AMAZON
www.amazon.com
Go-to for all variety of ingredients, from dried lotus seeds to hickory chips for barbecuing.
Applewood dust or chips
Candied citron
Candied ginger
Candied orange peel
Candied pineapple
Ceylon tea
Chinese egg noodles
Cinnamon syrup
Clear apple jelly
Crème de banana
Dark soy sauce
Dried lotus seeds
Dried shrimp
Elderberry or raspberry syrup
Fermented black beans
Fish sauce, Thai and Vietnamese
Hickory or oak chips
Ketjap manis
Kombu
Licorice root
Maple extract
Matcha
Mirin
Oyster Sauce
Palm Sugar
Peppermint extract (Boyjian’s)
Rice powder
Sambal oelek
Shrimp paste
Sour or morello cherries (jarred)
Sriracha
Sticky rice
Tart cherry concentrate
Thai or Lao sticky rice
Vanilla paste
White Miso
Yuzu Juice
ASTOR WINES & SPIRITS
www.astorwines.com;
212-674-7500; 399 Lafayette Street, New York NY 10013
Solid selection of high and low, plus a ready-to-help staff.
Amaretto
Apricot eau-de-vie
Aquavit
Cassis syrup
Cherry liqueur
Cointreau
Crème de cacao (white and brown)
Galliano
Green crème de menthe
Pepper vodka
Stolichnaya Gold vodka
Dry Swiss Wine (Fendant or Neuchâtel)
BENTON’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN COUNTRY HAMS
www.bentonshams.com;
423-442-5003
Slow-cured country hams, prosciutto, and bacon
BOB’S RED MILL NATURAL FOODS
www.bobsredmill.com;
800-349-2173
Bob’s Red Mill produces a wide variety of organic and whole-grain products, from flours to baking mixes and grains, including a full line of gluten-free products.
Almond flour
Buckwheat flour
Rye flour
Semolina flour
Soy flour, full-fat
Tapioca, small pearl
CALIFORNIA CAVIAR
www.californiacaviar.com;
415-921-1226
In addition to sustainable domestic caviars, California Caviar sells smoked salmon, truffles, and crème fraîche.
CHEFSHOP
www.chefshop.com;
800-596-0885
Producer-driven sustainable ingredients, including Italian salt-packed anchovies, French le Puy lentils, and a large selection of dry goods.
Caper berries
Le Puy lentils
Marrow beans
Recca salt-packed anchovies
White verjus
D’ARTAGNAN
www.dartagnan.com;
800-327-8246
The best source for foie gras, game, truffles, pâté, sausage, smoked meats, and organic poultry.
Demi-glace
Duck
Piegeon
Quail
Quail eggs
Rabbit
Sweetbreads
Venison stew meat
EARTHY DELIGHTS
www.earthy.com;
800-367-4709
A favorite among chefs, Earthy offers the freshest mushrooms, as well as mushroom powder, and other wild-harvested items. They also offer cheeses, vinegars, and other hard-to-find ingredients.
Chanterelle mushrooms
Dried morel mushrooms
Dried porcini mushrooms
Fiddlehead ferns
FORMAGGIO KITCHEN
www.formaggiokitchen.com;
888-212-3224; 244 Huron Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138
A Cambridge, Massachusetts, institution for over 30 years, Formaggio Kitchen specializes in fine imported cheeses, jams, coffee, wine, and these delicate dried plums from the Aquitaine region of France.
Pruneaux d’Agen
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
www.guittard.com;
800-468-2462
Guittard has been making quality chocolate since the nineteenth century.
72% cacao bittersweet chocolate
Nocturne 91% cacao extra dark bar
IGOURMET
www.igourmet.com;
877-446-8763
Igourmet is the Amazon.com of food, with a beautiful store of high-end, gourmet, and imported food products.
Almond oil
Chestnuts
Cotija cheese
Creole mustard
Fleur de sel
Fromage blanc
Hazelnut oil
Kefalotyri cheese
Lingonberry preserves
Maldon sea salt
Matcha (green tea powder)
Mexican chocolate
Oaxaca cheese
Pepitas
Peppadew peppers
Pistachio oil
Tasso ham
Walnut oil
White truffle oil
Whole-grain Meaux mustard
K&L WINE MERCHANTS
www.klwines.com;
877-559-4637; 3005 El Camino Real, Redwood City CA 94061
K&L stocks wines from around the world at competitive prices; it has a knowledgeable staff and comprehensive website.
Absinthe
Absolut citron vodka
Appleton Estate V/X rum
Bacardi Gold Label rum
Baker’s 107-proof rum
Chartreuse
Cruzan 5-year-old rum
Deluxe bourbon
Fino sherry
Ginger beer
Grappa
Haitian white rum
Herradura Hacienda del Cristero tequila blanco
Holland gin
Italian vermouth
Luxardo maraschino liqueur
Madeira
Manzanilla sherry
Marsala
Ouzo
Poire Williams
Sauternes
Shaoxing wine
Spanish brandy
Tio Pepe dry sherry
Triple Sec
KALUSTYAN’S
www.kalustyans.com;
800-352-3451; 123 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10016
Kalustyan’s seems to have every ingredient ever created, with a focus on Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian goods. Most of their stock is available online, but stopping by the store is always a promising adventure.
