Lightly Salted Fermented Cucumbers

As a lecturer at Odesa National Technological University and a restaurant consultant, Katerina gave many Odesan chefs a head start. She chose these lightly salted cucumbers to include in this book, as they reminded her of the carefree days she spent in a summerhouse by the sea. Rodnichok, the name of the cucumber variety, means the ones close to your heart, homeland, or family. You can find these petite, aromatic cucumbers in almost every Odesan kitchen at the height of the