#91115 - 08/08/11 10:19 AM
Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
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Silvanocat
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I will be staying out on a motu off Huahine for six nights and self-catering(no other option) three meals plus snacks a day. I will have a refrigerator (no freezer) and a cook-top.
I will have the opportunity to shop at Champion in Papeete (the day before) as well as the supermarket in Fare. (Since I will be spending a week out in the Tuamotu’s beforehand, I want to bring minimal items from home.)
I am not a cook and am more eat to live than live to eat. In similar situations in the Cooks and Palau I ate fancy heat and serve dinners (boil a packet of rice and a packet of sauce and combine) as well as the offerings of Chef Boyardee and freeze dried camping meals (I actually was camping in Palau).
Suggestions for Huahine? I do plan to load up on Brie and pate (they sell it in Fare?) but how do I get the French bread to last? Will it not turn hard as a rock after a few days? (I’m on a motu so can’t shop daily.)
I will be shopping in the Fare supermarket before 10 am if that makes a difference.
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#91116 - 08/08/11 10:52 AM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: Silvanocat]
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holte
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Registered: 11/19/04
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Loc: Duluth, Minnesota
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I quit cooking years ago, but hubby cooks now.
If you have room in your luggage, I suggest prepackaged oatmeal. I buy organic. Then you can add fruit to it.
There are always eggs and yogurt.
They have great cheese in Fare and not expensive. At least compared to prices in Minnesota.
Depending if pineapple is in season, it is the most divine. We would get packs of 4 or 5 for $5.00 (500 cfp) I know the rate is not right, but that's the way I look at it.
They have frozen New Zealand chicken that is good. Sometimes the potatoes are good at the store.
My hubby would make chili with some chili beans in a can, chicken and pineapple. We both love it. So if you like chili, bring some spices.
They also have lettuce there. I brought dried fruit (cherries and blueberries and nuts) for salad.
Avocados are like zucchini here so someone might give you some. Bananas are hard to get rid of as well so someone might give you some. If not, they are in the market.
American food is expensive , I feel, in the market. A box of cereal is $6.00.
There are 2 types of French bread sold. One is soft and the other has the hard outside and soft interior.
I feel the hard outside lasts longer.
The bread is so cheap that I wouldn't worry about keeping it for so long. I tried keeping it in the frig, but that turned it hard as a rock.
Things have to be covered though, so I do get one of the plastic bags to keep the bread in. Otherwise there is an army of ants.
If you like poisson brochette, I think the best is at the chez Guynette for $10. It is too much for one person to eat.
I think that your person on the motu will bring you in if you need to go.
There is the market everyday on Huahine. So fresh fruits and veggies are available. The tomatoes are not good, I feel. The watermelon is priced outrageously . $25 and more for one melon
If you like rice, that certainly is available. The Super Fare Nui has everything. If you don't speak French, bring a dictionary, because their method of putting goods on the shelves does not always make sense.
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#91117 - 08/08/11 11:06 AM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: holte]
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Patti.
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Check out this site...
http://www.minimus.biz/
It is a great place to buy small amounts of things to round out your meals in FP. Salad dressings...condiments...jams...etc. They take up very little room in your luggage and are cheaper than having to buy a whole jar of mayo or mustard or salad dressing or soy sauce etc. while you're over there.
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#91118 - 08/08/11 11:49 AM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
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holte
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Registered: 11/19/04
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Loc: Duluth, Minnesota
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what a great site!
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#91119 - 08/08/11 01:21 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: holte]
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Old Wife
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Registered: 02/21/03
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Loc: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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How often will you be able to shop? If you're there the whole 6 days without shopping, you'll have to think about how fast meat/chicken/fish spoils (unless you can catch fish). If you buy a combo of fresh and frozen meat/chicken/fish, you could have dinner every night no problem without shopping more than at the start. Buy a package of frozen and a package of fresh of each of the fish and chicken and 2 frozen meats. Then eat like this:
1st night--fresh fish
2nd night-fresh chicken
3rd night-frozen fish (now thawed)
4th night-frozen chicken (now thawed)
5th night-frozen meat (now thawed)
6th night-frozen meat (now thawed)
If you make the meats different (beef and lamb?--though I'm not sure how you cook lamb on a stove-top), it shouldn't be too boring. Alternately, you could go vegetarian the end of the week (canned beans? eggs in an omelet?).
