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What do you do about cooking whilst traveling?

 

by @kathrynoh 8yr  | 26 comments

This is something Iโ€™ve not really seen addressed anywhere much but, when you are staying somewhere medium term, say 1-6 months, what you do about cooking? I figure anything shorter than that and you can make do, while over 6 months you arenโ€™t going to mind stocking a kitchen so much. But, for that medium term period, it feels like a waste to spend too much on pantry supplies and equipment but too long to get by on basics.

Anyway, Iโ€™d love to know what other people in regards to cooking. Do you eat out for all your meals, have a few โ€˜go toโ€™ dishes that you can cook anywhere with minimal equipment (mine would be omelettes) or do you adjust to the local cuisine?

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This is huge topic for me. How to get a healthy supply of fruits and veggies esp. in Asia? Bayer AG is selling endosulfan products all over asia. Even so-called organic produce is like 50% likely to be contaminated. Thailand is the worst. Thereโ€™s โ€œsaferโ€ varieties, like cabbage, e.g. , melons. Iโ€™ve been thinking to buy local electric steamers (20 bucks) And perhaps trying to travel with KTec blender-coconut milk, alfalfa sprouts, banana, mint, with some USA superfood powders. I dunno.

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I found a miniscule, teeny, weeny locally sourced organic once a month farmers market in Penang, connected to Real Food Restaurant,and a cool organic cafe inside Nin Bus Depot Art Gallery.

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@lia9255 8yr

Iโ€™m a trained chef, so happy to cook for everybody if weโ€™re ever in the same place! In some cities, it makes sense to eat out because food is cheap, tasty and plentiful. But in other cities, you can save a lot of money if you cook for yourself. I usually cook breakfast and dinner, and grab lunch out. Master a few basic go-to dishes like noodles, rice, omelettes, baked chicken, broiled salmon, etcโ€ฆand you can change it up, based on whatever local ingredients are available. That way, you donโ€™t have to buy a lot of different proteins or spices (salt & pepper are all you really need and you can get that anywhere). Always buy fresh, local breads and cheeses - theyโ€™re the best. And finally, donโ€™t be afraid to eat local produce - itโ€™s actually very rare to get sick from fresh fruits and veggies. In terms of equipment, you should be able to get by with one saucepan, a medium size pot, a good chefโ€™s knife (CAN NOT CARRY ON A PLANE - MUST CHECK), a veg peeler, tongs, spatula and one place setting (plate, bowl, mug, utensils). Anything else is useless.

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i do miss having a good knife. :frowning:

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@ellen1 8yr

Just tossing out some fast, super-protein-packed go-toโ€™sโ€ฆ

  • a bag of hearty greens mixed with white beans and oil-packed tuna/sardines/salmon (especially sardines โ€œin somethingโ€ like piquillo peppers or whatever) can actually make for a super healthy meal.

  • tuna and white beans on their own isnโ€™t precisely delicious but if you have some Italian dressing, itโ€™ll do.

  • if you can heat up stuff: a can black beans, shredded cheese, then top with half a jar of salsa and, if you have it, half an avocado.

I have a bag of Kosher salt in my backpack but one can get their hands on salt, pepper and hot sauce a lot of places โ€ฆ any of the above can be doctored as condiments are available.

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I LOVE cooking, so I do cook in a ton if Iโ€™m staying somewhere longer than a week or two. I find that 2 - 3 months actually works okay for buying and using kitchen staples as long as you commit to the same flavor profile. E.g. If you buy spices for Italian and Mexican meals, donโ€™t also buy spices to cook Asian cuisine on that trip - just stick to those flavor profiles for that couple month stretch.

Iโ€™ve been here in Arizona for three months now and managed to use two bags of flour, two smaller bags of sugar, and several spices.

It also helps if you buy bulk spices at places like Whole Foods. You can buy a lot less than a jar-full and not feel wasteful. And if you do want to make something that uses an unusual ingredient, find a few recipes that use it so that you can try to use it up.

I actually just started a second blog on food around the world and plan on tackling this topic in depth because itโ€™s something I wondered about before traveling.

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No doubt about it, your standard of eating is going to decrease somewhat. Moreso if you had family or friends at home who made your favorite dish. Not much solution to this I guess. Maybe get recipes over the phone, make simple stuff, or consider it a cost of travel :slightly_smiling:

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Nice Post!
Iโ€™m also getting kinda sick of eating out every day - although I wouldnโ€™t have said that 2 years ago. But I realized that cooking yourself is healthier and I also have more time so I donโ€™t really have many excuses for being lazy.

The standard kitchen equipment that Iโ€™m usually looking for / getting is:

  • (wooden) cutting board
  • cooking knife
  • medium size pan with a lid
  • small to medium size pot
  • spatula
  • coffee mug (strong enough to use it for grinding pepper corns), plate, cutlery

Basics for cooking:
Fresh garlic, fresh chili, onions, black peppercorns, sea salt, coconut oil, olive oil

Iโ€™m still at the very beginning of becoming independent of restaurants, I simply donโ€™t have enough recipes for โ€œgo toโ€ dishes yet.

