Monday 21 September 2015

Desert Island Foodstuffs

I thought today's Mofo prompt was a particularly fun one: if you were stranded on a desert island, what three endless food supplies would you take (nutrition not being a consideration)? Without further ado:

Hot Sauce: 


Obviously. This is my number one pregnancy craving this time around, and, for me, flavour is more important than serious heat. I particularly can't be without Pepper Plant. It's made in Gilroy, California, and it's garlicky and awesome, not especially hot but flavourful. Unfortunately, it's hard to find outside a certain radius of Gilroy - I always bring it home from California, and ask people to bring more when they visit. I also like Tapatio, Cholula, Tabasco, West Indian Hot Pepper sauce - and whatever else we find on our travels. While I like sriracha (and I know this is a controversial opinion), it's not my favourite and I think rather overrated. There! I said it! 

Tea:


I almost didn't include this, because I'm not really drinking many hot drinks at the moment (can't explain it - they make me feel sick when I'm pregnant, even though they still taste nice), but then I remembered my beloved Kombucha. So I'll take an endless supply of the good stuff, please. Some lovely darjeeling pictured above, from Borough Market. 

Flours:


"I bought you flours"


While I am not yet the bread baker that I aspire to be, imagine all the things you could manage with flour in addition to your island-foraged foods! Pancakes, dumplings, BREAD. And before you burst my bubble with the 'how will you cook it?' problem, consider; I'm pretty sure that if Jamie Oliver can make a pizza oven out of mud in his backyard, I can figure something out. And I want all different kinds, too. 'Cause I'm greedy. 

Things that didn't quite make the cut include wine (I'm sure I can ferment something from the island, guys - if Poussey can manage it in Litchfield...), vinegar (a serious contender), and some kind of sweetener. But you know, we all have to make hypothetical sacrifices sometimes.  

2 comments:

  1. Love the flours from Stranger than Fiction & good point about how versatile the flour could be! :)

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    1. Thanks!!! I was wondering if anyone else remembered that film! :)

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