‘Life gave me lemons, and I’m pickling them’

The World

It’s citrus harvest season in southern Turkey, and reporter Durrie Bouscaren found herself with 10 pounds of lemons. After running out of sweet dessert recipes, a colleague suggested making pickled lemons, sending her on a quest to learn about the art and history of Turkish pickling. This story first aired in October of 2023.

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