View Full Version : If you could have a limitless supply of any one food on the trail, what would it be?
Freigeist
01-22-2011, 00:45
You just say a word and think a quantity and it poofs into existence magically in front of you (no need to carry it, doesn't attract bears when unbidden, etc).
Let's assume the decision is final and you'll retain this exact ability for the rest of your life (only on the trail though! And the food cannot be bartered, given, or sold). Also, the food can be in any cooked state, but it has to be kept simple (magic food-delivering genies don't like complex things). Things like sandwiches and plain salads are ok, but turduckens with every veggie in existence are not. Or, if you absolutely must have something like that, you can't just wish the uneaten parts away and must be a good little leave-no-tracer and pack out what you don't consume.
I would want either raspberries or grilled freshly caught salmon. It's doubtful I'll ever tire of either and they're both on the harder end to obtain while hiking in most areas.
Filet Mignon cooked rare:http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookingfaqs/f/faqfiletmignon.htm Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after freakin year:D:sun
Pedaling Fool
01-22-2011, 08:03
Plain milk chocolate m&m's
Eggs!!!! I love me some eggs. You haven't lived untill you've carried an egg up a mountain just so you can fry it on a rock in a fire.
Actually, I'll go with eggs, bacon, and cheese on an english muffin. That way I get my egg and some more food groups in there :)
MedicineMan
01-22-2011, 08:25
Highland Porter
Cookerhiker
01-22-2011, 08:25
For cold weather, it's Cookerhiker's 4 food groups - black coffee, wine, cheese, and dark chocolate.
Warm weather, I'll go with Maryland-style crab cakes with a microbrew and maple-walnut ice cream for dessert.
mweinstone
01-22-2011, 08:36
manna.............................
Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices.
swiss cake rolls all day long. I'll carry in-carry out.
Sumatra coffee in the morning with a double shot of Guatemalan expresso. Guinness for luncheon.
Salmon, asparagus, dark chocolate covered apricots, vodka.
takethisbread
01-22-2011, 09:45
I'm fine with Ramen every meal, just I wish I could have someone to wash out my pot and clean my stove.
Cabin Fever
01-22-2011, 09:52
swiss cake rolls all day long. I'll carry in-carry out.
I work for Mckee (owners of Little Debbies). Limitless supply all day long. But I have to exercise restraint daily!
Cabin Fever
01-22-2011, 09:53
Fresh fruit is what I miss most on the Trail.
Whole milk yogurt. Or the Greek kind that has like 17g of fat per 6 oz. With berries.
bear bag hanger
01-22-2011, 11:12
Doesn't matter what it is, if you eat the same thing day after day after day, you will grow tired of it and not want to look at it ever again.
Swiss gruyere cheese for my mac-n-cheese.
jerseydave
01-22-2011, 11:15
rotisserie chicken.........
what?
Ice cream sandwiches!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs Baggins
01-22-2011, 11:28
Any amber ale or stout at lunch, red wine at dinner, 18 yo scotch after dinner. I'll worry about the food, just have the beverages ready!
You do get tired of the same thing day after day......went to Chile and Argentina loving ham and cheese....came back nauseated at the sight of it. Every freaking day.......when the returning airline set a ham and cheese omelet in front of me, I cried. :( One of our trek mates on the plane said he expected to hear blood curdling screams at the sight of it! 5 years later I can face it again.
Wise Old Owl
01-22-2011, 11:37
http://ccgi.columbusexplorers.org.uk/joomla/images/photos/fire2007.jpg
ROTISSERIE RABBIT AND RABBIT STEW
Delta-Dawn
01-22-2011, 11:42
Popcorn. Fresh hot popcorn. That is the only thing I can eat every day of my life and not get tired of and the one snack I always want the most when I can't get it. You can do different things with it and make it a different snack depending on the mood (m&m's with gummies; gorp; garlic powder instead of salt-the possibilities are endless). :)
pizza.
10 retarded characters
pizza.Pizza was going to be my original choice, figuring it is a very well balanced meal, is delicious, and actually is like the most sold fast food.
Awol1970
01-22-2011, 12:04
pizza.
10 retarded characters
Would you like ten retarded characters to deliver the pizza? Or ten retarded characters to like hand feed it to you and ****?:)
Awol1970
01-22-2011, 12:08
Beer. Duh. Cold and free is my favorite kind.
Ashevillian
01-22-2011, 12:09
[QUOTE=kanga;1099356]pizza.
Agreed, pizza with feta, artichoke hearts, pineapple and sausage, it covers all the food groups.
chiefiepoo
01-22-2011, 12:20
Grits! ............
