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My uncle in Cleveland told me his 'poverty meal' from the 80s was just rice, a can of cream of mushroom soup, and a handful of frozen peas.
He said he still makes it sometimes because it costs about $2.50 total and reminds him of getting by, so what's your own version of a cheap meal that's stuck around?
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carr.james6mo ago
My wife still makes our old "depression pasta" from our first apartment, just noodles, a can of stewed tomatoes, and whatever cheese was on sale.
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the_phoenix6mo ago
My buddy from college still swears by his "struggle stir fry." He'd grab the cheapest bag of frozen mixed veggies, a single chicken thigh he'd slice super thin, and this awful soy sauce packet from a takeout place he saved. He fries it all up in a dented pan he's had since dorm days. Says it tastes like making rent that first year out of school.
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victor_carr255mo ago
People get real poetic about their broke food. It's just some stuff you threw in a pot because you had no money. My version was a can of beans dumped over toast. I still eat it because it's fast, not for the memories. Calling it a "struggle stir fry" or saying it "tastes like making rent" is a bit much. It's just dinner from when you were poor.
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