What are you panic buying?

[Numbers]

Tell you what IS the work of the devil - MINTED mushy peas. I remember asking for pie and peas at a festie off Pieminster, and the fucking peas were minted. I caught a whiff of them as they were about to spoon them on and was like 'WHOOAH MATE - is that fucking MINT in them peas?'. This was confirmed. No peas were taken that day. The dirty bastards.

Mint Peas are beautiful.
Tarragon and Vinegar are my absolute fav tho’.
Do like Reggae Reggae Peas too.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Mint Peas are beautiful.
Tarragon and Vinegar are my absolute fav tho’.
Do like Reggae Reggae Peas too.

Everything written here is a fucking disgrace

 

[pinkychukkles]

 

[existentialist]

I have two dozen eggs in. I use about 8-10 a week, so it doesn't feel too excessive...

 

[maomao]

I have two dozen eggs in. I use about 8-10 a week, so it doesn't feel too excessive...

My family gets through over thirty eggs in a normal week.

 

[maomao]

Don't know how widespread this is but popped into The Range for some canes for my raspberry patch and they have moved a whole Iceland store in there. Probably a ruse to a) keep money rolling in while everyone's spending on food and b) stay open if the order comes in that only supermarkets can open. Worth having a peak if you live near a branch of The Range though. Both my local Iceland have been stripped bare.

 

[maomao]

Also some photos of left over food in Sainsbury:

* In best Peter Kate voice * : 'Black?!? Rice?!?'


Don't need none of your hippy shit round here thanks:



A solitary potato at the back of a freezer cabinet:



Swede and carrot mash? Fuck off!



Not stupid enough to buy posh porridge. We just want oats:

 

[Numbers]

My family gets through over thirty eggs in a normal week.

My wife and I get/got through 42 between us in a normal week. I mentioned elsewhere but it’s been the biggest food type subject we’ve had as we have 3 boiled eggs a day each. We’ve halved that last few days.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

no wonder there's no eggs anywhere[big topic on my local forums]. I never knew people ate so many

 

[Badgers]

Popped to Asda on my #dailyapocalypsewalk and they were better stocked ^ than I expected.

 

[Numbers]

no wonder there's no eggs anywhere[big topic on my local forums]. I never knew people ate so many

We currently have 24 in our cupboard, if there’s some when we next go out for a shop next week we’ll pick some up, if not we won’t.

Eggs just happen to have been one of our main staples up to now.

 

[marty21]

Panic bought a shite Mother's Day card from a newsagent as I only remembered a few hours ago - sent it anyway - with apologies for the shiteness of the card

 

[brogdale]

Gotta say that, amongst the greedy bastards stories/pics, it's good to see some 'leading food experts' explaining this obvious truth to the government:

 

[Epona]

Went to 2 supermarkets today (Morrisons and Iceland) and both had lots of bare shelves.

We went out for butter, tinned tomatoes, rice, pasta, milk, and cat food, and came out with butter, cat food, and a jar of lime marmalade (on the basis that if you see something edible at a reasonable price, just buy it).

Let me just put it this way, it is a good job I can bake my own bread and already had plenty of strong flour and yeast here before this started, I've not seen any bread products in shops for a week now.

 

[Teaboy]

My wife and I get/got through 42 between us in a normal week. I mentioned elsewhere but it’s been the biggest food type subject we’ve had as we have 3 boiled eggs a day each. We’ve halved that last few days.

Jesus. No panic over loo role in your house then. Just a few sheets needed for the weekly visit.

 

[Epona]

Also some photos of left over food in Sainsbury:

* In best Peter Kate voice * : 'Black?!? Rice?!?'
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Don't need none of your hippy shit round here thanks:

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A solitary potato at the back of a freezer cabinet:

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Swede and carrot mash? Fuck off!

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Not stupid enough to buy posh porridge. We just want oats:

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Aye, the only biscuits left in either supermarket I went to today were Rich Tea - that says a lot!

My wife and I get/got through 42 between us in a normal week. I mentioned elsewhere but it’s been the biggest food type subject we’ve had as we have 3 boiled eggs a day each. We’ve halved that last few days.

Not quite that many for us, but eggs are still a staple here - one of our primary sources of protein and we have eggs in some form most days.

 

[brogdale]

My wife and I get/got through 42 between us in a normal week. I mentioned elsewhere but it’s been the biggest food type subject we’ve had as we have 3 boiled eggs a day each. We’ve halved that last few days.

No eggsaggerating?

 

[Badgers]

Went out on my #dailyapocalypsewalk just to see if I could get some salad, veg, eggs, wine, rizla and filters.

Walked round the town and market. It was quieter for sure, but not dead and devoid of 'gatherings' although I did not check Wetherspoon's which is usually the busiest pub in this small town. We don't have loads of big chains but quite a few small businesses were shut (hopefully just for the day) The butchers who is a very longstanding business was closed with a sign saying they had sold everything but will reopen Saturday morning with 9-11am restricted to OAPs or people in need

One good thing is that the town council have inspected business premises, trained them on how to work more safely and supplied them with cleaning materials, etc for free Those that have completed the training and are allowing ongoing/regular inspections from council staff have been given large posters/certificates to display in their shop windows.

