Ingredients

This is our curated storecupboard of some of the best ingredients in the world. Whether it's the ingredient to get started with a new cuisine, or one of the best artisanal olive oils to upgrade your salad, you'll be sure to find it.

How we buy the best ingredients

We only stock what we love. Every single product we sell has been tasted by our team of flavour experts - if it doesn't taste great, or if it isn't a great example of its type, then we don't list it. Only 1 in 10 make it.

You'll discover something you haven't tried before. A small family producer in Italy may make the most vibrant, expressive olive oil, but their expertise is olive oil making and not marketing. You may never hear about them. We're here to change that.

Authenticity. You'll find the same brands at Sous Chef as in a Korean, Japanese or even Caribbean supermarket. Not the version that's been produced to be similar - but isn't qulite what you remember from that favourite holiday.

We only buy direct from trusted producers. Every aspect of our suppliers' storage, production and distribution is checked by us. Many are rejected if they don't meet our quality standards. So that you know you'll always receive safe, high quality food. We do not allow third party resellers on the website.

We tell you the shelf life. At the bottom of each product description, you'll see the best before date for the item you're adding to your cart, so you know if it'll be in the best condition when you plan to use it.

The finest ingredients for cooks online

There is no doubt that ingredients are available on Amazon and supermarkets.

But the are playing the volume game. If an ingredient sells well, it’ll get central position in store. Irrespective of how it tastes.

At Sous Chef we're different. Our small team has spent over a decade tracing ingredients back to their origins. Meeting small-scale makers, eaten around their tables, and forged relationships that have become genuine friendships. We only stock what tastes great.

Where to start with an ingredients store-cupboard upgrade

These are the areas we belive make the biggest difference every day...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil - this is a selection of some of the most awarded prize-winning extra virgin olive oils in the world. Chosen by Nicola, a certified olive oil sommelier. Yes, they might cost more than a bottle of wine... but once you taste how they transform even the simplest salad, and how it'll last for weeks, we hope you'll see it's worth the upgrade!
Chocolate Couverture - This is a selection of some of the finest professional-grade chocolate couvertures in the world, featuring Valrhona, Callebaut, and ethically-focussed Original Beans - the preferred chocolates of high-end restaurants, confectioners and pastry schools.
Balsamic Vinegar - Upgrade your balsamic vinegars to real geographically certified Modena IGP or DOP balsamics. These traditionally aged vinegars bring so much more flavour: the sweet and tangy balance that transforms salads, roasted vegetables and even desserts.
Soy Sauce Each bottle is naturally fermented for months or years to create rich umami flavors, from light soy for seasoning to dark soy for color, giving you the same quality used by top restaurants and sushi chefs worldwide

After that it's worth choosing which cuisine you love cooking from the most, and starting with their world storecupboard ingredients.

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A Guide To Choosing The Best Balsamic Vinegar

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November 1st, 2024

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Everything You Need To Know About Pomegranate Molasses

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January 17th, 2024

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The Best Olive Oil in the UK - Expert Buyer's Guide
by Nicola Lando
July 14th, 2025
A Guide To Choosing The Best Balsamic Vinegar
by Nicola Lando
November 1st, 2024
Everything You Need To Know About Chilli Flakes
by Holly Thomson
February 28th, 2025
Everything You Need To Know About Pomegranate Molasses
February 9th, 2022
Everything You Need To Know About The Best Kitchen Knives
by The Sous Chef Team
January 17th, 2024
The Buyer’s Guide to Tinned Fish
by Ellie Edwards
October 23rd, 2025

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How we buy the best ingredients

The finest ingredients for cooks online

Where to start with an ingredients store-cupboard upgrade

Inspire Me

The Best Olive Oil in the UK - Expert Buyer's Guide

A Guide To Choosing The Best Balsamic Vinegar

Everything You Need To Know About Chilli Flakes

Everything You Need To Know About Pomegranate Molasses

Everything You Need To Know About The Best Kitchen Knives

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Maldon Sea Salt

Lakrids Winter Selection Box, 350g

Perello Guindilla Peppers, 345g

Italianavera DOP San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes, 400g

Pasta Liguria Bucatini, 500g

Yoki Pao De Queijo Cheesebread Mix, 250g

Caputo Red 00 Pizzeria Pizza Flour, 1kg

Rummo Rigatoni

Ladolea Set of 2 Greek Fleur De Sel Sea Salt & Oregano, 30g & 5g

Muzzi Traditional Panettone, 1kg

Dishoom Cookbook & Our Ingredients Selection

Piemonte Hazelnut Gianduja Spread, 200g

Angels & Santa Chocolate Baubles, 240g

Nicolas Alziari Fig Vinegar, 200ml

La Tourangelle Il Piccante Chilli Oil, 250ml

Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana Chocolate & Candied Orange Panettone, 1kg

Gin & Tonic 5%ABV Alcoholic Cocktail Jelly Sweets, 160g

Milk Chocolate Santa Coins, 90g

Loison Panettone with Marron Glace, 600g

Puglian Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Green Splatter Ceramic Bottle, 500ml

Flamigni Sugar Iced Dark Chocolate & Orange Panettone, 1kg

Maglio Milk Chocolate Bar with Pistachio Cream Filling, 95g

Spanish Saffron, 1g

Marini Tartufi Truffle Butter

Red Boat Fish Sauce

Leone Cinnamon Candies In Classic Tin, 30g

Honest Toil Extra Virgin Greek Olive Oil

Paolo Petrilli Organic Peeled Tomatoes, 1062ml

Sous Chef Urfa Pepper - Isot Biber, 70g

Toschi Sour Black Amarena Cherries in Syrup, 510g

Ocelot Organic Dark Chocolate & Black Cherry Chocolate Bar, 70g

Lebkuchen-Schmidt Vanilla Crescent Biscuits, 130g

Bacheldre Organic Stoneground Unbleached Strong White Flour, 1.5kg

Cool Chile Co Chipotle in Adobo Paste, 170g

Pasticceria Fraccaro Vegan Chocolate & Sugar Cane Panettone, 750g

Dubai Style Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate, Pistachio & Kunafa

Smoked Maldon Sea Salt