I'm throwing a do for some cycling friends next week. Everyone's bringing a bit of something to eat and I, foolishly, suggested all the food should be bike themed. Now I've made a rod for my own back.
I've not been able to think of anything to make myself. Most bike themed food on Google seems to be things like "make two pizzas and draw lines between them to make a bike shape". I'd prefer something cleverer than that. I'm aware of the [url= https://www.tastingtable.com/1155494/paris-brest-the-intricate-french-pastry-inspired-by-a-bicycle-race/ ]Paris-Brest[/url] but, while I'm up for a challenge in the kitchen, this looks like too much work for not enough reward.
Anyone got any ideas? Pun-based is fine but if anyone's aware of anything incredibly specific from the continent with an actual bike-themed name I'd be delighted to hear it. It can be for any course.
Good point Ton, it's the Paris-Roubaix that weekend so anything on that tip would be good. Vegetarian would be even better (Roubaix inevitably leads me to the idea of lamb or mutton, what with them being fleecy).
Potentially a bit dull, but rice cakes are a staple of the peloton i.e. proper rice, not the puffed discs from Tesco. Could add in all sorts of stuff to make them more interesting though (cheese, bacon lardons, walnuts, or maybe try a sweet combo too), and the benefit of being eaten cold is you can make them the day before. Bound to be a few recipes online.
Frites and mayo is another that springs to mind, though again, not super exciting. Omelettes are another popular pro roadie food (egg yolk optional, depends how many grams you need to lose before le tour).
Stoofvlees made with shin beef, served with thin chip would be my choice.
and lots of Leffe.
Greg lemond rizzle cake
Greg lemond rizzle cake
Great stuff.
Cobbler! Why didn't I think of it before??
Pavélova?
Rotelle or ruote Pasta?
Saddle of lamb?
A fork supper with stem ginger and a wheel of cheese? Avoid food in the bottom bracket.
A selection of different pogaçars?
Belgian waffle, to match the conversation.
Hmmm... Frozen sausages don't count?
There's a very good brewery in Oz called Bentspoke with a range of appropriate beers. Crankshaft IPA would suit.
Some chocolate bars?
Wolf's nipples?
Ventoux wine, Gravelax, nope that’s all I’ve got.
For the slowest cyclist in group, hows about a snail with a lemon infused yellow jersey.
bike-themed pizza cutter
Impressive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mountainbiking/comments/tc3sq9/a_bikethemed_pizza_cutter_i_made_details_in/
Poff pastry sheet rolled out. Cover with partly cooked bacon and grated cheese. Roll.up like a swiss roll cut into slices and a few mimutes in the oven. Bacon and cheese wheels. Much yumminess
One big Cumberland sausage as a tyre.
A pork pie for the hub.
Bread sticks for spokes... Or spaghetti with skittles as spokey dokies.
A few glasses of Thibaut Grigio to wash it all down
Roast kid washed down with a glass of Pinot?
Chips with salt and vingegaard?
Fixed Wheel Brewery do a range of bike related beers. Although their Chain Reaction IPA might be a bit too bitter right now.
Argentinian steak
Orange juice
Kona coffee
Rocky Mountain Road dessert
Chips and Salsa obviously
Giant chocolate buttons
Marzocchi bars
Marz-gnocchi
Trying to come up with brand related foods but this is bloody hard, I've gone through an online list of bike manufacturers and that's all I could come up with.
I’m aware of the Paris-Brest
Paris-Chicken-Breast is a lot easier.
G-ears?
Beers from Durty Brewing.
Choices include
Angry Sheep
Repeat Offender
Carl's Lane
Etc etc delivered to your door.
Something rubbery, like tyres. Or elastomer suspension, I guess.
Squid? Snails?
Eggs, because they need braking? Scraping the barrel a bit here 🤣
No, wait, I have more! Condensed milk, because you puncture the can.
Or just give up on cooking and go with McDonalds (it's a chain...)