So, what Iโ€™m looking for are recipes for healthy dishes that are easy to make with only a few basics and can and give enough variety to not become too boring when eating them on a daily basis.
Also, I donโ€™t want to use too many spices, the main ingredients (rice, potato, veggies, fish, meat) should take care of the taste.

Iโ€™m not sure if itโ€™s ok to ask this question here or if I should start a new thread for this - but I would be very interested to read what you guys are cooking!

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for easy, tasty, and healthy, soups are great. I make a great lentil veg soup and black bean and sweet potato. of course, i canโ€™t eat either of those any more, but theyโ€™re still tasty. :slight_smile:

now I basically cook a shit ton of chicken and then I can just add some sauce and veg and Iโ€™m good to go. I also make giant egg casseroles that fit my macros, feed me for days, and are very easy. i can give you recipes for any if youโ€™re interested @markh.

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Soups! Good idea :slight_smile:
I really like the thai rice soup for breakfast, but havenโ€™t tried cooking it myself.

Lentil or black bean soup with veggies sounds tasty and easy enough - would be great to get your recipes @wanderingdev, please PM!

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I totally disagree! Your standard of eating can go up since youโ€™ll be in areas where you have access to different ingredients and recipes and options. :slight_smile:

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@aertmann 8yr

Great question. I move about every month and have this challenge, the key is planning. Unless in Asia or similarly cheap location I find accommodation with kitchen facilities. Then cook most of my meals by cooking big portions and reheating for a couple of days. I bring a couple of kitchen things like a thin cutting board, a knife, a container set, spices and some other things like rice, mรผsli, paper towel if I have left overs. Actually cook a great variety of excellent meals, just like before I starting traveling.

The biggest issue is not being allowed to bring liquid as carry-on on flights. I usually just bring a plastic bag with kitchen stuff on the plane. However not being able to bring liquid put some limitations on what I buy since I likely wonโ€™t use it up and thus donโ€™t buy that, except if itโ€™s fairly cheap like soy sauce. However Iโ€™ve found that I just need to plan my meals more, so if I buy something I wonโ€™t be able to bring I will make sure I make the dish twice in a big portion for it to make sense. This means a bit less variety, but more efficiency and still about 5-6 different dishes in a month and I just choose new ones the next month.

In a few days Iโ€™ll move and thereโ€™s only a few things I will throw out/leave behind, which I donโ€™t really mind. It takes a while to optimize and sometimes it doesnโ€™t go according to plan, but the consequences are pretty low. One example is planning a bit too much and ending up eating out more than anticipated in the end of a stay. I do safe a lot of money this way, have great meals all the time and itโ€™s pretty efficient.

Some essentials like cooking oil are best if they are already available in the accommodation, since itโ€™s rare to use a whole container in a month even if itโ€™s the smallest size available.

I had to teach myself how to cook a bunch of stuff in Hong Kong since I only had a pan and a microwave, but to my own surprise I managed to cook a bunch of different of my regular meals.

In cheap countries I always find accommodation with a fridge to be able to keep fruit, yoghurt and water.

One difference from having my own kitchen is the amount of spices, while I do keep the essentials (about 10 different ones) I donโ€™t have all those I need for all dishes. As a compromise I buy spice mixes/paste instead for a specific dish if I need it.

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I do my best to get an airbnb with a kitchen. I donโ€™t use anything that canโ€™t spoil, besides some spices, so I donโ€™t have โ€˜pantry suppliesโ€™ that would require a big investment. Iโ€™ve been traveling around asia for almost 3 months and I canโ€™t even express how freaking sick of eating out I am. Absolutely over it. I canโ€™t wait to get a kitchen again so I have control over my food and donโ€™t have to eat expensive, junky restaurant food.

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If I have a kithen somewhere for +3days I cook most meals. Buy aromatics (onion, garlic, chillie, lemon grass, ginger) and meat/eggs/veg as you need it. Spices are more annoying as they are expensive so I stick to salt/pepper/one other dependent on cuisine of country I am in. Breakfast is always eggs with some form of green veg. Lunch and dinner are meat/veg stir fries or if you have an oven you can really make some nice stuff.

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@didier 8yr

I have the few โ€œgo toโ€ dishes (I refer to them as staple foods). My biggest one is stir fried noodles with vegetables and some sort of easy protein (tofu/shrimp are the most common โ€“ I find preparing โ€œactualโ€ meat to be too time consuming). Itโ€™s a fast, balanced meal and you can mix up the ingredients using whatever you find locally.

Tired of noodles? Take the same ingredients, chop them smaller, make fried rice. Tired of stir fry stuff? Take the same ingredients, put it in a soup, bam. Soup.

Wraps are another good one. Find some ingredients, shove in a wrap, eat. Easy. Barely any equipment required.

Keeping the number of ingredients down to a small set that you can use in a variety of meals is key.

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@kathrynoh 8yr

What do you use for seasoning? Just fresh garlic, spices etc?

Yeah, I was thinking today that I have not bought meal to cook in months.

