2 days of portable food and no fridge

[OMGitsnotgood]

Being deliberately vague here. Heading to a weekend sporting event in a couple of weeks, spectators not participants but will need to ‘feed’ a couple of the participants too.
We will have a quick breakfast at c. 7am at the hotel before heading to the venue. Once there we won’t (and can’t) leave until so late we probably will grab a McDonalds or get pizza delivered as I believe that is all that will be open in the area.
During the day at the venue, we have access only to burgers/hotdogs which I don’t mind for one weekend but know the queues will be long and will already be grabbing fast food in the evenings.

We have no fridge so don’t want things that need to be chilled to be safe. Also won’t have much time for making sandwiches anyway. Will see if we can find a garage or similar open very early to pick up sandwiches but need to plan for if we don’t make that work. Want to take as much with as possible to save time.

I don’t want anything smelly (no boiled eggs or tuna as one if my friends suggested. No nuts at event‘s request.
Will take fruit, crisps, cereal bars but would like something more ‘lunch’ like. We have a kettle at the hotel so thinking maybe a flask of water to make pot noodles, which we wouldn’t normally eat but slightly more ‘meal like’ than Pringles and grapes! Any thoughts? Thank you

The sachets of grains/ lentils you get for the microwave can be eaten cold straight from packet
tin of mixed beans in a wrap
bananas
malt loaf
I think babybels last quite a while out of the fridge
fruit cake
its a shame you said no tuna because you can get some nice flavoured tins of that
Pot noodles would work if you’ve got a decent flask

If you can stop on the way the night before then I'd get

• ciabatta/panini rolls. Something quite robust that won't be easily squashed.
• a block of butter (doesn't need to be refrigerated and spreads better if it's not)
• hard cheese like cheddar, it keeps longer in the fridge but doesn't need to be kept in a fridge if it will be eaten within a few days, get the ready sliced packs for ease.
• jar/squeezy bottle of pickle/chutney/pesto
• bag of mixed salad, cherry tomatoes, mini cucumbers
• bag of satsumas
• multipack of crisps

Then you can make up nice cheese and pickle/chutney sandwiches either in the morning before you leave the hotel or just take the constituent parts and assemble while you're there.

Brioche rolls & jam.
Crackers and primula cheese.
Cheese scones.
Pepperami, or similar cured meat.
Crossiants.

One of you pops out during a lull to buy some food.

The boot of your car is going to be like a fridge anyway if you are in the UK

How much time will you have? I’m thinking a gas stove with canister so able to cook lunch etc. Even cheese toasties flipped in a pan or something. Loaf of bread, butter, sliced cheese. Easy.

November in the UK in a car boot shouldn’t cause too many problems.

Tins of dolmades

Gregg’s stuff is fine for trips like that. Cornish Pasties are the definition of hearty takeaway meals.
Personally I’d make a Torta di Verdure (low egg vegetable quiche) and take hard cheese and cold cooked or cured mini sausages. A couple of apples each and some vegetable sticks, at least for the first day. If it’s a strenuous sport, chocolate and jam tarts for energy.
Cupasoup and instant pasta in a mug for the hotel kettle.

Thanks all, some great ideas.

I wouldn't enjoy a cold Greggs and won't have time for cooking on a camping stove, but appreciate the suggestions.

I get very nervous about food safety but of course the car boot will be cold enough, that hadn't crossed my mind, Would be happier with cheese than ham tho.
Scones are another good idea.I'll be taking lots of fruit, crisps etc was just the more substantial 'bits' I was struggling with.

Thank you all

Decent bread with good cheese - boursin, brie or pie de l'angloys are easy to cut of you don't want to bring sharp knives and cutting boards. Add some charcuterie, grapes, cherry tomatoes etc. Maybe some festive desserts - mince pies or mini stollen or mini lebkuchen and clementines.

You can get pretty decent pot noodles if you go for a brand like Itsu. You could also get some cup-a-soups (golden vegetable and good quality chicken noodle taste least synthetic ime) and hot chocolate sachets to warm people up if they are outside all day long.

I'd probably take a few sachets of flavoured cous cous and some containers to make it up with. Maybe add some Matteson's smoked sausage, jerky or kabanos, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, maybe some sweetcorn or jarred peppers. I agree though that most things will be fine in the boot in this weather. I

f you do decide to stick to pot noodles then I highly recommend the Nongshim cup noodles, the gourmet spicy and kimchi ones are great. The Nissin soba noodle cups are pretty good too.

Could you pop the post code in to unereats/deliveroo and see if there's any options available? I know in our area most supermarkets are available on there.

If you have a kettle at the hotel, then take a big flask (keeps hotter, and wrap it in a towel and put in an insulated food bag then it will be really hot by lunchtime) and some insulated cups or food flasks. Then you can make up egg or rice noodles with a cup a soup sachet in the food flask (leave for 5-10 minutes in the flask and it will be hot and cooked). Ds puts beef jerky in his.
I quite like doing a porridge pot with extra dried fruit for lunch. You can do the porridge in a food flask first thing then add the fruit later

I would think that a garage to buy fresh bread and cheese/ cured meat (choose salami over ham for example) in the morning would be pretty painless. Even tubs of hummus or dips. But could also be purchased the night before and left in the boot - more than cold enough. I'd choose bread that can be broken off and eaten in chunks vs needing to create an actual sandwich personally.

Also a packet of wraps - DS will happily just gobble down a wrap with a babble on the side.

I get very nervous about food safety but of course the car boot will be cold enough, that hadn't crossed my mind, Would be happier with cheese than ham tho

Understandable to be concerned about food safety, the car boot will be colder than most fridges, a fridge is set at 5 degrees, presently outside its not getting up over 0 degrees at night

cornbeef in a tin would be an alternative to ham, as its long life and with Branson pickle is rather nice

Thank you. I've checked the weather forecast and it looks like it's going to be cold enough to keep cheese in the car. Love the idea of tear off chunky bread. Lots of great ideas, it's a long day so need plenty to keep us going. Thanks for helping clear the brain fog,I've lots going on between now and then so was struggling to think straight. Thank you all for sorting me out!