Do Boil in the Bag meals still exist?
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Ramen Bomb is a pkg of ramen plus a package of instant mashed potatoes plus some chopped up Spam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n5A5dKOeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n5A5dKOeo
I like the Spam idea too. 👍
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Ramen Bomb is a pkg of ramen plus a package of instant mashed potatoes plus some chopped up Spam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n5A5dKOeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n5A5dKOeo
BTW... The availability of spam in the single serving foil packs is a good thing for tourists IMO. While unappealing straight out of the can, it is a nice addition to other dishes, great fried with eggs, and yummy all alone when fried.
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The Targets around here have it. In fact, for my three-day back at the end of September I made a hasty run there and grabbed a few packs of what I thought was tuna. Grabbed chicken by mistake and didn't notice until I scooped it out into the pot and thought "That's some funny looking tuna."
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I generally tour in places with access to stores so I only carry food for a couple of days. My foundation is couscous, ramen, oatmeal, tea bags and honey. I can ride on that for a few days if necessary. I usually supplement that with cheese, flat bread, salami, trail mix, candy bars and plenty of fruit. I will often stop by a store before making camp and buy a tin of stew. In the morning it's tea and oatmeal with some trail mix mixed in and then I ride for a couple of hours until it's time for second breakfast at a diner.
Another thing I find convenient is to keep my food in a large freezer bag, 2.5 gallon works well, in my handlebar bag and food to be eaten on the bike in my jersey back pockets.
Another thing I find convenient is to keep my food in a large freezer bag, 2.5 gallon works well, in my handlebar bag and food to be eaten on the bike in my jersey back pockets.
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Man, you got suggestions for just about everything but what you asked for. I will stick to the topic you asked for. The only modern equivalent of boil-in-bag I am aware of is the convenient and very inexpensive precooked uncle ben's rice packets, You can dunk the whole packet in boiling water for 5-7 minutes instead of putting them in a microwate and they are about a buck and a half for a four serving pouch. Cheap and lots of flavors including Jambalaya!
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Foodies with a sous-vide machine could make meals for short tours. Sous-vide cooked meat is not quite sterile so I'd think the safest thing would be to make starch/veggie meals & at camp add the foil-pack or dehydrated protein of choice. Also, what about frozen dinners? If one has a wide enough camp skillet I'd think one could heat the whole thing up in a water bath.
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