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Choose Michael Lee for your pantry staples. Nuts, dried fruit, pastas, pulses, purees and more selected for their quality and flavour.
Oils

Pomace Olive Oil
Olive Pomace Oil is produced from the pulp and leftover flesh of the olives, after the first press is done creating Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Truffle Oil
Truffle oil is made from infusing olive oils with these truffles. Truffle oils can be used on pasta or salads to enrich the flavors. The Italian population often uses truffles in their cooking.

White Truffle Oil
Truffle oil is top quality olive oil that has been infused with either white or black truffles. Both types of truffles have an earthy, mushroom flavor. Truffle oil was originally created when truffles are soaked in olive oil.

Yorkshire Rapeseed Extra Virgin Oil
Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil has a beautiful delicate flavour ideal for all your culinary needs.
Vinegars and Cooking Wines

Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is made from fermented apple juice, and used in salad dressings, marinades, and chutneys. It is made by crushing apples, then squeezing out the juice.

Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar, occasionally shortened to balsamic, is a very dark, concentrated, and intensely flavoured vinegar originating in Italy.
Also available as a glaze.

Jerez Aged Sherry Vinegar
Sherry vinegar is a gourmet wine vinegar made from Sherry. Sherry vinegar is used extensively in both Spanish and French cuisine.

Raspberry Vinegar
Raspberry vinegar adds a crisp, fresh finish to any salad. Complementing all flavours, mix a dash in sparkling wine or drizzle over Yorkshire puddings for the ultimate Sunday roast dinner. And for the ultimate salad dressing, blend with a fine British rapeseed oil.

Red Wine Vinegar

White Wine Vinegar
Purées

Apricot
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Apricot flavour.

Blackcurrant
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Blackcurrant flavour.

Mango
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Mango flavour.

Passion fruit
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Passionfruit flavour.

Raspberry
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Raspberry flavour.

Strawberry
Once selected, the best fruits are prepared according to traditional method. They are refined taking into account their texture natural profile, to extract all the qualities, then blended with the suitable amount of sugar.
Strawberry flavour.
Mustards

Dijon Mustard Smooth (In Glass Kilner Jar)
In this smooth, brown seed mustard, verjuice, an acidic juice made from unripe grapes, was substituted for the common vinegar.

Dijon Wholegrain Mustard (In Glass Kilner Jar)
Whole grain mustard is simply a mustard that has been ground just enough to to form a paste, but not so much that it fully breaks down all the mustard seeds, creating a thick, coarse texture.
Nuts

Californian Whole Almonds
Whole Almonds are a delicious, delicately flavoured seed. The climate of California's Central Valley is ideal for growing conditions of almond trees.

Chopped Mixed Nuts
These nuts have been finely chopped for easier use in the kitchen. Blanched.

Flaked Almonds
Flaked almonds are first blanched and then sliced to created flaked almonds. While they can be eaten straight out of the pack, they are most commonly used in the making of cakes, bread and desserts.

Ground Almonds
Ground almonds, also known as almond meal is made from almonds which are first blanched, and then ground into a powder.

Jumbo Salted Peanuts
Roasted daily to inner perfection, these jumbo roasted peanuts in shell will be the highest quality and freshest peanuts you have ever tasted. They are unsalted for a simple, healthy snack.

Light Amber Broken Walnuts
Walnuts are an excellent source of several vitamins and minerals, including: Copper. This mineral promotes heart health. It also helps maintain bone, nerve, and immune system function.

Light Amber Walnut Halves
Walnuts Kernels can be added to salads, stir-fried veggies, rice dishes.

Mixed Nuts & Raisins
Mixed nuts are a snack food consisting of any mixture of nuts. Peanuts, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, and pecans are common constituents of mixed nuts. Mixed nuts may be salted, roasted, cooked, or blanched.

Pecan Nuts Halves
A pecan, like the fruit of all other members of the hickory genus, is not truly a nut, but is technically a drupe, a fruit with a single stone or pit.

Pine-Nut Kernels
Pine Nut Kernels are delicious sprinkled onto salads or lightly toast to bring out their flavour and add extra crunchiness.

Pistachios - Roasted with Shell
Pistachios are one of the world's oldest nuts, being grown in the Middle East for thousands of years. They are even mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible, which indicates their rich history as a prized food source.

Redskin Peanuts
A powerhouse of dietary minerals, protein and antioxidants, they’re insanely good for your skin, heart and brain.

Salsa Almonds
Almonds with a kick!

Shelled Pistachios
Pistachios are a great source of healthy fats, fibre, protein, antioxidants, and various nutrients.

Whole Brazils
Brazil nuts are very nutritious and energy dense.

Whole Cashews
Cashew nuts are nutritionally much the same as other nuts: they are high in fat (around 50 percent), rich in vitamin E and a good source of minerals, particularly magnesium and zinc.

Whole Hazelnuts
Whole Hazelnuts are a delicious, subtly sweet nut, grown from the Birch family of trees.
Pulses

Chick Peas
Chickpeas are filling, delicious, easy to cook and cheap. Used to make a number of different favourites like houmous.

