The Hungry Cyclist: Pedalling The Americas In Search Of The Perfect Meal

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Tom Davies Kevill. The Hungry Cyclist: Pedalling The Americas In Search Of The Perfect Meal

CONTENTS

Prologue

14 MAY—LEAVING

Chapter 1. All the Gear and No Idea LEAVING NEW YORK AND GOING THE WRONG WAY

Eating my way from NYC to Rio. www.thehungrycyclist.com

NYACK STATE PARK CLOSED STRICTLY NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING!

SACRED GROUND OF THE OJIBWA SAGAMOK. STRICTLY NO DRUGS AND NO ALCOHOL

Puerto Rican Rice

Beaver Tail Soup

Chapter 2. Rodeo Ga Ga COWBOYS, CRITTERS AND BEAUTY QUEENS IN AMERICA’S MIDWEST

NARROW ESCAPE WITH HAY STACKER FOR LUCKY FARMER GIANT QUILT KEEPS RESIDENTS BUSY FRAZEE TURKEY LURES MISS MINNESOTA

WELCOME TO FRAZEE. TURKEY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND HOME TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST TURKEY

FLEISCHKUECHLE $2

Snapping Turtle Stew

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Chapter 3. A Rocky Road MOOSE BURGERS, BEARS AND AN UPHILL STRUGGLE

Moose Burgers

Indian Ice Cream

Chapter 4. California Dreaming OYSTERS, DUCKS AND DOGS ON THE LONG ROAD SOUTH

Loggers are an endangered species too

Welcome to Oregon

Private dock. NON-SLIP SHOES ONLY MOVING DOCK CAN BE WET AND SLIPPERY

Fish & Chips, Broiled Steak and Whole Deep-fried Chicken—best on the coast

Welcome to California—The Golden State

TREE DOWN. NO through traffic Road closed

Hangtown Fry

Snickers in a Twist

Chapter 5. Cycling the Baja DON’T WORRY—IT’S JUST LIKE GAZA

Chicharrón, carnitas, mondongo, sopas, carne asada, tripitas

A Perfect Fish Taco

San Ignacio Date Cake

Chapter 6 ¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Aribba! ¡Aribba! MENUDO, MOLÉ AND THE MEXICAN MAINLAND

Cantina de Vaquero. Carne Asada. 4km

Rico menudo, fines de semana

Barbacoa los Cordovas. Exquisita barbacoa de carnero de horno

Menudo: Mexican Tripe Soup

Chile Rellenos: Stuffed Poblano Peppers in Tomato Sauce

Chapter 7. Central America FEELING FRAIL ON THE GRINGO TRAIL

Pupusas with Curtido

Ron Don, Costa Rica

Chapter 8. Cartagena to Quito THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF CYCLING IN COLOMBIA

Carimañolas: Meat-stuffed Fried Yucca

Roast Guinea Pig

Chapter 9. The Amazon MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS

Amazon Ceviche

Fried Piranha

Chapter 10. Brazil WHERE THE NUTS COME FROM

CALDO DE CANA. 1R

Rio de Janeiro 703 km

Peba Caipira: Armadillo Stew

Caruru

Glossary

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher

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PEDALLING THE AMERICAS IN

SEARCH OF THE PERFECT MEAL

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An immaculately polished fire engine let out a controlled blast on its siren and the parade began to inch forward through the backstreets of Frazee before turning on to the main street. Frazee may only have had a population of 1,500 but her main street was lined with cheering residents and visitors. I rode with no hands and cycled in circles like a circus performer, rang my bell and waved to the crowds. The streets were lined with families and children who swooped like seagulls to pick up the sweets I tossed to them from my handlebar bag, like all the characters on the other floats were doing.

It was a surreal experience. Police cars and fire engines let off their sirens. The marching band played perfectly, while silver batons were tossed high into the air. Scantily-clad cheerleaders with turkey-fattened thighs ducked and dived, shaking day-glo tinsel pompoms. Clowns on stilts mingled with dancing turkeys, a group of fez-wearing old men in go-karts swerved crazily. Cowboys and cowgirls trotted on horses, their harnesses jingling. Vintage cars beeped their horns, children rode on the back of plump pigs, and the Hungry Cyclist rang his bell and cycled amidst this hallucinatory procession. I had no doubt that I would see some weird and wonderful things on my way to Brazil, but my weekend in Frazee would take some beating.

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