- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
OK, we finally head off on the CF very soon. Starting out in St Jean on 25th April.
I have managed the CF before on my own and my dearly beloved (Pat) came in 2016 for a 'warm up', from Sarria. That all went quite well, so this year is the big one for her. Well, until we try from Le Puy of course...
Now you may recall the big debate over Rice Cookers that went on for a couple of years, till the Rice Cooker decided to blow up during pre-Camino testing
I rather fear a similar debate may be brewing. This time it;s about sticky Rice and Fried Beef!
So Pat is from Thailand originally and tends to live on a staple of Rice rather than bread and potatoes like most 'Westerners'.
Long story, mini rice cooker, blows up, no longer taking rice cooker, but we will try to order rice when we can.
Any extra portions of Rice we can get, will be toted in a plastic bag for breakfast next day.
Chuck an egg on top or similar and she's 'Happy as Larry'
An energy packed snack for any budding Thai Pilgrim....
Fast forward to today.
We are doing our daily training walk through the 'bush' around a local Lake.
A nice 5km circuit with plenty of ups and downs.
We head out early before I go to work.
I grab a quick bowl of Muesli.
And Pat? Heats up some sticky rice and quickly deep fries some marinated beef.
That gets popped into a bag and she munches it on the trail........
All was going famously this morning.
Pat up front setting the pace.
Me dutifully trailing in the rear.
And then it happens!
"If I could get a breakfast like this on the Camino, I'd have loads of energy for walking"!
My mind goes into overdrive. What! You're kidding........right?
She's not........
I explain that taking a camping stove to deep fry beef in our room will not go down well.........
Let alone the fire risk!
No, No. We are not going there again.
The Rice Cooker died in training....... A camping stove, pan, oil, No way!
So that gets me thinking and steering the conversation around to 'alternatives' that might be readily available.
Beef jerky? "No, too dry and tough" she says heading up the next incline..........
Jeez...........she's serious !
But you like those small Salami things? What about those? "No I'd really like some fried Beef"
So now we finally get to the question.
For the Camino old hands out there.......
And No, it's not......... Should I go alone? or Should I seek a divorce?
It's this........
Imagine yummy marinated deep fried beef..........
What on earth could be purchased in Spain that would be 'remotely' similar?
Packet, dried, smoked, tinned, whatever. But ready to eat.
The answer could save my Camino, and my marriage
Afternote. Don't worry, Pat and I are 'into' the local food in a big way and she eats almost every thing in her path on Camino.
She's not being overly precious.......
I'm just taking it on as a personal challenge to see if I can find something remotely like her breakfast of choice.........
as a big surprise
I have managed the CF before on my own and my dearly beloved (Pat) came in 2016 for a 'warm up', from Sarria. That all went quite well, so this year is the big one for her. Well, until we try from Le Puy of course...
Now you may recall the big debate over Rice Cookers that went on for a couple of years, till the Rice Cooker decided to blow up during pre-Camino testing
I rather fear a similar debate may be brewing. This time it;s about sticky Rice and Fried Beef!
So Pat is from Thailand originally and tends to live on a staple of Rice rather than bread and potatoes like most 'Westerners'.
Long story, mini rice cooker, blows up, no longer taking rice cooker, but we will try to order rice when we can.
Any extra portions of Rice we can get, will be toted in a plastic bag for breakfast next day.
Chuck an egg on top or similar and she's 'Happy as Larry'
An energy packed snack for any budding Thai Pilgrim....
Fast forward to today.
We are doing our daily training walk through the 'bush' around a local Lake.
A nice 5km circuit with plenty of ups and downs.
We head out early before I go to work.
I grab a quick bowl of Muesli.
And Pat? Heats up some sticky rice and quickly deep fries some marinated beef.
That gets popped into a bag and she munches it on the trail........
All was going famously this morning.
Pat up front setting the pace.
Me dutifully trailing in the rear.
And then it happens!
"If I could get a breakfast like this on the Camino, I'd have loads of energy for walking"!
My mind goes into overdrive. What! You're kidding........right?
She's not........
I explain that taking a camping stove to deep fry beef in our room will not go down well.........
Let alone the fire risk!
No, No. We are not going there again.
The Rice Cooker died in training....... A camping stove, pan, oil, No way!
So that gets me thinking and steering the conversation around to 'alternatives' that might be readily available.
Beef jerky? "No, too dry and tough" she says heading up the next incline..........
Jeez...........she's serious !
But you like those small Salami things? What about those? "No I'd really like some fried Beef"
So now we finally get to the question.
For the Camino old hands out there.......
And No, it's not......... Should I go alone? or Should I seek a divorce?
It's this........
Imagine yummy marinated deep fried beef..........
What on earth could be purchased in Spain that would be 'remotely' similar?
Packet, dried, smoked, tinned, whatever. But ready to eat.
The answer could save my Camino, and my marriage
Afternote. Don't worry, Pat and I are 'into' the local food in a big way and she eats almost every thing in her path on Camino.
She's not being overly precious.......
I'm just taking it on as a personal challenge to see if I can find something remotely like her breakfast of choice.........
as a big surprise