Chana dal
Chickpea flour
Coarse semolina
Coconut: chips, desiccated, unsweetened, and shelled whole
Coconut oil
Dates, Deglect Noor and Medjool
Dhana dal
Fenugreek seeds
Fresh curry leaves
Galangal
Ghee
Harissa
Indian pickles
Jarred and canned grape leaves
Jasmine tea pearls
Kaffir lime leaves
Kalunji seeds
Mango pulp (Alphonso)
Mustard oil
Orange flower water
Pappadum
Pasilla chile, dried
Pomegranate molasses
Preserved lemons
Red lentils
Rosewater
Sichuan peppercorns
Tamarind concentrate
Thai bird chiles
Urad dal
White spelt flour
KEGWORKS
www.kegworks.com;
877-636-3673
KegWorks will help you set up a well-stocked bar, with a large selection of bartending tools and premium bitters and syrups.
Falernum
Orange bitters
Peychaud bitters
KING ARTHUR FLOUR
www.kingarthurflour.com;
800-827-6836
This Vermont company makes high-quality all-natural flours and mixes and supplies hard-to-find baking ingredients.
Bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves
Italian “00” flour
LA TIENDA
www.tienda.com;
888-331-4362
La Tienda imports high-quality Spanish and Latin ingredients, including Serrano ham, sausages, smoked paprika, and tuna packed in olive oil.
Fideos
Fire-roasted piquillo peppers
Chorizo, Mexican and Spanish
Saffron
Serrano ham
Smoked pork chops and loin (lomo)
Spanish smoked paprika (pimentón)
Tuna packed in olive oil
LOBEL’S
www.lobels.com;
877-783-4512
Top-quality prime and Wagyu beef, lamb, veal, Berkshire pork, pork belly, and sausages, and personal service from the Lobel family.
THE MEADOW
www.atthemeadow.com;
888-388-4633
This Portland, Oregon, shop specializes in artisan salt from around the world, orange flower water, chocolate, and local and European wines. They also have a terrific selection of bitters and syrups.
MELISSA’S
www.melissas.com;
800-588-0151
Melissa’s is the largest distributor of specialty produce in the United States, with a vast selection of exotic fruits and vegetables, Latin ingredients, and chiles.
Bay leaves, fresh
Cipollini onions
Italian prune plums
Key limes
Lemongrass
Meyer lemons
New Mexico chiles, dried
Okra
Plantains
Serrano chiles
Sorrel
Tomatillos
MING’S PANTRY
www.mingspantry.com;
866-646-4266
Ming’s Pantry is Chef Ming Tsai’s online store and a fantastic resource for Asian ingredients, like Chinese vinegars—including black and rice vinegars—and cooking wines.
MOZZARELLA COMPANY
www.mozzco.com;
800-798-2954
This artisanal cheese company just outside Dallas makes excellent mozzarella and Latin cheeses like queso blanco (panela).
MURRAY’S CHEESE
www.murrayscheese.com;
888-692-4339
This New York City cheese shop stocks an incomparable selection of cheeses—from ricotta to Comté—from around the world.
NUTS ONLINE
www.nutsonline.com;
800-558-6887
Roasted or raw, salted or unsalted, nuts and dried fruit by the pound. They carry exceptional figs, raw cashews, and Turkish apricots.
PENZEYS SPICES
www.penzeys.com;
800-741-7787
Penzeys carries whole and ground chiles, dried herbs, spices, and many spice blends.
Ancho chile powder
Ancho chiles, dried
Cardamom pods
Filé powder
Chipotle chiles, dried
Guajillo chiles, dried
Chiles de árbol, dried
Hungarian paprika
Vietnamese cassia cinnamon
PETROSSIAN
www.petrossian.com;
800-828-9241
Stocks all grades of caviar as well as pike, trout, and salmon roe—also sustainable varieties.
Black caviar
Osetra Caviar
PIMENTO WOOD
www.pimentowood.com;
612-868-5375
Pimento wood sticks and chips for barbecuing and jerk cooking.
RUSS & DAUGHTERS
www.russanddaughters.com;
800-787-7229
A purveyor of caviar, whitefish roe, and smoked and cured salmon and herring, and a New York City institution.
Golden whitefish caviar
Salmon caviar
Smoked mackerel
Smoked trout
Trout caviar
SAVANNAH BEE COMPANY
www.savannahbee.com;
800-955-5080
Savannah sells a wide range of artisan honeys from orange blossom to tupelo to sourwood.
SID WAINER & SON
www.sidwainer.com;
888-743-9246
A nearly century-old specialty-foods company based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and a great source for hard-to-find seasonal produce, some of which they grow themselves.
Lemon thyme
Lovage
Mâche
Mung bean sprouts
Pea greens and shoots
Romano beans
Shiso leaves
SMUCKER’S
www.onlinestore.smucker.com;
800-742-6729
Smucker’s now owns White Lily and sells this beloved brand’s delicate, low-protein flour through their website.
VANNS SPICES
www.vannsspices.com;
800-583-1693
Vanns offers custom spice blends and all-natural herbs and rubs, including grains of paradise and asafoetida.
ZINGERMAN’S
www.zingermans.com;
888-636-8162
This quirky Ann Arbor, Michigan, store sources fresh-baked breads, cheeses, varietal coffee, estate bottled olive oils, salt-packed capers, and many other products from around the world.