| Every summer holidays, we used to travel to my | | | | into the food accessories - I mean other things |
| grandparents' place - it was an overnight journey. | | | | that you need to take along with your food - |
| Like most kids, my sister and I, used to look | | | | things that will make your meal enjoyable and |
| forward to the train journey. Apart from the | | | | tidying up after you have eaten easy. Here is the |
| journey, meeting new passengers, the chaos, the | | | | list of food accessories you must take along for |
| scenery and window seats, one of the most | | | | your train travel: |
| interesting things on the train ride was 'food time' | | | | 1. Paper Plates |
| - some how eating on trains was so much fun. | | | | 2. Spoons and Forks - And don't forget some |
| Here are some of my favorite dishes for train | | | | serving spoons as well. |
| travel: | | | | 3. Tissues - dry and wet tissues - wet tissues |
| 1. Lemon Rice and boiled egg | | | | come in very handy, so don't forget them. |
| 2. Idlis and pickles | | | | 4. Plastic bags - for garbage collection |
| 3. Curd rice and pickles | | | | 5. Bottles of water |
| 4. Poori and Potato Fry | | | | One more tip about packing food - always pack |
| 5. Fruits - This I highly recommend - Whatever | | | | them in individual packs - easier and less messy |
| mains you pack, make sure you take some fruits | | | | when serving - especially when you have little kids |
| along. | | | | traveling with you. |
| 6. Sandwiches - This is actually my favorite - I | | | | If you don't like packing food and taking it along |
| use at least four different kinds of fillings and the | | | | with you then you can always order food in the |
| kids like the variety. | | | | train kitchen or you can buy some food at one of |
| 7. Snacks - like murukku, om podi, bhelpuri etc... | | | | the stations - Long queues puts me off from |
| 8. Sweets - Again like fruits, this is something I | | | | buying food at the stations - If you don't mind |
| rarely forget to take along - I normally have | | | | this then go ahead and buy - food is quite cheap |
| them when I am having some quiet time and am | | | | and also less work for you. |
| enjoying the view from my window. | | | | Train travel in India is so much fun - love it. |
| Now that we have covered the food, let's get | | | | |