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Hello TeamLiquid,
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I Have created this topic out of curiosity and my being a chef. This topic puts you in a hypothetical situation on a deserted island in an unknown location. You will be living here for the rest of your days with no escape. What I want to know is that if you are given certain choices in food what would TLer`s choose and for what reasons?
Now here is my question TL, if this island could only grow 1 fruit and vegetable, you could only catch one type of fish, one type of shellfish, a choice of starch, (being potato, sweet potato, and rice), one nut, and one herb and spice what would your choices be? There are no animals or edible birds.
This island provides you with fresh water and salt and pepper. If you choose a fruit like apples for example you can grow most varieties of that fruit, same applies with everything else within moderation. (Another example oranges and blood oranges)
(Also catching the fish will not be an issue)
Now here is my list
Fish : Ahi Tuna
Reason : I love tuna and you can do a lot with it. You can eat it cooked, raw, and it goes well with a lot of other options.
Vegetable : Cucumbers
Reason : I can eat these day and night no question, they are fresh tasting and have lots of water and go well with a lot of things
Fruit : Oranges
Reason : Oranges are delicious raw and can be squeezed into juice. I can also use this juice to cook things with and make alcohol.
Shellfish : Scallops
Reason : These juicy shellfish can be eaten raw and cooked witch is a big plus.
Starch: Potato
Reason: A very versatile starch which can be eaten many different ways also makes vodka. I can also use potato starch to make things crispy
Nut: Pine nuts
Reason: I get a delicious hearty nut which I very much enjoy and can squeeze for oil
Herb and Spice: Thyme and Chilli
Reason: I love spicy food and it makes you sweat which cools you off. Thyme is such a basic herb that goes well in almost everything
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Thank you for you time and patience TL and I would like to see what becomes the most popular choices.
Again this is a hypothetical situation where most things are possible I just want to see peoples choices and reasoning for the food they want to eat.
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On May 25 2011 14:18 RobbybabyDTF wrote:
Edit: oops
Why did you edit? I was going to agree with you, while replacing mountain dew with some iced tea.
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Time for some self-discovery!
Fish : Sardines
Reason : So salty and delicious, I crave
Vegetable : Corn
Reason : one of the only vegetables I can tolerate
Fruit : Plums
Reason : Tough choice, but so sweeet
Shellfish : Oysters
Reason : No explanation needed
Starch: Potato?
Reason: What's taters... precious
Nut: Cashew
Reason: Only good nut, soft and not too bitter
Herb and Spice: Garlic?
Reason: Good with the potatoes^
That was harder than I thought :O
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Is this really a thread about what to bring to a desert island, or is there some clever joke I'm missing?
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Ah I have no experience with cooking or any recipes so ill just list my favorite of each
Fish : Salmon
Reason : Don't really like too much fish. But i actually enjoy salmon so..
Vegetable : Baby Carrots
Reason: One of my favorite snacks( even without and dressing for dip)
Fruit : Strawberries
Reason : This one is the hardest, but i guess i could mash it up into jam also so i chose strawberries
Shellfish : Maryland Blue Crabs
Reason : I am from MD so i could probably just get rid of everything else on the list and just eat these forever.
Starch: Potato
Reason: Delicious and one of the things i can prepare in different ways i think
Nut: Cashews
Reason: I like Cashews
Herb and Spice: Old Bay
Reason: Again...From Maryland
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Yea its actually quite tough but I through this question out there in the kitchen I work at I got good feed back and decided to post the same question to a larger community.
Really makes you think what one item can be used in the most different yet delicious ways
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On May 25 2011 14:23 VIB wrote:
Is this really a thread about what to bring to a desert island, or is there some clever joke I'm missing?
Sorry I`ll edit my post your island can grow and sustain said choice.
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I thought this would be the legendary "what would you bring to a deserted island" type of thread.
Vegetable : Potato
Reason : Possibility to make some vodka.
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Fish : salmon
Reason : sushi/smoked
Vegetable : seaweed
Reason : for sushi!
Fruit : grapes
Reason : ferment them to make some wine.
Shellfish : Shanghai hairy crab
Reason : basically you just boil it and eat it. Chinese delicacy dating back to ancient times.
Nut: Hazelnut
Reason: for chocolate!
Herb and Spice: Jalapeno?
Reason: I don't really know
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Fish : Bluefin Tuna
Reason : delicious tuna, I'd probably just each it raw every day
Vegetable : asparagus
Reason : nutritious, can be eaten numerous ways
Fruit : oranges
Reason : nutritious, tastes good, OJ
Shellfish : Oysters
Reason : I love oysters, apparently
Starch: Sweet potatoes
Reason: much more nutritious than potatoes and rice
Nut: almonds
Reason: roasted almonds = yum; almond butter = yum; and you can apparently extract oil from sweet almonds
Herb and Spice: green onion and chili peppers
Reason: just what I like
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Stuck outdoors that long? Maybe I'd try drowning...
Fish : Swordfish
Reason : They make good decor if i catch a large one
Vegetable : Lettuce
Reason : I have no idea, it would just be lettuce plain and simple
Fruit : Grape
Reason : To make wine
Shellfish : Scallop
Reason : This category seems rather limited to me.
