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Haha : store cupboard "essentials"

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BlingLoving · 03/05/2012 10:17

The Times today has an extract from "Cooking for Real Life" with a list of store cupboard essentials (list pasted below). I laughed hysterically:

Edmond Fallot Dijon mustard
Olive and sunflower oil mix
Navarrico chickpeas
Al Wadi Tahini
Blanched almonds
Fish 4 Ever anchovies
Orlando Tomate Frito
Gari (Japanese pickled ginger)
Hanayuki panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
Melotti carnaroli risotto rice
Pitta bread

I do wonder if these people live in the real world. Even Jamie O's store cupboard essential list is insanely long and complex. My essential store cupboard list list looks like this:

Dried pasta
Rice
Couscous
Baked beans
Tinned cannelini beans
tinned tomatoe
selection of dried herbs
garlic cloves
onions (they last forever practically so I consider them store cupboard)
Chorizo (lasts forever in the fridge) or frankfurters in the freezer that don't really need defrosting
Jar mayonnaise
Lemons
And then I always have a selection of frozen vegetables in the freezer.
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar

This is the stuff that I could go on on holiday for two weeks and come back knowing I could whip up a decent meal. We also always have eggs around but that's fresh food as it's got a distinct use by date.

What's in your "Essential cupboard" items?

OP posts:
moomoo1967 · 04/05/2012 13:25

I'm at work at present but will list later especially as I have just cleaned out my store cupboard and done an inventory Smile

SardineQueen · 04/05/2012 13:46

HA no I got round to reading it Grin

CharlotteBronteSaurus · 04/05/2012 13:52

frozen peas
frozen fishfingers
frozen chips Grin

UptoapointLordCopper · 04/05/2012 15:49

Phew SardineQueen - the thought of being out-efficient by someone else in the department of tinned fish was almost unbearable. Grin Still, I can't quite imagine what it would taste like...

SardineQueen · 04/05/2012 16:22

Well.
Eggy. And kinda fishy.
Might be a bit rich.

Rezolution · 04/05/2012 16:24

Store cupboard essentials should be stuff like oxo cubes and flour.
I find if I buy stuff for a recipe it gets left in the cupboard and never used again

IamtheSnorkMaiden · 06/05/2012 11:37

My essentials are:

Baking stuff - plain flour, baking powder, bicarb, caster sugar, bread flour, dried yeast, icing sugar, dried fruit, eggs

Cereal - weetabix and porridge

Condiments - English mustard (jar and tin of powder), tomato ketchup, brown sauce, salad cream, worcester sauce.

Marmite, jam, honey, golden syrup

Salt, black pepper, white pepper, malt vinegar, balsamic or a wine vinegar, veg or sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil

Dried herbs - parsley, tarragon, oregano, dill
Dried spices - cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, chilli powder

Stock cubes

Dried pasta, rice (normally just cheap white long grain or basmati), noodles

Tinned - tomatoes, sweetcorn, fruit, tuna, beans (baked beans with sausages, haricot, borlotti, kidney etc - always really cheap to buy), soup (Heinz tomato usually).

Lentils, semolina or polenta, cous cous

Few jars of pasta sauce/chilli sauce/curry sauce for convenience.

Garlic, onions, tomato puree

Yes to this:

On a weekly basis I pretty much just buy milk, fruit and veg and the odd meat item like some mince or turkey steaks or something - my cupboards keep me going for a long time until I have to do a giant shop and stock up.

tb · 08/05/2012 15:51

My essentials are:

Baking stuff - plain flour, baking powder, bicarb, cream of tartar, caster sugar, dried yeast, icing sugar, dried fruit, glacé cherries, eggs, cooking chocolate - plain and poss white and milk, just depends

Cereal - weetabix and porridge, poss some sort of crappy cereal for dd

Condiments - Dried mustard, dijon mustatd, tomato ketchup, tomato purée, brown sauce, worcester sauce, soy sauce

Marmite, jam, honey, golden syrup, treacle

Salt, black pepper, white pepper, malt vinegar, balsamic, crystal and red wine vinegar, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, sesame oil

Dried herbs - parsley, tarragon, oregano, dill, mint
Dried spices - chili powder, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, star anise, panch puran, Chinese 5 spice powder, cloves, cinnamon stick, black and green cardamoms, paprika, smoked paprika, pommegranate seeds, nutmeg, nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds, powdered cinnamon, sesame seeds, mixed spice, allspice, juniper berries, bay leaves, powdered garlic, mace, ground ginger, ground and whole nutmeg, freshly-ground garam masala

Stock cubes - beef, chicken and veg

Dried pasta, rice (normally just cheap white long grain or basmati), noodles

Tinned - tomatoes, sweetcorn, fruit, tuna

Lentils - orange and green, yellow split peas

Few jars of pasta sauce/chilli sauce/curry sauce for convenience.

Garlic, onions, fresh ginger root

Home-made mango chutney, bottled peaches, pickled walnuts

UptoapointLordCopper · 08/05/2012 17:26

Ahoy there SardineQueen - I've tried the sardine omelette (minus the onion) and it's yummy.

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