[Closed] You can only ever eat ONE type of 'basic carb' ever again..what is it..?

Beer

Chips.... Smothered in salt and vinegar.

I used to think potatoes were boring until I stopped eating them. Mash is amazing, but a really good baked spud is incredible. Same for bread.

Rice and pasta are what I could do without.

Garlic bread.

Rice for me!

Potatoes.

Gnocchi is pasta.

You think that rice and pasta are better carbs than bread or chips? Are you out of your mind? If thats the case, then how do you explain this? Eh?

Exhibit A, your honour... the ultimate in carbs...

So it has to be one of the above. I'm favouring the chips

Rice.

Carries curry
Carries chill
Carries fried rice
Sushi

Or just a bit of soy.

Pasta is the first against the wall.

Heart says taters

Head says rice

Zep says chips

Ice-cream

Mash is amazing, but a really good baked spud is incredible.

have you ever tried mash made with baked pototoes?

Roasties are just a bit ‘meh’,

they can be amazing if you make them amazing. A plate of boiled rice or plain pasta would be meh. Potatoes roasted in lemon juice and ton of oregano steaming and sticky straight out of the oven is amazeballs.

I think you have to craft rice and pasta into being nice - they’re just an armature to hang other flavours off. But pototoes only need the right nudge to be delicious in their own right

having said that.... I mostly eat pasta

Spuds.
Looking forward to corned beef hash later.

Toss up between potatoes and bread.
A good loaf is a thing of beauty, but I think potatoes edge it.
And anyone who things mash is rubbish needs to serious look at their cooking skills. Mash done well is one of the true wonders of the food world.

Gnocchi is pasta.

Ok.. POTATO Gnocchi...y'know..the potato dumpling thing!

DrP

Rice.

Carries curry
Carries chill

Chili is nice on its own, with a few more beans. Available in the US a bit runnier as chili soup.

Curry can be eaten with chickpeas or other pulses in it and still be good.

So rice can be done without.

maccruiskeen
Full Member

have you ever tried mash made with baked pototoes?

You evil genius, im SO trying that.

Hmmmmm. Initially I thought pasta, but as a foodstuff on its own it's a bit of a one trick pony.

I think my vote would go to the potato...so many cooking options compared to pasta or rice.

Pizza

Tatties.

Canny beat a tattie scone

Beans on .... oh, bugger

Mikuni

Pasta for me - no other choice although rice would be a close second.

Potatoes for me. Life without fish & chips would be dismal.

I could quite easily give up pasta.

fascinating thread, might check back in later to see how it develops

Potatoes for sure, and if you think gnocchi is rubbish then try roasting them with sausages

Bread. Naan for curries, seeded bap for cheese, focaccia. Can fry to go with your brekkie.
Can still make a pizza.

Rice, meh. Pasta, meh. I eat both today, but neither are taste explosions like you can get with bread.

Spuds close run second place - for chips and roasties.

Toss up between potatoes and bread.

Bit Niche...

Although I probably eat more bread based foods (too many), and more rice, I think if I could only have one type of carb for ever more it would probably be pasta, I just prefer it...

Slightly off topic if you were only allowed ONE food item to eat forever but the correct answer should be potato as it is one of the few foods that provides almost everything you need to survive. meat, rice, corn etc only provide some of what you need.

I learnt this during a Diversity Training course explaining why diversity in the team is often more important that getting the exact right person.

If you are put on a desert island with only one food source you should choose potato as it is definitely the best for the job.
If you are then allowed a second choice some logic might say choose potato again because it is still the best for the job. Maybe a different variety of potato.
Same for third, fourth and fifth choice.

Makes sense to choose different food stuffs. Same when building your team.

Bread. Decent sourdough or just quality, crusty loaf.

Those who are not sure about mash are doing it wrong. You need x1 part butter for x2 part spuds.

Is this Brexit related? I didn't know the negotiations were going *that* badly

Potatoes. Mash, roasties, chips, baker, crisps, rosti, dauphinoise, Hasselbank. Nom.

