From the field to your table

Ingredient guide

A practical guide to choosing each ingredient, enjoying it at its seasonal best and making the most of its flavour.

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Ingredients to discover

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All year round

Small mild onions that become sweet when cooked whole.

Todo el año

Aromatic spice blend with cumin, coriander and cinnamon notes; the blend varies by brand.

All year round

Flour made from precooked maize for arepa dough; it is neither cornflour starch nor polenta.

All year round

Small onions preserved in vinegar, with a crisp texture and sharp flavour.

All year round

Thin wheat dough sheets for filling or cooking until crisp.

All year round

Small fleshy pieces from a cod’s cheeks, distinct from kokotxas cut from the throat area. These are already desalted and ready to cook.

All year round

A small red-skinned fish with flavoursome flesh; both red and striped red mullet are sold. Its thin fillets need brief cooking.

All year round

Flour made from ground dried chickpeas, developing a lightly toasted flavour when cooked. It provides plant protein and fibre and helps make c…

All year round

Wheat milled into small particles coarser than flour. Fine semolina adds a granular crunch to coatings; it is not precooked couscous.

All year round

A cartilaginous fish whose wings are commonly cooked. The lean flesh separates into long fibres.