Lemni Skate
01-22-2011, 12:31
I actually felt like I had an unlimited supply of raspberries last summer in SNP and Northern Virginia. I could hardly make a mile in two hours because I kept stopping to partake of the bounty.
Oh yeah, to answer the question....PIZZA!
Swiss gruyere cheese for my mac-n-cheese.
Well, ayah.
Desert Beacon
01-22-2011, 13:58
Fresh, raw oysters. (Packing out the shells would be a drag, though.)
Jim Adams
01-22-2011, 14:57
1 live lobster and 1 bottle of Alaskan Smoked Porter every evening.
geek
Kel, the "Stickman"
01-22-2011, 15:08
manna.............................
Mmmm... Bamannas! AYCE and all you need! YUM!:banana
ChinMusic
01-22-2011, 15:11
Monicals Pizza with french dressing.
hold the 10 characters.
couscous
01-22-2011, 15:33
Couscous.. big surprise there. :D
Smoked Trout from (once was) Cloud 9
garlic08
01-22-2011, 16:47
Another vote for the pizza. It's hard to pack, pretty heavy, decent nutrition, not always cheap, high on the craving list, and tastes delicious at every meal.
Funny, but I don't think I ate pizza more than once on both of my hikes combined. When I came off the trail I either wanted eggs or ice cream. A few times I wanted a salad. I never wanted pizza.
I wanted pizza more than any other food on my last several-day hike. So I'll say pizza.
max patch
01-22-2011, 18:40
Interesting topic.
While choosing between and pizza and barbeque seems like obvious alternatives, if I had to pick one item on a 5 month thru it would have to be salad. Having a salad daily with a lot of veggies and fruits would certainly make the objective of eating healthy during the hike much easier.
freemarie
01-22-2011, 18:45
pizza.
10 retarded characters
hahahahahaha
freemarie
01-22-2011, 18:50
Oh, and I'll agree with popcorn or salad.
Would you like ten retarded characters to deliver the pizza? Or ten retarded characters to like hand feed it to you and ****?:)
the retarded characters i know would eat it before i even had a chance to smell it properly, so no! get your own pizza!
Agreed, pizza with feta, artichoke hearts, pineapple and sausage, it covers all the food groups.
OMG that sounds so good!
TJ aka Teej
01-23-2011, 13:05
Apples. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dessert. You don't even have to stop walking.
coffee blueberry pancakes oh man... maybe some bacon thick and salty....
freemarie
01-23-2011, 20:41
OMG that sounds so good!
secondeddd.
4eyedbuzzard
01-23-2011, 20:44
Durian fruit - so I could have solitude in the woods.
mweinstone
01-23-2011, 22:20
um, yappy?...thats what i eat every morning? gabeesh?7000 miles of everlovin bacon bluberry pancakes and cowboy coffie. other morns its trail bisqits and gravy.but it allways upsets the opposition.lol.
sushi. morn noon and night.octi,eel,mak,sam,flyboy,and some fotomaki for balast.
Blueberry pancakes? Oh yeah, I'm with ya on that! I dreamed of pancakes on the trail often. One dream was pancakes. The other was to have an egg, over medium, one each on top of four English muffin halves. Mmm....
Cookerhiker
01-23-2011, 22:59
... blueberry pancakes oh man....
Blueberry pancakes? Oh yeah, I'm with ya on that! I dreamed of pancakes on the trail often. One dream was pancakes. ....
+1 on the pancakes with one huge condition: must have real, pure, maple syrup. None of that Log Cabin, Vermont Maid, etc. crap, especially those with HFCS.
a chicken burrito from Chipotle with black beans, lettuce, cheese, rice, salsa, corn, and guac
im officially hungry again
abn trooper
01-23-2011, 23:19
fried chicken. oh yaaa
Trailweaver
01-24-2011, 02:10
I crave fresh veggies on the trail - well, salad and fruit too - but first thing I do when I come off the trail and get clean enough to be in public is go eat some veggies.
Sickmont
01-24-2011, 12:12
Mexican food. And not the drive thru crap either. REAL Mexican food. I could eat it and only it for the rest of my life if i had to.
Monkeywrench
01-24-2011, 13:10
Bacon.
And because WhiteBlaze insists that all replies be at least 10 characters, I will repeat...
Bacon.
JohnEbner
01-25-2011, 18:15
My first thought was my favorite food, BBQ ribs. I think it would be best to go with something versatile though, something that you could use to make a variety of things.....and it would have to be meat. With that in mind, I would probably choose some kind of chicken, probably grilled.
Bacon. In all it's glorious forms.
