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Vegetables & Preserves

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Vegetable dishes, pickles, jams, and preserves — traditional ways to cook and preserve the harvest.

Whole pale peaches in clear amber rum syrup inside a glass jar, on a wooden cellar shelf
vegetables preserves

Peaches with Rum

Whole peaches treated to stay pale, packed in jars with a light rum and sugar syrup — a traditional Central European winter preserve.

Total time: 120 min
Servings: 6 peaches (approx. 1 per serving)
Whole golden pears in amber cognac syrup inside a glass jar, on a dark wooden table
vegetables preserves

Pears in Cognac and Rum

Whole pears blanched, steeped overnight in syrup, then preserved in a thickened cognac and rum syrup and pasteurized.

Total time: 75 min
Servings: 6 pears (approx. 1 per serving)
Whole dark purple plums in deep ruby-amber vinegar syrup inside a large glass jar, on a stone kitchen surface
vegetables preserves

Plums in Wine Vinegar

Hungarian plums briefly cooked in a sweet wine vinegar syrup, bottled hot — a classic sweet-sour condiment alongside roasted meats.

Total time: 20 min
Servings: 10 portions (approx. 100g each)
Small glass bottles of deep pink rose petal syrup on a dark oak table, fresh unsprayed rose petals scattered alongside, natural window light from left.
vegetables preserves

Rose Petal Syrup

Fresh rose petals macerated overnight in sugar, pressed for their juice, and cooked into a fragrant heavy syrup with lemon.

Total time: 1490 min
Servings: 20 portions (approx. 20ml each)
Small glass jar of golden-amber tomato preserve, translucent tomato pieces visible in thick syrup, silver spoon resting on the rim, dark oak table.
vegetables preserves

Tomatoes in Sugar (Slatko)

Firm tomato pieces soaked in lime water, then cooked in heavy sugar syrup until glass-clear and translucent.

Total time: 2310 min
Servings: 10 portions (approx. 40g each)
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