The Awful Truth About Improvised Pasta Meals

Posted by Brody

I'm getting sick of potatoes and onions, so I made pasta (OK... I put it in a pot with water and heated it). I avoided the reality that I had no sauce until I had a pot of cooked pasta lightly seasoned with salt, by which time there was no turning back... I had a pot of pasta, but what to do with only a teaspoon of any condiment? A little creativity was called for -- the solution? A teaspoon of each:
























Definitely a solution, but maybe not the best solution.

Here we have:

1. Wholegrain mustard
2. American mustard
3. Dijon mustard
   
4. Mustard pickle (did I mention I like mustard?)
5. Vegemite
6. Piccalilli
7. Lime pickle
8. Marmalade
9. One jalapeno slice
   
10. Hot chilli sauce
    

Ranked by appeal out of 10:

1. 7/10 -- Marmalade, American mustard, Dijon
2. 6/10 --Piccalilli, plain
3. 5/10 -- Mustard pickle, Vegemite
   
4. 4/10 -- Jalapeno slice
5. 3/10 -- Lime pickle, hot chilli sauce

Pasta doesn't have much of its own flavour, so a lot of this came down to how palatable the condiment was by itself, although these are all favourite ingredients when used for toast, sandwiches, barbecues, etc. But these ingredients mix in different circles, only gathering when forced. The results are mostly awful, so don't try them. I eat weird stuff so you don't have to.