from Dobhi, Kullu

Notes from the kitchen

Seasons, harvests, and what’s in the jars this month — written by the family, from the valley.

16 September 2026 · The Sonam Pickles family

Sea buckthorn: what it is, and why it grows where almost nothing else does

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) grows wild in the cold deserts of the Indian Himalaya. What the plant is, where it fruits, why picking it is so difficult, and what we do and don't say about it.

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16 July 2026 · The Sonam Pickles family

A year of fruit and vegetables in Dobhi, Kullu — and the pickles they become

Season by season, what grows around our kitchen in Dobhi (Kullu, Himachal Pradesh) — from March lingri to November persimmon — and what our family pickles from each harvest.

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