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Sign Up For Special OffersA combination of rice, chicken vegetables and honey flavour. Gluten Free.
Back Country Cuisine is easy to prepare and great tasting because of the features of our Freeze Dri process. This combines quick-to-hydrate, freeze-dried vegetables and meats with sauce mixes that have been processed to retain their natural flavours. The result is delicious meals that can be prepared in the pack in 10 minutes with the addition of boiling water.
In the freeze drying process, crystals of frozen ice in the food are sublimed (evaporated) to water vapour in a vacuum chamber. The result is a completely dry product that does not shrink during the drying process. When prepared for eating, the water quickly gets into the pores left by the ice crystals to give a juicy, tender food product.
After packing, the food is heat-sealed in foil pouches from which all the air has been removed and replaced with nitrogen gas. This keeps the food safe and flavoursome for at least three years without the need for preservatives.
Back Country Cuisine meals are formulated to meet the high energy needs of outdoor activity. There is a careful balance of carbohydrates and sugars for instant energy, protein to replenish exhausted muscles and oils and fat to provide an energy store (oils and fats are kept within the recommended maximum of 30% of total energy)
Freeze drying retains the natural vitamins in the food because of the low temperatures used in processing. Along with naturally occurring minerals and the addition of salt, the meals provide vitamins and minerals necessary to stay healthy.
Ingredients
White rice, sauce (sugar, thickener (1442), maltodextrin, hydrolysed vegetable protein, brown sugar, vegetables, honey 1.2%, colour (150d), chicken dices (20%) (chicken, soy protein concentrate, salt, mineral salt (451, 450), rosemary extract), onion, red pepper, carrot (contains acidity regulator (500), peas (contains acidity regulator (331, 500), green beans (contains acidity regulator (331, 500).
Allergens
Contains soybeans.
Processed in a facility that also produces products containing crustacea, egg, fish, milk, tree nuts, sesame seeds.
Serves per pack: | 1 (Small Single Serve) | 1 (Regular Single Serve) |
Net weight: | 90g | 175g |
Preparation: | Add 250ml Water | Add 500ml Water |
Instructions: | Add 250 ml (1 cup or AORAKI fill line) of boiling water to meal pouch. Stir and stand for 10-15 minute | Add 500 ml (2 cups or MT EVEREST fill line) of boiling water to meal pouch. Stir and stand for 10-15 minutes |
Serving size: | 340g (once prepared) | 675g (once prepared) |