WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.044 --> 00:00:03.561 - No one expects a five-star meal on a mountain. 00:00:03.561 --> 00:00:04.659 That's just crazy. 00:00:04.659 --> 00:00:08.223 (rock and roll music) 00:00:08.223 --> 00:00:10.186 - So we went on a backpacking trip 00:00:10.186 --> 00:00:12.480 up in the mountains, the cold mountains. 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:15.089 - I almost got hypothermia and now I'm super sick. 00:00:15.089 --> 00:00:17.948 - We have a lot of extra freeze-dried food 00:00:17.948 --> 00:00:19.493 so we're just gonna do a little taste test. 00:00:19.493 --> 00:00:20.332 - In case you didn't get enough 00:00:20.332 --> 00:00:21.829 of rehydrated food last time. 00:00:21.829 --> 00:00:24.162 - Is it all, is it all meat? 00:00:27.597 --> 00:00:30.148 Well, I'm vegetarian. 00:00:30.148 --> 00:00:32.815 I don't think I'm gonna do this. 00:00:33.663 --> 00:00:34.674 - [Chantel] See ya, Jen. 00:00:34.674 --> 00:00:37.591 (triumphant music) 00:00:45.329 --> 00:00:47.356 - [Woman in Overalls] Shepherd's potato stew with beef. 00:00:47.356 --> 00:00:48.961 - Just from looking at it, I can't tell you 00:00:48.961 --> 00:00:50.913 exactly where the beef is. 00:00:50.913 --> 00:00:51.913 - It kind looks like (bleep). 00:00:51.913 --> 00:00:53.413 - I don't want it. 00:00:55.510 --> 00:00:56.343 - Whoa. 00:00:56.343 --> 00:00:58.108 - It tastes like every food from 00:00:58.108 --> 00:01:00.211 Thanksgiving dinner mixed into one. 00:01:00.211 --> 00:01:01.598 - That is very salty. 00:01:01.598 --> 00:01:04.035 - Right here, right now not stoked on it. 00:01:04.035 --> 00:01:05.764 But if you were hiking, it'd probably be fine. 00:01:05.764 --> 00:01:08.874 - This reminds me of the lunch ladies in movies 00:01:08.874 --> 00:01:12.562 who just scoop up a big slop of (bleep) 00:01:12.562 --> 00:01:14.017 and just throw it on your plate. 00:01:14.017 --> 00:01:16.312 - [Woman in Black] Louisiana red beans and rice. 00:01:16.312 --> 00:01:17.349 - I can already smell it. 00:01:17.349 --> 00:01:20.245 It smells very, very flavorful actually. 00:01:20.245 --> 00:01:21.986 - You can't tell that this was prepared in a bag 00:01:21.986 --> 00:01:24.844 just based on appearances. 00:01:24.844 --> 00:01:26.127 Little bit salty, little bit peppery. 00:01:26.127 --> 00:01:27.872 - It seems like it's rehydrated well actually. 00:01:27.872 --> 00:01:29.199 So the texture is fine. 00:01:29.199 --> 00:01:30.039 - It's pretty basic. 00:01:30.039 --> 00:01:31.885 This is straight up just rice and beans. 00:01:31.885 --> 00:01:33.506 - This is pretty filling though I'd probably say. 00:01:33.506 --> 00:01:36.039 - Imagine if you're starving on a mountain, 00:01:36.039 --> 00:01:36.872 this is probably great. 00:01:36.872 --> 00:01:38.634 - You cannot tell it was cooked in a bag though 00:01:38.634 --> 00:01:39.667 so props to them. 00:01:39.667 --> 00:01:42.243 - [Woman in Overalls] Thai-style coconut curry with beef. 00:01:42.243 --> 00:01:44.105 - I will say that I'm the most excited about this one 00:01:44.105 --> 00:01:45.467 'cause it looks the most fun. 00:01:45.467 --> 00:01:48.635 - I see little flat noodles which look interesting. 00:01:48.635 --> 00:01:52.500 I see broccoli and I see bits of beef again. 00:01:52.500 --> 00:01:53.570 - Smells like biryani. 00:01:53.570 --> 00:01:56.541 It smells basically like rice and spices. 00:01:56.541 --> 00:01:57.404 - It's very chewy. 00:01:57.404 --> 00:01:58.294 - I think this is the best one. 00:01:58.294 --> 00:02:01.369 - This is definitely the tastiness in terms 00:02:01.369 --> 00:02:03.234 of complexity of flavors. 00:02:03.234 --> 00:02:05.126 - In the other dishes, all the flavors kinda 00:02:05.126 --> 00:02:07.445 ran together, but in this one you can taste like 00:02:07.445 --> 00:02:09.632 the individual beef and the broccoli and the peppers 00:02:09.632 --> 00:02:10.465 which is pretty nice. 00:02:10.465 --> 00:02:14.175 - It's not a, you know, Michelin star, but it's 00:02:14.175 --> 00:02:15.008 definitely fun. 00:02:15.008 --> 00:02:19.008 - No one expects a five-star meal on a mountain. 00:02:21.487 --> 00:02:22.900 - I could definitely see these meals being 00:02:22.900 --> 00:02:25.068 good nourishment after a long day's hike. 00:02:25.068 --> 00:02:27.316 - It's dehydrated food in a bag that you 00:02:27.316 --> 00:02:30.873 put boiling water into and everything tastes 00:02:30.873 --> 00:02:31.806 better on the mountain. 00:02:31.806 --> 00:02:32.958 - I'd probably eat these again. 00:02:32.958 --> 00:02:34.600 If I'm in the middle of nowhere and I've just 00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:36.668 had a long hike, I want to eat as many carbs 00:02:36.668 --> 00:02:38.795 and as much beef and potato as I can. 00:02:38.795 --> 00:02:40.790 I would eat camp foods that tasted terrible if it 00:02:40.790 --> 00:02:42.664 meant they wouldn't attract bears 00:02:42.664 --> 00:02:45.914 because (bleep) bears.