We’ve been busy in June adding even more specialty ingredients to the store!

Fresh Fava Beans & Chickpeas

 

Fava beans (aka broad beans) and fresh garbanzo beans are a beautiful green addition to side dishes, summer pastas, salads, dips & more!

We already have some recipes up on the blog – click below to see them in action (warning – may cause spontaneous drooling).

Truffled Lemon Pasta with Bacon & Chickpeas
Fava & Garbanzo Bean Dip Recipe
Fava & Fresh Chickpea Salad

Fresh Australian Black Winter Truffles

Australian Black Truffles are the same variety as world famous Black Perigord Truffles, cultivated in Australia.  Why go to the trouble?  Australia’s winter is our summer, so you can have fresh black winter truffles in July!

New Samplers & Game Meat Medallions

The new six variety sausage sampler offers a different range of flavors than our 12 variety sausage sampler. It contains 48 links of sausage made with pheasant, alligator, lamb, chicken and duck. It’s a great way to pack your freezer full of exciting flavors that are incredibly easy to cook!

We’ve added new varieties of medallions to the store, and a game meat medallions sampler too!  Now you can get kangaroo medallions and our new wild boar medallions, elk medallions and antelope medallions in a single order!

Medallions are easy to cook, and each one is 4oz,  just the right size for an appetizer, or lighter meat portion.  If you’re feeling more carnivorous, just serve two per person.

The Live Shellfish Sampler is a great solution for easy entertaining with seafood dishes. Each sampler contains 5lbs of manila clams, 5lbs of Mediterranean mussels and 2 dozen kumamoto oysters.

 

The new Specialty Sugar Sampler contains four different exotic sugars in 1 quart jars – maple sugar, coconut sugar, demerara sugar & granulated honey. It’s the perfect gift for your favorite baker!

More Live Atlantic Oysters

We’ve expanded our East Coast oyster offerings with deep-cupped, sweet & creamy Quonset Point oysters, meaty Connecticut Blue Point oysters (perhaps the most iconic Atlantic variety) and huge 4″ Flying Point oysters.

More Specialty Nuts & Sugar
Our nuts category has now moved beyond the “basics” (bulk walnuts, pecans, almonds, etc) into specialty varieties.

Black Walnuts	Red Walnuts
Dried Chestnuts	Chestnut Powder/Flour (Raw or Roasted)
Marcona Almonds	Mediterranean Pine Nuts (bulk alternative to Italian)

Plus Skin-Off Whole Hazelnuts

We’ve also added bulk Fondant Sugar (aka Icing Sugar), a super-fine variety of confectioner’s sugar (much smaller granules than normal powdered sugar) with an invert sugar added to reduce clumping in liquids.  Use it to make better fondants, bonbon fillings and icings.

Bulk Paella Rice

Paella rice may look like risotto rice, but the two types of short-grain rice have actually been cultivated for different characteristics.  Risotto varieties release more starch for a creamy texture while paella rice retains its starch, holds its shape and stays separate while absorbing lots of flavorful broth.

We’ve added Calasparra rice (the standard paella variety) and highly prized Bomba Valencia Rice, generally regarded to be the best variety available.

New Dried Citrus Peels

Citrus peels add body and complexity to spice rubs/blends, baked goods & more.  We now offer granulated lemon peel, granulated lime peel, and granulated/diced orange peel.  Diced orange peel can also be rehydrated & candied.

Other New Pantry Items

Birdseye Chilies & Pure Birdseye Chile Powder

Birdseye chilies are small chilies with a heat level similar to habaneros used in Cambodian, Vietnamese, Thai & Filipino food.

Tiger Eye Beans
Beautiful gold beans with red streaks – tiger eye beans make delicious bean purees & refried beans.

Quinoa Flakes
A gluten free alternative to cream of wheat with a grits-like texture. Can also be used as a rolled oats substitute in baking or to bread fried foods instead of breadcrumbs.

Pumpkin in Syrup
A classic Argentinian sweet treat – crisp pumpkin packed in sugar syrup – a tasty dessert, cheese plate accompaniment or appetizer ingredient.  It’s really tasty with chevre on crackers.

Dried Galangal
Dried galangal adds gingery, peppery flavor to soups, curries and other dishes when steeped in simmering liquid & then discarded (as you would a bay leaf).  It’s a less perishable alternative to fresh galangal.

Organic Whole Wheat Couscous
We’ve updated our whole wheat couscous with an organic option!

Black Rice, Quinoa & Lentil Blend                              Fregola, Quinoa & Wild Rice Blend
Two new grain blends for easy, exciting side dishes.

Whole Jarred Organic Heirloom Tomatoes
Coming soon to the Marx Foods retail store – jarred organic heirloom tomatoes – packed with a little sea salt and organic basil…nothing else, just pure flavor.