The storecupboard staple that will transform your meals
Pipers & Co meat boxes
Founded by second-generation regenerative farmers, this online shop connects you to ethical producers – like Cornish butchers Philip Warren & Son – with full transparency on farming methods and supply chains.
Prices vary, pipers.co
White Lake Persian Gold
A fresh, lactic Jersey cow’s milk cheese steeped in rapeseed oil infused with garlic, basil, thyme marjoram and peppercorns. Bright and lightly salted, with a firm yet spreadable texture.
£7.60/250g, whitelake.co.uk
Rubies in the Rubble hot sauces
This certified B Corp brand has been turning surplus wonky fruit and veg that would otherwise be binned into award-winning condiments since 2012, and its new hot sauce range is its boldest move yet. The hot honey sauce combines pure honey with spicy, fermented jalapeños and cider vinegar for a sweet yet fiery drizzle that works equally well as a condiment for pizza or paired with cheese.
From £3/250ml, Ocado
Nice Rice white basmati
Single-origin, naturally aged and from Haryana, India, this Great Taste Award-winning rice is long-grain with a delicate nutty aroma and light, fluffy texture. £3.15/500g, Ocado and Tesco.
Fit Cat lager
This crisp Surrey beer is brewed using a natural process that balances the malt and enzymes during fermentation, which delivers a full body but reduces the calories to just 90 per bottle.
£32/12 x 330ml bottles, fitcat.co.uk
Coco Chemistry Treat or Heat Ghosts
Most of these white chocolate ghosts are a treat filled with mango & passion fruit caramel, but a few are hiding a chilli-infused trick!
Little Baobab peanut caramel sauce
You’ll want to drizzle this rich, nutty sauce over everything – try it on ice cream, or swirl into brownie batter or through buttercream for cakes.
Biona organic passion fruit lemon kombucha
A tropical-tasting, slightly tart kombucha packed with fragrant passion fruit, gut-friendly fizz and refreshing citrus notes.
