Chef Tastes Dehydrated Camping Food for the First Time

Ultralight, highly processed chemical junkfood for emergencies only unless you like cancer

Mountain house is king

They compared different meals. Compare the same type of food across brands next time. Then also compare the chef's version of the same dish after it has been freeze died and rehydrated

try them when ww3 hits

As a chef myself I would never prepare it this way at all I would give it a tiny rice cooker to rehydrate 100% ❤ and even then if you had extra stuff around you can add to the flavor, hints the whole kitchen in the background ❤

I was wondering why they sale for 1$ in some states

lol, saw myself having food / dkept sayn ..having fun, french chef, its survival fooooodddddd!good stufff fun, its survival fooddd, lol overall, my take french chef its survival food:)

Why is everyone so offended?

We get it. Some of you hike. No one is impressed. You all completely understand the idea behind the video and the general comedic angle that was taken in making it. Just stop.

After 10 meals in a row, all of these get old

Typical food snob

always let them rehydrate for a lot longer than they say and use piping hot water. i sometimes leave it for 30+ minutes and just sit and glass or do something else. Do not let the heat escape thats how i get the beef and chicken bits to soften up.

Rehydrate an Egyptian mummy.....and eat it.

you have got to have that water at a rolling boil and In my experience use a bit less water and leave it sit a bit longer than the directions recommend.

He was so polite even though he probably wanted to rip it apart haha

I’m sure he is a superb chef, hence his attitude.

My conclusion is the chef is a snob. Of course he is a chef after all.

Evidently the chef has never been in the military or camped alone for a week or two. He apparently does not get the rational of survival food. It actually is excellent, especially Mountain House food.

Chef, it is survival food. If you are in emergency situation and haven’t eaten for 3 days you would love it. It will be tasty and save your life.

Bro why is he comparing this food to his $200 meals. This is for the zombie apocalypse

you know the funny thing with rations? they taste horrid at home but when your out in the field they taste great...kinda weird

If you're starving, it will all taste good.

What did you expect?
You just compared a $500.00 call girl to a $20.00 hooker.

Tabasco. Everything always tastes better with Tabasco sauce. Lol

If you were held in a foreign prison these meals would get a Michelin Star rating.

Ah.....an elitist with no concept of reality.

Mountin House meals are pretty good but I've never had this meal. Wait till the lights go out and Whole Foods is empty, this fancy lad will do anything for one of these meals.

Fancy lad

Great review recommend getting a dehydrator and prepping your own meals for all who's interested in packing for extensive hikes. Tastes amazing without all the preservatives

I don't get the point of this video.
This is the wrong person to test dehydrated food. He woud probably say the same negatives about canned foods.
An appropriate tester would be someone that needs to use dehydrated meals.

Pro tip - those eggs need double the hydration time and a bit more water than the instructions suggest - only then are they edible.

Why don't you get this chef to make something that will remain shelf stable, portable and edible for the duration of a week long or more hiking trip that will be up to his taste standards, and also fit the caloric and macronutrient requirements for someone who's been hiking more long distances while carrying loads each day?

To quote Miguel de Cervantes: "Hunger makes the best sauce in the world."

Hike / Backpack 6 - 14+ hours a day, for days or weeks on end, carrying 30 - 60+ pounds on rocky dirt trails, over hills and mountains, AND THEN try these meals again.

Bwahaha

When it comes to freeze dried foods being too salty, they are designed to feed people who are up in higher elevations hiking in the mountains. Everyone knows that you need more rehydration time and more salt as you go up in elevation. This is why airline food would taste even more disgusting if you ate it while In the airport instead of up in the air. Our taste buds are not the same the higher we go up in elevation. Also the extra salt will help replenish some of the salt that was lost through physical activity during the hike.

I hate 90% of dehydrated food. Impossible to eat

Just finished backpacking for the first time. I swear this is the only honest video . Man me and my grown son were dying. These meals tasted like trash and I brought hot sauce and salt. Next time I’m living on oatmeal packets, tuna fish and protein bars

Hahah trust it tastes much better in the bush when you have been out for 30+ day canoe trip 😅

LAME! Read the commits below this video, and I'm willing to bet my life that 95 percent of the commits are from those who couldn't find yourselves around a kitchen if your lives depended on it. This is coming from someone who actually cooks my meals and from my experience as a chef. This guy Is hitting the mark on most of these pre packed food meals. The folks making these meals are only giving you calories to burn not real "FOOD" all the while laughing all the way to the bank at you all. Take the time to invest in prepping your meals yourself its not rocket science kiddos, show yourself some love. Those who are pro pre packed meals could do land slides better and just grab a fistful of earth at the top of your mountain peak, hill, or the middle of nowhere and mix a little hot water. Bon Appetit!

Make him eat last after a major incident. This is not a 5 Star restaurant.

I would be curious how he would feel about these after hiking to the top of a mountain or something or the sort. Literally just curious how physical experience and exhaustion impacts the willingness and the experience.

Don’t know. Just curious.

Funny he's a pro chef in a giant kitchen...he could pour out each of these into a pan & make them super tasty in a few seconds with some little tricks

“It’s an interesting day today” 😂

Fettuccine are not NOODLES

Have this dude eat those same meals after a hard day of hiking, and they will suddenly taste amazing.

If I ever went camping I think I’d rather buy a military MRE than buying one of these lol

I have a food allergy, easy to pack, carry, edible, will not put me in hospital, do not have to deal with ignorant waitstaff, can take on a plane...with overnight layovers and cancellations this may be a good back up food for travelling.

More videos like this for sure

Rations are for people on the brink of starvation. What a stupid video.

Rations are for people on the brink of starvation. What a stupid video.