What to eat (and not) on the trains

[whole diary]

[grahame]

From The Mirror

Smoked mackerel and boiled eggs top list of foods - never to eat on a train

Over half of passengers always bring a snack with them for train travel - but 87% go out of their way to avoid those travelling with smelly foods

Smoked mackerel, boiled eggs, curry, and egg sandwiches are among the top food that should never be eaten – when travelling on a train, according to research.

Over half of Brits (55%) who have travelled by rail in the last year have prepared food to take with them, with 45% admitting they always pack a full picnic spread for longer journeys.

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Some even admit to bringing along a sushi platter for the trip, and one respondent always packs prosecco and posh picnic bites when heading for Royal Ascot.

Personally, I used to love that Katsu Chircken takeaway on the concourse at King's Cross - ideal to buy a carry-on meal before joining the Cambridge Express. 

[JayMac]

I'd suggest freshly baked garlic bread is a no no.

My good friend bobm would probably end the friendship if I sat next to him on a train eating garlic bread. He's not a fan of allium sativum.

[bobm]

He most certainly would!

For a time the Pullman served soup which was ladled into the bowl at the table which I always felt was a little risky. 

It has made a comeback but now arrives already in the bowl. 

[JayMac]

Personally, I used to love that Katsu Chircken takeaway on the concourse at King's Cross - ideal to buy a carry-on meal before joining the Cambridge Express. 

"Lizzie. What is that god-awful smell?"

[CyclingSid]

Same applies to buses, if not more so.

[grahame]

Same applies to buses, if not more so.

Rules on busses differ -

On Trip Advisor
"it is not unusual to see signs on buses prohibiting eating and drinking. How often the driver will seek to enforce those, I cannot say. But she or he might."

and yet they'll actually sell you food and drink at your seat on selected services.

[TaplowGreen]

For those with long memories - Casey Jones (the burgers, not the individual) - they may have been lifesavers after a night on the ale, but I shudder to think what they were made of given their aroma! 

[Richard Fairhurst]

Casey Jones burgers from the Kings Cross concourse were the first thing I thought of when reading grahame's comment!

[TaplowGreen]

Casey Jones burgers from the Kings Cross concourse were the first thing I thought of when reading grahame's comment!

............if you were drunk, you ate them - if you were REALLY drunk, you enjoyed them!