The Cumbrian
Section Hiker
I saw these at Home Bargains, they look like those pouches used by American backpackers. 
Fish in a pouch
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Odd Man
Thru Hiker
Does it stinky out the kitchen badly?
The Cumbrian
Section Hiker
It's all cat food to me, I hope that someone can enjoy it though.
MartinK9
Section Hiker
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
And how does it "come back" ? texture and all that ?
Teepee
Thru Hiker
It get's broken into small flakes to dry, then breaks up more in the pack. It dissapears into a meal, the bits of Tuna are tiny. I like to stir it in as it's cooking.
Whiteburn
Thru Hiker
Dehydrated tuna turns quickly to tuna powder IME, when added to pasta it just 'disappears' into the sauce but it does add the tuna favour though.
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
I've carried tinned tuna, minus the tin and liquid, for a first evening meal. The pouches with tuna are not available around where I live 
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With noodles and dehydrated peas or corn and lots black pepper - would probably not matter if the tuna taste was there without the "flakes".
.With noodles and dehydrated peas or corn and lots black pepper - would probably not matter if the tuna taste was there without the "flakes".
TinTin
Thru Hiker
What kind of dehydrated peas are you buying?I've carried tinned tuna, minus the tin and liquid, for a first evening meal. The pouches with tuna are not available around where I live
With noodles and dehydrated peas or corn and lots black pepper - would probably not matter if the tuna taste was there without the "flakes".
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
Dehydrate my own.
Tescos cheapest frozen - thaw them out first and then in the dehydrator for as long as it takes. Easy to do and easy to rehydrate too.
Teepee
Thru Hiker
For me, Salmon is the ultimate dried from a tin fish. Just like Tuna, the tin gets empied onto the rack and pulled apart into flakes with a couple of forks. It tastes even fresher than Tuna and doesn't powder as much.
Salmon, Leek and Broccoli goes so well together, along with cream/milk powder, Birds Eye peas (none of your manky Tesco pebble Peas) butter/olive oil, pasta and some Parsely.
Salmon, Leek and Broccoli goes so well together, along with cream/milk powder, Birds Eye peas (none of your manky Tesco pebble Peas) butter/olive oil, pasta and some Parsely.
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
Even tho' I was born in Lancashire I've never had mushy peas - but I'm pretty certain that's what those will turn into when cooked.
They do turn into half mushy after overnight soak and cooking. I need to try what they are like with a quick boil. I'll report back.
Teepee
Thru Hiker
"manky Tesco pebble peas"
I prefer my peas with a little more "maturity" and some taste - rather than overly sweet, no flavour and miniscule once dried.
Salmon, leek and broccoli sounds nice - how do you "carry" the leeks and broccoli ? dried ?
Yes. There is a dehydrated greengrocers in my food bag. It's always got a variety; Carrots, Leeks, Onion, Celery, Brocolli, Peas, Sweetcorn, forest Fungi, Potato, Kale, Parsnips, Cabbage, Garlic, various herbs/spices. I'll add whatever I fancy and goes with the protein.
Leeks and Broccoli are real stars. They taste fresh, need minimal prep and expand to original size in 10 mins.
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
Good to know. My missus loves veggies and always craves them on hikes. Will need to prep some for the next one.
She's not been keen on other trail meals, but loved this NZ brand https://www.absolutewilderness.co.nz/
We still have a few bags left from our time in NZ.
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
I've dehydrated corn before and kale but nothing much else in the way of veggies (excluding meals). I must try harder
. Potato - how do you prepare for dehydration and then cook ?
Teepee
Thru Hiker
I've dehydrated corn before and kale but nothing much else in the way of veggies (excluding meals). I must try harder
Potato - how do you prepare for dehydration and then cook ?
Dead easy; open the Asda roast Onion/cheese and onion instant potato in a packet and drop it into my pan
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
We make mushy peas at home. If these are anything like similar, you will have to boil them for a long time (more than an hour) if you don't want them to be hard.
Note: adding bicarb to the water reduces soaking time considerably.
