Pantry "musts"

What are the 10 pantry items that you feel you must have on hand all the time? Mine are:

1. capers

2. balsamic vinegar

3. extra virgin olive oil

4. a drawer full of fresh spices

5. good quality canned tomatoes

6. fresh yeast

7. excellent quality dried pasta

8. variety of dried beans

9. fresh coffee beans

10. homemade jam

Well, let's see:
1) Pasta/noodles
2) Tomatoes/Tomato Paste
3) Beans, red, black, pinto, navy, northern
4) Olive oil
5) Spices, fresh ground pepper
6) Soy Sauce
7) Minced/diced garlic in a jar
8) Butter
9) Boullion/Broth
10) Mustard

carl reitz

DeCecco spaghetti (and penne rigate)
extra virgin olive oil
capers
mango chutney
hoisin sauce
Chinese light soy sauce (from Taiwan OR the mainland)
rice vinegar
small, dried hot chiles
canned black olives
imported peanut oil (preferably Lion & Globe brand)

1)Pasta
2)Rice
3)Canned Tomatoes
4)Baked Beans
5)Wicestershire Sauce
6)Olive Oil
7)Red Wine Vinegar
8)Basalmic Vinegar
9)Hot Sauce
10)Spices

Sundancer sez:

1: Canned soup
2: Spices
3: Canned veggies
4: Pasta
5: Coffee
6: Cake mixes
7: EVO and Canola
8: Waverly Wafers
9: Peanut butter
10: Chips and snacks.

No beans for the Sundancer

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

1. Plenty of different spices
2. Mustard
3. Canned tomatoes
4. Cream of mushroom soup
5. Worcestershire sauce
6. Hot sauce
7. Pasta
8. Rice
9. Homemade jams and jellies
10. Several types of vinegars and oils

In no particular order:

Baking essentials (flour, sugar etc)
Peanut Butter
Rice
Pasta
Hot Cereal
Cold Cereal
Canned soups
Canned beans
Canned tomatoes
Jarred pasta sauces

1. Marmite
2. Anchovies
3. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4. Dried lentils,beans
5. Pasta
6. Canned Tomatoes
7. Wheat and White flour
8. Kalamata olives
9. Fresh coffee beans
10. Pure maple syrup
11. tons of dried spices
12. evaporated milk
13. canned tuna
14. chicken stock/boullion cubes

1. Olive oils (various grades)
2. Various vinegars
3. Pastas of different shapes and sizes
4. Dried spices of pretty much all varieties
5. Canned soups/broths
6. Peanut butter
7. Tabasco sauce
8. Canned vegetables
9. Green, black, and kalamata olives
10. Baking dry goods (flour, various sugars, baking powder, etc.)

In no particular order:

• Cocktail olives & onions from Mezzetta
• Salt-cured capers
• Estate-bottled extra-virgin olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Kosher & sea salts
• Turkish bay leaves*
• Lemon pepper*
• Black and White peppercorns*
• Shallot pepper*
• Assorted breads, spreads, alliums and deli meats

(* Source: Penzey's)

And this was one of the hardest lists to pare down I've ever made!

An institutional size container of Red Pepper flakes.

Just about the same things as others keep in their pantries with the addition of assorted vinegars, assorted rices, beans, tomato paste, clam juice, Dijon mustard, canned artichoke hearts
canned hearts of palm, Tahine, and tinned anchovies (would prefer those canned in salt but can't find them locally).

Also, I like to add different items that I find at Trader Joe's in order to try them and continue to stock them if we like them. Lots of interesting things at Trader Joe's.

Donna

Butter Crackers
Rice Wine Vinegar
Vanilla
Flour
Chocolate Chips
Salsa
Pasta Noodles
Ranch Mix Seasoning
Coffee
Soups
Microwave popcorn
Olive oil
Tabasco

1. Rice (jasmine, short-grain white japanese-style, sticky, short-grain brown)
2. Rice noodles
3. EVOO & Safflower oil
4. Dried beans & lentils
5. Spices
6. Soya/Tamari
7. Sugar
8. Garlic & onions
9. Canned tuna & salmon
10. Chicken stock

1. Zatarains rice
2. Pasta
3. Tomatoes/tomato sauce
4. Cream of mushroom soup
5. Kitchen Bouquet
6. Tuna
7. Canned mushrooms
8. Ro-tel
9. Dried Pinto beans
10.Cornmeal

quote:

Originally posted by Rick F.

In no particular order:

• Cocktail olives & onions from Mezzetta
• Salt-cured capers
• Estate-bottled extra-virgin olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• Kosher & sea salts
• Turkish bay leaves*
• Lemon pepper*
• Black and White peppercorns*
• Shallot pepper*
• Assorted breads, spreads, alliums and deli meats

(* Source: Penzey's)

And this was one of the hardest lists to pare down I've ever made!

Rick - are those Turkish bay leaves licorice like? We had lunch at a Vietnamese place today, and had pho with the plate of herbs etc, alongside and one of the leaves had a a very strong licorice smell to it. We asked our server and he said it was "Asian bay leaf" - just wondering if there was any similarity.

Lone Star: What did they look like? My suspicion is that it was holy basil, a very licorice tasting basil, most unlike the European varieties. Here are some photos: http://www.foodsubs.com/HerbsAsian.html

How come no one said beer?

Yes Grampy, (St.) Basil is holy - right in the middle of Red
Square! [|)]


As they say in Russia: "It's Lunchtime in Moscow - Soviet!"

My Russian father-in-law always said, "yob tvoyu mat." You won't find it in the pantry.

1. Basmati or Jasmine Rice in 25-50 lb bags
2. Gallon of Soy Sauce
3. Peanut Oil
4. Olive Oil
5. Sesame Oil
6. Oyster Sauce
7. Spices and herbs galore
8. dried beans and chick peas
9. Chappatti Flour
10. My home canned goodies

quote:

Originally posted by Grampy

Lone Star: What did they look like? My suspicion is that it was holy basil, a very licorice tasting basil, most unlike the European varieties. Here are some photos: http://www.foodsubs.com/HerbsAsian.html

Yep, that was it! Thanks for the link to that site.

quote:

Originally posted by GordonW

How come no one said beer?

Cause that goes in the ice box, silly.

In no particular order:

Flour/sugar/soda/powder/kosher and table salt/pepper/etc. (So basic you can't even differentiate them)
Various oils (minimum: two grades of olive oil, canola and peanut)
Various vinegars (minimum: white, cider, red wine, two kinds of balsamic)
A full and varied spice rack
Rice
Corn meal
Sambal
Canned green chile
Two types of soy sauce
a couple dozen cans of Ranch Style beans