Pantry

A small bottle of uksusnaya essence sat in every pantry, waiting for pickling season. This is Khimprodukt's Nevinskiye Uksusy acetic acid, a 70% co...

Zakuson Horseradish Mayo — Russian zakuski-table condiment. Mayonnaise spiked with grated khren root in the Zakuson Russian-pantry register — silky...

The zakuska table always has a small jar of hot mustard next to the cured meats and pickles. Zakuson makes this gourmet hot mustard and jars it at ...

The smell of cinnamon meant holiday baking was underway, dusted over pastries cooling on the counter. This is Magiya Vostoka Ground Cinnamon, a Rus...

A bowl of buckwheat kasha with butter was a weeknight staple in a lot of Russian and Ukrainian kitchens. This is Русские Продукты (Russkie Produkty...

Webka Wheat Groats is a package of whole or coarsely ground wheat groats from Webka — a Central/Eastern European grain and cereal brand — providing...

Magiya Vostoka Oregano — Russian-pantry dried herb. The small-jar oregano the Russian-diaspora kitchen keeps for the recipes the family has borrowe...

Russian marmalade like this was the after-dinner sweet that turned up in every candy dish, with blackcurrant one of the most familiar flavors from ...

Every mother back home had her own tin of meat seasoning she'd never fully explain, just a pinch here and there before the pan got hot. This is a s...

Every mother back home had her own tin of meat seasoning she'd never fully explain, just a pinch here and there before the pan got hot. This is Mag...

Korean-style carrot salad turns up on nearly every spread across the former Soviet countries, and this little packet is what makes it taste right. ...

A jar of real acacia honey is the kind of thing families keep for tea, sore throats, and Sunday breakfast, all at once. This is Natalie's Acacia Ho...

Russia's blackcurrant varenye from Imperia Djemov — whole-berry preserve in clear syrup, the Moscow-pantry tea-time specialty. Dark-jeweled, tart-s...

Imperiya Dzhemov cranberry varenye — Russia's whole-berry cranberry preserve in clear syrup, tart-bright and ruby-glossed. Berry-tender, syrup-clea...

Va-Va Fig Extra Jam is a 580g jar of Macedonian-style high-fruit-content fig preserve from Va-Va Premium Foods — the Extra designation indicating a...

A jar of whole tomatoes on the pantry shelf meant sauce, stew, or soup was coming, whatever the season. Kubanochka packs these tomatoes in their ow...

Ultramarin Atlantic Cod Liver in Own Oil — Russian-pantry classic. Wild Atlantic cod liver in its rendered oil — Ultramarin's Russian-house version...

A bowl of buckwheat kasha next to the main dish was a fixture at the Russian family table, plain and unshakeable through generations. Made by Soyuz...

National Whole Calibrated Buckwheat Groats — Russian-tradition grechka in the household sack. Whole-calibrated buckwheat groats in the National Rus...

Magiya Vostoka Bay Leaf — Russian-pantry small bag. Whole dried laurel for the borscht pot, the kvashenaya kapusta brine, the holod meat-jelly base...

Maheev Russian Mustard — Kazan-area household table jar. Maheev's Russian mustard from the Kazan-area condiment house — sharp, vinegar-bright with ...

Maheev Olive Mayonnaise — the Russian Olivier-salad canonical pour. Maheev's olive-oil-blended mayonnaise from the Kazan-area Russian condiment hou...

Kinto Adjika Jalapeño Green Pepper Sauce — Russian-Georgian fiery green relish. Kinto's adjika in the green-pepper register — jalapeño, garlic, fre...

Maheev Russian Horseradish Sauce — creamier khren, family pour. Maheev's horseradish sauce in the mayonnaise-thickened format — softer than the pla...