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Permalink Reply by gorilla on 7 December 2007 at 8:03pm

that sounds tasty. except that over here it's -28°C and watermelon isn't the thing. i am all about the heated up apple juice with slices of ginger in it. maybe a little water added for good measure. the stuff gets thick and sticky so it's nice to thin it a bit. the ginger gives a healthy zing.

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Permalink Reply by qian on 9 December 2007 at 2:55am

I'm a big fan of Turkish Apple Tea which is basically diluted apple juice with cinnamon, so I gotta remember to try it with ginger next time.

In winter I still drink cold stuff after a ride though, usually a fruit smoothie of some sort with skim milk, since it doesn't get too cold down here - very rarely below 0c during the day. -28, can't say I envy you atm :-) except perhaps when I forgot to put on sunscreen last week (it was totally overcast when I left) & now have this nasty burn on the back of my neck.

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Permalink Reply by gorilla on 10 December 2007 at 7:06pm

oh, and of course the World's Greatest Drink.


sometimes people actually ask 'what /is/ the WGD? why, that water stuff we keep hearing so much about.

a singer songwriter i heard recent-like had a line in a tune to the effect of 'where i come from everyone can walk on water.' since it freezes solid every winter. and then something to the effect of 'miracles don't happen here,' just life.

it was a tune about how travel sometimes offers the illusion of change and of place difference, yet the real journey is internal. woo. hippies.

great graphic, by the way.

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Permalink Reply by qian on 11 December 2007 at 7:31am

Yeah water is a big favourite as well, definitely my favourite non-alcoholic drink.

"The farther one travels, the less one knows"? The Fab Four's said it years ago :-D

I actually kinda agree with that sort of sentiment, I mean human experience is necessarily introspective, sure one has many choices in terms of extrinsic stimuli , but the aim is essentially the same - whether conscious or otherwise. Wait what am I talk about again? Oh yes, I like water, too.

When was I was kid I went to Harbin in Northern China and it was something like -30c, I remember the whole river froze over & you could get a donkey-powered sled ride across it. The ice sculptures were awesome but my dad's camera stopped working a couple of times since it was so cold!

Thanks for the comment, glad you liked it :-)

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Permalink Reply by MessenJah on 11 December 2007 at 11:48am

Beer.

or bananas.

Or my special banana smoothie which contains 3 bananas, a scoop of protein powder, soya milk and a couple of spoons of glucose powder.

Freshly roasted, just-ground, cafetiere pressed coffee with glucose is nice on a cold day.

Penne with tomato sauce, chilli, garlic, basil, and chickpeas or lentils.

Or... butternut squash soup.

Too many favourites!

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Permalink Reply by qian on 12 December 2007 at 3:36am

I love bananas! I have a banana & a piece of dark choc or some yoghurt before most rides, enough for the pace & distance I do. I don't usually eat a lot of solids afterwards though, especially during summer.

Last year banana crops were destroyed by cyclones in Australia. They were almost 20AUD/8.6GBP a kg. I think poor cyclists suffered the most, apart from the farmers maybe..

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Permalink Reply by Ben Ayers on 12 December 2007 at 12:50pm

I mix up frozen blueberries, non frozen bananas, strawberries and whatever other fruit is lying around with some yoghurt, honey and a little apple juice to get a tasty smoothie. I think I may start a cyclists' favourite food forum!

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Permalink Reply by qian on 13 December 2007 at 1:29am

That sounds sweet as, probably a bit too sweet for me but I absolutely love blueberry shakes - if only they weren't so expensive! Also berry frappie another favourite in summer.

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