Savory Staples

In Silesia the pale żurek turns up at Easter breakfast and on ordinary meatless Fridays alike, ladled over halved boiled potatoes with white sausag...

In Croatian kitchens, a bottle of Zvijezda sunflower oil is the everyday standby beside the stove, refilled without much thought since childhood. T...

In Russian and Eastern European kitchens, a bag of buckwheat groats sits in nearly every pantry as the default weeknight side. This is Russkoe Pole...

On the German and Baltic coast, jarred herring in a creamy mustard sauce is classic cold-table fare, spooned onto dark rye at breakfast or a cold b...

Baltic tinned fish has fed Latvian pantries for generations, and Riga Gold's mackerel carries that tradition to grocery shelves far from home. This...

In Balkan kitchens, a big bottle of sunflower oil sits by the stove for everyday frying and salad dressing alike. This is a 3-liter (about 101 fl o...

A tin of sprats in oil opened over a slice of dark bread is a Baltic snack that many households keep in the cupboard. Riga Sprats in Oil come in a ...

Smoked sprats are a Baltic pantry staple, the kind of tin fishermen's families kept stocked through the long northern winters. Made by Gamma-A in L...

Fruhlingssuppe is the clear soup that turns up on German tables around Easter and then keeps coming back all winter, because it is on the table fiv...

A Sunday roast in southern Germany means Knodel beside it, and the boil-in-bag box is what a household reaches for when nobody has time to grate po...

Premium Bonito del Norte white tuna from Conservas Ortiz of the Basque coast, hand-packed in olive oil with a touch of Basque Espelette pepper. The...

Bechtle Farmer Style Spaetzle are traditional German egg noodles made with fresh eggs in the classic farmhouse style. These short, rustic noodles c...

Vispak Tarhana Čorba is a traditional Bosnian tarhana soup mix — a fermented grain-and-vegetable base that cooks quickly into a warming, tangy soup...

In many Balkan kitchens, a pot of bulgur simmers on the back burner every Sunday, waiting to be spooned next to whatever comes off the grill. This ...

Ortiz White Tuna in Water is a can of premium bonito del Norte (white tuna) in water from Ortiz — the Basque canning company from Ondarroa — provid...

The Balkan sarma — ready to warm. Pickled cabbage leaves wrapped around a beef-and-rice filling, simmered slowly in a paprika-tomato sauce in the B...

Grah is the pot that was always simmering on a Sunday in Bosnia, the smell of beans and smoked meat filling the whole building before anyone sat do...

Slovenia's premium salmon pâté. Cooked Atlantic salmon whipped with milk proteins and smoked paprika into a clean, spreadable finish — no preservat...

Grude Red Wine Vinegar — a Croatian red wine vinegar in the larger family-kitchen format, suitable for everyday dressings, marinades, and preserves...

Klas Gersla Pearl Barley is an 850g bag of polished pearl barley from Klas — a Bosnian specialty food producer in the grain and pantry category — p...

Every household that puts up its own pickles for winter keeps a big jug of vinegar on hand come pepper season. This is MidEast White Wine Vinegar, ...

Rainbow Trout in Own Juice is a 240g tin of rainbow trout fillets packed in their own natural juices — a format that preserves the clean, delicate ...

Pelafino Home Style Fine Noodles is a 300g bag of thin, home-style egg noodles from Pelafino — an Eastern European pasta producer — in the fine ver...

Franzeluta Shell Pasta is a 500g bag of classic shell-shaped (conchiglie-style) pasta from Franzeluta — one of the most recognisable food brands in...