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@didier 8yr

Garlic, onions, pepper, soy sauce, fresh herbs. I try not to get too fancy :slight_smile:

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@kathrynoh 8yr

Yeah I think I try to complicate things too much :slightly_smiling:

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Depends where I am and what kind of cuisine Iโ€™m cooking, but my go-tos for short stays are garlic or onion powder, black pepper, and cumin. I also frequently buy fresh basil and other herbs at farmerโ€™s markets when I can get them. You can also buy really tasty oils (truffle oil, for instance) and use them over the course of a month or two without wasting any/much.

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@nomadtax 8yr

I eat out, every meal. Iโ€™m just not much of a cook and do not enjoy cooking anyway. I spend most of my time in big cities so thereโ€™s plenty of healthy choices.

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@nomadtax 8yr

For sure I donโ€™t know what goes into my plate. That being said, if you saw my cooking youโ€™d probably agree that restaurant food is better :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

One way to improve your โ€œchancesโ€ is to stick to simple food. Itโ€™s fairly obvious whatโ€™s inside a sushi, a plate of hainan-style chicken, a bowl of ramen (the Japanese dish, not the dry crap they sell at dollar stores), a sandwich etc.

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@kathrynoh 8yr

Ha, do you know how many calories are in a bowl of ramen? Itโ€™s all fat and carbs! Awfully delicious fat and carbs though.

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@kathrynoh 8yr

I worry about how healthy โ€œhealthy choicesโ€ are when I donโ€™t prepare food myself. Thatโ€™s one of the reasons I want to cook more. :slightly_smiling:

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+1 for eating out all the time. I spend enough time alone as it is. Cooking alone would make it real sad. At least at the restaurant, thereโ€™s chances to talk to people.

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@nomadtax 8yr

Have you thought about moving into a shared house? Thereโ€™s plenty in countries like Japan, Korea and China (especially Taiwan). Thereโ€™s also the digital nomad coliving spaces. I think @levelsio has a website that list those.

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I know enough about myself to know that co-living wonโ€™t work for me. Canโ€™t concentrate when other people are around. Iโ€™ll just want to party all the time. Being by myself, I can control my time. I find that living with people, it becomes like a frat house. Once the Party Voltron assembles, itโ€™s really difficult to say no.

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Is this usual or was this chick just nuts? Of course when we arrived customs didnโ€™t care at all, โ€œwhen are you leaving, where to?โ€ and that was it. How many Australians exactly are smuggling themselves to live illegally in the Philippines, especially with only 7kg of luggage? Come onโ€ฆ

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We finally arrive Manila at 1am. Literally no ATM works. 3 different cards with 3 different banks, half a dozen ATMsโ€ฆ nothing, all โ€œerror communicatingโ€/some generic message. By this stage we were attracting a fair bit of attention having wandered the airport trying every ATM, our only saving grace was $30 I still had in cash that I exchanged at a booth, which was enough to get a taxi to accommodation 5km away. Next morning found an ATM nearby, stomach full of nervesโ€ฆ worked perfectly. We used 2x cards, both worked first go. Same bank as one of the airport ones. God knows why they didnโ€™t work at the airport (well, insert a nothing ever works or is done properly in the Philippines joke here), however I havenโ€™t read much about people carrying much cash. It seems like we should always have $100 - or more if an expensive country - in case this ever happens again? Even though I canโ€™t think of why this even happened in the first place. All the money in the world wonโ€™t help if you canโ€™t get your hands on it :frowning:

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How can I stay responsive to clients while traveling?


by @jbroomeresearch 9yr 9 years ago  | 6 comments

Hey all,
The feeling I get from a lot of nomads I talk to is that their time is very much their own-- no need to be โ€œon callโ€ or super-responsive to clients. Iโ€™m in a position of often needing to get back to clients quickly; checking email once a day really wonโ€™t do. This causes a lot of stress if Iโ€™m off the grid for more than a few hours. Would love to hear from others in this boat as to how they manage it.

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Where can I donate my extra things while traveling?


by @livvyjeffs 9yr 9 years ago  | 2 comments

I wasnโ€™t exactly expecting to be in Thailand - so I have a winter coat, a few books, and more clothes than I need to travel.

I want to donate or give these things away while I am in Bangkok.

I figure if there is anyone in Bangkok traveling to a chilly place - I have a winter coat for you!

And I figure I can give my books to some hostels - any recommendations?

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How do I get an International Driving Permit while traveling?


by @wanderingdev 9yr 9 years ago  | 2 comments

I want to rent a car in Italy but I didnโ€™t get an IDP. Iโ€™m currently living in Spain. Can I get one here? If so, where? Thanks!

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How do I use mobile-based 2-Factor Authentication while traveling?


by @iamfledge 9yr 9 years ago  | 7 comments

Itโ€™s just occurred to me that I have mobile-based 2-factor auth for almost all of my critical online accounts.

Iโ€™m about to head off from London through multiple countries, so not sure I can rely on my UK phone number to access those accounts.

Has anybody who uses 2-factor auth and regularly moves to different countries found a good solution to this?

Iโ€™m not really happy to disable 2-factor as a solution, and so far Iโ€™m thinking my best bet might be to set up a Skype number that I can then forward on to any mobile number Iโ€™m using at the time.

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