The storecupboard staple that will transform your meals – plus 7 more best buys this month

For more ethical eating

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

For a finer cheeseboard

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

For pepping up dinner

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

For the storecupboard

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

For fewer calories

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

For spooky snacking

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!

£8.95/95g, cocochemistry.co.uk

For treating yourself

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.

£4.99/280g, little-baobab.myshopify.com

For an alcohol-free sip

Biona organic passion fruit lemon kombucha

A tropical-tasting, slightly tart kombucha packed with fragrant passion fruit, gut-friendly fizz and refreshing citrus notes.

£3.39/330ml bottle, biona.co.uk

source https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/the-storecupboard-staple-that-will-transform-your-meals-plus-7-more-best-buys-this-month