11/07/2012

Kitchen essentials: dry goods, liquids and herbs

This is a list of dry goods you should have in your kitchen to make like a ton of things ;)

You can buy this over time, but the sauces for asian cuisine are expensive, so it's good to look around for some good deals on asian- themed weeks at store.
And they last a long time.

Dried goods:
  • pasta ( penne, spaghetti, tagliatelle, lasagne)
  • glass noodles 
  • basmati rice
  • plain white rice
  • risotto rice ( arborio)
  • couscous
  • lentils
  • breadcrumbs
  • plain flour
  • sugar
  • confectioners sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • dried yeast
  • rolled oats
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • vanilla sugar
  • palm sugar
 Liquids and sauces:
  • olive oil, regular and extra virgin
  • vegetable oil ( palm oil, sesame oil,  or sunflower oil)
  • rice vinegar
  • white vinegar
  • red wine vinegar
  • balsamic vinegar from Modena
  • honey
  • vanilla essence
  • soy sauce ( light or dark)
  • worcestershire sauce
  • fish sauce
  • ketchup
  • mustard dijon
  • mayonaise
  • lime juice ( when it's hard to get limes, this does the trick, but it's best to buy a ton of limes and freeze the juice)
  • chili sauce
  • tabasco/habanero sauce ( depends how far you can go without burning)
Get a shoe box and store your herbs in it for less mess:)

Stock cubes:
  • chicken stock
  • beef stock
  • vegetable stock
  • fish stock





















Basic Spices:
  • sea salt ( coarse and regular)
  • table salt
  • black pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • lemon pepper
  • red pepper
  • green pepper
  • dried  red chili flakes
  • cinamon ( sticks and ground)
  • nutmeg (whole for grating)
  • oregano
  • basil
  • dried groung ginger
  • lemongrass
  • thyme
  • tarragon
  • marjoram
  • tumeric
  • coconut cream powder
  • sweet paprika
  • granulated garlic
  • parsley
  • dill
  • garlic salt
  • corainder seeds
  • mustard seeds
  • laurel/bay leaves
  • cumin seeds
  • curry powder

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