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80% of this thread summed up:
To keep stuff cold, get a Polar Bear.
To keep stuff hot, get a Hotlogic.



1. Some of our POM meals in HI were fantastic. And some that were great in the past were inedible. And some of are meals were wrong.
2. 48 pack cooler should fit 20-24 POM size meals. If they're frozen for a few days they'll stay frozen in the cooler for days with no ice needed.
3. Fill the Polar Bear with hot water in a tub and let it sit for a few minutes to expand it so it can fit more meals.

Food/ cooking utensils which are easy to bring while traveling
Beef Jerky/Dried Salami (Easy to make a sandwich. Can add mayo packet)
Wraps, good to use as bread, stays a long time.
Foreman.
Sandwich maker. Bring bread and cheese.
Ramen noodle soups, try with cold water, it isn't bad.
Or ask a coffee shop for free hot water.
Oatmeal Packets (just add hot water and it’s a filling meal)
Tuna Packets
Buy eggs and hard boil inside hot water thing

Foods which are easily found in obscure places in the USA
Bread: Thomas bagels, Sara lee bagels.
Lox, can be found in most groceries.
Sabra humus products.
tuna fish, sardines, etc.
peanut butter, jelly.
cereals. milk, if you drink cholov stam.
Fresh and frozen fish. Try cooking salmon on a foreman with a bit of spices. (Tip the Foreman back a little to keep the juice in for better taste.)

Foods which are easily found all over the world
Fresh fish.
Perhaps american canned tuna.
Fresh fruits and vegetables (in IL there is a problem of terumes and meisres)

Seasons Kosher Meals
Seasons supermarket now advertises that they offer travel meals, similar to Pomegranate

Pomegranate M2G
https://www.thepompeopleonline.com/categories/97309/products

From Dan's Banfff TR
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/33245
Something Fishy - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46759.msg968426#msg968426
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Boneless spare ribs with wild mushroom rice and popcorn cauliflower.  The ribs were moist and delicious, I’d order them anytime in a restaurant.  The popcorn cauliflower was fantastic as well.

Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini with pesto sauce, and Balsamic Baby Portabella Mushrooms.  The Sesame chicken was good though it could have used more sauce.  The mushrooms were great and the chicken tortellini was very good as well.

Eggplant Rollatini.  This stuff is unbelievable.  Eggplant loaded with ricotta, tomato sauce, and cheese. It’s probably the best eggplant dish I’ve had in my life.  An absolute must try.

Eggplant Parmesan was the absolute best Eggplent Parmesan I’ve had in my life as well. It’s such a pleasure to eat so well while traveling.

Penne a la Vodka was good, though overshadowed by our massive portions of out of this world Eggplant dishes.

Honey Mustard Corned Beef.  This was a truly awesome mouth-watering dish.  Thick juicy slices of tangy corned beef, it’s a real treat.

Glazed dark meat chicken stuffed with pastrami was awesome.  The couscous and green beans were good as well.

I wasn’t such a fan of the Sino steak as it was a bit tough.

Fettuccine Alfredo was creamy and fantastic.

Baked Ziti was delicious as well.

Lasagna was good, but not quite up to par as some of the other dairy meals.

Absolutely perfect Chicken Marsala though I wasn’t such a fan of the Shlishkes. The grilled Portabella Mushrooms were very good.

Hot pastrami was very good, but just can’t compete with the honey mustard corned beef.  The Garlic mashed potatoes were phenomenal!

Ancho Marinated Hanger Steak had a fantastic flavor though it got a bit dried out unfortunately.  The grilled vegetables were very good.

The Mac and Cheese was very good, though obviously not as good as when the hotel heats it up for you.

Spicy Southern Fried Chicken Nuggets are outstanding.  The seasonings are just amazing.  The only thing I’d like with it is a dipping sauce so it was perfect that we also had the meatballs below!

Meatballs were very good in a tasty sauce.

