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You can pick one ingredient that now costs 50cent per pound. What ingredient do you pick?

>> No.9736620

>>9736616
Celery

>> No.9736627

>>9736616
Mushrooms.

>> No.9736631

>>9736616
Spinach

>> No.9736634

>>9736631
>>9736627
>>9736620
>get the option to basically make living free
>pick exclusively foods so low-calorie that you basically can't eat yourself full on them before bursting
brainlet

>> No.9736640

Weed lmao

>> No.9736646

It's a tossup between really good ham, like Jamon Iberico de Bellota or Jinhua, or bluefin tuna. As much as I love the ham I gotta lean towards the tuna.

>>9736634
And what's worse: those foods are already dirt cheap.

>> No.9736648

>>9736616
Ok

>> No.9736654

Is it just for me, or for everybody?
If it's just for me:
Genuine Wagyu
If it's for everybody:
Potatoes, fuck you

>> No.9736655

>>9736616
saffron

>> No.9736663

>>9736640
/thread

>> No.9736673

>>9736616
Duck

>> No.9736674

>>9736655
why? saffron isn't particularly great for anything but giving color

>> No.9736678

>>9736616
potatoes

>> No.9736688

Pine nuts. Last time I checked the high quality ones were $45.99/lb and that was in the bulk section.

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9736689

>>9736616
longanisa

>> No.9736698

>>9736640
/thread

>> No.9736766

>>9736678
Niggah, potatoes can be bought for $.50/lb or less already. Where do you live, antarctica?

>> No.9736775

>>9736616
love

>> No.9736777

Flour

>> No.9736780

>>9736674
It has quite a potent flavor--the genuine stuff does, anyway. You might be familiar only with the fake stuff.

But that said, saffron seems like such an odd choice. Sure, it's expensive, but how much of it do you actually need or use?

>> No.9736781

Protein powder, naturally

>> No.9736813

>>9736616
Gold

>> No.9736820
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9736820

>>9736616
cocaine, no really cocaine think about it. You could sell it, make bank or you could just snort coke and not be hungry all day everyday

http://www.druglibrary.net/schaffer/cocaine/cocapud.htm

thread/

>> No.9736829

Bananas

>> No.9736830

>>9736780
This. Saffron tastes weird and doesn't belong in so much stuff that you'd actually want a pound of it. Unless you want to dye you own clothes monk's robe yellow.

>> No.9736869

>>9736820
>>9736813
Both worthless suggestions because it would be 50 cents a pound to everyone.

>> No.9736879

>>9736869
Says who

>> No.9736893

>>9736879
op

>> No.9736899

>>9736616
vanilla beans
shits expensive, lads.

>> No.9736905

Crab or Kobe Beef

>> No.9736915

>>9736905
>crab
>not going out and fishing for crab yourself like an alpha chad
fucking faggot.

>> No.9736922

>>9736616
steak

>> No.9736947

Durian

>> No.9736955

Avocados

>> No.9737128

sushi grade salmon

if you wanted to cook it you could do that too, at that price.

>> No.9737157
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9737157

>mfw nobody realizes that in the lower price the product will sell out immediately and then nobody will be get the product

>> No.9737161

>>9736634
I can already get flour for 55¢/lb at my local bulk store. Veggies are typically the most expensive but most critical parts of my meal anyway, especially during the winter when my garden's not producing.
for OP's question, I say eggplants. Could eat that shit year round.

>> No.9737162

Hot smoked salmon

>> No.9737212

>>9737157
>tfw anon don't understand supply and demand
>tfw he can't into increased production

>> No.9737236

>>9736616
Beef Jerky. The only thing that would even remotely be more of a bargain would be caviar

>> No.9737256

Come on guys,

Beef.

Fuck you veganshits.

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>>9736879
He is saying that you and that other anon's shitty suggestions are pointless because everyone would have equally cheap access to those goods. How do you "make bank" by selling coke that anyone can get for $.50/lb.

>> No.9737312

Truffles. You can shave that shit on ANYTHING and it instantly makes it WAY BETTER. I know this because every restaurant/chef ever does this and charges a small fortune for it.

>> No.9737323

lobster

yeah, i know old le colonial prision food meme, but goddamn do I love it.

>> No.9737340

>>9737323
Boil the lobster in plain water. Take the meat and puree it. Now eat it as is without adding any seasoning or flavoring. That's Prison Lobster.

>> No.9737366

>>9736616
Any of these:

Mushrooms, particularly morel and truffle (yeah, yeah, not technically a mushroom)

Spices, particularly saffron

Black garlic

>> No.9737371

Let's just be clear here: OP is saying that you, and only you, get to purchase an ingredient for 50¢/lb.

>> No.9737372

>>9736655
best choice right here

>> No.9737395

>>9736616
Distilled water

>> No.9737399

>>9736640
This or any illegal drug, if they can be counted as an ingredient. You'd never have to worry about money again.

