PRIMAL PODS, $13.95
Air dried meals, not intended to be rehydrated. Save carrying a
stove and fuel by eating as is.5 SPICE PORK AND VEG:
‘Pork, beans, mushrooms, capsicum, onion, chilli f lakes,
coriander, star anise, soy sauce’.
D: Tough packet to rip. You’ll need your Leatherman.
Ta : I don’t know if I would buy this as a meal. I like moist food.
Maybe a snack.
D: It has the same amount of nutrients as a real meal. It’ll
rehydrate inside your stomach and you’ll feel full. I ate a whole
one for breakfast and wasn’t hungry until lunchtime.
P: Part of eating is the pleasure of it.
D: You have to balance that against not having to carry your
stove.
Th: The pork is very dry but I do like the texture. Jerky can be a
bit chewy but this is easy to eat.SUNDAY ROAST BEEF & VEG:
‘Beef, sweet potatoes, broccoli, caulif lower, mushrooms,
onions, spices’.
Th: The veg have the texture of fish f lakes.
D: I prefer this to the pork actually. All ingredients in the
mouth together with swig of water and you could almost be
there. I’m digging it.
P: So crunchy. This is just like dried vegetables.
Th: I’m struggling to consume this, although the broccoli’s
actually quite nice because it’s uber-salty. It’s probably a little
bit too salty.
G: The beef is nice but really dry. The veg are lovely, but
definitely a snack or a lunch. Not dinner.STRIVE FOOD, $9.10–16.00
Another Tassie brand, also in a transparent pack and designed
for actual cooking.
GNOCCHI IN SPICY TOMATO & BASIL SAUCE (V, GF)
Th: It’s very saucy. The texture’s good but the tomato sauce is
quite sweet. I wouldn’t knock it back if I was desperate.
P: Nice spiciness. If you’d done a hard day’s hiking though, the
extra sugar might be good.
Th: I’d probably want to add salt to be honest.
P: A little sachet of dried parmesan would be a good
accompaniment.
D: It’s not the most interesting recipe but the gnocchi is well
done. Handy if you’re needing a stodgy meal to fill you up. The
sauce is nice for a tomato sauce but I’d probably want to eat
something a bit more interesting.
BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY
D: Usually a very tasty dish in the restaurant. It’ll be tricky to
reproduce in a packet... Oh man, this is disappointing.
Th: Is it the texture? Again, you can taste the grittiness of the
spices because they haven’t been sautéed. You can’t really see
the beef — it’s tiny, grainy bits of mince.
D: I don’t mind that. It’s all about the taste for me, but that isn’t
good either. I expected more from Strive.
Th: That’s quite a hefty portion for one though. The gnocchi
was a good size too.
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