chronic hydroponic wrote:

> I'm trapped in a hotel room for the next few weeks with only an ice
> chest and no hot plate. But the room does have a mini coffepot and
> I learned how to cook ramen noodles in it. Today I picked up some
> silken tofu and mashed it up, put it in the coffepot along with the
> packet of seasoning, some curry powder (lots of Indian and Asian
> stuff in this area), some pure mild chile powder, a bit of soy sauce
> a few dashes of hot sauce. Add water and turn coffemaker on and
> you've got a very filling and very cheap lunch.
>
> Or use any seasonings of your choice, the key ingredients are the
> instant ramen noodles and tofu. Probably costs about $0.25 and
> keeps me going until the one main meal my budget allows for at
> dinnertime. Tofu is great as long as you mash it up so you don't
> notice the icky texture; it has no particular flavor and the
> low-fat/no saturated fat protein it contains makes it fairly
> filling.
>

If you are i SF, some reasonable eats are -

Mifune (Japantown)
Lunch till 3-4 (?)

Hing Lung (Chinese) Broadway & Stockton

Bodega Bistro, Larkin & Eddy)

Many other cheap places in this area. Look for Saigon Sandwich about two
blocks away towards Civic Center on Larkin. Vietnamese sandwiches for
less than 2.50

Shalimar (Punjabi Dhaba style)
- one near Jones & Taylor, and another on Polk St.

Taqueria Cancun, Mission St & 19th St

Tu Lan, 6TH St. & Market

Spices (8th Ave and Clement) & Spices II (6th Ave and Clement)

All of these are within a couple of blocks from major bus routes.

Hope this helps a bit.