Desert Island Condiments

[jamiemaw]

Like many of you, it was with surprise that I read today of Chef Neil Wyles' (aka the Professor of Steak) aversion to mustard. Who would have thought? I mean after all, a tangy dollop of Keen's Hot is pleasant respite from horseradish shotgunning a quality T-bone.

Very shortly after reading that, the future Mrs. Maw, after a hectic workday, produced a superior roasted chicken, potatoes and peas in a seeming instant. I immediately and reflexively reached into the groaning fridge door for a favourite condiment--Mrs. H.S. Ball's Hot Chutney.

Question. What makes your fridge door sag? And what, pray tell, are the three--that's all three--condiments or bottled sauces that you simply couldn't live without?

Edited March 4, 2005 by jamiemaw (log)

[Andrew Morrison]

1. HP

2. Ball's Fruit Chutney

3. Taylor Fladgate

Rule Brittania, baby.

[SBonner]

H.P. Fruity for breakfast

H.P. Bold for dinner

Hoisin sauce

Stephen

[hopkin]

blackberry jam (homemade, handpicked)

mango chutney (my own)

grainy dijon

its funny how much brain power we spend on bizarre questions like these. what defines a condiment, something that is 'prepared' I assume? if butter is considered a condiment that is surely #1. immediatly what came to mind were my jams and cheeses, which with some good bread I could live with alone for a long while. next would be my oils and vinegars, maple syrup, but under this kind of pressure these could be kept outside of the fridge.

[Ling]

hoisin sauce

oyster sauce

soy sauce (preferably japanese)

[*Deborah*]

Mustard with seeds

Thai sweet chili sauce

Mayonnaise

Those aren't even the ones I use most, and I would probably die without ketchup on a grilled cheese, but how would you grill a cheese sandwich on a desert island?

[lannie]

1. My Mum's pounded Sambal Belacan

2. Lingham Chili Sauce

3. Good ole soy sauce

Edited March 4, 2005 by lannie (log)

[shelora]

1. Tapatio, salsa picante

2. Soy sauce

3. Mustard

[Daddy-A]

1. Grainy mustard

2. Mayo

3. "Hot" Salsa fro La Salza Deli

I'm sure I'd have a few packs of soy stashed away somewhere as well ... along with a "moist towlette" or two

A.

[VeryApe77]

Coleman's Mustard

HP

Don't have an obvious 3rd. Hoisin would probably win out in the end though.

[Jeffy Boy]

1. Dijon mustard

2. Mayonnaise

3. Pick-a-Peppa sauce

[NulloModo]

1. Mayo

2. Mustard (preferably spicey with horseradish)

3. Any nice and strong vinegary extra hot Cayenne pepper sauce

[FannyBay]

Dijon Mustard

Pesto

Grainy Mustard

Honey Mustard

Franks Red Hot - Hot Sauce

Mayo

Chutney - Mango

Chutney - Apple & Onion (Mum's)

[petite tête de chou]

Some kind of mustard

Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

Sriracha

[mhadam]

1. a honey mustard

2. a jar of spicy giardinara (sp)

3. a bottle of strawberry, black pepper, chili oil

I think. Not sure about the third item though. Soy would be great as it would provide salt, oooohhh. i don't know and will need to spend the day obesssing.

[marlena spieler]

i've tried and i've tried and i've tried and i've tried.......

but i can't get no.....three item list going.

i'm afraid i'm far too much of a condiment slut for only three items.

and i want it known that on an overnight cruise to eygpt from cyprus, i brought in my handbag: a lemon, a jar of tarragon mustard from dijon, a head of garlic, and a bottle of some sort of yummy hot sauce.

anyhow, when we sat down at our table, our british dining companions saw me get out the garlic, and requested another table. (the dish of the evening was pizza, it was a very low cost cruise, its sister ship went down in the sea near us that very night, not too seaworthy i think. anyhow, i'm telling you, this pizza needed garlic as much as we all need air to breathe (i need garlic to breathe) (though those around me may not be able to breathe easy themselves).

x marlena

[2roost]

1) Dijon Mustard

2) Pesto

3) home made apricot/red onion salsa (almost all summer long)

[Devilkitty]

I'm going to have to stretch and go to four desert-island condiments, so without further ado and in no particular order...

1. Worcester sauce, if it's Crosse and Blackwell.

2. A nice, medium-sharp Dijon mustard - hard to decide whether I'd want coarse-grain or smooth.

3. Sriracha.

4. The truffled aioli they serve with the frites at Restaurant Villegas.

One or more of those can render anything edible.

(Though I suppose if it was a dessert island, my choices might be different. )

[Jensen]

1. HP

2. soy sauce

3. sriracha (although I'd settle for sambal olek)

Devilkitty, check your UPC symbol for your Crosse and Blackwell. There's been a recall, in Canada at least.

[NulloModo]

Is the HP love a purely British/Canadian thing?

I admit to trying it whilst in GB, and then again at a grocery store here, and my conclusion was that it is just an OK at best steak-sauce. Perhaps it it a taste that grows on you such as mayo preference?

[Arey]

Dijon Mustard

Soy Sauce

Hellman's Lite Mayo

[Moopheus]

hot fudge sauce (homemade, of course)

whipped cream

maple syrup

You did say dessert island, didn't you?

Edited March 5, 2005 by Moopheus (log)

[Daddy-A]

Hellman's Lite Mayo

You're on a dessert island, and you bring LOW FAT???

A.

[LindaK]

easy,

1. good tamari/soy sauce

2. maille mustard

3. sriracha hot sauce

4. several good bottled salsas

I didn't list items like fresh lemon or lime juice, fresh v. dried parsley, etc. because I don't consider them condiments, they hold a superior rank in which no substitutes are allowed.

how about what i'll never use: bottled mayo, pestos.

I'll bet there are some of you who would NEVER consider using prepared salsa (as I do during the 9 months in the NE when fresh tomatoes aren't available) and as many who think nothing of reaching for bottled lemon juice or mayo. On a desert island? I suppose I'd relent. Otherwise I'd rather do without.

[Jensen]

Is the HP love a purely British/Canadian thing?

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Nahh. I think the Aussies love it too.