>> No.9737401

>>9737157
>sells out
>no one gets it
jesus christ anon

>> No.9737422
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9737422

Salmon or tuna I think.

>> No.9737436

>>9737212
Limitation on production is why certain foods are so expensive

>> No.9737441

Cheese

>> No.9737494

whole sirloin
>all these retards picking featherweight ingredients that you use 95 cents's worth even when it costs $8 a lb

>> No.9737499

Whale

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9738181

>>9736616
>Get well soon!

>> No.9738204

>>9736616
Have to go with some kind of meat. Probably fish. Not sure which though. Whatever is highest in all the healthy shit.

>> No.9738207

fucking butter

>> No.9738255

>>9736674
tastelet detected. you may be thinking of turmeric
saffron has one of the most distinctive flavors of any of the spices

>> No.9738604

proper aged cheese, truffle, meat from cows lamb or bison, or tuna and salmon, chicken breast would also work since it would be cheap to go on a clean bulk

>> No.9738637

High quality cheese

>> No.9738651

>>9738255
groundlet detected
fresh tumeric has amazing flavor

>> No.9738682

Dried mangos

>> No.9738764

>>9736616
sushi grade fish

>> No.9739194

>>9736674
spoken like someone who's never had it.
>>9737366
morel and saffron are really legit choices, wouldn't choose truffle myself. don't get me wrong truffle is good and all but it's way overhyped

>> No.9739424

Pedigree race horse semen

>> No.9739430

>>9737399
think this through

>> No.9739533

>>9736646
that would just mean it would always be sold out, methinks. So we should pick something good, but not necessarily part of the common palette.

>> No.9739547

Bananas

>> No.9739571

>>9736634

>luxury product is now cheap
>everyone buys it in bulk
>all the sturgeon caviar, bluefin tuna and truffles are gone in matter of months
>over fished, not enough wild species to maintain a healthy pop
>luxury products are gone forever

Looks like you were the brainlet all along :^)

>> No.9739578

>>9739424
where the fuck do you live that horse semen is an ingredient

>> No.9739582

Olive oil. The good stuff.

>> No.9739618

>>9739582
again. that just would lead it to being constantly sold out

suppry and demand afterl arr

>> No.9739622

Marijuana
Kobe beef
Crab
Lobster
Shrimp
Eel

>> No.9739625

>>9736616
How can it be 50 cent when it costs a pound? XD

>> No.9739948

high fructose corn syrup

>> No.9739954

>>9739622
Isn't eel already like
endangered

>> No.9739959

>>9736616
Gold, then sell it
>b-but gold isn't a ingredient
I know most of you /ck/ partrician boys wouldn't say that but there's plebs that are unaware as gold as a delicate garnisher and light flavor enchancement as well.

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9739960

>>9736616
50c apiece.

>> No.9740068

Tomato paste

>> No.9740089

>>9739954
>eels are an endangered species
Retard.

>> No.9740103

>>9740089
Pretty much every species of edible eel is endangered, fuckface.

>> No.9740107

>>9739959
how would you sell the gold if they can just go to the store and by a pound of it for 50cent? idiot

>> No.9740112

>>9739618
>>9739571
Most people are familiar enough with supply and demand that the scenario implies this to be balanced with supply and demand, brainlet

>> No.9740118

>>9736616
So how does your wish-granting work, crippled anime girl? Is it like somebody invents a magic machine that produces X ingredient for dirt-cheap? Or is it just a worldwide mandate that 50 cents a pound is now the price? Is it just for me? Is it for everyone?
If it's magical food-from-nowhere-for-cheap, high-quality butter. That shit makes everything better.
If it's enforced-pricing, rice. I want the economies of shitty third-world countries to implode.

>> No.9740121

>>9740118
>Is it like somebody invents a magic machine that produces X ingredient for dirt-cheap?
yup
>is it for everyone?
yup

>> No.9740219

>>9739578
Argentina

>> No.9740236

sex slaves

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9740347

>>9736947
me too

>> No.9740348

>>9736616
What does anime girl taste of?

>> No.9740398

>>9739618
Normies don't even understand olive oil.

>> No.9740418

>>9736678
>Irish detected

>> No.9740648

>>9736620
Why would you make it more expensive? Are you a celery farmer?

>> No.9741191

Steak.

>> No.9741196

>>9736616
Corn beef hash

>> No.9741207

>>9736616
Brazil nuts

>> No.9741408

non-halal grass-fed beef.

>> No.9741448

>>9736616
Human souls.

21 souls for 50 cents, imagine what you could do with all of those.

