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Which staple would you be lost without

(46 Posts)
Redhead56 Sat 28-Sept-24 23:24:38

Tinned beans so versatile.

Cossy Sat 28-Sept-24 23:24:09

Eggs
Cheese
Rice
Pasta

Soz cannot pick! grin

Greyisnotmycolour Sat 28-Sept-24 22:42:41

Definitely eggs. I think giving up eggs would be the hardest thing about going vegan. I wouldn't miss meat or fish too much but cutting out eggs would be really difficult.

crazyH Sat 28-Sept-24 22:40:07

Chilli flakes

Allira Sat 28-Sept-24 22:36:39

Tea
And potatoes

(I'm a cheap date!)

fancythat Sat 28-Sept-24 22:34:31

Baked Beans[of the H variety]

grandMattie Sat 28-Sept-24 22:23:37

Onions

Babs03 Sat 28-Sept-24 22:17:35

kittylester

Olive oil

Oooh a good extra virgin olive oil. Prices have gone up a lot this past year or so but I really have to have this to hand. I can literally drink it off the spoon and love to dip bread in it x

kittylester Sat 28-Sept-24 22:14:52

Olive oil

Bridie22 Sat 28-Sept-24 22:14:41

Tea bags

Ziplok Sat 28-Sept-24 22:12:58

Flour

M0nica Sat 28-Sept-24 22:06:00

stock cubes

Casdon Sat 28-Sept-24 21:50:42

Decent coffee was the one thing I really struggled without during the early days of the pandemic because there was none in my local supermarket for weeks, so I vowed never to be in that position again Babs03, and I keep at least four bags in the cupboard now, that’s why it was the first thing I thought of. Other than that, I’d say the herbs and spices, as without them everything would be bland.

Galaxy Sat 28-Sept-24 21:49:43

Eggs. Coffee.

Smileless2012 Sat 28-Sept-24 21:44:26

Milk

Babs03 Sat 28-Sept-24 21:41:52

Casdon

Coffee

Love it.
But I did mean a staple to cook with. Although looking at examples so far I really couldn't do without, cheese, eggs, or coffee.

MissAdventure Sat 28-Sept-24 21:41:35

Bread.

Casdon Sat 28-Sept-24 21:32:10

Coffee

Grandmadinosaur Sat 28-Sept-24 21:05:07

Eggs

GrannyGravy13 Sat 28-Sept-24 21:03:15

Cheese

Babs03 Sat 28-Sept-24 20:34:14

Which staple in your cupboard or pantry would you be lost without. Just one choice.
For me would have to be Passatta.