More often than not dill pickles have a dill flower in the jar; mostly for the addition of dill’s soothing aniseed flavour, but they do make the jars look pretty too. Dill flowers are best ...

Return the cucumber to the bowl, add the sugar, vinegar and dill and mix together. Spoon into a large sterilised jar, packing down so the vinegar covers the cucumber. Leave for an hour or so ...

A dish inspired by the poor cuisine of the fishermen of the village of Fiumicino takes on an original nobility in the recipe ...