How Do You Sandwich?
As I've mentioned on previous posts, I'm still rather new to this bike-touring thing. I've been bitten by the bug, but am only just getting into fully self-contained touring and all the details that come with it:The difference in the way the bike handles, figuring out how to strap my tent onto my rack, these were things I'd prepared for, but the problem of lunch still stumped me. Are meats okay to be in the heat of my handlebar bag all day? Is there a magical way to keep the tomatoes from making your bread all soggy? I like peanut butter as much as the next girl, but I can't imagine eating it every day. There has to be a solution, right? So I set out on a fact-finding mission, and asked my fellow tours specialists what they wrapped up for lunch on the road.Mo likes snacks, rather than sandwiches. When she does make sandwiches, she likes a hearty, seedy bread with Italian meat, cheese, and an egg-free spread (hot mayonnaise is basically poisonous) with some sort of greens -- preferably sprouts or spinach. However, jerky, cheese on the side, nuts and chocolate are more her go-to self-contained lunch food.I emailed Arlen to ask his opinion, and his response was:"I carry two tupperware containers in my gear. One is for my sandwich/wrap with or without nuts or fruits stuffed around it. The other is for pickles, tomatoes, olives, lettuce or anything else to make the sandwich or wrap better. When not in use I can also use this container for my cereal or oatmeal in the morning, and/or extra fruit or nuts for my ride day.If I'm worried about heat I wrap my sandwich with my aluminum foil (which I reuse) -- it keeps the cold in and the hot out (for awhile).I typically pack 1-2 sandwiches or wraps mushed on top of each other in the tupperware container. My lunches typically include:- PB&B - Peanut Butter and Banana (jelly is too sloppy)
- Cheese and bagels
- Cold cuts with pickles, tomatoes, olives, lettuce (and did I mention pickles?!)
- Hardboiled egg made the night before at the end of dinner.
- Nuts, nuts, and more nuts.
- FruitMy lunch typically doesn't make it past 11 AM unless I have 2nd breakfasts in which case I eat it by 1 PM. Typically, it isn't hot enough to spoil anything by then."Want to show off your own amazing sandwich-making skills? Take one of our fall self-contained or van-supported tours and wow your new friends!Or describe your dream touring sandwich right now!Maybe we will make a touring sandwich sample table featuring all the sandwiches in the blog and Facebook comments ... the inventors of the tastiest sandwiches might see a picture of Adventure Cycling Staff eating sandwich inventions on next week's edition of On the Road.- MadelinePhoto of Mo enjoying a snack on tour by Paul Hansbarger-- ON THE ROAD is written by the tours team -- Mo, Paul, Madeline, and Arlen -- tours specialists and intrepid bicyclists, covering all things related to Adventure Cycling's Tours Department. Find your Perfect Fall Tour!
Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/07/how-do-you-sandwich.html