The council are also offering advice and support to help restaurant and pub businesses to adapt to a takeaway/delivery model


Anyway, back to my #dailyapocalypsewalk

Got some decent salad and veg from the market greengrocer. Bit of a premium price compared to supermarket (better quality though) but he had a fair range on offer and a decent bloke so better to buy from him. His main issue is getting supplies apparently he gets some stocks from small farms direct but a lot from wholesale markets who are apparently prioritising supermarket buyers.

Popped to Asda (see toilet rolls) for a small box of wine and got that no problem.
Overall they were roughly 60% 'sporadically' stocked.
Had toilet roll (as per pic above) and a fair bit of bread (lots more fresh than sliced hmm but did not need so did not get
Got some sausages, broccoli, box of wine, cheap litre of rum, eggs, rizla and filters.

 

[Numbers]

Jesus. No panic over loo role in your house then. Just a few sheets needed for the weekly visit.

Our bog roll of choice and what we have in is Cushelle and can be separated, with patience, into 3 sheets so we’re good.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Situation report from the foodhall in the main M & S branch in town.

Eggs - none.
Pasta - none. Even the self-dispensing fill your own things were devoid of pasta, although the others had plenty of stuff in them.
Bread - quite a bit, but much sparser than usual. Bought a small loaf and some seedy wholemeal pittas.
Frozen stuff - loads.
Tins - fairly sparse.
Fresh stuff (meat, fish, ready meals, cheese) - loads.
Milk - loads.
Gin - loads (thank fuck).
It was pretty quiet in there too compared to usual at that time on a Friday afternoon.

A fair number of shops were shut and town was noticeably quieter than usual which was a relief. If only it was like that all the time. I made sure I avoided walking through the shopping centre in case there was virus aerosol in the air. Outside was nice and breezy.

 

[kalidarkone]

Mint Peas are beautiful.
Tarragon and Vinegar are my absolute fav tho’.
Do like Reggae Reggae Peas too.

Wtf are reggae peas?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Wtf are reggae peas?

They're like regular peas, but with jam in.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I am sceptical about how flour is utterly sold out. I mean, sure, it is actually a good emergency product - compact, keeps for ages, many different uses - I have a few kilos myself - but I'm sceptical that people buying it actually know wtf they are going to do with it. (Probably nothing of course, like most of this stuff, just leave it in the cupboard and buy something else.) Also it goes a long way and there really isn't a need to buy huge sacks of it for the average household I'd have said.

I'm surprised how much booze there is in all the shops. A woman in front of me in Sainsburys did have two bags of sparkling rosé mind.

 

[Numbers]

Wtf are reggae peas?

In Levi Roots book he has a Reggae Reggae Beans ‘recipe’ - basically add his RR sauce to beans.

We add to peas.

 

[kalidarkone]

In Levi Roots book he has a Reggae Reggae Beans ‘recipe’ - basically add his RR sauce to beans.

We add to peas.

What kind of peas ?

 

[Badgers]

I usually have a few kgs of flour in at home but that is a rolling inventory that I only stock up once a month or so.

Bet there are a few people buying who think they have time on their hands. Maybe some projects with the kids or just a new hobby

Could be that flour stocks are being diverted to sliced/packaged bread production or maybe that due to unusual supply the 'packaged flour' is not keeping up with demand?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

What I really need to do is go through my copy of Jack Monroe's book Tin Can Cook and get a list of tins to buy. It's a good book but I only just realised that it's really hitting its peak utility now.

She's going to do a thing on Twitter now:

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I usually have a few kgs of flour in at home but that is a rolling inventory that I only stock up once a month or so.

Bet there are a few people buying who think they have time on their hands. Maybe some projects with the kids or just a new hobby

Could be that flour stocks are being diverted to sliced/packaged bread production or maybe that due to unusual supply the 'packaged flour' is not keeping up with demand?

It could be that they just aren't used to having to restock it so fast. There's more actual bread on the shelves than flour.

I've been getting into flatbread recently anyway, bored with normal bread, and all this bollocks has just been a good reason for me to start making it myself, which is frankly a piece of piss.

 

[Numbers]

What kind of peas ?

Any really mate, mushy, marrowfat, garden, frozen.

Most of the above usually used in other dishes but since I was a young lad I preferred e.g. peas on toast to beans on toast, so with Mr Roots RR sauce the last few years in an isolation situation I’m an evangelist of this combination.

 

[Mogden]

I am sceptical about how flour is utterly sold out. I mean, sure, it is actually a good emergency product - compact, keeps for ages, many different uses - I have a few kilos myself - but I'm sceptical that people buying it actually know wtf they are going to do with it. (Probably nothing of course, like most of this stuff, just leave it in the cupboard and buy something else.) Also it goes a long way and there really isn't a need to buy huge sacks of it for the average household I'd have said.

I'm surprised how much booze there is in all the shops. A woman in front of me in Sainsburys did have two bags of sparkling rosé mind.

I've thought about that myself. It's great that people want to cook but those who have previously relied on ding meals and takeaway are now at serious risk of food poisoning with alien and potentially fatal ingredients like red kidney beans or chicken and just flummoxed by flour and whole potatoes, foods that need preparation. I'm not being a food snob, I'm genuinely curious about how they're getting on.