All over the world, important holidays are marked by special foods. Red bean cakes are eaten for the Asian New Year. In Europe, Christmas is the time for cookies and cakes, with different regions and countries each having their own specialties. Americans eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and chocolate eggs at Easter. […]

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Balsamic vinegar, aged for years in wood casks, has a flavor unlike any other. Balsamic vinegar’s sweet tartness makes it highly versatile. You can pour it over vanilla ice cream, sprinkle strawberries with it, use it to add flavor to meats and to brighten the taste of vegetables.
The quality of a […]

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There’s a nice assortment of jams to be found in a large grocery store these days, but there are jams, and then there are gourmet jams. The difference between them is like the difference between Bombay Sapphire and bathtub gin. Once you have sampled a jam made by true artisans, everything else is […]

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The flavor of a honey is dependent on the type of blossoms the bees used to collect their nectar. Supermarket honey is most often made from clover, buckwheat or orange blossoms, all of which make a fine ordinary honey. Gourmet honeys, however, are more likely to come from sunflowers, acacia, linden or black […]

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If you’re searching for a gift for someone special or simply want to purchase some foodstuffs of exceptional quality, an online gourmet food store will serve your needs. By shopping online, you give yourself a much wider range of items to choose from, and can get the highest quality for the best price. […]

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A gourmet gift basket can be a wonderful gift, or a terrible one. It all depends on what’s in it. We’ve all seen (and many of us have received) those dreadful assortments of rubbery cheeses and nasty crackers, perhaps accompanied by a bottle of Chateau de Merde and decorated with some plastic grapes. […]

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The D’Arbo family has been producing fruit syrups in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria since 1879. Using only the freshest fruit and time-honored techniques, the D’Arbo brand is known for the purity of their fruit flavors. At Gourmet Pantry, we carry seven flavors: Black Currant, Sour Cherry, Raspberry, Blueberry, Tropical Fruit, Elderflower and […]

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True truffles, black or white, are mushrooms that grow underground, usually at the base of oak trees. Black truffles come primarily from France, while white truffles are predominantly found in Italy. Both varieties are treasured for the indescribable flavor and aroma they impart to foie gras, stuffing for fowls, decadent sauces, and other […]

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It’s hard to believe now, but until the 1980s, few people outside of Italy knew anything of balsamic vinegar. How did we ever get along without its tart-sweet complexity? Certainly no well stocked kitchen can be without it today.
Balsamic vinegar is much darker and thicker than other types of vinegar. It is […]

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Add a golden swirl as the final mellowing touch to a Tuscan soup. Set it out in small dishes for dipping artisan bread. Bask in the delicious simplicity of good pasta, fresh garlic and flavorful olive oil. A true connoisseur knows that the rewards and complexities of good olive oil–distinctive varieties, pressing […]

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