SHAREHOUSE PANTRY STAPLES

Sean T. Barnes

Remember how exciting it was as a kid to go to your friend’s house and look at what food they had in the cupboard? (It was always so different from what mum bought.) Well, for us, that simple pleasure has carried over to adulthood. We asked our Forkful contributors to share their always-on-hand, can’t live without pantry staples. What’s yours?

TILLY  — Chilli oil (Lao Gan Ma specifically), salt, dried pasta

JULIETTE  — Hash browns, Kewpie mayo, coffee

JAHAN — Lemon pepper, ajvar, saffron

SHANNON — Philadelphia light cooking cream, garlic, Parmigiano Reggiano

THOMAS — Mutti triple concentrate tomato paste, lemon zest

LUCY — Stock, whole canned tommies, good extra-virgin olive oil

MORGAN — Shallots, fresh herbs, golden curry mix

OSCAR — Salt, salt, and more salt

SARAH — Oats, soy sauce, butter

MADDY — Betty Crocker’s chocolate frosting

SEAN — Maldon salt flakes, cow’s milk mozzarella, tempeh