Dark Speckled Lentils
These puy-type lentils hold their shape well. Cook in stock or water for 20 minutes with onions and spices, dress in lemon juice or olive oil and eat as a side with sausages, lamb chops or a bacon joint.

Marrowfat Peas
Marrowfat peas are green mature peas that have been allowed to dry out naturally in the field. They are starchy, and are used to make mushy peas.

Red Split Lentils
Red split lentils are an essential ingredient for all lovers of soups, casseroles, stews and hearty 'winter foods'. They're also great for mixing into fresh summery salads, savoury snacks like crackers and crispbreads
Pasta and Rice

Arborio Rice
Arborio rice is an Italian short-grain rice. It is named after the town of Arborio, in the Po Valley, which is situated in the main growing region of Doron.

Cous Cous
Consisting of many tiny granules made from steamed and dried durum wheat, couscous has become a popular alternative to rice and pasta. It has a light fluffy texture and is a little bland in flavour but readily soaks up the flavours of other ingredients.

Linguini
The name linguine means "little tongues" in Italian. Linguine was traditionally served with sauces such as pesto but others such as tomato or fish based sauces are popular as well.

Paella Rice

Penne
Penne is an extruded type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces, their ends cut at a bias.

Rigatoni
Rigatoni are a form of tube-shaped pasta of varying lengths and diameters originating in Italy. Sometimes slightly curved, though not as curved as elbow macaroni

Spaghetti
Spaghetti is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat and water and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum wheat semolina.

Tagliatelle
Tagliatelle is a traditional type of Italian pasta. Individual pieces of tagliatelle are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettuccine and are typically about 6.5 to 10 mm wide.

White Basmati Rice
Basmati rice is a unique species of rice originating from India. Just like all species of rice, basmati is available in white or brown versions, depending on the extent of the milling process.
Seeds and Spices

Green Madagascan Peppercorns in Brine
The green peppercorn has a mild, slightly fruity flavor and is not as spicy as the black of white pepper.

Linseeds
Linseed is the small, reddish-brown or golden-yellow seed of the common flax plant. They can be used to improve digestive health, lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol.

Poppy Seeds
Poppy seeds are consumed across the world for their wide ranging health benefits as well as their great taste.

Pumpkin Seeds
The seeds are typically flat and asymmetrically oval, have a white outer husk, and are light green in color after the husk is removed.

Saffron Filaments
Good saffron goes a long way and just a few filaments will give a wonderful, intense burst of flavour, aroma and colour

Sesame Seeds Hulled
Sesame seeds are a good source of healthy fats, protein, B vitamins, minerals, and fibre. Hulled sesame seeds are seeds with the hulls removed. You can tell which one is which by the fact that unhulled sesame seeds are brown.

Smoked Paprika
Smoked paprika uses chilies that are smoke-dried and then crushed. They are typically smoked with oak which leads to a strong outdoorsy flavor.

Sunflower Seeds USA
The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower. The seeds are harvested from the plant's large flower heads, which can measure more than 12 inches in diameter. A single sunflower head may contain up to 2,000 seeds.
Salt

Maldon Flaked Sea Salt
Soft crunchy sea salt flakes have a fresh intensity and clean taste containing the perfect balance of natural minerals to enhance any dish.

Maldon Smoked Sea Salt
Gently smoked over oak to add a rich, sophisticated flavour to any dish.
Oats and Muesli

Jumbo Oats
Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth. They're a gluten-free whole grain and a great source of important vitamins and minerals.

Standard Porridge Oats
Porridge is a thick, warm type of food similar to oatmeal. It's often a breakfast food. When you boil oats in milk or water, the end result of porridge.
Callebaut Chocolate

Dark Chocolate Callets
Callebaut dark chocolate chips.

Dark Chocolate Callets Bitter 70%
Callebaut 70% dark chocolate chips.

Milk Chocolate Callets
Belgian high quality, milk chocolate chips. Callebaut have created this chocolate couverture for easy melting and a wide range of chocolate use from moulding & enrobing to melting and baking.

White Chocolate Callets
Callebaut white chocolate chips.
Dried and Preserved Fruit

Apple Rings
Dried apple rings are full of natural flavour and sweetness. These high quality dried apple rings can be used to make a delicious apple cake or apple pie.

Apricots
Dried apricots are full of natural flavour and sweetness. The dried apricot is obtained by dehydrating the fruit by natural means to enrich the flavor without reducing any of its nutritive content. It's perfect and healthy snack.

Baby Apples in Syrup
Can be used as a garnish, decoration, or can be used in canapes.

Baby Pears (With Stalk)

Banana Chips
Banana chips are dried, generally crispy slices of bananas. They can be covered with sugar or honey and have a sweet taste, or are more commonly fried in oil and spices and have a salty or spicy taste.

Caperberries
Caperberries have a sharp, piquant and salty taste, with a pungent aroma. These berries taste like capers, but have a stronger or milder taste. These pickled berries are also used for garnishing and cooking.

Choice Mixed Fruit No.2 with No Peel
Our Choice Mixed Fruit contains a delicious blend of some of the most popular dried fruit.

