Ingredient substitutes and methods?

[piazzola]

I have found myself on quite a few occassions when I could not find a specific ingredient for many reasons many ingredients they were not available at the time.

I start with a small list perhaps others can add useful information so we can share them here. Thanks

boiled tins of condensed milk back in the 70's to make dulce de leche

bacon and paprika as substitutes for chorizo.

fatty bacon for lap chong

sweet vermouth for soy and mirin mixture for Japanese tuna steaks.

walnuts instead of pine nuts.

water instead of eggs for pasta.

pizzas without cheese.

quesillo and or soluguni or white cheese use a mixture of muzzarella, brinza and ricotta.