What are the best foods for frequent travelers to bring on board?
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I had a girlfriend who once made me a sliced, strip steak (with a side of peppercorn gravy) as packed lunch on a thermos-like container. My seat mates were envious.
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Yeah, the deli I used to patronize in my hometown would ask if the sandwiches were for immediate consumption. If not, they would pack pickle, lettuce and tomato in a separate wrapper. I've always done the same when packing school/work lunches with wet ingredients. I like my tuna salad very soggy so it's imperative to pack it in a container for application 5 hours later.
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#1, extra onions with a Diet Coke! Or maybe something from the secret menu. Definitely better then what C or F gets domestic...
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We were flying back from one of the do's in London one February and the people across the asile about an hour after takeoff got up and got a Harrods bag from the overhead. They had a loaf of bread and a side of smoked salmon which Harrods had cut for them and then vaccum packed back into shape. Little jars of the sauces or whatever they were using, they started pulling off bits and pieses and enjoyed it for hours.
I think our most common travel food is proably whole wheat tortilla wraps, some home cooked sliced roast beef or turkey, some cheese, and some grape tomatoes. Packaged individually they stay fresh for hours and hours, and are eary to assemble. If you want mayo or mustard, virtually every airport shop has bins of them for you inside security.
My other favorite is shrimp, just dump some frozen cooked shrimp into better containers (or wrap the bag a bit) and in a few hours it will thaw into perfect cocktail shrimp. You can even get smaller jars of cocktail sauce if you want.
I think our most common travel food is proably whole wheat tortilla wraps, some home cooked sliced roast beef or turkey, some cheese, and some grape tomatoes. Packaged individually they stay fresh for hours and hours, and are eary to assemble. If you want mayo or mustard, virtually every airport shop has bins of them for you inside security.
My other favorite is shrimp, just dump some frozen cooked shrimp into better containers (or wrap the bag a bit) and in a few hours it will thaw into perfect cocktail shrimp. You can even get smaller jars of cocktail sauce if you want.
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Anything is good, so long as it does not have a smell. It's pretty bad having to smell someone else's food....or smell the overpowering smell of different dishes being eating by numerous folks nearby.
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Search FT for "big stinky burritto" and you'll get more than a couple of hits with my name on them!
I even take them when I'm flying domestic F (they go nicely with a fruit plate).
I even take them when I'm flying domestic F (they go nicely with a fruit plate).
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Me too, but on a couple of occasions, I've gotten a obnoxious ration of crap from TSA, "extra gels in extra ZipLocs, I guess.
I'd prefer some really odoriferous sammitches, but deferential to others, I pack some assorted cheese, cold meats, a chunk of baguette, grapes and an apple, almost always having to "explain" to TSA. The local truppen recognize and know the story. I guess they don't think the little packets of Dijon mustard and butter are dangerous.