The best part about some foods is how flexible and versatile they can
be. It thus makes these foods a must-have in your pantry because come
what may there would always be some transformative and tasty way that
you can turn it into a delicious meal.
Rice
It
is no wonder that rice is the most consumed food on the planet. Rice is
an extremely versatile food that has an impressively wide range of
uses. This is largely due to the fact that there are so many different
types of rice which include: short-grain rice (which is great for making
rice puddings or rice molds); medium-grain rice; long-grain rice; white
and brown rice, aromatic rice and wild rice.
Potatoes
These are just as flexible and versatile as
rice. With potatoes, you can choose to boil them and eat them whole,
smash them to your preferred texture and eat them mashed, mash and cook
them for pancakes or chop them up and use them as ingredients in
something else. There are so many tasty ways to make potatoes into a
meal and its ‘preparation methods are nearly endless’. The many types of
potatoes that are available also contribute to its versatility. Some of
its types include: russet potatoes, red potatoes, white potatoes,
yellow and yukon gold potatoes, sweet potatoes, irish potatoes and
purple/blue potatoes.
Bananas
Bananas might look like
they are pretty plain and straightforward, but you will be surprised at
just how flexible they can be. For one, aside being peeled and eaten
straight up or sliced into your meal, bananas can be added to smoothies
to add some thickness and sweetness to it. Additionally, you can also
make banana bread or banana pudding with your bunch of bananas rather
than just peeling and eating them straight up. Bananas are also great
for use as ingredients to several tasty meals, simply go online and
check out the endless list of recipes and preparations that involve
banana as an ingredient.
Pepper
Common peppers like
bell pepper and chili pepper are among the most versatile varieties of
pepper. The number of ways these peppers can be prepared and served make
them an essential food to have in your pantry. You can serve them raw
as a snack, sliced up over salad, stirred in fries, sauteed with
sausages or other meats, chopped up fine and added to eggs, salad, rice
or practically anything you want to add that pepper flavour or sweetness
too. However, this is mostly done with bell peppers. Chili peppers, on
the other hand, can also either be stuffed or sliced up and added to the
desired dish to add some spiciness and heat to the dish.
