What Food To Eat On A Boat – Advices!

You are planning an exciting trip on a boat with friends or family for a few days, and you have no idea what sort of food to bring or what to cook on board. You surely would like to have some suggestions to prepare easy and quick dishes for an agreeable dinner while sailing.

Not everyone has the time or likes to cook for several reasons, and not all boats have all the amenities and comfort needed for cooking.
This blog will give you some helpful tips no matter what the circumstances are along the trip.

Useful Tips!

As I have mentioned above, not all boats possess a fridge to store fresh foods. In this case, you can bring a cooler or portable refrigerator, which is very practical to keep your aliments in good shape. The only inconvenience is that you won’t have a lot of places, of course, but it is useful.

What Food to Choose?

Vegetable

Try to buy vegetables as fresh as possible and in small quantities, for example, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, celery, and onions, it can last for weeks in the fridge, and it is very healthy.

Cheese

If you like cheese, there are plenty of cheeses that are conserved in salt water that keep it fresh for a long time. These cheeses are excellent to do a delicious Mediterranean salad.

Olives

Olives also are easy to preserve and are simple to integrate with many dishes. Besides, you can even mix them with Mediterranean salad; it is fantastic!

Tuna

Oh, tuna is awesome as long as you eat it right away because, once you have opened the box, you will have some difficulty keeping it fresh, which can be dangerous. So be careful with tuna.

Bread

Everyone likes bread, but this can be a problem if you don’t have a freezer.I always freeze my bread because it loses its freshness after a day or two. The other alternative is to toast the bread; it gives a better taste. You can also bring some biscotti for a snack, it really helps, and it’s fast 🙂 Ah, I almost forget; they are very easy to preserve and are delicious, at least to me.

Meat

Meat also can be a problem if your cooler is well maintained; it is possible to keep it fresh for about two or a maximum of three days. But my advice, before you start cooking the meat, make sure to smell it, even at home! Once the meat is cooked, you will be able to keep it for longer.

Eggs

Breakfast without eggs is not a breakfast, but this is my opinion. Keeping them in the fridge or cooler will be preferable; it can be preserved for a long time as well in ambient temperature.

Rice, pasta, potatoes

Always take with your rice, spaghetti, and potatoes; they are very easy to cook and to store.

Fruits

Don’t forget to buy fruits, such as apples (the green apples are stronger and more conservable), bananas, peaches, and oranges. Try not to bring fruits, such as strawberry family, because it doesn’t last long.

Dry fruits

Milk

Spices

Don’t forget dry spices; they are very significant in making the recipes more interesting.

Frozen meals

Prepare some frozen meals at home if you don’t plan to cook on board, it will last for a minimum of two or three days in the fridge.

2. easy recipes to cook onboard.

Here are two helpful and quick recipes to prepare while sailing.

Mediterranean salad

Ingredients

• 6 Tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 minced shallot
• 1/4 Cup vinegar (red wine)
• 10 cherry tomatoes quartered
• 5 Ounces of feta cheese quartered
• 1 Big cucumber in small sliced
• 1 cup sliced Kalamata olives
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 fresh lemon juice
• 4 cups of heads frisee
• 3 heads of Lolla Rossa cut into small pieces
• Bread cut into small pieces

Direction:

1. The dressing: Put in a mixer the puree shallot, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and vinegar. Gradually add the oil until emulsified.
2. The croutons: Preheat the oven (to 350 degrees).. Bake the bread until it becomes brown gold, for about fifteen minutes.
3. The salad: Make a Combination of all the elements and pour the sauce over.Bon appetite!

 

Chorizo with fried eggs and kale

Ingredients

• 100g Chorizo sausages, cut into round pieces
• 1 big onion finely cut
• 1/2 kg cold baked potatoes cut into pieces
• 200g prepared kale
• 1 tsp paprika
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1/2 tsp saffron
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp olive oil to fry

Direction

1. Pour oil in a frying pan and heat it. Add the onion with the Chorizo and fry them until it is golden and soft.
2. Add the kale and stir-fry until you see it is wilting. Put the potato, salt, pepper, paprika, and saffron and fry them together until it is hot and tender enough.
3. Separately, poach the eggs and put them on the top. Bon Appetit!

Dinner on a boat is something very special, especially when you are with family or friends, so…don’t hesitate to cook sumptuous dishes for your loved ones!

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Have you already cooked a delicious dinner on a boat? Please feel free to add your own special recipe in the comments below, I’ll be more than happy to hear your feedback:)