Tips for a successful picnic on a hike - 20 Minutes

  • This summer, every Thursday, 20 Minutes offers you a series on the art and how to have a good picnic wherever you are, by the water, on the train, on a hike or in a garden below. from your place.
  • These tips are signed by Raphaële Marchal, culinary journalist and author of the book “Passion Pique-Niques”, published in June by Michel Lafon.
  • This Thursday, she explains that you shouldn't picnic too early when you go on a hike, because it is the promise of this moment that gives courage to move forward.

This summer, more than any other, the picnic is in tune with the times. And if the mood takes you to get the breathing face the most beautiful landscapes, you will also have the pleasure of enjoying a good tuck thanks to the advice of Raphaële Marchal, culinary journalist and author of the book Passions Picnics appeared in June at Michel Lafon.

For Raphaële Marchal, “the real picnic is this one”. The one we savor on a hike, because it comes as a comfort after the effort. The food journalist prepares it the night before, with eggs, fruit, cheese and a nice sausage that she leaves in their packaging (Raphaële prefers to peel everything once there, as she explains in our video) or in bowls right in the backpack (with a nice salad, a roasted cauliflower, anchovy or hummus), which she completes on the way with good gourds and fresh bread bought the same morning.

Don't stop too early for a picnic

“And we set off, on foot, by bike, ski, hike, without knowing exactly in which direction, nor for how long, but with one certainty: at some point, we will be enjoying ourselves. "

The ideal, for Raphaële Marchal, is to stop "in a magnificent place", of course, but on condition of having arrived "at two-thirds, or even three-quarters of the way," 'after hunger, the end of the hike is just a digestive walk.

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Nothing like a good sandwich for a picnic by the water

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