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.

Nuestra despensa

Ingredients to discover

923 ingredients available

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.

Todo el año

A firm-fleshed fish sold as steaks or loins, suited to griddling and escabeche. It is a high-mercury species and is not suitable for every con…

All year round

Peeled tomatoes preserved in their juice, useful for sauces and braises when fresh tomatoes are out of season.

All year round

A white fish with tender flesh and a mild flavour, known as pouting in English.

All year round

Green chillies preserved in vinegar, adding acidity and variable heat to dressings and appetisers.

All year round

A rockfish with pronounced flavour and firm white flesh, valued in stocks and sauced dishes.

All year round

A flatfish with delicate flesh suited to short cooking and light sauces.

All year round

Unripe peppercorns preserved in brine, with a tender texture and a fresh, peppery aroma.

All year round

A neutral-tasting spirit used in some sauces. It contains alcohol and is not nutritionally equivalent to water.