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9741501

>>9741448
Nice try Chichikov

>> No.9741554

>>9738204
srsly, fish and seafood is the right answer
mahi mahi, wild salmon, abalone, turbot …

>> No.9741624

>>9741448
worthless if you don't know how to contact satan or other dealers

>> No.9741634

>>9736616
don't know about the question but it's been years since I saw that image, thanks for reminding me of the funny threads about it

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>>9741634

>> No.9741718

>>9737157
>no one goes there, it's too crowded

>> No.9741745

>>9737157
OP didn't state why prices drop you fool

>> No.9742695

>>9739430
>weed
>thinking things through

>> No.9742880

Soup

>> No.9743045

>>9736616
50 cents per pound? Jeez your economy really is fucked America.

>> No.9743063

>>9737236
It's $36.50 a pound in west virginia now.

>3.5oz
>$8

>> No.9743069

>>9736766

>Latvian enter Mongolian grilling forum
>Is ask what food you want for economic
>He tell potato
>He get laughed
>Is still dark
>Is still cold
>Is no potato

>> No.9743077

>>9743069
:(

>> No.9743102

>>9736616
Question: does this price reduction occur due to a severely increased supply or next to no demand or does it just make something 50c/lb no matter how much of it exists or how many people want it?

>> No.9743106

>>9743102
I already answered this. it's because of increased production

>> No.9743107

Women

>> No.9743131

Men

>> No.9743771

wild caught king salmon. would eat 3 times a day for life.

>> No.9743778

>>9736830
i had a pound of it once, came in bulk at peets coffee when we bagged up spices. worth about $1000 retail. would have been a cool thing to steal, sell baggies of it to chefs in area.

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9743799

>>9736616
san marzano tomatoes, chuck roast (mostly for grinding), high quality salmon or shrimp

>> No.9743802

>>9743778
was it ground? if so, it was probably turmeric senpai

>> No.9745376

Booze

>> No.9745392

>>9736616
HOOOLD MY BREATH AS I

>> No.9745403

>>9736616
salmon

>> No.9745412

caviar

>> No.9745439

Potatoes

>> No.9745444

Chicken breast

>> No.9745754

'za

>> No.9746084

>>9737422

Kek, never seen the follow up image

>> No.9746094

>>9736813

>how to crash the economy : the post

>> No.9746127

>>9736616
parmesan

>> No.9746144

>>9736616
wheat flour

fuck poor people

>> No.9746264

>>9740112
>the scenario implies this to be balanced with supply and demand
Where does it imply this? I'm curious. Are you saying it is implicit in the question that over-consumption of the selected ingredient is impossible? Because I don't think it implies that anywhere in the OP. I think you just got upset at being called out and appended the OP with something it didn't take into account.

For the logically extreme example, some people use gold leaf in cooking. Awesome! Gold for 50cents a pound! OR Caviar, truffles, etc. It's not an interesting question because people will either pick their favorite ingredient that presently costs more than 50c/lb or they'll pick one of the most expensive ingredients possible. Given these two options, and no other qualifiers stated in the OP, I'd say it's pretty fair that posters field questions about supply/demand effects.

>> No.9746282

>>9746264
Not who you're directing that rebuttal at, but I have to say, LMAO at the grey spaghetti called your brain.

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9746307

Aspic.

Then would open a transparent sushi bar.

>> No.9746374

>>9738651
I bought some fresh turmeric at the market recently and it was pretty gross tasting straight/plain. Like dusty and herbal but more like cleaning product than yummy basil or something.

>> No.9746414

I would say saffron. Then I'll be rich by just reselling the saffron.

holy, I would make so much bank actually. PLease I need saffron to be 50c per lbs plz.

>> No.9746418

>>9736616
Cheese.

>> No.9747307

>>9746418
What cheese?
>>9746414
Idiot

>> No.9747333

WEED LMAO

>> No.9747370

flank steak

>> No.9747595

>>9736830
>Unless you want to dye you own clothes monk's robe yellow

Well now I do

>> No.9747600

>>9746414
well here's a hint for ya you can go directly to some saffron farm and buy it really for next to nothing

>> No.9747614

>>9737312
Only because they cost a small fortune so it is trickle down economics. People do go crazy over that shit though, got some older filets you need to move? Buy a few truffles and shave them on the plate and up the price they will sell out.

>> No.9747618

>>9737340
Exactly that pisses me off about that meme, it like saying prison food nowadays is chicken but that doesn't mean you can't make good or expensive chicken dishes just not plain chicken breast with jello pack and fucking frozen veggies

>> No.9747620

>>9747600
You can say the same for cannabis or opium

>> No.9747624

>>9737436
Truffles being 50 cents would only make them triple in price the next day from people buying every supplier out

>> No.9747631

>>9740112
Yeah because people have been so great with that in the past like with the Do-do

>> No.9747634

>>9747631
You did not understand what I wrote. I'm saying that the premise doesn't necessarily imply a price mandate, it could just as well imply an increased supply

>> No.9747648

cock meat sandiwch, extra mayo

>> No.9748086

human livers

>> No.9748114

I never really use that much stuff that $0.50/lb would be helpful. I guess cheese?