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16crab Oct 7, 2009 11:16 AM

Desert island foods

OK the other post about choosing only 2 regional cuisines for the rest of your eating days reminded me of a game hubby and I once played...

You are stranded on a desert island, but you can have an unlimited supply of 10 foods for the rest of your days.

It was eventually agreed upon that there would be other foods available if you had the skills to obtain them, such as tropical fruits and fish a la the "Lost" desert island, but you could not stumble upon all the requisite ingredients for a banana cream pie like on the "Gilligan's Island" desert island...

So I think these were my 10. Some were more specific than others but hey, it was just a game...
nuts
cheese
garlic
butter
tomatoes
flour
mushrooms
olives
chocolate
beer - ha!

  1. c
    Cinnamon Oct 7, 2009 09:30 PM

    Diet Coke
    Lindt 85% chocolate
    Ice, lots of ice
    Rum or cachaca
    Beef (this assumes there are ducks on the island)
    Whole goat milk
    Serrano peppers
    Jasmine rice
    Potatoes
    Cheese

    1. Emme Oct 7, 2009 08:29 PM

      this has been done before, but i'd say...

      eggplant
      tomatoes
      bragg's amino acids
      cauliflower
      onions
      carrots
      broccoli
      eggs
      lettuce
      ... can't wait to see and eat all the tropical fruit... hoping some lobsters live off of this island!
      (mushrooms if i could still eat them, along with balsamic vinegar... my list would be very different if i didn't have so many dang allergies...)

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