Staples in your pantry?

[ipsedixit]

In mine ...

*Soy Sauce
*Peanut Butter
*Chinese Rock Sugar
*Rice
*Sea Salt
*Rice Vinegar
*Flour
*Red Wine (for cooking)

And you?

[Griller]

"boxes of food the cat won't eat"
"a small amount of marijuana"

HA, HAHA, HAHAHAAA!

[flavrmeistr]

In my pantry...hmm,let's see...

rooster sauce (srirachi)
salt and pepper
ancient spices
a fruitcake of indeterminate vintage
some horrible French liqueur
boxes of food the cat won't eat
a small amount of marijuana
laughing cow cheese

you know...the usual.

[Procrastibaker]

I also have most of what's listed but would add turbinado sugar. Also, tamarind paste, good mustards (coarse and fine grain), smoked salt, sesame seeds, chili-garlic sauce, miso paste, sesame oil, soba noodles and a variety of different oils (truffle, roasted peanut, pumpkin seed).

[JPomer]

in addition to much of the above...San Marzano Tomatoes

[spigot]

Oh, jeepers. I'm starting to wonder if I have a hoarding problem ;-)

Rosewater (why I thought of that first, who knows)
Lentils du puy
Three kinds of salt
Peppercorns
Six kinds of oil
Seven kinds of vinegar
Five Boyajians
Six kinds of pasta
Dried fruits - cranberries, blueberries, apricots
Nuts - walnuts, macadamia, pecans, white and black sesame seeds
Tins - tuna, chickpeas, black beans, tomatoes, fried onions
Honey
Three kinds of rice
Two types of crackers
Four types of cookies
truffles in a jar
foie gras in a tin
dried chiles
Sauces and dips - Worcestershire, soy, ponzu, fish, oyester, gyoza, etc.
Eight kinds of tea
Two kinds of cocoa
Four types of chocolate
Baking powder
Baking soda
Three kinds of sugar
Three kinds of flour
Two kinds of jam
Peanut butter
Bunch of seasonings from Zatarain
Lots of spices

And, like, 600 other things I'm forgetting.

[bitsubeats]

Im going to your house to raid your pantry, be careful!

[Candy]

I have much of the above but will add Minus 8 vinegar, Saba, anchovy paste and tomato paste in tubes

[vicki_vale]

Rice, jasmine long grain
Rice, japanese brown short grain
Rice, japanese short grain
Foil-pak extra firm tofu
Nori seaweed sheets for sushi rolls
Wakame seaweed for soups
Soba noodles
Bouillon cubes
Soy sauce
Lea & Perrins
Canola oil
Sesame oil
Rice vinegar
White pepper

De Cecco pasta
Canned chick peas
Canned white beans
Canned pitted black olives
Canned black bean soup
Marinated artichokes in olive oil
Olive oil
Olive oil, extra virgin
Balsamic vinegar
Sea salt
Mixed peppercorns
Dried Herbs & spices

Chocolate! I hide this from myself in the freezer.

[glutton]

I doubt I'll be able to remember all my go-to items in the pantry, but here's a start:

Ancho chile powder
Chipotle chile powder
Wildflower honey
Sea salt
Kosher salt
Cumin
Fresh ground pepper
Mirin
Rice vinegar
Really nice olive oil (from a Paso Robles ranch)
Red wine vinegar
Hot chile oil
smoky paprika

I could go on, but that's what comes to mind...

[Griller]

These are mine:

Idaho potatos;
Kitchen Bouquet;
Chicken Broth;
Beef Broth;
Vegetable Broth;
Wet marinades;
Pure Olive Oil;
Dry beans, navy, pinto;
Dry peas;
Dark brown sugar;
Clover honey;
Long-grain, white rice;
Wild Rice;
and scores of herbs and seasonings.

I think I'm a bit excessive

[mamaciita]

During soup season:

Beans, canned (who knows when inspiration will strike?)
Beans, dried
Roasted Red Peppers
Cheese Rinds
All varieties canned tomatoes
Coconut Milk
Chick Peas
Chicken base
Garlic
Onions
White wine
Canned green chiles
Long-grain Rice
Dried Currants
Crushed Red Pepper
Rosemary
Cumin
Capers
Olives
Pomegranate Molasses
Ginger
Black Beans
Kale (not a staple, sure--but always in our 'fridge when it's cold outside)
Sauteeable Olive Oil

[bitsubeats]

soy sauce
mirin
fish sauce
gochujang
dwengjang
gochugaru
rice vinegar
ponzu soy sauce
black mustard seeds
turmeric
garam masala
peanut butter
flour & sugar
seaweed
bonito
kombu & wakame
karashi
wasabi
shichimi-togarashi
bag of rice
balsalmic vinegar
pa jeon mix

[singleguychef]

Oh boy, I feel like my pantry is so overloaded. But you can't go wrong with having any of these for the ready ....

** soy sauce
** Mirin
** fish sauce
** sesame oil
** rice wine vinegar
** balsamic vinegar (yes, people still use that!)
** sea salt (Hawaiian, fleur de sel, and grey)
** arborio rice (because I love risotto)
** white vinegar
** Ponzu sauce
** panko bread crumbs
** brown sugar
** confectioner sugar
** good quality extra virgin olive oil
** curry powder
** honey
** worchester sauce

and a whole bunch of spices. Plus, there's a bit of regular stuff in my frig too!