Choice Mixed Fruit No.2 with Peel
Our Choice Mixed Fruit contains a delicious blend of some of the most popular dried fruit.

Chopped Apricots
Dried apricots are full of natural flavour and sweetness. The dried apricot is obtained by dehydrating the fruit by natural means to enrich the flavor without reducing any of its nutritive content. It's perfect and healthy snack.

Currants
A sweet earthy taste unlike other berries.

Dates
Dried dates are wrinkled outside, but sweet, delicious and sticky inside. They have a rich intensive caramel taste.

Desiccated Coconut
Desiccated coconut is the dried, finely shredded flesh of the coconut, sometimes sweetened.

Dried Cranberries
Dried cranberries are made by partially dehydrating fresh cranberries, a process similar to making grapes into raisins.

Dried Mango
Delicious as it tastes, it also carries enormous health benefits which make it even more desirable.

Dried Pineapple
These luscious pineapple chunks taste like sweetened sunshine. They're a healthy snack packed with enzymes, dietary fibre and antioxidants.

Dried Sweetened Papaya
Dried papaya chunks are made from fresh papaya fruit, which is grown in many tropical areas. They are pieces of fresh papaya that have been heated to remove moisture.

Figs
Known for being a healthy and versatile ingredient they can add a burst of sweetness to all kinds of dishes.

Golden South African Sultanas
Deliciously juicy and brightly coloured, these South African Choice Golden Sultanas can add a little extra something to breakfasts and desserts.

Griottines Cherries in Kirch
Griottines are delicious wild morello cherries, pitted and soaked in liqueur, the unique recipe of which is a closely-guarded secret.

No.1 Whole Cherries
Whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, are placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it.

Pitted Prunes
Delicious pitted prunes that contain no pits and are ideal for cooking and snacking. Not only do prunes taste great, but they’re also very healthy

Turkish Raisins
Despite their small size, raisins are packed with energy and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Raisins are naturally sweet and high in sugar and calories.

Whole & Broken Red Cherries
Whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, are placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it.
Dried and Preserved Vegetables

Mini Capers (In Glass Kilner Jar)
These tiny, delicate capers are picked when the fruit is still in blossom and has not yet matured. After being cleaned, sifted and calibrated by hand, they are soaked in wine vinegar, which softens their flavour without impairing it.

Onions in Balsamic Vinegar
Pickled onions are a food item consisting of onions pickled in a solution of vinegar and salt, often with other preservatives and flavourings.
Mushrooms and Truffles

Mixed Wild Mushrooms (Dried)
Pure mushroom heaven. Grown by nature, picked by hand.

Premier Choix Mushroom Ceps (Dried)
Pure mushroom heaven. Grown by nature, picked by hand.

Whole Summer Truffles (In Tins)
Black Summer Truffles are the most popular truffle featured in Italian cookery but less well known elsewhere and often underrated. As the season draws to a close they are now dark in colour with an intense earthy aroma.
Snacks and Confectionery

Fried Broadbeans
Broad beans are packed with nutrition. These delicious legumes have been enjoyed around the world for thousands of years and deservedly so.

Giant Toasted Corn
Toasted gigant corn kernels are also known in Spain as Kikos, These large corn grains are roasted and then salted . They are the perfect party snack to go with tapas or crushed and sprinkled over a roasted duck breast or chicken providing a different texture.

Las Panaeras Picos de Pan Breadsticks
These versatile and crunchy mini bread sticks are an ideal accompaniment to any plat. Picos - meaning: pick, lip, beak, are little mouth popping explosions of savoury crunchiness and bring an extra element to any tapas.

Mallorcan Rosemary Cheese Biscuits
Made from olive oil and wild rosemary, these Rosemary Biscuits are perfect to accompany any Spanish charcuterie, cheeses and as part of any tapas.

Pork Scratchings
Scratchings are pieces of pork belly fried until golden brown and crispy.

Valencia Almonds
A delicious gourmet nut that will be a satisfying snack. Try to use these almonds in your rice dishes, salads or breads. A little bit of kick may make a world of difference.
Other Dried Goods

Bulgur Wheat
Bulgur is a cereal food made from the cracked parboiled groats of several different wheat species, most often from durum wheat.

Clear Honey
Honey usually comes in two commercial forms - a clear pourable honey and a firmer, cloudy type of honey. Often the runny type of honey is specified as it is more liquid and tends to blend more easily into sauces and liquid recipes.

Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is highly nutritious. Unlike cow's milk, coconut milk is lactose-free so can be used as a milk substitute by those with lactose intolerance.

Glucose Syrup
Glucose syrup is a substance primarily used in commercial food production as a sweetener, thickener, and moisture-retaining agent.

Goose Fat (In a Tin)
Goose fat is predominantly used for the production of Confit. Good results from using as a frying medium for potatoes and other vegetables.

Panko Breadcrumbs
Panko bread crumbs is a Japanese-style bread crumb made from white bread without the crusts. This results in a lighter, airier bread crumb that absorbs less grease and stays crispier for longer.

Quince Jelly (Wooden Box)
Because of the astringent, tart flavor, quinces are commonly made into preserves and jellies. When prepared as jelly, it tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear.