Machka 

Best mid-ride meal I've ever had was on the 2007 Paris-Brest-Paris.

We had DNF'd at 400 km because of the weather, had taken a train back to a certain point, and were riding from there. We rolled into a control which was serving a meal that has stood out in my mind ever since:

Mashed potatoes topped with melted cheese and dill pickles on the side.

Heaven!!

livedarklions

Enable, hell! Monetize! Health beer could be the new giant of the beverage industry. Just have to convince the FDA.

livedarklions

I used to believe as you do, but I have been to RI! Go to Boston and turn right.

washed up

Taco Bell

livedarklions

Wow, that's some serious hunger!

fietsbob

British Pub lunch & a Pint.... while touring there..

Better, probably, France..

Here, Fresh caught Fish, &Chips, are very nice , we have some great restaurants ..





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indyfabz

I finished lunch about 1 hr. ago. You have now made me hungry again. I love pickles and cheese.

indyfabz

Forgot about last year's tour. During a 75 mile day fully loaded with very few services along the way I stopped at a place called the Hungry Bear Steak House on the recommendation of a state forest ranger. The fish and chips with an ample vessel of tartar sauce and fries were terrific.

UniChris

This. Early this summer I burned through most of my left-from-winter stock of canned soup in post ride meals - didn't matter if it was hot out, it still felt like the right thing to replace what was missing.

Yet to try it on a ride, but come to think of it most of my stops are at convenience stores that probably do have the single serve microwaveable soup cups and a microwave. Might have to give that a try next time, say at the gas station mart I'd hit around 5pm.

Tried a slice of pizza at lunch on my 80 miler a few weeks back, in interest of time asked them not to heat it. Enjoyed it, but regretted the settled grease some. Still, after riding it's great - in the many of my rides that have been one way trips with train return, I always hope I get to the end with enough time before the train to stop by the pizza place and get a chicken roll for the ride back - the time I rolled up, checked the board and saw the train was due in 3 minutes did get me home sooner, but felt cheated of the whole experience.

Funny thing about the pizza lunch - I half decided I didn't want to park my sweaty bike shorts on their wooden chairs, but also the air conditioned indoor environment just felt so odd with my body in all-day-ride mode that even though it was rather hot I preferred to head back outside to their outdoor seating. (And while I'm off topic, I learned quickly to bring dry clothes and a wool hat for that train ride, in order to survive the AC.)

Now if only the commuter train sold soup...

Milton Keynes

Don't let the username fool you, England was just my second home for a while.

02Giant 

Casey's pizza is disgusting.

TimothyH

I don't know.

To each his own but the last thing I would want to have on a ride is beer.

NomarsGirl

I don't really ride far enough to need a full meal during the ride. Usually just do a coffee stop. Favorites are Angell cafe in Sharon, MA or Borealis coffee right on the east bay bike path in Rhode island.

Best snack ever was shaved Hawaiian ice on the shining sea bike path on cape cod. It was 95 degrees that day. Lemon/lime really hit the spot.

Machka 

When I lived in Manitoba, perogies were very welcome in the middle of a randonnee.

DanBraden

Man, there's something about a cold, strong, Belgian trippel and a big bowl of moule frites that sounds just about right almost anytime...

I know that "buzzed riding is drunk riding" but gosh do I tend to get deep in my cups and, in truth, I often regret it as the fatigue sets in. If I bring adequate hydration, however, I can stem the worst of it and it CAN be pleasant, but sometimes I forget and then it's misery...

Whib

Just today, after a few single track and gravelly hours, I pulled aside to recoup the dregs of my pantry: an avocado that had bounced ala spin cycle in my saddle bag, an expired sleeve of salty Planters peanuts, a cookie of some European and buttery origin, a squeeze pack of baby food (no worries, I left one behind for junior), and, alas, a pint of IPA from Fat Bottom brewery ... I admit, in the sock-footed confines of your own kitchen, these are all side cars (well, except for the beer, of course), but whilst panting and muddy, spent and sweaty, perched atop a set of limestone cliffs overlooking the Tennessee River: ‘twas a meal fit for a king.

50PlusCycling

McDonald's. A double cheeseburger, fries, and a large cola, enjoyed slowly. It's tasty, cheap, and easy to find. I would ride from Miami to South Bay, about 100km each way, or sometimes up to Clewiston, both places had fast food restaurants. Long rides need fat, sugar, and carbs, and in the summer, a lot of salt. McDonald's is a good place to get it.

livedarklions

I love soup during and after a ride, but I go big. The giant bowl of pho at a Vietnamese restaurant is so perfect, it makes me happy. Noodles, salt, water, some meat, and mung bean sprouts, perfect! And if you're carb starved, the Vietnamese iced tea will pick you right up.

livedarklions

You win for most interesting packed meal!
What's hilarious about that is that in any other context that would be disgusting, but in that context is just great! The closest I came to that is stopping for coffee, a cookie and borsht. I love borscht, cookies are good, but eating them together just wouldn't happen in any other meal.

PaulRivers

Sunkist orange soda from a can.

A girl I had met wanted to bike to this bike race. I was a bit late. She had a poor sense of how much time it took to get there. So we ended up biking all out as fast as possible for 2 hours to get there before the race ended. We get there and I don't have anything to eat or drink, but some guy is selling pop out of a cooler. It's amazing how your brain and body turn up the taste and flavor of mundane things when your body is feeling like "oh god I desperately need some sugar and calories I'm dying here" and you get them...

Milton Keynes

I don't think I would, either, but it would really taste good after the ride.

hillyman

Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream. Even carry a titanium spoon for such emergencies.

Flip Flop Rider

pbj sandwich (sometimes with a banana), chips and sprite

Whib

skidder

Fresh orange juice, it just satisfies a craving after a long ride. With lots of miles to go its anything fried - chicken, hamburgers are a staple. Some of the best fried chicken I've had has been out of supermarket delis.
The best fried chicken I remember was riding the Owens Valley (east side of the Sierra Nevada Mtns in California) and stopping at the Vons supermarket in the town of Bishop, getting a 1/2 lb of fried chicken legs, a pint of cole slaw, and a liter of ice tea/lemonade mix . . .yummy!
Hamburgers - not McDonalds or other chain fast-food shops, but from restaurants or independent hamburger chains. They're usually made with fresher ingredients and juicier.