kitchen staple
Always stocked ingredient
A kitchen staple is a basic ingredient or product kept regularly on hand for everyday cooking.
Rice, flour, salt, olive oil, and canned tomatoes are common examples.
The term implies items that form the foundation of a household's cooking rather than specialty ingredients bought for specific recipes: With a few kitchen staples, you can make dozens of different meals.
- sea saltOcean-sourced sodium chloride
- saltSodium chloride compound
- black pepperDried berry spice
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- butterSolid fat from cream
lentils · cornstarch · eggs · sugar · rice · carrots · flour · pasta · quinoa · vinegar · paprika · mustard · tofu · garlic powder · bay leaf · cinnamon · chicken stock · oats
cost and luxury status
kitchen staplegourmet ingredient
High-quality culinary component
indulgence · delicacy · extravagance · truffle · saffron