Third Culture Kat | Chilli Oil & Chutneys 🇵🇰

MEET THE TEAM ✨ We all know building something from scratch is no walk in the park. But building it in one of the biggest, boldest, most electric cities in the world is a whole different game. Then again we’ve always loved extra. Extra flavour, extra life, extra grit. The only way immigrants know how to live. All-in, heart-first, never half-measured. As we inch towards our 1k milestone, I don’t want you guessing who’s behind it all. No team of twenty here. Just us. A duo. Me and my beau, crafting dreams one jar, one supper, one story at a time. So here’s me again. Ex-teacher, supper club host, full-time yapper and dreamer. Raised under Pakistani skies, living in Europe for over a decade. Building bridges, connecting cultures, and bringing you flavours and stories you might have missed. Swipe for more about him too. Thank you for being here. Every like, every share, every cheer from the sidelines means more than you know. And before you go, you should know our website is now live. Have a peek, stay a while, shop till you drop 📉 🏹

🗞️🌶️ Some press for Third Culture Kat lately. Not one, not two, but three consecutive issues feature our beloved condiments. Thank you @britishgq 🙈🙌🏼

We’ve been listening to a lot of conversations around AI lately, and I think this is where we draw the line: our artists are irreplaceable. AI can possibly imitate many things, but it can never recreate the feeling of holding one of our hand-illustrated jars by @abrahimartwork , or the thought, care and cultural language woven into our merch and website designed by @kushiaania . We are proud to be a brand that celebrates our people and their art. Because Third Culture Kat has always been about the human connection, especially when it comes to food, memory and heritage. In a world moving faster and becoming more automated by the day, preserving craftsmanship suddenly feels a little radical. And maybe that’s the whole point. Our gift boxes launching soon for all your Eid gifting 🎁 Song by our forever inspiration @thesajjadali

Some shelfies lately. ❤️‍🔥 We are running a mad discount at all the @wholefoodsuk stores so run don’t walk! #southasianpantry #cleaningredients #ethicalfarming #heritage

A hero that’s saves every meal, everytime! ❤️‍🔥🌶️ #southasian #chillioil #londonfood

You’ve been spotting it all around town and asking me when well now it’s here! Presenting the TCK Market Tote in very limited quantities 💚🤍💚🤍💚🤍 This tote is so much more than just a bag. It is a piece of our story you can carry with you every day, filled with the iconic snacks, flavours and foods of Pakistan. We worked with our beautiful lead artist @kushiaania to create something beautiful yet genuinely functional capturing the vibrant feel of a market bag overflowing with everyday essentials. Made from the best heavy weight canvas we could get our hands on it is built for real life strong simple and made for everything from groceries and market runs to laptops errands and last minute plans. And if you are subscribed to our newsletter your birthday discount stacks too. Now make a run for it 👜🔥 #tote #thirdculture #illustrated #london

Still taking this in. WE ARE AT @selfridgesfood !!!!📣 From walking these floors in search of something special to now sitting on these very shelves. AHH!!!! Our first day today and the love has been unreal. So many of you stopped, tasted, shared stories, and connected with the flavours, the artwork, the provenance. It meant everything. And yes, the jars didn’t stay on the shelves for long. Feels like something is shifting. People want more than just good food they want to know where it comes from, who it belongs to, and why it matters. Proud. Grateful. And just getting started. 🙈❤️‍🔥🇵🇰🌶️ #SelfridgesLondon #LondonFood #UKFoodScene Pakistanifood chillioil

Did we just hear you say “Tamarind is a surprise star of 2026” Back home, we already know its value. It’s not optional. You need it for snacks, for marinades, for that sharp hit that lifts a curry and brings everything together. But in the UK, most people haven’t really tasted tamarind properly. It’s usually watered down or overly processed, so you don’t get the full picture. Then they try it as it’s meant to be—and that’s when it clicks. Ours is not just sour. It’s deep, rich, slightly sweet & spicy. Almost like a glossy caramel, but with a tang that cuts through everything. It adds balance, not just acidity. It makes food taste more complete. Now you lot can’t get enough of it. Its on your cheeseboards, your salads, an active participant in your bbqs and we just saw what tamarind does to a cookie thanks to @saffronandhoneybakery 🤌🏼 So if you haven’t tried it yet, this is your sign. You don’t wanna keep a star waiting. ✨ #chutney #southasian

You told us how you like your KCO and we took notes. 📝 A chilli oil for all — inclusive, authentic, and don’t say we didn’t warn you… it’s addictive. 🌶️🔥😮‍💨 #chillioil #southasian #pantrygoals

I grew up in a family where everyone has a mango farm. And everyone is an encyclopaedia and mind you, it’s our year-long favourite topic so don’t get us started. So many mangoes around us in Multan, dare I say I maybe even took it for granted 🙈👀 Moving away made me appreciate that it’s art in the form of food, from seed to harvest, the pains taken to send us this fruit of the heavens. It made me appreciate the labour of my loved ones and understand the pride behind it. My grandfather’s advice to us always: buy land and cultivate it. He believed it makes people more considerate, more generous, shaping them to be better for the earth. His wisdom still lives through the farms in South Punjab and his words live with me every day. So naturally for me, being so far away from home in a country where I couldn’t possibly grow mangoes, it only made sense to create a connection in the form of a condiment they’d be proud of. One that also highlights our wondrous region, so magical yet so often hidden. Our Multani Mango Chutney has over 60 percent real Chaunsa mango from our family farms, with lime juice and fresh bird’s eye chilli. Perfect in a salad, with BBQ chicken, maybe on a cheeseboard or simply as a dip next to your favourite snacks. We know you’re waiting for this one. Coming soon to all our stockists and online on our website 🔥🥭🌶️ #thirdculturekat #chutney #mango #condiment

Here’s a little peek behind the scenes at the Saffron & Honey cookie headquarters. We were so excited to ship the first batch of @tckcondiments cookie boxes across the country this week: some made it as far as Edinburgh, and others even went on to hop a plane to South Africa! Whilst the flavour combinations were easy to lock in between myself and @3rdculturekat , getting the packaging just right took a little longer. But once we made sure the boxes would definitely fit through letter boxes, @kushiaania brought our vision for the artwork to life. And it was a no brainer to feature the TCK girls from the condiments on their corresponding cookie. Designed by @abrahimartwork , the girls from Kashmir, Lahore and Multan bring a pop of colour against the monochrome TCK tissue paper. If you missed out on the first drop, don’t worry: there will be more (and soon). Creative direction and videography by @nikkicoyne #CookieBox

We dropped our merch last year in raw white and you lot sold us out. Then the black tees dropped… same story. Farm to Flavour print became a firm favourite so yeah, time for round 3 😼 Limited stock. Illustrated by @kushiaania . 250gsm organic cotton. Two colourways. You already know how this goes… once it’s gone, it’s gone. And if you need a little nudge, use code: “FEELINGHOTHOT🍦” all caps no lie.