Holy Trinity of Food

Cafe Society
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Inspired by a couple of comments in this thread, I thought I’d start a different thread here.

What are your “Holy Trinity(or trinities) of Food”

I have two, one based on fruit, and one based on culinary vegetables and grains.

The fruit grouping is apples, oranges and bananas. I always, or almost always seem to have those three fruits in my fruit bowl on the table. Sometimes pears make a guest appearance, and cherries and other related fruits will come around during the season, but apples, oranges and bananas have permanent residency.

The other grouping is squash, onion and rice. I can’t remember the last time I bought a potato to cook at home. Onion is just such a staple vegetable for me, flavorful, versatile, how can onions not be a staple?(he asked rhetorically)
As grains go, rice is hard to beat. Easy to make, goes great with just about everything. Rice works just as well as a supporting ingredient in one dish as it does as a main ingredient in another dish.

So what is your “Holy Trinity of Food”?

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The correct answer is: onion, bell pepper, celery.

I don’t make the rules.

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I’m not sure how to reply because I must mention tomato, and is it a fruit or vegetable?

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Cod, cheeses, and the holey toast.

::d&r::

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I’m counting a tomato as a culinary vegetable, since my squash is, botanically speaking, a fruit but I eat it as a vegetable.

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Onion, garlic, and jalapeno.

Add another 2-3 of roughly a dozen possible options and you have a Southwestern sofrito.

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Garlic, butter, onion.

It is known

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Your own personsl cheeses?

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I have a few:

Onion, garlic and olive oil. Nearly everything I cook starts here.

Lentils, garbanzos and navy beans. Red beans, too, but they’re not as much of a staple.

Chicken, pork and fish. Beef also, although I can forego it more easily.

Cod, John Dory and salmon. I like plenty of others, but these three have been in heavy rotation for some time now.

Mussels, shrimp and squid. Most other seafoods and shellfish don’t impress me much.

Oregano, thyme and parsley. My main “mild” spices (paprika and cumin are in another category IMO).

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I eat one or two bananas and one Yogurt Zero at work every day, and I have a never ending supply of unsalted peanuts at work also. In fact, I just resupplied the latter with a couple of new jars, so I’m well stocked! LOL

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Yep, them’s the rules.

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I thought it was a mirepoix…onion, carrot and celery.

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For stir-frys or anything to which I want to impart an Asian-style flavor: fresh garlic, fresh ginger, soy sauce.

EDIT: linked to Johnny_Bravo because I was originally going to reply to his thread for something else but changed my thought, and forgot I was still linked. Just started first cup of coffee.

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Mirepoix and the Holy Trinity are similar but different things.

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The first time I had ever heard the term “Holy Trinity” as applied to food was in Creole/Cajun cuisine, in which it refers to onion, bell pepper, celery. I think that particular term for a mirepoix/soffrito/sofrito sort of thing originates with Louisiana cooking. So that would be the textbook answer.

Wikipedia says it originated in 1981, and was popularized by Paul Prudhomme:

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Right. There are a bunch of bases that all serve similar functions.

Personally, “onion and garlic sautéing in olive oil” is the scent trio that tells me something delicious is happening.

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Garlic, rosemary, salt (to quote Uncle Monty). He was right. It’s great on Lamb, or fish and it turns plain dough into delicious focaccia.

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Can you repeat the question? Are we looking for three ingredients combined to form a thing (mirepoix, soffrito, sauce, cocktail) or ‘name three foods sometimes stored in the same basket’ (apples, oranges, bananas)?

Gremolata: parsley, lemon & garlic.
Pico de gallo: tomato, onion & chile.
Midwest casserole: creamy base (cream of x soup, stabilized cheese, bechamel), meat (ground beef, sausage, tuna), carbs (rice, potatoes, noodles).
Pizza: bread, tomato sauce, melty cheese.
Mojito: rum, mint & lime.

I think salt should be a given and will insert lemon instead.

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Puerto Rican Holy Trinity: Onion, Garlic and Cilantro.

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Three foods you use the most. Could be foods you just eat as is, could be something you use in a variety of dishes.