Cheese! Cheese! And more cheese
mweinstone
01-29-2011, 22:12
i think we all know what food is the easyest to live off.
cookies. to hot to hold, toll house walnut cookies. thats right. what you got ?
Lasagne.
Definitely not Pop Tarts.
fredmugs
02-03-2011, 13:43
Pizza. Love all the people who gave more than one response when you specifically send any one food.
Sickmont
02-03-2011, 15:03
i think we all know what food is the easyest to live off.
cookies. to hot to hold, toll house walnut cookies. thats right. what you got ?
Thin mints and Samoas, courtesy of my local Girl Scout troop....
Special-K
02-03-2011, 22:03
BACON!!! with a side of vanilla ice cream
middle to middle
02-03-2011, 22:14
I am now hungry after reading all this and I want them all.
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the goat
02-03-2011, 22:30
You just say a word and think a quantity and it poofs into existence magically in front of you (no need to carry it, doesn't attract bears when unbidden, etc).
Let's assume the decision is final and you'll retain this exact ability for the rest of your life (only on the trail though! And the food cannot be bartered, given, or sold). Also, the food can be in any cooked state, but it has to be kept simple (magic food-delivering genies don't like complex things). Things like sandwiches and plain salads are ok, but turduckens with every veggie in existence are not. Or, if you absolutely must have something like that, you can't just wish the uneaten parts away and must be a good little leave-no-tracer and pack out what you don't consume.
I would want either raspberries or grilled freshly caught salmon. It's doubtful I'll ever tire of either and they're both on the harder end to obtain while hiking in most areas.
bacon.
as if there was something better????
Chicken breast stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.
bacon.
as if there was something better????
pizza with bacon on it..
mweinstone
02-04-2011, 09:33
i wonder why nobody invented bacon fumes in in a spray can.you could spray it in the morning to wake up late sleepers. and they could have a sizzle soundtrack cd to play with it.
and why not make allarm clocks that sizzle instead of ring?
and finaly, can bacon fumes be used to bring someone out of a coma?
mweinstone
02-04-2011, 09:34
what exactly are the medical uses of bacon? other than suicide prevention.
Farr Away
02-04-2011, 10:02
i wonder why nobody invented bacon fumes in in a spray can.you could spray it in the morning to wake up late sleepers. and they could have a sizzle soundtrack cd to play with it.
and why not make allarm clocks that sizzle instead of ring?
and finaly, can bacon fumes be used to bring someone out of a coma?
Actually somebody has made a bacon alarm clock - the Wake-N-Bacon. http://www.mathlete.com/portfolio/wakeNbacon.php I don't think it's for sale anywhere though. Sorry.
kolokolo
02-05-2011, 01:17
Snickers.
Contains all 4 food groups Dairy, Nuts, Chocolate, and Chocolate.
Did I mention chocolate?
I got to travel to Italy as a chaperone for a school trip last year. In Florence, I had a Tuscan Steak. It was, without a doubt, the BEST steak I have ever eaten in my entire life! I could eat one of those bad boys every day for the rest of my life and be just fine.
what exactly are the medical uses of bacon? other than suicide prevention.
Antidepressant.
Aphrodisiac.
Maintenance of low blood pressure.
Hangover cure.
twsmith001
02-16-2011, 01:12
pigs inna blanket wrapped in bacon.......you can eat them on a plate or on the go
off-pher
02-16-2011, 11:16
Deep fried trout or BACON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the goat
02-16-2011, 12:25
bacon.
as if there was something better????
pizza with bacon on it..
only if the dough is made from bacon fat, and the cheese is cheddar bacon.
Kerosene
02-16-2011, 12:38
Wow, only one other vote for beer? Of course, I'd want a variety of different types of beer, with an emphasis on micro-brewed IPAs and Pilsners.
Sassafras Lass
02-16-2011, 20:20
Hoo boy . . . . I think I'd have to go pizza as well.
But a real pizza, Napolitana style, with bufala mozzarella and a full-flavor tomato sauce, brushed with olive oil, sprigs of basil, sprinkled with salt and the lightest touch of garlic . . . . .
http://slice.seriouseats.com/images/20080812-sn-marg-01.jpg
Delta-Dawn
02-16-2011, 20:33
Hoo boy . . . . I think I'd have to go pizza as well.