Mini stuffed cabbage were excellent as were the roasted potatoes and garlic string beans.

But this was what really blew me away.  The Delmonico steak in a red wine reduction was far superior to the steak that you’ll receive in your local steakhouse.  And when a store figures out how to make a frozen steak that is reheated taste better than what most steakhouses serve I’m left completely speechless.  Plus it’s packed with 2 of my favorite sides-the garlic mashed potatoes and popcorn cauliflower.

From various DDFrs -
 Honey mustard corned beef and the spare ribs were delicious.
The garlic green beans were a great side dish.
The cheese blintzes were fantastic
Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini

From SF Maui TR http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46759.msg968426#msg968426
Every single dish, whether a fancy rib steak or simple tzimmes, was absolutely delectable. The General Tso's was saucy, spicy, and delicious

@Yehuda - August 2015:
Great - BBQ chicken nuggets, Baked breaded chicken cutlet, Buffalo chicken wings, Cheese blintzes, Penne ala vodka, Popcorn cauliflower, Roasted potatoes were great.
Okay - Ribs too fatty for me, Fire Poppers Chicken Nuggets too spicy for me, Garlic broccoli, Mashed potatoes
Bad - Roasted asparagus (was white asparagus)

http://yeahthatskosher.com/2014/01/kosher-travel-meals-a-complete-guide-of-options/


https://www.koshwhere.com/en/
Here's how it works:
Use the search bar and fill your destination address (hotel/airport/home/office,etc) , date range and how many guests will eat. View the caterer's kosher certification, select your favorite kosher meals from the caterer's menu for the days you need, choose your delivery preference and make an order
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What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« on: June 23, 2008, 03:38:44 PM »
I'm curious to hear how other people deal with kosher food when traveling to places without kosher food.

I have a number of ways that I've dealt with this, but first I'd like to hear about what others have done.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 04:00:26 PM »
Thank you Dan, I've been wondering what to do for food when I'm in Paris and Rome (Venice and London should be a bit easier).
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2008, 04:55:37 PM »
there are kosher resturaunts in paris
pizza in lapletel and other stuff and if i remember there also was a place in rome
google or call the chabad house to find out

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2008, 07:12:53 PM »
there are kosher resturaunts in paris
pizza in lapletel and other stuff and if i remember there also was a place in rome
google or call the chabad house to find out
be careful in europe as many restaurants are not glatt including the famed le telegraph in paris. in america we take it for granted. the only glatt hashgacha in paris is rottenberg

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 12:18:50 AM »
what about pevzner

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 03:43:56 AM »
I'm curious to hear how other people deal with kosher food when traveling to places without kosher food.

I have a number of ways that I've dealt with this, but first I'd like to hear about what others have done.
So lets hear Dan what are your ways of dealing with this issue?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2008, 04:39:08 PM »
the merkos shlichus handbook recommends that for 2 people/3 weeks you take 25 cans tuna, 15 cans salmon, five tubes mayonnaise, twenty packs wraps,4 bags twizlers, 40 instant soup, 4 boxes matzoh, oil and vinegar, packets peanut butter jelly, chocolate, can gefilte fish, crackers, milk-cereal bar.
supplement with fruits and vegetables.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2008, 04:48:01 PM »
the merkos shlichus handbook recommends that for 2 people/3 weeks you take 25 cans tuna, 15 cans salmon, five tubes mayonnaise, twenty packs wraps,4 bags twizlers, 40 instant soup, 4 boxes matzoh, oil and vinegar, packets peanut butter jelly, chocolate, can gefilte fish, crackers, milk-cereal bar.
supplement with fruits and vegetables.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2008, 08:00:20 AM »
I take along the Labruit dinner or the meal mart dinner trays, they taste great and are a breeze to warm up, you have an instant meal ready in 5 minutes (thy also have chulont for shabbos) and if you eat a good breakfast you can skip luch or snack on fruit or crackers.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2008, 10:46:10 AM »
I'm curious to hear how other people deal with kosher food when traveling to places without kosher food.