If you can shop more than once, you're home free! Your bread's fresh the first day. The second day, you can make French toast with it (maybe even a croque monsieur?). You could also cube it & fry it in some oil with a few seasonings and it becomes great croutons.
The supermarket in Fare is very well-stocked and you'll find plenty of food, even for a non-cook. Maybe carry a paper and pencil around the store with you while you plan out all of your meals and then, once everything is planned, do the shopping itself. Don't forget the Hinano!
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#91120 - 08/08/11 02:53 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: Old Wife]
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Poehere
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Registered: 08/18/07
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Loc: FP
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@ Sylvanocat: some atoll / motu survival tips...LOL
Buy plenty of pasta, spagetti etc, and box of dry mashed potato powder and rice... they're all easy to cook
Get some cans of tuna and punu puatoro = corned beef (pretty greasy but typical food for isolated places, as well as some canned haricot verts, flageolets, tomato sauce, or whole peeled tomatoes.
Mais and red beans to make a salad with the tuna etc. Also canned asparegus, heart of palm and artichok hearts are great to make a cold salad or entree.
Canned sausage to make hotdogs or eat with the mashed potatoes
They sell small blocks of cheese (cheddar, non-refridgerated)that you can rasp to put on your dishes too
Olive oil to splash on your spagetti with some tuna... and get some s mall packs of refrigerated bacon cuts, great to mix with mushrooms, onion and olive oil as a spagetti or pasta sauce
Bread, keep it in the fridge, wet it next morning an lightly fry it in a pan on the stove
Soya sauce, great to bake chicken in and splash over your rice.
Cooked chicken can be kept for 2 days in the fridge.
Milk will last a long time too, get onions and carrots and cabbage, you can rasp them or cook them. They sell little boxes of red wine or rose that keep well in the fridge too, not Bordeaux but good to drink
Keep as much food as you can in the fridge to be ant safe, and burn your garbage if you can (worms and flies)
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#91121 - 08/08/11 03:11 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: Poehere]
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Old Wife
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Registered: 02/21/03
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Loc: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Wow, great tips, Poehere! I've copied them for our next trip to FP (even though we won't be stranded on a motu, these are great ideas for anyone there with a kitchen)! I love the bread tip.
One tip about the wine. Don't go for the cheapest bottle of Chilean wine in a box. Ask me how I know. LOL!
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#91124 - 08/08/11 04:58 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: Old Wife]
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holte
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Registered: 11/19/04
Posts: 2417
Loc: Duluth, Minnesota
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my hubby loves the canned corn beef. Me--not so much
It's funny the different foods that people like. I like the hard crusted French bread because it stays pretty fresh (to me) for a couple of days.
When I got to Huahine, I had my hubby quit with the red meat. that's how we ended up with chicken chili which he actually liked.
Edited by holte (08/08/11 05:00 PM)
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#91126 - 08/08/11 05:17 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: holte]
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BarbiJKM
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Registered: 02/14/07
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Loc: Mesa, AZ
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We've been dealing with the French bread on Moorea on a daily basis for the last 5 weeks, and I am happy to report that, without refrigeration, you can keep it fairly fresh in a sealed zip lock bag... Cut loaf in half or thirds, but don't otherwise slice it. Also, you can make excellent toast with small stale slices lightly fried in olive oil, top with some tomato slices and parmesan cheese (or even brie, any kind of cheese will do) -- voila -- lunch!
Chile is a great idea -- just bring the packets of chile seasoning from home (we like Lawry's). Red beans (canned) and tomatoes are available in Fare, add a little chicken or beef (or eat vegetarian), and a potful will feed you for several days (zip loc the leftovers in the frig). Grate a little cheese on top and serve with chopped onions; yummy!
Eggs are always good; they don't need refrigeration, and can be cooked a variety of ways, including hard-boiled.
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#91127 - 08/08/11 08:35 PM
Re: Self-catering help needed for Huahine.
[Re: BarbiJKM]
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holte
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Registered: 11/19/04
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Loc: Duluth, Minnesota
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the other thing about the motu is that it is not really far out. It is right across the water from the old Sofitel, so going into town really is not that big of a deal.
I imagine the family has to go into town quite often to get supplies or mail or whatever.
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