Here are some of my favorite ingredients, tools, sources, and cooking resources. I’m always adding to the list as I learn about wonderful new things
tools i use pretty much every day
Cookware & Bakeware
TABLEWARE & LINENS
some of my favorite Sources for:
SPICES
Oaktown Spice Shop for practically anything, but especially Vietnamese Cinnamon and Madagascar Vanilla Beans
Diaspora Co. for Turmeric, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Coriander, Cumin, Kashmiri Chilies, Kashmiri Saffron, and so much more.
The Mala Market for exquisite Sichuan Peppercorns
Italian Ingredients
Mad Rose Specialty Foods for dried oregano, beautiful olive oils, clementine honey, red wine vinegar, and semi-dried cherry tomatoes.
Gustiamo for Faella and Martelli dried pasta, exquisite Sicilian pistachios, Red Cow Parmesan, and all manner of olive oils.
Japanese Ingredients
Mexican Ingredients
RICE
Olive Oil
Beans and More
Rancho Gordo
Vinegar
Tinned Fish (and more!)
The Spanish Table
Soy Sauce
Ohsawa Nama Shoyu
Chili Crisps of all Ilks
Fly By Jing
Sonoma Harvest Crunchy Onion Kick
Non Crispy Chilis and Hot Sauces
Calabrian Chili Paste
AlwAYS IN MY PANTRY
Seed and Mill Tahini
Curry Pastes (Samin likes these and these)
Bjorn Popping Corn
Baking Ingredients
King Arthur Flour
Central Milling Flour
(Type 70 is Samin’s favorite bread flour)
Grains
Bartolini Italian Farro
Canned Tomatoes
Bianco Dinapoli
Chocolate (for baking and eating)
Guittard Baking Wafers