I have a number of ways that I've dealt with this, but first I'd like to hear about what others have done.
It really depends how far you are going.
If I am driving, Ill bring a cooler and a grill and Im pretty much set.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2008, 05:30:57 PM »
dan please post how you deal with it
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2008, 04:46:51 AM »
If there is kosher food there I just buy it at the destination, otherwise I usually manage with cold cuts and whatever ou/ok/kof-k products are available at the local grocery

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2008, 11:17:55 AM »
I have a number of ways that I've dealt with this, but first I'd like to hear about what others have done.
still waiting for you to share

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2008, 11:36:09 AM »
Order Chap-a-Nosh travel meals. Most hotels will store the meals for you and warm them up for you as you need.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2008, 11:44:17 AM »
I've tried a few different methods:

1. I had House of glatt in crown heights shrink wrap 20 meals, each with a piece of shnitzel and a potato knish.  The entire cost wasn't much over $100 IIRC.  I would try to refrigerate the whole bag wherever I stayed and I was able to take 2 meals to last me the day when I was out without worrying that it would spoil.    Shrink wrapped cold cuts and other food items work well too.

2. I've done La Briute meals, but some of them (like the parve ones) are not so good.  It is nice to have an instant hot meal without any cooking utensils that requires no refrigeration.  The cheese ravioli flavor is good with a healthy helping of Barilla pasta sauce that you can pick up at the local grocery store.

3. Shlep along a pot and cook noodles. Bring along some dried cheese sauce like from the Old city Cafe Mac and Cheese boxes and I'm good to go.

4. Tibors, a local butcher shop in Cleveland makes a great and spicy dried salami roll.  This lasts for weeks without any refrigeration.

There's more I'm forgetting...I'll update as I remember them.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2008, 12:56:10 PM »
also buy a microwave (from walmart or costco) if you are staying for more than a few days and you will be surprised how much you can make, alot of frozen meals, fleishig and milchig can be made just make sure they are double wrapped ( most come that way)
List of things you can make in a microwave:
Scrambled eggs,
Tradition Soups
multiple frozen meals
most hotels will store the food for you and also heat up double wrapped ( some charge for it)
i usually bring as much as possible kosher food so i have what to eat without worrying about if i will have enough- been there done that in Russia

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2008, 12:57:41 PM »
also in particular the dairy frozen meals like flaums taste really good compared to the fleishig ones and they are only 4-5 dollars each
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2008, 01:25:37 PM »
also buy a microwave (from walmart or costco) if you are staying for more than a few days and you will be surprised how much you can make, alot of frozen meals, fleishig and milchig can be made just make sure they are double wrapped ( most come that way)
List of things you can make in a microwave:
Scrambled eggs,
Tradition Soups
multiple frozen meals
most hotels will store the food for you and also heat up double wrapped ( some charge for it)
i usually bring as much as possible kosher food so i have what to eat without worrying about if i will have enough- been there done that in Russia



It is actually very easy to kasher a hotel microwave.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2008, 03:56:13 PM »
It is actually very easy to kasher a hotel microwave.


i know, we did that , the hotel gave us a microwave, they kept on breaking but yeh, not everyone will agree on the halachic status of that though, buying one for a few days from walmart or costco ( returnable)  is minimal hassle as well
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2008, 05:40:18 PM »
also buy a microwave (from walmart or costco) if you are staying for more than a few days and you will be surprised how much you can make, alot of frozen meals, fleishig and milchig can be made just make sure they are double wrapped ( most come that way)
List of things you can make in a microwave:
Scrambled eggs,
Tradition Soups
multiple frozen meals
most hotels will store the food for you and also heat up double wrapped ( some charge for it)
i usually bring as much as possible kosher food so i have what to eat without worrying about if i will have enough- been there done that in Russia



what do you use to double wrap it that it should be sealed good? (
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