The epicurean of cars
We're quite certain more than a few our readers have tried to poach on egg on their hood or attempted to prepare some other cuisine using their cars. As a matter of fact, there's a great read out there called Manifold Destiny that takes car cuisine to a new level.
Our sister-site SlashFood stumbled upon a site called Instructables that's posted a step-by-step guide on preparing such delights as marinated chicken breasts, roasted potatoes, ramen noodles and apples with brown sugar. The author, who goes by the tag of Trebuchet03, includes instructions for preparing the food, where to place each type under the hood, and how many miles need to be driven to ensure proper cooking.
Trebuchet speaks of one meal in particular prepared on the open road and says, "When I came to a stop, the smell of the chicken and herbs surrounded the car. And at the horror of onlookers, I proceeded to eat from my engine bay."
[Source: Instructables via Slashfood]
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Mike 10:40AM (6/27/2006)
highly modified toyota pickup...manifold burrito's.... this man knows what he is doing.
Think about it. Out for a trail run, you have a 180-210 degree oven directly in front of you.
I actually knew someone who made a small scale smoker for the engine bay. Some of the best hamburgers, brats, and steak I have had were on those trails.
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bob h. 10:49AM (6/27/2006)
I once took a group of my (then grammer school)sons classmates on a trip to the zoo. It amazed all of the kids when I opened up the hood and took out some foil packages with fresh hot burritos ready to eat. Lots of interest from the kids except my son who was totally embarassed.
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Riker 11:11AM (6/27/2006)
It was either Stuff or Maxim that did an article writeup detailing this exact idea a few years ago. Their entree was salmon. They suggested it as a romantic date plan: drive somewhere beautiful, eat a fish off your engine block.
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epilonious 11:48AM (6/27/2006)
I just love the highlights from the picture (normally if you hovor over squares it'll pop-up some info)
"eh.. wires... now loomed. No, its not some stupid 'rice' garbage... Its for the hood light I installed to make working in the evening much easier :P"
"I don't care if he had a jet engine hidden in his anus..."
and
"again, sorry 'bout the crazy hairness :Pthat's about 6 mo. without a haircut :P"
I'm also just tickled that he did it in what looks like a Mazdaspeed Protoge. I normally associated manifold meatloaf with huge cars and much bigger engines like Broncos and Blazers.
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