After today's lunch, my tastebuds are crying out for some attention, and having spent the morning valiantly fighting off the undead, I need some energy.
SNACK
Energy gel (tropical)
Freeze-dried pineapple
I was looking forward to my GO isotonic energy gel. I expected - wouldn't you? - a substance sweet and jelly-like, if not actually ambrosial then certainly tasty.
But I am sorely disappointed. It's horrible. Instead it tastes like water thickened with cornflour - with an insipid 'tropical' flavour. It's not even particularly sweet. Ik. Never will I allow Tropical Flavour Carbohydrate Gel with added sweetener pass my lips again. If it happens to come up.
Now for the pineapple. This product from European FreezeDry can be eaten either as is or rehydrated with cold water.
By itself, the teeny fruit pieces are ok. They're oddly nutty and almost - oily - but in fact there is a pineapply tang after crunching. They're not bad as a snack, and I'm frankly just thankful to have some vitamins.
Apparently you can rehydrate this with six parts water to one part pineapple. This works ok - the pieces are moist but they've lost all the spirit of pineapple.
Supper will come shortly - and it's some tasty powdered alcohol and freeze-dried salmon … Can't bloody wait.
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