Nigella Lawson may not be known for her traditional Jewish cuisine - her beer-braised pork knuckles spring to mind. But at JW3 on Monday night she revealed a "love for pickling" that attested to strong Ashkenazi roots. The cookery writer said her hobby for pickling veg had become so extreme that a Greek friend recently labelled her a "torsimaniac".
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