The Hungry Cyclist Blog

  • Fleischkeuchle (Pronounced Flesh Licker)

    This is certainly not a gastronomic delicacy, but after a rowdy night of drinking and dancing with a group of tarmacers and cowboys in the small town of Stanton, this filling local snack came up trum...

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  • Peach & Sour Cream Pie

    “Pie, pie, pie, pie Pie, pie, pie, pie “or was it meant to be spam? While cycling in americas Midwest in 2005 I developed a deep love for home-made pie and you cant pass through a small town in the...

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  • Go Bag A Bickerton

    A Pashley tandem, a Thorn Raven, a Charlton single-speed, a Moulton Midi, a Treck 1000, a Balmoral Hercules. As if six bikes were not enough for one Hungry Cyclist yesterday I was lucky enough to bag ...

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  • How Does Your Garden Grow?

    Radio 4, Test Match Special, curry, friends, family, real ale. People often ask what I miss most when I'm out in the road. Now the book is done I am fast planning my next big trip, and I hav...

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  • Menudo (a great hangover cure)

    Hair of the dog, pickled onion monster munch, sex, or strong black coffee… People the world over claim to have their answer to the mighty, mind crippling hangover and in Mexico, the land of teq...

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  • Boerewors from Alastair Humpreys

    2 kg chuck beef (fat and gristle removed) 1 kg thick pork rib 200g pork fat 1 tablespoon ground coriander 2 tablespoons salt and pepper 1 tablespoon nutmeg ½ cup vinegar ½ cup white wine pork casi...

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