Starch: Rice
Reason: Staple food of Asia wuld probably be one of the best for my health
Nut: Coconut
Reason: No island is complete without them
Herb and Spice: Tarragon
Reason: It goes well with fish
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United States74 Posts
BTW cucumber is a fruit, that is unless you want to distinguish culinary fruit/vegetables apart.
Fish : Salmon
Reason : Can be eaten raw, cooked in variety of ways and still good.
Vegetable : Napa Cabbage
Reason : Delicious in soups, can be used to make Kimchi and I like the texture.
Fruit : Banana
Reason : Who doesn't like bananas? It's a naturally wrapped convenient food from nature.
Shellfish : Shrimps
Reason : Refer to Bubba in Forrest Gump
Starch: Beans
Reason: Magical
Nut: Peanut
Reason: Yea it's a legume, otherwise walnuts.
Herb and Spice: Parsley and Garlic
Reason:
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Fish : sardine
Reason : best tasting fish for me.
Vegetable : Amaranth
Reason : tough choice here. For nutritious value, amaranth, and you can eat the seeds too. Basically I'm cheating here.
Fruit : grapes
Reason : nice to eat as a snack and wine of course.
Shellfish : small shells
Reason : nice in soups
Starch: rice
Reason: I can't live without rice :O
Nut: Brazilian nuts
Reason: I just love the flavor
Herb and Spice: Thyme and curry
Reason: very versatile herb and love curry.
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Fish : Tuna
Reason : Large fish with delicious meat that you can eat sashimi style or cooked
Vegetable : Avocados
Reason : i love avacado's. can eat them nonstop 24/7
Fruit : Raspberries
Reason : i FIEND raspberries
Shellfish : Lobster
Reason : HNNG. SO MUCH SUCCULENT MEAT
Starch: Rice
Reason: uh. sushi?
Nut: Soybeans
Reason: uh. tofu?
Herb and Spice: Garlic
Reason: keeps the vampires away
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im basically going with mixing practical and my preference together here. if im on an island i figure id have to worry about surviving and also not getting sick of eating.
Fish : salmon
Reason : its fatty in a good way and its also my favorite.
Vegetable : cucumber.
Reason : Pickles. Cabbage is fine too. boiled or salted cabbage work well in island too. Or celery. Something with fiber might be good idea. So you dont constipate your ass off in an island.
Fruit : Apple
Reason : I like it and also happens to have good shelf life. else, strawberry or peach. something easy to make sweetness would be a good idea.
Shellfish : shrimp, lobster or abalone
Reason : crustaceans are shellfish, and theyre good additional source of meat. If it has to be shelled mollusk stuff then abalone.
Starch: wheat or potato
Reason: wheat is versatile, but its labor intensive. if i would be bored in this said island i would pick wheat and make all sorts of stuff with it. If im busy surviving ill pick potato for simplicity and for its sustenance.
Nut: chestnuts
Reason: i dont like nuts, theyre the least nutty thing i can think of.
Herb and Spice: black pepper
Reason: with salt harvested from saltwater, s&p is very versatile.
*id pick beans but not sure where to put them. soybeans are very versatile. i like stringbeans and black beans too. Theyre nutritious too. Theyre considered vegetable, but theyre actually a fruit. frankly id replace nuts with any kind of bean if i could make the rules.
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Fish : I don't eat seafood T-T I guess I'd go with tuna
Reason : Seems to be the fan favorite.
Vegetable : Broccoli
Reason : I fuckin love broccoli
Fruit : Lemon
Reason : Vitamin C is so crucial.
Shellfish : Once again I don't eat seafood so shrimp
Reason : Fan favorite
Starch: Potato
Reason: More nutritious and versatile than rice.
Nut: Walnut
Reason: It's my favorite n_n
Herb and Spice: Cinnamon
Reason: Tasty! Might mask the flavor of fish/shellfish for me... I honestly get nausea when I even SMELL seafood. Does anyone know why this could be? I'm not technically allergic.
EDIT: I change my Herb and Spice to Marijuana. Thank you for that great first post, poster whose name I forgot.
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Fish : I don't do seafood.
Reason : I think it tastes gross.
Vegetable : Carrot
Reason : Probably get more out of this than lettuce and I have no dislike for them.
Fruit : Orange
Reason : Love oranges, can dip carrots into the orange juice to negate the flavour of the carrot if I begin to dislike the taste.
Shellfish : Seafood bleargh
Reason : Yeh it'd probably screw with my insides but I'd rather health problems than eating yuckyness.
Starch: Rice.
Reason: Rice is gr8
Nut: Peanut
Reason: Nice and simple, tastes decent.
Herb and Spice: None for me.
Reason: I like my food bland and boring.
Does this mean I'm dead?
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I am already set. I do not need the list.
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Fish : Salmon
Reason : So I don't have to cook them
Vegetable : Garlic
Reason : Dude garlic is so good god damn.
Fruit : Bananas
Reason : They're yellow and delicious. Also full of potassium 
Shellfish : Lobster?
Reason : I mean I already have garlic
Starch: Wheat
Reason: You can make so much with wheat
Nut: Peanut
Reason: Salted peanuts are delicious. I will never grow tired of them.
Herb and Spice: Catnip
Reason: If there are cat on the island, I want to make sure they come to me.
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