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Mar 09The “everyday food” list.
The question, as posed by the Epi-Log via Anthimeria:
What ten food items do we require, most days, to really enjoy life?
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This isn’t recipes, or favourite foods, or whole food groups (one person said “cheese”, another “fruit” — not so easy!) but single items that you turn to most days … the building blocks of your meals, the items that are dropped most often in your grocery basket, eaten or imbibed most frequently. [I'm not counting alcohol in this list, though it's probably not healthy that it's even an option -M]
Well then, let’s get it (warning: this list may be skewed towards things I can see from my couch). After all, who doesn’t love listing?*
- Black pepper.
- Salt. I think I have three four kinds of salt in my kitchen.
- Extra-virgin olive oil. I prefer a little pepperiness.
- Bagels. I don’t eat a real breakfast too often, but I will usually take the time to toast a bagel.
- Chicken/chicken broth. I wish I had time to make stock more often, but I don’t. The tribulations of this modern life could drive a man insane.
- Garlic. Really, this should be up higher.
- White onions and shallots. Again, probably should be higher.
- Unsalted butter. Butter is awesome, although I knew a girl in college who loved to eat it straight. Everything in moderation, and all that.
- Cilantro and parsley. Combined because they look similar from a distance, and they’re both nearly always in my fridge (The home-grown cilantro experiment was cut short by nibbling critters. We’ll try again next year).
- Arugula and other leafy green things. Take that, Sarah Palin!
Runners-up: Bacon, tomatoes, cumin, asparagus, Italian Parm-Reg, squash, various mushrooms, lemons/lemon juice, proscuitto, bread (mostly French & ciabatta), rice (arborio & brown, usually), and some more stuff. Cranberry juice. Eggs, probably, too. Anything grillable in summer.
* Sailors, I imagine. [sfx: rimshot]
Tagged: cooking, food, personal