Desert Island Dinners

[Mation]

Me and kittyP have been playing DID tonight and we've had some tough choices to make, I can tell you.

For the rest of your life, on this island, you have:

• 5 staple foods of the food groups of your choice as you see fit in order to stay alive
• 2 herbs
• 2 spices
• salt and pepper as equivalent to the complete works of Shakespeare
• garlic as the Bible (WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT )
• 1 luxury foodstuff

We didn't consider drinks, but assume fresh water, the occasional coconut that leaks delicious liquid but has inaccessible flesh, and a treasure trove of fermented plums every half decade or so.

What will you choose?

Me?

Staples

1. avocado
2. onion
3. mushrooms
4. red lentils
5. potatoes

Herbs

1. sage
2. fresh coriander

Spices

1. Scotch bonnets
2. Turmeric

Luxury

• tomato

But oh! mango!

 

[Mation]

Desert island dinners 2005



Austerity has clearly hit home.

 

[kittyP]

Staples:
Beetroot
Tomatoes
Canelini beans
Meat of some kind (probably chicken)
Raspberries

Herbs:
Tarragon
Bay leaf

Spices:
Cumin
Chilli powder

Luxury item:
MUSHROOMS!!!

 

[fractionMan]

Avocado? A wise choice for survival, but oh my. My list is going to be very different to yours

 

[danny la rouge]

Big eyed beans from Venus.

Anyone brings any coriander near me I'll kill them slowly.

 

[fractionMan]

Staples

1. Broad beans (was green beans)
2. Rice
3. Tomatoes
4. Beef
5. Eggs

Herbs

1. Rosemary
2. Corriander

Spices

1. Hot smoked paprika
2. Cumin

Luxury

• Cheddar!

 

[Mation]

Staples:
Beetroot
Tomatoes
Canelini beans
Meat of some kind (probably chicken)
Raspberries

Herbs:
Tarragon
Bay leaf

Spices:
Cumin
Chilli powder

Luxury item:
MUSHROOMS!!!

Beetroot! Raspberries! There was no talk of these!

But on reflection... this is hard. You might need fattier meat with those staples, though?

 

[Mation]

Big eyed beans from Venus.

Anyone brings any coriander near me I'll kill them slowly.

It may well be in your genes

Soapy taste of coriander linked to genetic variants

Staples

1. Green beans
2. Rice
3. Tomatoes
4. Beef
5. ...

Herbs

1. Rosemary
2. Corriander

Spices

1. Hot smoked paprika
2. Cumin

Luxury

• Cheddar!

Staples: You don't need a fifth or can't think of one but would want one ideally?

 

[Thimble Queen]

Staples

• Black beans
• Potatoes
• Sweet red pepper
• Lamb
• Rice

Herbs

• Coriander
• parsley

Spices

• Cumin
• Smoked paprika

Luxury item

• Cheese

 

[Thimble Queen]

Ohhh can I swap my rice for wraps?!

 

[Mation]

Ohhh can I swap my rice for wraps?!

Not sure, popty - rice was a good choice. Flexible as in versatile as in goes with loads of dishes. Wraps - tasty but can they be mixed in when mixing in is required?

 

[Thimble Queen]

Not sure, popty - rice was a good choice. Flexible as in versatile as in goes with loads of dishes. Wraps - tasty but can they be mixed in when mixing in is required?

Bit they don't require cutler or plates. Anything can go inside them too.

 

[Mation]

Bit they don't require cutler or plates. Anything can go inside them too.

Strong arguments. They could also conceivably be trimmed into suitable chunks for mopping up sauce with maximum surface area.

Acceptable.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Strong arguments. They could also conceivably be trimmed into suitable chunks for mopping up sauce with maximum surface area.

Acceptable.

This reminds me. You can make excellent tortilla chips out of them also.

 

[tim]

Staples:

Durum wheat
Grapes (attached to vines if possible)
Jersey Royal Potatoes
Brussel sprouts
Borlotti beans


Herbs:

Parsley
Basil

Spices:

Chillis
Za'atar

Luxury

Very mature Canadian cheddar

 

[Mation]

This reminds me. You can make excellent tortilla chips out of them also.

How? Sounds good

 

[fractionMan]

Staples: You don't need a fifth or can't think of one but would want one ideally?

Couldn't decide. Went for egg so I have a decent breakfast/lunch food.

 

[Thimble Queen]

How? Sounds good

With the corn ones. Cut them into triangles and fry

 

[tim]

If it's a desert island why would one ned to be given salt?

 

[Mation]

Staples:

Durum wheat
Grapes (attached to vines if possible)
Jersey Royal Potatoes
Brussel sprouts
Borlotti beans


Herbs:

Parsley
Basil

Spices:

Chillis
Za'atar

Luxury

Very mature Canadian cheddar

How? Sounds good

Grapes Plums will be our only relief.

What is Za'atar?

 

[fractionMan]

Staples:

Brussel sprouts

 

[Mation]

If it's a desert island why would one ned to be given salt?

You don't need to be. You just don't have to count them in your things. She answered, earnestly.

 

[fractionMan]

Can we have a beverage too. Like BEER?

 

[fractionMan]

Considering swapping my green beans for either broad beans or broccoli as both can be used in more than one way. Broad beans also make a houmous type of substance, and broccoli stalks can be made into completely different things to broccoli ends.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Staples:
-Eggs
-Potatoes
-Cabbage
-Red peppers
-Black beans

Herbs:
-Rosemary
-Thyme

Spices:
-Chili
-Cumin

Luxury:
-Smoked baby beetroot

 

[tim]

If one is alone one can indulge oneself.

 

[Mation]

You must be an unrepentant supertaster.

Supertaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(I'm a 'supertaster' but love sprouts and like coffee. Must have learned to...)

 

[Thimble Queen]

Can we have a beverage too. Like BEER?

I would want caipirinhas

 

[Mation]

Can we have a beverage too. Like BEER?

No. Re-read the OP.

Plus: is the thread entitled: desert island beers? I think not

 

[Mation]

If one is alone one can indulge oneself.

This is a thread about food, thank you. Tsk.