Raffa el

Sorry if this has already been covered (if it has, point me to the thread and I'll stop cluttering) but:

What do people tend to eat on tour? meals? snacks? how often do you eat? camp stove or no camp stove?

I'm most interested in ways to not depend on restaurants, because my tour will be primarily camping, stealth or otherwise. I have a stove, but the times i've been out it's been a hassle to try to use it, especially when stealth camping. I also found that it was a mistake to bring canned foods, as most of the weight is water and they are a hassle to dispose of afterwards.

paul2

Breakfast - instant oatmeal, bagels
Lunch - bagels with peanut butter, fruit
Dinner - pasta
Snacks - trail mix, granola bars
And you must have at least one ice cream a day.

tannerjones

i take a loaf of bread and smush it down until it fits into a small tupperware container. it's the same amount of food, just condensed into a smaller space. and then of course i have a jar of peanut butter for protein. dried fruit is always nice, as well as cliff bars. if i'm using a cook stove i'll bring ramen noodles and oatmeal as well.

jibi

you can search the forum for meals and food

for me its oats/porridge, drinking yoghurt, dried fruit, bananas,cheese, ham, bread, tins of Tuna, pasta, cous cous, noodles, chick peas.
I have a stove and cook porridge, coffee in the morning, meal in the evening.

george

niknak

I agree with Paul2 on everything. Ice cream is essential.

Losligato

I love to cook. And to try and create meals using my McGuiver skills.

Here are some of the meals we've created here in Asia.

Raffa el

Thanks much guys. I will certainly remember ice cream. And Losligato, if I can get that miso soup to work I'll probably die happy. Question, though. Can you use the Orikaso-ware as a cutting surface? Having a cutting board was one of my concerns in the preparation of fresh foods--I'm definitely not carrying a pound of wood or plastic with me everywhere.

paul2

I have a plastic plate, which doubles as my plate and cutting board.

niknak

Yes, I use one of their plates as a cutting board. When cutting, just don't dig into the surface with your knife. It will scar. Orikaso is wonderful.

gizem310

+1. we bought both the bowls and the plates for our tour but it turned out that the bowls were enough, so the plates became cutting boards. i did not like the plates very much to begin with, the folding system does not work as good as the bowls.

bigdufstuff

If you'll be using a stove. Cousous is a great way to go. It is made from the same stuff as pasta so it is has similar nutrition and taste but cooks faster, with a smaller pot, and with less water. You can add just about anything to the water to add taste such as vegatable bouillon cubes.