Pantry

This is the tomato paste stirred into every pot of sauce, soup, or stew simmering on a Balkan stove. Hana makes this tomato paste, 650g (22.9oz) pe...

Royal Basmati Rice — long-grain Indian-grown basmati in the family-size sack. Aged long-grain basmati from the Royal kitchen line — the aromatic, s...

Ortiz Borrelblikje — small-format Spanish-tradition canned tuna. Ortiz's signature line in the borrelblikje (Dutch "apéritif-tin") format — premium...

Krakus Herring Fillets in Tomato Sauce — Polish-style standard cure. Vinegar-cured herring fillets folded into a sweet-tart tomato sauce — the Poli...

A tin of cod liver opened onto the table meant the appetizer spread had started, mashed onto bread with a slice of raw onion the way it's done acro...

Eva Adriatic Sardines with Vegetables in Tomato Sauce — Croatian Dalmatian classic. Adriatic-caught sardines simmered with diced vegetables in a sw...

Tinned fish in oil is the pantry staple that turns into a quick lunch when there's nothing else in the fridge, the can everyone keeps a few of on h...

A spoon of honey stirred into tea, or spread thick with kajmak on warm bread, is a taste a lot of us grew up with. Melanie's unfiltered, raw Linden...

A jar of honey always sitting in the pantry, drizzled over warm bread or stirred into tea, is a small habit passed down at home. Indo-European Mult...

A spoon of raw honey stirred into tea or spread on warm bread is a taste straight out of a Greek or Balkan kitchen. Attiki Pittas makes this pure r...

A jar of Bulgarian wildflower honey on the table meant breakfast was ready, drizzled thick over warm bread. This Pure Honey, Bulgarian Wildflower, ...

The first spoon of manuka honey when someone's throat feels rough is a small ritual passed down in almost every household. Airborne bottles this 30...

A jar of real Manuka honey is the kind of gift diaspora bring home from abroad, or keep on hand for cold season. Liberty Orchards New Zealand Manuk...

When a cough won't quit, manuka honey is the jar that comes out before anything from the pharmacy. Airborne harvests this 85+ manuka pollen honey i...

A jar of sour cherry compote like this is the drink Armenian and Russian families pour at the table, served over ice or mixed with water. Polinka, ...

A jug of kompot on the table was as automatic as bread at a Polish family meal, poured for the kids before anyone even asked. This is Polish Garden...

A jar of sour cherries steeped in rum is the dessert topping that shows up at Hungarian and Balkan holiday tables, spooned over cake or eaten strai...

A jar of sour cherries put up for winter meant dessert was covered no matter what else was in the pantry. These are Granny's Farm pitted sour cherr...

Orange fruit spread like this turned breakfast bread into something a little special, bright and citrus-sharp against butter. d'Arbo makes this bit...

Tangy rosehip marmalade in the pantry was grandmother's traditional recipe, spooned onto morning bread. Vitaminka 1947 makes this Šipak (rosehip) m...

The forest-fruit jam jar that always sat on the breakfast table, the flavor of blackberries picked along a countryside path outside Koprivnica. Pod...

A jar of plum butter like this sat on the breakfast table every morning, spread thick on bread before school. Bende has made this Szilva Lekvár plu...

The smell of Barack Lekvár spread thick on fresh bread is the taste of a Hungarian grandmother's kitchen. Bende has made this apricot spread since ...

Macedonia's cherry pepper in Va-Va's family-size pour — small round red peppers, brined sweet-hot, jewel-bright in the jar. Crisp skin, juicy flesh...