Next question: you can eat only one animal ever again, what is it?
For me, pig. Pork chops, ribs, belly, sausage, bacon, pork mince, black pudding, brawn...

Although I suspect after a while I might go veggy at the dissonance between cute piggy and tasty food on my plate.

Monster Munch.

right now, and dont laugh, but cauliflower! taste sensation. been trying to eat more veggie stuff so been experimenting with cauli. sliced, then brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with cajun spices or piri-piri, roasted for 40 mins or so, its just gaw-juss! its now replacing chips, mash, rice in pretty much all our meals.

bit like this....

I can only assume the OP can't make decent mash or roasties?

Toss up between pots and pasta for me although I'd really miss rice and bread. Spuds probably in the end FTW because crisps.

Bread. Decent sourdough or just quality, crusty loaf.

or when the situation demands, such as fish finger butties...

right now, and dont laugh, but cauliflower!

im going to laugh a: because it’s only about 5% carb and b: because farts

Pasta, without question.

Potatoes - I LOVE them.

I was having a conversation once which went something like this ...

Other Person: What sort of food do you eat when you're unwell?
Me: Oh well, I can normally manage something (can't remember what I said) on toast.
Other Person: Mashed potatoes on toast?! I've never tried that. How charming and unusual.
Me: (thinks) Me neither! ... (out loud, while tying laces on running shoes) I do hope you'll excuse me, I've just remembered an important appointment elsewhere ... 😉

Definitely bread.

But, being coeliac, pretty much all my bread and pasta is made out of rice flour so, maybe rice after all and just that some of it gets turned into bread.

OP, you choose rice or pasta over a roast potato?!! Jeez you’re a deviant, or just had crap roasties all your life

Doctor: "Why do you subsist entirely on a diet of nothing but potatoes?"

Me: " A Doctor on the Internet said I should"

Doctor: " It's making you ill. Are you sure he was a real Doctor? "

Me: " Oh yes. He has a nice beard and wears natty waistcoats and everything"

right now, and dont laugh, but cauliflower! taste sensation. been trying to eat more veggie stuff so been experimenting with cauli. sliced, then brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with cajun spices or piri-piri, roasted for 40 mins or so, its just gaw-juss! its now replacing chips, mash, rice in pretty much all our meals.

Tried cauliflower 'rice'? very good if you want a substitute to go with chilli, curry, etc.

Potatoes as they can replace any of the other carbs mentioned adequately except for bread. Curry & Chips, Chilli & Chips etc.
I'd miss pizza though, unless I could fashion a potato base.

If we are talking potatoes versus wheat then it gets a bit tricky as it means bread, pasta, pastry, cake etc versus potatoes.

I can only assume the OP can’t make decent mash or roasties?

Nah... I do OK... its just I've never been a fan of the 'tater!

Pasta though.... mmmmm.. fresh home made tagliatelle carbonate.. devine....!

DrP

Perchy...LOL.... but..WCA suggested you live on an island and eat potatoes and drink potatoes and live in a potato. I think he works for the UK potatoes industry, tbh....

Probably pasta for me, but the loss of bread would make a variety of snacks and portable food much harder to achieve, which would be a problem.

I think he works for the UK potatoes industry, tbh….

Nah. He just casually reports it on the internet.

He's a common tater

I initially thought pasta.

Then I thought of curry without rice

BUT then I realised I couldn't live without roast dinners including potatoes

Cauliflower is not a basic carb, it is a bulking agent for pasta twiddles and cheese sauce, or the essential roast dinner accompaniment that is baked cauliflower cheese.

Anyway.
The undisputed heavyweight king of all carbs is the potato.

A basic boiled new potato is ace with butter and salt. Fry the leftovers with eggs and bacon tomorrow.
Proper Roasties, par boiled then oiled then roasted until crispy and fluffy.
Baked potatos. Turned into mash. My youngest absolutely loves this. Luckily the eldest loves potato skins. Win, win, win.
Numerous potato cake flavours. To whit, fish cakes, hash browns, croquettes, etc.
Add cubes to stews.
Crisps. Thick ones.

