What's the worst 'meal' you've come up with as a student?

RanFlagg · 18-09-2014 11:42AM #1

Like, I had a few housemates who took to the auld Koka Noodle Sandwich or resorted to mayonnaise on toast when there's been no butter. Anyone gone to further extremes when there's been nothing in the house? Chips on Pizza is another one.

MonkeyTennis · 18-09-2014 11:45AM

my ex used to do spaghetti with chopped up easi singles. Rank

Penny Tration · 18-09-2014 11:45AM

A single plum, floating in perfume, served in a man's hat.

Sam Kade · 18-09-2014 11:47AM

When I went to college we had a free canteen

in fact everything was free, those were the days

Davarus Walrus · 18-09-2014 11:48AM

The majority of students are just a step above vermin to be honest.

wazky · 18-09-2014 11:49AM

Toast al a premium Polish lager, yum.

Kovu · 18-09-2014 11:49AM

No beans. Next best thing? Peas on toast:D

frag420 · 18-09-2014 11:49AM

Weetabix with marmalade slathered on it, didnt take long to turn into a dry orangey wooden paste in my mouth.........

Sam Kade · 18-09-2014 11:50AM

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

The majority of students are just a step above vermin to be honest.

They can't afford proper meals because they spend all their money on drink and partying.

The Backwards Man · 18-09-2014 11:53AM

Sausages, beans and pasta fried in Harp Lager.

Made that for twenty people one morning in 1995 or 6, there were no complaints.

iDave · 18-09-2014 11:55AM

2 slices of white bread, a Mars bar, 5 mins in the George Foreman. yum yum

Penny Tration · 18-09-2014 11:58AM

This thread is making me hungry tbh.

whisky_galore · 18-09-2014 11:59AM

Chinese noodle and black pudding sangwich. Bit of cultural fusion there.

El Weirdo · 18-09-2014 12:01PM

I know of a guy that used to survive on salt sandwiches and salt on rice through some of the lean periods whilst being a student.

I myself, once used half can of Smithwicks I found in the fridge one morning after a party, on my Cornflakes. I'm not proud.

Aglomerado · 18-09-2014 12:01PM

Rice cooked in the microwave because the cooker used to shoot blue sparks at us when we turned it on) and a jar of Chicken Tonight curry with no chicken in it.
It beat the NUIG canteen food!

BillJ · 18-09-2014 12:02PM

Tuna-beans.

Don't do it

Halfbaker · 18-09-2014 12:03PM

Salt and vinegar sandwich, not the crisps just bread with salt and vinegar.
"Pasta a la ketchup".

whisky_galore · 18-09-2014 12:03PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

I know of a guy that used to survive on salt sandwiches and salt on rice through some of the lean periods whilst being a student.

Lived in a house with a lad that ate little other than huge plates of pasta with pasta sauce, a Mars Bar for 'dessert' all washed down with a 2L Coke.

iDave · 18-09-2014 12:04PM

Pasta and Soy sauce

Wossack · 18-09-2014 12:04PM

some peanut butter smeared on a playing card

suicide_circus · 18-09-2014 12:07PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Sausages, beans and pasta fried in Harp Lager.

Made that for twenty people one morning in 1995 or 6, there were no complaints.

Simpler times back then

Cerveja69 · 18-09-2014 12:11PM

Weetabix with water instead of milk.

Not that long ago and not as a srudent (for shame), I was so broke I had to ask my flatmate if I could 'borrow' a potatoe. She reluctantly said ok but make sure you replace it tomorrow. She was German and obese

I ate it like an apple, no butter, no salt, no nothing

thejaguar · 18-09-2014 12:14PM

A brown sauce sandwich.

Love a good cheese and brown sauce sandwich but there was no cheese.

suicide_circus · 18-09-2014 12:14PM

Cerveja69 wrote: »

Weetabix with water instead of milk.

Not that long ago and not as a srudent (for shame), I was so broke I had to ask my flatmate if I could 'borrow' a potatoe. She reluctantly said ok but make sure you replace it tomorrow. She was German and obese

I ate it like an apple, no butter, no salt, no nothing

Jesus, if your in dublin or most urban centres there are places that will feed you if you are genuinely that hard up.

Rhyme · 18-09-2014 12:17PM

Rice, beans and sweet chilli sauce.

Doesn't taste too bad if you eat it really quickly.

Cerveja69 · 18-09-2014 12:24PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

Jesus, if your in dublin or most urban centres there are places that will feed you if you are genuinely that hard up.

I'm not at all, it was a couple of years ago and I was working as a bartender in Berlin. I'd blown all my money on booze and was no doubt too hungover to go to a supermarket.

I deserve no pity!

bnt · 18-09-2014 12:24PM

I was a mature student, so didn't have the whole "student experience", but I did take a few shortcuts in my cooking. I figured out that some foods needs proper cooking for safety, but some just expect re-heating, and the latter are safe to have cold. Soup straight out of the can or bag, for example. A can of Lidl Scotch Broth (less than €1) for lunch will keep you going all day.

I would get weird stuff from the Asia Market, such as Korean instant noodles that melt your tongue, or bags of made-in-India curry dishes (Palak Paneer, Mehti Gosht and all that). Less than €2 for a huge roll of Chicken Polony (Baloney or mystery meat) for a week of sandwiches: it might be Halal, but you can tell it contains everything but the squawk. :eek:

Darkglasses · 18-09-2014 12:29PM

A thin stew of fish, vegetables, prawns and four kinds of rice. *shudder*

RedXIV · 18-09-2014 12:29PM

A guy I used to live with was nicknamed bob because we caught him wearing a builders hat in bed once. He has an infamous "bob sandwich"

Two slices of white bread
Two waffles
Two microwaveable burgers
Two easi-singles
Lots of ketchup.

He'd eat one and be full for almost 12 hours.
Tried to eat two in a row once, was not pretty

Badly Drunk Boy · 18-09-2014 12:37PM

RanFlagg wrote: »

Like, I had a few housemates who took to the auld Koka Noodle Sandwich or resorted to mayonnaise on toast when there's been no butter. Anyone gone to further extremes when there's been nothing in the house? Chips on Pizza is another one.

Mayonnaise is the Devil's puke, but Koka noodles on toast is lovely. But it has to be on toast. Untoasted bread is a no-no.

byronbay2 · 18-09-2014 12:45PM

Cerveja69 wrote: »

Not that long ago and not as a srudent (for shame), I was so broke I had to ask my flatmate if I could 'borrow' a potatoe. She reluctantly said ok but make sure you replace it tomorrow. She was German and obese

I ate it like an apple, no butter, no salt, no nothing

Please tell me you at least cooked it??

What's the worst 'meal' you've come up with as a student?

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