But a real pizza, Napolitana style, with bufala mozzarella and a full-flavor tomato sauce, brushed with olive oil, sprigs of basil, sprinkled with salt and the lightest touch of garlic . . . . .
http://slice.seriouseats.com/images/20080812-sn-marg-01.jpg
Ahhh, you shouldn't have posted that...I think my tongue just had a mouth-gasm. ;) I seriously need to go eat instead of reading the WB board. lol :rolleyes:
Sassafras Lass
02-16-2011, 21:25
Ahhh, you shouldn't have posted that...I think my tongue just had a mouth-gasm. ;) I seriously need to go eat instead of reading the WB board. lol :rolleyes:
LOL - I just appreciate good food and want to inspire culinary creativity in others :p Oh, and foodgasms - those are the best!
mweinstone
02-17-2011, 16:41
artichokes and garlic lemon butter. and avacadoes.
NCarolinaHiker
02-17-2011, 16:44
Honestly? Endless amounts of sushi.
chicken on the bone, corn on the cob and a slice of Mom's buttermilk pie
mweinstone
02-20-2011, 08:34
ahhhh...momfood. the pinnical of the food pyramids larder.
procus.cabbage rasins beef and sauce......mmmmm...momfood.....drool...
Bacon, delicately wrapped in bacon with bits of chopped up bacon on top. As a treat, I will add a layer of bacon to the wrapping bacon.
timebreaks
02-27-2011, 15:20
i'm amazed and disappointed that bacon took three pages before showing up in earnest on this thread!
my vote is for bacon. or duck confit. duck fat may be the one food that could give bacon a run for its money.
EastCoastFeastCoast
02-27-2011, 15:24
Gosh these are all good choices. But when I read these I think of a few factors. What could I absolutely positively not get on the trail that would be too complicated. What's too heavy? What can I NOT get all the time even at home that's world class good. 2 things come to mind: CRAWFISH BOIL (with all the fixins) or Paella (with EVERYTHING in it- muscles, clams, chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, etc.. etc.. etc..) Ugh... I think I need to go to the market and make some paella. Oh noes... it's just about crawfish season... decisions decisions.
Gosh these are all good choices. But when I read these I think of a few factors. What could I absolutely positively not get on the trail that would be too complicated. What's too heavy? What can I NOT get all the time even at home that's world class good. 2 things come to mind: CRAWFISH BOIL (with all the fixins) or Paella (with EVERYTHING in it- muscles, clams, chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, etc.. etc.. etc..) Ugh... I think I need to go to the market and make some paella. Oh noes... it's just about crawfish season... decisions decisions.
The decision is only hard, until one considers bacon.
EastCoastFeastCoast
02-27-2011, 18:26
You know... bacon goes great in paella.
johnnyblisters
02-27-2011, 23:23
Wow, only one other vote for beer? Of course, I'd want a variety of different types of beer, with an emphasis on micro-brewed IPAs and Pilsners.
Although I do prefer a great selection of micros and homebrews, http://www.patsbcb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=18 seems like a good option...
GreasePot
02-28-2011, 00:06
Cinnamon rolls
Milksteak... and your finest jelly beans.
Raw.
greywolf99
02-28-2011, 02:24
Eggs!!!! I love me some eggs. You haven't lived untill you've carried an egg up a mountain just so you can fry it on a rock in a fire.
Actually, I'll go with eggs, bacon, and cheese on an english muffin. That way I get my egg and some more food groups in there :)
i read a book while on the trail last yr that was a boating book and in that book they said that if you take a carton of eggs in the cardboard and coat them with vasaline that they would keep for up to 6 week or 6 months i dont remember which
Firefighter503
03-07-2011, 09:30
Chipotle Burrito. Hands down. Every time a friend/family member meets me on the trail this year, they have been instructed to bring me at least one.
Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices.
this is bout what i was thnkn but add cashews and other nuts
300winmag
03-14-2011, 16:42
Fresh fruit is what I SHOULD ask for but longneck bottles of India Pale Ale is what I REALLY want in unlimited supply at the end of the day. Gain weight after a week on the trail? Who, ME?
Megan1125
05-12-2011, 13:14
Definitely beer! If I said pizza then I would have nothing to look forward to when I got off the trail!
I'm a simple man with simple needs: CHOCOLATE!!!
fresh rye sourdgough bread or pear cider
Ripe mango, avocado, papaya, bananas, lychees, and cherimoya. Fresh raw macadamias and unroasted sea salted cashews. AHI POKE! pronounced Po kay. A raw tuna sashimi quality Hawaiian lunch staple!
With the quinoa, brown rice, and oatmeal I will also carry that's all the food I need to survive!
Tough one. Many good answers. ( Though I think the multiple answers are cheating. )
I like the fresh fruit or vegetable answers, and also fresh fish or game, but I think if it were too easy it might take away from the experience.
I'll go with the cold beer.