And of course the killer app...

Chips.

Bread, particularly if its French.
But it also means I can have pizza as well!

pizza baguette?

sounds awesome

"pizza baguette" yummy.

is couscous a basic carb?

Rice for me

is couscous a basic carb?

of course it is! it's durum wheat, same as pasta.

it'd be bread for me.

He’s a common tater

I'm sad this has been ignored... I'll give you a steady 4/5 for it..

DrP

pizza baguette?

sounds awesome

Findus seemed to think so 30 years ago

Potatoes for the win. You can make potato flour which then gives you bread and pasta. And if you get bored of the potatoes you can make vodka.

Potatoes. Chips, roast, mash or whatever I love 'em.

Bread.

Delicious homemade sourdough with lots of butter
Bacon rolls
Sandwiches
Naan bread
Kebabs
Pizza
Cinnamon Buns
Banana bread (maybe allowed)
Pitta bread
Burritos
Cheese, ham, onion and mushroom toasties

Bread or potatoes is a tough call.

Nah… I do OK… its just I’ve never been a fan of the ‘tater!

If you don't like mash you're just not putting enough butter in it. There's no other explanation.

Just googled Cauliflower Rice and found this

3. Roasting
This was our favourite method of cooking. We tossed the rice in a drizzle of olive oil in a tray, then spread it out to a thin, even layer. We then roasted the ‘rice’ at 200C for 12 minutes, mixing it in the tray halfway through cooking. This dried the rice out, giving it a light, fluffy texture and intensified the flavour.

Food editor, Cassie says: ‘Next time I’d add some ground cumin, chilli and coriander to the ‘rice’ before cooking, and toss through some chopped mint and parsley once it’s out of the oven. It would be lovely with some lamb chops and a dollop of yogurt.’

I'm also salivating at the memory of the Buffalo Cauliflower wings I had last week, insanely good.

But back on topic, it was the thought of giving up crisps or pasta which prevented me even attempting a Keto diet, so I'm going to say Pasta (obviously as an accompaniment to a good sauce, a salad, a fistful of grated parmesan and a glass of red)

Rice , savoury or sweet .

Tell me of a potato or pasta dessert to rival rice pudding 😋

Bread for me, no debate. Then potatoes. Then pasta. Then rice. In that order.

Rice.

Goes perfectly with Indian, Thai, Mexican, Chinese and quite a few others, so going for the most versatile.

Though "chips" could qualify on the same basis, to be fair.

Oh jings, I'd forgotten about rice pudding. Probably not quite enough to tempt me away from potatoes, but alongside such delights as risotto and biryani, it does make a strong case for rice.

Pasta. So much can be done with pasta, and it usually involves a bottle of red wine which is really the important thing. In fact, stuff the pasta, just wine.

Got to be rice. Add to the list: sushi rolls, paella, arroz brut, rice and beans etc.

WCA

Slightly off topic if

Someones telling you porkies. The amino acid composition of potatoes is essentially (pun intended) useless.

Plain pasta or rice?! Yuk. Potatoes omg amazingly versatile but I'm torn as i absolutely love bread and eat it for two meals a day most days plus pizza would come under bread btw... Flour, water, yeast.

Carries curry
Carries chill
Carries fried rice
Sushi

Potatoes can replace everything apart from Sushi.

BREAD!!!!!!!!

have you ever tried mash made with baked pototoes?

Yep. Mashed then returned to skins and topped with cheese for an innings under the grill until bubbly, crisp and golden before aspirating them en masse.

It was how they arrived on the plate when growing up, and so I keep up the tradition.

Oh.. almost forgot one of my fave potato things. Bake the small ones, microwave is fine, then let them go stone cold. Then sprinkle salt over a plate and dab the potatoes in it and eat. It's amazing.

I find that just thinking about this is upsetting. I might have to have a crisp sandwich to cheer me up.

Milk chocolate

Flour. Dry or in a watery paste, I'm not fussy.

Rice for me I think. I'm just not that into potato, now I like a good roastie but I really don't like baked potatoes, not particularly fussed about mash either.