LAZ
09-30-2015, 18:07
I rarely eat hot food, making coffee and icing it, even in the winter, preparing food for the week and rarely re-heating it before eating. So stoveless hiking appeals to me. I've been reading ideas for this, but what I haven't seen much of is which dried foods can be re-hydrated with cold water and taste good. Harmony House talks about their veggies which can be done this way, but that's about it. I'm more interested in what can be done with readily available items. Like, Ramen, which comes out great made cold. So well I've been making them this way at home - an instant bag lunch - toss ramen into a screw-top container with flavor packet cover with water, and toss into my bag and it makes a great meal for later. Even better, make them with a half packet of instant miso soup. Instant mashed potatoes also reconstitute well with cold water. Pasta does not. Bulgar is already known to be prepared well with cold water, And couscous seems to be working well for people. but that's all I know. Does anyone have tcexperience with other commercial products? I was wondering about instant grits and oatmeal, but don't want to buy them if someone has already figured out that they don't work. How about instant rice? What about the rice sides that people are using cooked? What about other instant soups?