If you're trying to live the mostly rice life, I strongly recommend buying some cheap pickles (I can get pickled mustard greens for .99 a bag and that bag should have about 7-12 servings worth) and chili crisp ($3.99 a jar for off brand, probably upwards of 20 servings) or anything else salty and flavorful (furikake is great for this, so is nanami togarashi).

Canned fish is a great suggestion for value, but because of the mercury content of many fish, you should probably look into buying the cheapest chicken you can find (.99/lbs. locally) and chopping it into mince with some green onions, soy sauce and Shoaxing wine to fry and top your rice.

Eggs are fairly cheap and help make a rice bowl great. You can also buy shelf stable tofu blocks faaaairly cheaply for some variety.

[–] ericbomb 11 points 9 months ago

Yeah but then the bit wouldn't be surviving off of 4.20 a day ordering stuff only off amazon!

But yeah this is generally good advice and much better than "Buy a random can of something for 1.50 and dump in half pound of rice". Fish and cheap chicken offer a lot of flavor and nutrients for the price.

[–] Abucketofpuppies 6 points 9 months ago

Lol this reminds me of when I was living in the Philippines. I mostly ate rice with an egg and some sort of fish they called isda pambaboy, which translates to "fish for the pigs". I've always wondered if I exposed myself to too much mercury during this time..

[–] Mr_Blott 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Furry-kakke sounds fucking awful

[–] trashgirlfriend 2 points 9 months ago

You got the whole squad laughing