Sorry to introduce such trivial topics when the news reel is depressing the life out of us, but upon my recent very successful toast toppings thread I suddenly realised that you lot may help me with kitting out my Asian cooking cupboard section!
Key info -
- I am totally sorted for the Indian subcontinent (for reasons more than one). Don’t need anything further as have home sources for all things curry ;)
- What I am after is my top favourite cuisines - Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian largely. Not into Japanese food really.
What do I need in the food cupboard in terms of key spices, powders, tinned vegetables, sauces? I think I might have lots for Chinese even (not sure though) but Thai and Vietnamese are needing to become Deliveroo or spice kits which when I look at them I think I could have those at home!
Currently cooking a spice kit green curry and really wishing I had a larder as well stocked for these cuisines as I have for Indian food... particularly as I like East Asian stuff more anyway!
- I have already got -
Soy sauce light snd dark
Oyster sauce
Various chillies
Coconut milk
If and when you suggest stuff can you maybe also think if an authentic Vietnamese or Thai paste can be whipped up quickly? Or will it always need to be blue dragon? We have FT jobs and 2 smalls so dinner is usually needing to be a half an affair !
Thank you so :) and once again apologies for such trivial topics amidst such gloom :/