When I ask my 5-year-old son, Oliver, to tell me the largest number he can think of, he always replies, “1,008.” This is the extent of his universe.

I just got back from Istanbul and Antakya (Antioch for history buffs), and spent time in home kitchens making wedding soup, Circassian chicken, moon cake (a crescent-shaped filled pastry) and lavash.

I was introduced to pickle juice as a daily restorative. I started the day with menemen (eggs scrambled with tomatoes and peppers)...

July-August 2022 | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street

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Editor’s Note

1,008

By Christopher Kimball

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