 Poster: A snowHead
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Due to a democratic voting system, my Chamonix ski trip next month is to be a self catered one - evening meals to be prepared in twos on an evening rather than my preferred eating out/catered.
Now, I'm trying to plan ahead and make my cooking night as less stressful as possible for the group of 10. I'm planning my recipe now knowing the limitations of mountain supermarkets. (The rest of the group won't be doing this, I quite expect bread and cheese to appear as 'dinner' on more than one night).
I've seen mentioned on here people traveling with packet sauces/rubs/herbs etc. Was curious to know whether they would be hand luggage or main luggage?
It's my luck that my rolled oats and wholemeal flour gets mistaken for cocaine and my carefully packed bag gets savaged!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Karis.,
You can stick things in the hold without difficulty, but in a place the size of Chamonix you should not have problems with most things unless it is a very British foodstuff.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Karis., You have obviously never been at Heathrow when the Nigerian planes are checking in.
Every food stuff known and unknown to man is packed.
Pickled monkey anyone?
Advice is not take meat, take dry powder ready mixes, purree and pastes is suitcase.
Oatmeal if you must should br safe for hand luggage. 
Onions and garlic should be ok in resort.
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Karis., Chamonix is not a little mountain village. There are several supermarkets in town with a range of most things you'll need - although granted they're not mega-Tesco/Carrefour type jobs. I'd not bother with taking much (unless you think you'll only want a smidgeon of something instead of a whole pack). If you're staying outside the town itself though (e.g. Les Praz or Argentiere) you've more of a reason.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Karis., you will be able to anything you want, within reason in Cham. Possibly not fresh Thai Basil, but almost anything else you'd want. SuperU and Casino both have Uk sections.
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Karis., yep. you'll be able to get everything reasonable that you might want. Still does make sense to plan your meal, though, and take the bits and pieces which might save you a lot of time and cash (e.g. you don't need to buy a whole pack of stock cubes if you need only half a one). What sort of cook are you? Chili con carne usually goes down well. You'll be able to get far better "steak haché" in a Chamonix butchers or supermarket than you will in the UK, you can obviously buy onions (and some other veg if you like) and if you take a couple of tins of red beans and chilli flakes, that's job done. You will be able to get rice locally, and some yogurt/creme fraiche or similar to dob on the top.
If you opt to do one of the first evenings, you would probably get away with deep frozen English sausages. Sausage and lentil simmer. Add an entire bottle of red wine. Or possibly two (I used one whole one for 5 people last week).
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You have obviously never been at Heathrow when the Nigerian planes are checking in
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That's 'cos Nigeria is outside the EU.
Seriously though, ski resorts aren't the third world (what do you think locals and seasonairres eat?!), you can easily get whatever you need to cook a good meal. Sounds like you're not too up for the cooking though - you could maybe order in pizza for your night?
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Dine out.
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pam w,
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Chili con carne usually goes down well. You'll be able to get far better "steak haché" in a Chamonix butchers or supermarket than you will in the UK, you can obviously buy onions (and some other veg if you like) and if you take a couple of tins of red beans and chilli flakes, that's job done.
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No it's not, you need ground cumin in a chilli and it's damned difficult to get in France
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As usual on matters such as these, what pam w, says. - always worth packing a decent knife in your hold luggage in my experience if your cooking requires chopped veg rather than chopped fingers.
On the sausage and mash front, I have very fond memories of taking the makings of this for 24 people in my hand luggage to Barcelona having arranged a suprise 40th gathering for my husband and being almost surgically attached to it to avoid him poking around in it. - all before the enhanced checks of course.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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T Bar, yes - easy enough to take whatever spices your particular recipe requires.
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