Organic jaggery is a raw, unprocessed Indian sugar produced from unfiltered sugarcane juice. We love this one from Pure Indian Foods for its deep, earthy flavor—reminiscent of maple and caramel—and...
Pure Indian Foods’ organic tamarind paste has a pure, clean flavor with a bracing tartness and is our favorite form for using this souring agent. While fresh pods are available...
There are all sorts of ways to brew coffee. As with much of life, the simplest method is usually the best. We love pour over and French press coffee for...
Uncouple pepper from salt and consider it a spice in its own right. Our colorful blend combines black, white, red and green peppercorns for a rounded complexity. Try it in...
You will only find this variety of Peperone di Senise, a local sweet pepper from Basilicata, from Masseria Mirogallo. The Belfiore family has cultivated its heirloom variety from over 20...
Chopsticks come in all shapes, sizes and materials, some of which are more user friendly than others. For example, we find slick steel Korean chopsticks nearly impossible to use (and...
Pistacchiosa Sicilian Pistachio Spread with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
$19.95
For those who thought the Italians couldn’t top themselves after Nutella, we have good news. We recently discovered—and became obsessed with—Pistacchiosa, a sweet pistachio paste from Il Colle Del Gusto...
While we love the clean, modern aesthetic of these all-purpose ceramic storage canisters fit with a bamboo lid, it’s their unique—and patented—airtight seal that makes them so functional. Its technology...
We love this white wine vinegar for its sweet aroma and bright acidity. Made with a blend of grapes from Italy’s Trento region that includes Riesling and Sauvignon, it has...
Portland’s Mark Hellweg founded Clive Coffee, a specialty retailer of high-end espresso equipment, before leaving the firm to his brother to run and launching Ratio, arguably the most beautiful automatic...
This unfiltered extra-virgin olive oil from Sicily is wonderfully soft and light, with fresh grassy notes and a hint of tomato. We love its perfect balance between peppery and bitter—a...
Southern Italy is within spitting distance from North Africa, and Moorish influences persist. Couscous can be found in Sicilian cooking—for example, couscous alla Trapanese (from Trapani), which pairs fresh seafood...
Fregula, a classic Sardinian pasta, might just become your new favorite pasta. Closer to couscous than extruded pasta, Rustichella d'Abruzzo Fregola Sarda has a tiny, irregular, pebble-like shape with a coarse...
Orecchiette—a small, round, dimpled pasta from Puglia—is one of our favorite pasta shapes because of its unique balancing of chewy and tender textures. The delicate edges cook more thoroughly than...
Sourced from a women’s collective in Afghanistan, our saffron is powerfully aromatic and richly flavored. A little goes a long way. Try it in our Risotto Milanese, which highlights the...
I had this salt, sal de gusano, in Teuchitlán, Mexico, and fell in love with it immediately, even when I was told that is it made, in part, with dried...
Unlike many habanero-flavored hot sauces that are incendiary hot and over-spiced, Secret Aardvark keeps the heat in check with a little fruity sweetness that falls between Caribbean and Tex-Mex hot...
The milder, serrano-based cousin of Secret Aardvark’s original habanero hot sauce is a little tangier and sharper than the red sauce. It’ll work anywhere you want heat with a bit...
The mouth-tingling power of this Chinese spice largely defines the cooking of the Sichuan region of China and shows up in Taiwanese cooking as well. We developed arguably the world’s...
This gorgeous cast-iron, Swedish-made grinder is a new take on a classic we’ve carried for years. The labyrinth-like grinding mechanism does a terrific job of breaking down hard, whole spices...
These moderately spicy, fruity-tasting chili flakes from Daphnis and Chloe, an Athens-based culinary herb company, are made from a variety of red horn pepper that is only found in one...
Many supermarket tahinis are over-roasted which gives them an unpleasant, bitter flavor. They are also too thick and hard to stir into a creamy blend. The Soom brand is nutty,...
Soom imports our favorite tahini and this silky-sweet date syrup has quickly become a kitchen staple sweetener. The velvety syrup packs an earthy-rich, distinctly date flavor that makes it a...
This style of jarred tomato is a specialty of the Basilicata region. Perfectly ripe heirloom tomatoes are cut in half, with their pulp removed and skins left on. Masseria Mirogallo...
When Andrea Nguyen, author of The Pho Cookbook, visited Milk Street recently, she used this mesh spider/strainer to cook a small portion of noodles in the same pot she also...
Ground from tart berries, tart-and-fruity sumac is a souring agent used throughout the Middle East. Consider it a “dry” acid to add zip to your basic morning eggs (fried eggs...
Bright green and richer than other green teas, this matcha powder from Matcha Kari is one of our favorites because of its smooth and light texture. Summer Reserve matcha is...
We prefer Masseria Mirogallo’s sun-dried tomatoes over other brands for their pure, authentic Basilicata flavor. The high-quality, fruity extra-virgin olive oil as well as the earthy oregano, grown alongside the...
There is no such thing as just “soy sauce” in Asian cuisine — there are different brews for different purposes. A good example is Japanese white (shiro) soy sauce, which is light...
The Bitter Housewife Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
$16.00
This refreshing, Portland, Oregon-made bitters is a modern take on the classic spiced profile. It’ll obviously add the requisite bitterness required in an Old Fashioned, but we also liked the...
The Complete Milk Street TV Show Cookbook will help to change the way you cook. This 464-page companion to the Milk Street Television Show contains every recipe from the first two...
Italy is home to some of our favorite dishes and this collection groups three Italian powerhouse ingredients. Leonardi's Balsamic Vinegar is syrupy and complex and the lighter White Balsamic Vinegar...
Togo-Su Kurozu is an aged artisan amber rice vinegar that is brewed following a tradition dating back to the Edo period 200 years ago. Made with just four ingredients (organic...
Kurozu is a type of artisanal rice vinegar that is aged for several years until its flavors soften, a subtle caramelization develops, and the vinegar darkens to a deep amber...
Vibrant marigold, earthy-tasting ground turmeric is essential to curries, soups and spice rubs. Try it a Vietnamese classic, Turmeric Fish with Dill and Peanuts, or a dry-style Indian curry, Green...
I am quite fond of bitters. In fact, I have a large collection that includes everything from simple orange and chocolate to bitters made from a variety of herbs such...
It may not look like much, but umami-rich konbu seaweed is a fundamental flavoring agent in Japanese cooking. It adds depth to elemental broths, like dashi (konbu and bonito flakes),...
Produced in Turkey, this glossy, deep burgundy-colored chili flake has an earthy, cocoa-rich flavor with moderate heat level and stone-fruit finish to it. Urfa pepper is best used as a...
We use chilies throughout our cooking for deep flavor and contrast—a little bright heat can cut through rich or dense flavors. These organic Korean chili flakes have a fresh and...
These premium wood pellets are designed for use with the Uuni ovens. Made from 100% oak, sourced direct from U.S. forests, these pellets light easily, burn efficiently, and produce very...
Let’s be honest. The first time I saw this oven at Milk Street and the price I was, to say the least, skeptical. But when our product tester tried it...