A New Year Inventory

We got to chatting about store cupboards on Twitter today, that’s me, Wendy, Linda, Helen and Jules, as Jules had blogged a suggested store cupboard essential list.

I thought what would my own staples be?

And actually, what do I have in my dry goods cupboards?  Time for an inventory.

I have several cupboards packed full of food.  (I try to keep them clean and tidy, as I had problems with moths this year. I have had them hatch in several things from China (mainly nuts and seeds) so most things are now kept in ziplock bags or sealed containers to isolate them, and I check for  any hatchings about once a month.  Nothing untoward for the last couple of months thank goodness, so fingers crossed I am clear.)

I am a serial food buyer, I love to try new things. I will make a new recipe that needs something I don’t have and that gets added to the inventory. How much is essential? that is the question…

Here is my New Year cupboard inventory.

GRAINS

• Arborio rice
• Carnoroli rice
• Vialone Nano rice
• Basmati rice
• Sushi rice
• Wild rice
• Ground rice
• Pearl Barley
• Giant Couscous
• Orzo
• Fregola
• Bulgar wheat
• Spelt grain
• Pedon 5 grains
• Barley flakes
• Rolled oats
• Medium oatmeal
• Semolina
• Soup pasta
• Penne
• Linguine
• Spaghetti
• Pastina for soup

SUGARS

• Xylitol
• Brown Splenda
• Candarel
• Stevia
• Soft brown
• Demerara
• Muscovado
• Golden Caster
• Granulated
• Palm sugar
• Icing sugar
• Golden icing sugar
• Fondant icing sugar
• Royal icing sugar
• Jam sugar
• Honey

PULSES

• Chick peas
• Red lentils
• Puy lentils
• Butter beans
• Split fava beans

NUTS

• Flaked almonds
• Whole almonds
• Walnuts
• Chopped hazelnuts
• Whole hazelnuts
• Salted peanuts
• Peanut butter
• Pine nuts

SEEDS

• White sesame
• Black sesame
• Tahini paste
• Pumpkin seeds

OILS

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Lemon Oil
• Cold Pressed Rape Seed Oil
• Garlic Rape seed oil
• Stir fry Rape Seed oil
• Organic Rape Seen Oil (for frying)
• Toasted Sesame Oil
• Walnut oil

FLOURS

• Potato flour
• Cornflour
• Buckwheat Flour
• Sauce Flour
• Bread Flour
• SR flour
• OO flour
• Wholemeal flour
• Rye flour
• Tapioca flour
• T65 Bread flour
• Gram flour
• Soda Bread mix

VINEGARS

• Sherry Vinegar
• Cider Vinegar
• White wine Vinegar
• Red wine Vinegar
• Rice vinegar
• Seasoned Rice vinegar
• Balsamic vinegar
• White balsamic vinegar
• Various home made fruit vinegars

BAKING

• Cocoa powder
• Dried prunes
• Dried apricots
• Golden Syrup
• Black treacle
• Sultanas
• Lexia raisins
• Brown malt
• Dried sour cherries
• Currants
• Instant dried yeast
• Leaf gelatine
• Xanthan gum
• Chia seed
• Baking powder
• Bicarbonate of soda
• Cream of tartar
• Glucose syrup
• Citric acid
• Orange flower water
• Essences and flavourings
• Vanilla essence
• Glace cherries
• Candied peel (orange and citron)
• Dried dates
• Chocolate chips
• White chocolate
• 70% chocolate
• 100% chocolate
• Marzipan
• Rennet

CONDIMENTS AND STOCKS

• Essential cuisine stocks
• Miso stock
• Dashi stock
• Tomato ketchup
• Brown sauce
• Horseradish
• Whole grain mustard
• English mustard
• Chili sauces – sweet and smoked
• Shoyu sauce
• Light soy sauce
• Dark soy sauce
• Teriyaki marinade
• Gravy browning
• Worcestershire sauce
• Fish sauce
• Wasabi powder and ready made tube
• Branston pickle
• Ketjap manis (sweet soy)
• Shrimp paste
• Capers
• Tom Yum paste
• Pickled onions
• Cornichons
• Marmite

CANNED

• Soups
• Chopped tomatoes
• Tomato puree
• Stir in pasta sauces
• Petits pois
• Sweetcorn
• Cannellini beans
• Puy lentils
• Butter beans
• Chick peas
• Red kidney beans
• Oyster sauce
• Coconut milk
• Coconut cream
• Canned chestnuts

OTHER

• Teas- Yorkshire English, jasmine, oolong, mint, camomile
• Coffee – Espresso, Cafetiere, Instant
• Seaweed Salad
• Nori seaweed
• Panko breadcrumbs
• Drinking chocolate
• Custard Powder

Phew!!

So how many of these do you have in your store cupboard?