Back Country - Freeze Dri Meals

Single Serve - $9.95
Double Serve - $14.95

Back Country Cuisine is easy to prepare and great tasting because of the features of the 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 a 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 packaging, 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 yearswithought the need for preservatives.
Back Country Cuisine meals are formulated to meet the hight energy needs of outdoor activity . There is a careful 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 tatal energy).

Freeze drying retains the natural vitamins in the food because of the low temperatures used in processing. Along with naturally occerung minerals and the additiong to salt, the meals provide vitamins and minerals necessary to stay healthy.

Beef and Pasta Hotpot
Traditionally flavoured beef casserole accompanied by a generous serving of pasta.

Classic Beef Curry
Heart-warming mix of curried beef, rice and vegetables.

Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tender beef mince with tomato in a savoury sauce, served on a bed of noodles.

Beef Teryaki
Eastern style dish of beef, rice and vegetables in a soy flavoured sauce.

Beef Stroganoff
The Russian classic of beef pieces, and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce, served with rice and garnished with potato sticks.

Babotjie
Popular African dish of beef mince, fruit chutney, raisins and egg served with rice.