Kitchen staples

Originally written for a friend about to embark on setting up her kitchen for the first time, this is a list of "consumable pantry" type items (i.e. stuff that lasts ages) grouped by how often I use things and how important I think each item is. This list is obviously heavily biased towards the stuff I cook: primarily Zhejiang Chinese, easy Western dishes, and forays into other cuisines for particular flavors that appeal to my tastes.

Mostly posting for posterity, but I WOULD be interested if people disagreed on priorities or had things I don't use! In other words, I am always interested in going way too in depth on the topics I'm interested in. 

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