10 must-buy ingredients and food products this month
Make your kitchen cupboards instantly aspirational with these must-have products and ingredients for January, which include speedy soup dumplings, flavoured butter and a pistachio-oat drink to pimp up your daily caffeine fix.
10 must-buy ingredients and food products this month
Make your kitchen cupboards instantly aspirational with these must-have products and ingredients for January, which include speedy soup dumplings, flavoured butter and a pistachio-oat drink to pimp up your daily caffeine fix.
2. Dried mushrooms
With a more concentrated flavour than raw, simply soak these in water to bring new savoury depths to soups, stocks and risotto.
3. Rhubarb and ginger loaf
The word ‘moist’ gets a bad rep, but it’s the right adjective for this cake that’s extra-squidgy thanks to a layer of ginger and rhubarb jam.
4. Showerings cider
Most famous for Babycham, Showerings’ elegant, well-balanced cider is sure to win a new generation of fans.
6. Miso and sesame ready-made dressing
This all-natural mixture provides nutty, rich flavour at the squeeze of a bottle, bringing zing to sauces and stir fries.
7. Flavoured butter
West Country butter meets paprika and chilli to create a flavour powerhouse that will make any steak or pile of greens that bit fancier.
8. Avocado oil
Just when you think the avo obsession has peaked, superfans swear by omega-rich avocado oil, which is great for salads, dips and roasting.
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