Two men, each standing in his own kitchen, trade lines and then the same snack hack across a one minute Instagram reel from @joreytessier. The caption reads “10/10 … level up your pickle game” and tags @bigdaddy.roman.
The reel opens like a phone call. One man in a cap, wooden cabinets behind him, says “yeah, I do like snack.” The other, bald with a beard and a black graphic shirt, asks, “you like pickles snacks?” and holds up a jar of dill slices. The text answer is “I don’t have those, so gonna use these,” and the first man lifts a jar of his own pickles.
Then the pours start, intercut between the two kitchens. The text names each addition in turn: “soy sauce,” then “teriyaki,” each poured straight into the open jar while the pickles sit in their brine. A third dark bottle follows. “Garlic” appears on screen as a metal press squeezes cloves over the mouth of the jar, and “sesame oil” comes next, followed by another pour from a bottle of amber liquid. The reel gives no measurements, so the amounts are the cooks’ own.
The jars get tilted and turned to mix, and the next words are “let it marinate” and “fridge.” The bearded man holds his jar up beside the refrigerator. Then comes a cut with the text “okay, two hours later,” and the cap wearing man says, “all right, it’s been two.” He lifts a pickle out of the jar and eats it, and the reel ends there. The only rating is the caption’s 10/10.
The reel gives no nutrition information, and a primary source covers the sodium side. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Americans consume more than 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day on average, well above the federal recommendation of less than 2,300 milligrams daily for teens and adults. Pickle brine is already seasoned, and soy sauce and teriyaki sauce add more, so check the sodium line on each label and think of the jar as a condiment rather than a bowl of chips.
If you plan to bring a jar like this to a friend’s table, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists nine major food allergens, and two of them are in this recipe: soybeans, found in soy sauce, and sesame, found in sesame oil. Sesame became the ninth on the list on January 1, 2023, when packaged foods began to be required to declare it. Anyone with a soy or sesame allergy needs to know before the first bite, so tell guests the ingredients out loud or write them on the lid.
To borrow the method for a night in or a casual date, copy the order from the reel: open a jar of pickles you already like, pour in the savory sauces, press in fresh garlic, finish with a little sesame oil, close the lid, and chill it for about two hours before tasting. Because the reel shows no quantities, start with small pours, taste a slice after the chill, and add more only if the brine can take it. Keep the jar in the refrigerator while it marinates, as the reel does.
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