukrainian Cookbook

By Maria Kalenska

Published 2026

  • About

Sabina is a popular Odesan family photographer. She loves people, which is why they always appear so beautifully in her pictures. Sabina’s mother, who is a manager at Odesa’s central train station, is famous for her fermented watermelons. When the season starts, even if she’s incredibly busy, she takes time off to ferment them. These watermelons are always an important feature at family gatherings. Paradoxically, the first time Sabina sampl