Flavours
Easy meals
Salt & Pepper
black peppercorns
ground white pepper
sea salt
good extra virgin olive oil (for salads)
basic olive oil (for cooking)
basic vegetable oil (corn oil/rapeseed)
Vinegars
a good balsamic
red wine
white wine
cider
Flavours
mustard
Worcester sauce
tomato ketchup/puree
soy sauce
mayonnaise
fish sauce (nam pla)
Herbs and spices
Basics
curry powder
garam masala
cinammon
nutmeg (buy whole ones and a grater)
garlic powder
cayenne pepper
paprika
oregano
parsley
bay leaves
mint
sage
rosemary
thyme
UK/European
basil
tarragon
marjoram
allspice
cloves
celery salt
carraway
smoked paprika
juniper berries
Indian
ground coriander seed
black mustard seed
fennel seed
cumin
dried ginger
turmeric
cardamom
fenugreek
Chinese/Thai
lemon grass
five spice powder
star anise
Tinned veg
tomatoes
palm hearts
artichoke hearts
baked beans
sweetcorn
olives
chick peas
Staples
UHT milk
self raising flour
plain flour
baking powder
dried yeast
rice
pasta shapes (including spaghetti)
sugar
Tinned fish
Tinned meat
