Your one store cupboard 'must have'?

[DB_SamX]

Lemon, although I realise it's not quite a cupboard thing.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Lemon, although I realise it's not quite a cupboard thing.

Have you tried preserving them? They last for ages if you do that and are a good addition to numerous dishes.

On another lemon note, I went to Turkey recently and ended up buying a bag of lemon salt. It looks like salt crystals, but tastes like lemon! Amazing stuff.

 

[Raikiri]

I don't think I could choose one thing, stuff like garlic, lemongrass, ginger etc. all seem as obvious as salt and pepper.

Maybe sweet chilli sauce, use it a lot for stir fry, tempura whatever etc. which are usually made better by it.

 

[Phoen1x]

Black pepper corns, garlic and olive oil for me I think. Although Balsamic Vinegar comes really close

 

[DirtyJester]

Dried Chili Flakes Even put them into my baked beans.

 

[boxman2000]

I would be lost without tumeric, cumin, chilli powder and corriander.

Absolutely must have 2-3 onions and a couple of cloves of garlic around as well.

 

[Hotwired]

Soya sauce

 

[DirtyJester]

I would be lost without tumeric, cumin, chilli powder and corriander.

Absolutely must have 2-3 onions and a couple of cloves of garlic around as well.

One thing .... so which is it

 

[platypus]

I don't think I could choose one thing, stuff like garlic, lemongrass, ginger etc. all seem as obvious as salt and pepper.

Same. I cook pretty much everything with garlic, pepper and a lot of things with salt. I also use rosemary a lot, but then I grow that in the garden, so think I can get away with that .

 

[Spike_UK]

My stomach can't handle Garlic or Onions

For me I think it would have to be Knorr Stock Pots too. I use them in everything.

 

[Repta]

A decent extra virgin olive oil

Close second would be dried chillis

 

[monkeyspank]

One thing?

Salt I reckon

 

[DB_SamX]

Have you tried preserving them? They last for ages if you do that and are a good addition to numerous dishes.

On another lemon note, I went to Turkey recently and ended up buying a bag of lemon salt. It looks like salt crystals, but tastes like lemon! Amazing stuff.

Lemon salt sounds amazing.

My parents used to preserve/pickle lemons and they were indeed good but I can't think they'll be good when making fresh juice or tossing salad leaves.

 

[DirtyJester]

One thing?

Salt I reckon

I am not talking about salt and pepper and basic stuff, but one thing that you have to have in your kitchen cupboard?

Can be a cooking item or a foodstuff.

 

[monkeyspank]

oops
I should have my keyboard confiscated until at least the 3rd mug of coffee on Mondays

In that case, probably my Marigold Swiss Bouillon.

 

[Hairybudda]

This might sound gross, but fish sauce, it makes all meat taste better! Chilli and Garlic are both very close too

 

[Gribs]

Either Garlic or my bottle of Dave's insanity sauce. Just a couple of drops of the sauce make anything taste more interesting.

 

[glitch]

Lemon salt sounds amazing.

You should be able to make your own by putting lemon wedges in a jar full of sea salt crystals and waiting a few months.

Although I believe the more common method is to add the lemon juice to the saltwater and evaporate it in the normal way.

 

[taB]

Marmite.

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Sesame oil or Garlic!