Middle Eastern Kitchen
Casablanca Market Preserved Lemons from Morocco
$12.00
Salt-cured lemons are a fundamental flavoring in North African cooking. Briny yet tart, they add depth to tagines, soups, grains and dressings. We’re fond of the balanced flavor—neither too salty...
Mymouné Pomegranate Molasses
Sold Out
Twenty years ago when John Willoughby, the former executive editor of Gourmet magazine, sang the praises of pomegranate molasses, I, of course, made fun of him for suggesting yet another...
Soom Premium Tahini
$8.95
Many supermarket tahinis are over-roasted which gives them an unpleasant, bitter flavor. They are also too thick and hard to stir into a creamy blend. The Soom brand is nutty,...
Villa Jerada Harissa
$13.95
Villa Jerada’s Harissa No. 1 is our favorite version of this red pepper paste—native to North Africa—for its bright, complex flavor. While many store-bought varieties have a one-dimensional spicy flavor,...
Villa Jerada Aleppo Pepper
$10.95
Fruity, subtly cumin flavored and only moderately spicy, coarse-ground Aleppo pepper is used throughout Middle Eastern cooking. We use it frequently and consider it a valuable flavoring for all manner...
Brooklyn Delhi Tomato Achaar
$10.95
Sweet, tamarind-tart and richly spiced, this popular Indian condiment packs complex flavor and a moderate heat. From soups, sauces, stews, dips and eggs, there’s little that the sauce can’t enhance....
Villa Jerada Ras El Hanout
$14.95
This North African spice mix has no set formula, much like garam masala in India. Literally translating as “top of the shop,” it can contain up to two dozen different...
Mymouné Apricot Preserves
$9.00
Unlike many apricot jams that taste mostly of corn syrup, Mymouné's apricot preserve is bursting with real apricot flavor. The Lebanese company uses local apricots that are grown without irrigation,...
Brooklyn Delhi Roasted Garlic Achaar
$10.95
This Indian-style garlic sauce is sweet, tart and lemony, making it a multi-purpose seasoning for everything from vegetables and fish to quick crudité dips. Add to mayonnaise to mix into...
Mymouné Sundried Fig Preserves
$10.00
This dense, intensely flavored Lebanese Sundried Fig Jam is perfectly balanced and only moderately sweet. It consists of 75% fruit, so you can taste all the richness of the figs....
Mymouné Mulberry Preserves
$11.00
This may be my favorite jam in the world, other than my favorite Sicilian Orange Marmalade. It is astonishingly refreshing and intriguing, with a flavor that balances sweetness and wild...
Soom Silan Date Syrup
$10.95
Soom imports our favorite tahini and this silky-sweet date syrup has quickly become a kitchen staple sweetener. The velvety syrup packs an earthy-rich, distinctly date flavor that makes it a...
Mymouné Orange Blossom Water
$14.00
The secret to so much cooking rests on ingredients such as rose water and orange blossom water. Use them in rice pudding, cheesecake, poaching syrups or in just about anything....
Mymouné Rose Water
$14.00
The secret to so much cooking rests on ingredients such as rose water and orange blossom water. Use them in rice pudding, cheesecake, poaching syrups or in just about anything....
Mymouné Lemon Peel In Sugar
$12.00
One of our go-to baking tricks is using crystallized fruit in our baking. This lemon peel is bright and citrusy and we loved the pop it adds to bites of dessert....
Mymouné Mulberry Syrup
$15.00
This mulberry syrup is from Mymouné, the same folks who make our favorite pomegranate molasses. This syrup contains nothing more than wild mulberries, sugar and fresh lemon juice; there are...
Mymouné Whole Dates Stuffed with Almonds
$14.00
This compote of whole, jammy-sweet dates, each pitted and stuffed with an almond, is one of our favorite Lebanese desserts. Mymouné uses fresh Zaghloul dates, a long, red-skinned varietal that...
