Author Topic: Beginners guide to eating outdoors when cycle camping (Read 36865 times)

Canardly · « **on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:13:10 pm »

So yes we all agree, noodles can be had and.....?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:18:51 pm »

I prefer to take rice to pasta. Much greater mass in the same volume container.

peliroja · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:19:58 pm »

We love couscous (saves on gas as just needs hot water) and quinoa (soak it in just-boiled water to save on gas).

Edit: both are good for bunging lots of veggies in at the last minute to quickly steam cook (in NZ we ate loads of asparagus, broccoli, mushrooms, red onion, etc) to up the healthiness of the meal.

geraldc · « **Reply #3 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:21:57 pm »

Porridge

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:23:57 pm »

Quote from: geraldc on 26 January, 2011, 08:21:57 pm

Porridge

Absolutely, although last year when I was camping with Charlotte I ended up not cooking it, just easting the raw oats with milk & sugar.

Canardly · « **Reply #5 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:24:53 pm »

Made by same firm as Stonehenge obviously.

Chris N · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:27:34 pm »

1) whatever cooks the quickest
2) porridge
3) tubes of condensed milk
4) espresso
5) rum

Canardly · « **Reply #7 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:28:38 pm »

Canardly · « **Reply #8 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:29:43 pm »

Cous cous good as is already cooked but look at mini Trangia and shakes head mournfully...I guess a fry up is not on the menu then.

Chris N · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:30:38 pm »

Makes the quick-cook crap more palatable, warms you up and goes nicely in your espresso!

Kim · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:31:22 pm »

This thread shows an alarming absence of bacon...

(I tend to live on rice while cycle-camping, mainly because it's convenient, palatable and Stupid Digestive System friendly.)

Canardly · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:33:34 pm »

I was guessing rice but it does take quite a time to cook the old basmati how does a trangia cope with that?

Speshact · « **Reply #12 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:35:51 pm »

beer garden

rogerzilla · « **Reply #13 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:38:12 pm »

Cook sauce, put it aside, cook rice/pasta and then quickly reheat sauce.

gordon taylor · « **Reply #14 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:38:36 pm »

Cooking is easier if you're solo, as there's nobody else around to go UUUUGHHHH.

Porridge + water - no milk or sugar.
Savoury rice in packets.
Tinned ravioli*
Pasta with things in it - again from packets.
Tinned Big Soup
Tinned normal soup with added crumbs from the bottom of the bar bag - usually fig roll bits.
Coffee, no milk or sugar.

Cold food is fine too. Especially proper French baguettes with near-liquid blue cheese.

Everything except the coffee is eaten from the pan in which it was cooked. The layer of burnt stuff at the bottom is to be savoured and scraped off with a spoon. Camping food is just fuel IMHO, and it still tastes like nectar after a long day on the road.

*I used to like tinned meatballs, but my tastes are more sophisticated now.

I hate noodles. BTW

Kim · « **Reply #15 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:40:12 pm »

Quote from: Canardly on 26 January, 2011, 08:33:34 pm

I was guessing rice but it does take quite a time to cook the old basmati how does a trangia cope with that?

Just fine. Uses about 2/3 of a burner-full of meths, so as long as you make sure it's full when you start, there's enough left to bring a pan of saucy stuff up to heat once the rice is done.

My preference is for Uncle Ben's rice when camping, as it's slightly quicker to cook and much less starchy (easier washing-up).

Wowbagger · « **Reply #16 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:42:36 pm »

Once my rice is done I just tip the sauce over it and mix it in.

Oaky · « **Reply #17 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:46:01 pm »

Quote from: Canardly on 26 January, 2011, 08:33:34 pm

I was guessing rice but it does take quite a time to cook the old basmati how does a trangia cope with that?

Even at home my Basmati rice is only on the hob for 6 minutes - that's not long is it?

Canardly · « **Reply #18 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:54:17 pm »

aye in boiling water.........

We are talking wet muddy field here freezing your alturas off and soaking jim jams (does anyone actually wear them) but determined to have a go at this....

corshamjim · « **Reply #19 on:** 26 January, 2011, 08:58:22 pm »

Lentils.

Yes I know they're out of fashion ever since Neil from The Young Ones ate them, but they're full of protein, easy to cook, and ...

a bit tasteless usually ..

but I like them!

Canardly · « **Reply #20 on:** 26 January, 2011, 09:00:15 pm »

cor lentils had a go with them this winter as in broth comfort food stewy type thing. Them ald uns knew a thing or two but once again need some cooking as in slower the better really......

Kim · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 January, 2011, 09:03:17 pm »

Quote from: Canardly on 26 January, 2011, 08:54:17 pm

aye in boiling water......... We are talking wet muddy field here freezing your alturas off and soaking jim jams (does anyone actually wear them) but determined to have a go at this....

Top tip: The muddy field isn't actually required for the Trangia to operate. It is in fact possible to try things out and see what works well with your kit at home first. If nothing else, it'll give you an idea of what The Right Amount Of Water looks like.

Canardly · « **Reply #22 on:** 26 January, 2011, 09:05:16 pm »

Will give that a go. First Roast lamb..............Joking aside have been practising with exotic delights such as savoury rice and it takes so damn long to transmogrify into something edible.

mike · « **Reply #23 on:** 26 January, 2011, 09:10:39 pm »

surely there arent many campsites more than a couple of miles from a pub?

Canardly · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 January, 2011, 09:11:32 pm »

Now we are getting to the inner secrets of cycle camping thinks.......

Author Topic: Beginners guide to eating outdoors when cycle camping (Read 36865 times)

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