Charlie's Notebook

Charlie’s Notebook

Food-memories of Families, Cultures & Places

2 Umami Bombs in 1

There are two products inside one jar of Saltfish Padda. Most people only find one. Here is what the other one tastes like, and what to do with it.

The Cookbook That Almost Came Too Late

A community of 500 years. A cuisine that existed only inside their kitchens. And a cookbook that arrived just in time to save it.

Unlike Anything You've Tasted

Between crispy chili oil, sambal, and achar is a condiment your palate has never encountered called Padda. Once you taste it, you'll wonder how you survived this long without it!

A Diaspora Tale

The story of Charlie’s Pickles begins long before the first jar was filled. It starts on the docks of Kerala in India where Charles Michael John’s parents boarded a ship headed...

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