Katmandu Curry, Two Serving Pouch, (Packaging May Vary)​

As a lover of curry and Southeast Asian food, I was thrilled to see this healthy vegetarian option. I personally found it to be mildly spiced and not too salty. I love it so much that I will be using it for lunch at work and light meals/snacks in the cold weather as well as starting an Amazon subscription so I can get it every month!

Really liked this; in the past, most of my freeze-dried "on-the-trail" meals have been pretty standard stuff like biscuits and gravy, stroganoff, chicken alfredo. I really liked having something with a different flavor, more like I eat when I'm at home (I eat a lot of curry and other Indian food as well as food from quite a variety of Asian countries). The lentils made this quite filling. I ate both servings myself in one sitting because I needed the calories after hiking, but I could definitely see sharing this with someone if we also had some other snacks or side items to share (power bars, dessert items, jerky, etc.). Packed thin and light. Needs to sit quite long with the hot water compared to other meals I'm used to (15-20 minutes vs. 9 minutes). But if you realize that and plan ahead, it's not an issue at all, and it was worth the wait! Will definitely order again. I also plan to try some of their other meals.

I did not realize that this was packaged in a can that would need a can opener, that is no issue since I always have a can opener on hand. It makes sense how it can last 25 years on the shelf. The manufacture date is from this year which is reassuring.

I took 16 servings of this on a 200 mile backpacking trip. I spit out the first bite. It was so bad that the next day I dug a hole and buried it instead of carrying the dead weight 200 miles. It's hard to find something that's actually worse than meal bars. But when all I had was this and meal bars, I ate meal bars. If you're looking for pre-made dehydrated food, I recommend creative folks like Outdoor Herbivore. (Don't tell the vegetarians over there, but I added salami slices.)

Wayyyyy to spicy for a camping meal. Though it taste just ok, it will cause you to drink tons and tons of water. SO, maybe ok as a home meal but definitely not on the road or camping.