best food to cook on small stove?

[mouth]

Look eatings cheating.......try taking some cans of Guinness....meal in a can.

[Josie's Cat]

Beanfeast! Fantastic, I used to love those things, that's my menu done and dusted - thanks for the reminder of those wonderful packet foods!

Can you make Angel Delight with UHT milk?

I will be sampling the Glasto food of course, but when you see signs that say it's gonna cost about a fiver for a baked potoato with one filling, you do think that however good it tastes, it's not worth that. (I saw that price ages ago on the pics of food thread)

There will be three of us, so that's fifteen quid for a lunch?

Anyway, cooking outdoors is part of the experience, it has to be done!

[Laura_Babs]

Beanfeast! Fantastic, I used to love those things, that's my menu done and dusted - thanks for the reminder of those wonderful packet foods!

Can you make Angel Delight with UHT milk?

I will be sampling the Glasto food of course, but when you see signs that say it's gonna cost about a fiver for a baked potoato with one filling, you do think that however good it tastes, it's not worth that. (I saw that price ages ago on the pics of food thread)

There will be three of us, so that's fifteen quid for a lunch?

Anyway, cooking outdoors is part of the experience, it has to be done!

[Storm_NL]

This will be my first camp at glasto, having been on Sunday tickets last year. I will defo be cooking my own,for cost reasons and i do wonder about some of the hygene on a few, and just a few of the eating places. Lots of pasta, noodles, and packet stuff, but defo no porridge... Most of the eating places are ok, but its far cheaper to do your own. Plus you get far more for your money.

[ukslim]

I've said it all before, but it bears repeating now:

The closer you are to the two main stages or the dance village, the poorer and more expensive the food will be in general (there are a few gems that are exceptions to the rule). The stall holders know they've got a horde of hungry people around those areas, who won't be arsed to walk any further for cheaper/nicer food. I imagine those £5 baked potatoes were here.

(Does anyone know whether the festival charges stallholders more for having a stall near the main stages?)

The best and cheapest fooderies are to the East - that end of the markets, and the markets near the Greenpeace field. (Try the Thali kitchen there. Mmmm.)

Anything burger, bacon, sausage based is likely to be crap UNLESS the stall has some indication that it's a speciality ("home reared organic beef" etc.).

Falafels are great pretty much anywhere you go. I don't think I've had a bad mexican meal at Glastonbury. Noodles vary - but you can tell by looking whether they'll be good.

The best bet is usually to see what other people are eating. If it looks good, it probably is, and you get an idea of the portions.

But yeah, I agree that cooking your own food is much cheaper. Whether the effort and opportunity cost balances that out depends entirely on how wealthy you are.

[pukapete]

any ideas? filling and nutritous and easy to cook........ need to do glasto on a budget this year and food from the stalls is SO expensive.

[StoneCircle]

Get yourself to Marks and Spencers, 4 for price of 3 at the moment on tinned curries (veggie, chicken or lamb), chilli, stews and bolognaise. its good stuff too!

[xploit]

Yeah watch the tins.....

I'm looking at lite food... maybe pasta... and sauces..

[mrfunk]

pasta'n'sauce packets ftw

[GEH007]

Not read all the replies but in my opinion you cannot beat army ration packs, they are brilliant.

See here for an idea.

http://www.armyrations.co.uk/

[musky]

Not read all the replies but in my opinion you cannot beat army ration packs, they are brilliant.

See here for an idea.

http://www.armyrations.co.uk/

[GEH007]

They might be good but I think for that kind of price I'd rather just shell out the little bit extra and buy the food there.

[markeee]

baked beans n sausages..meal in a tin..