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$Backpacker\'s Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry - 2 Servings$

Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry - 2 Servings

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A spicy entree of brown rice, cashews, oinions, mushrooms, celery and chicken in an Indian curry sauce.

Easy to prepare--just mix contents with boiling water in the pouch provided, let stand a few minutes, and serve!
All-natural entree has no artificial colors, flavors, additives or preservatives--vitamin fortified
Nutrition facts displayed here and on packaging may differ; information on packaging reflects actual contents
May contain traces of peanuts and/or tree nuts
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Ingredients: precooked long grain white rice, curry sauce [chicken (cooked, diced and freeze-dried), cashews, onion, celery, vegetarian soup with imitation chicken flavor (maltodextrin, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, yeast extract, onion powder, turmeric extract (color), sunflower oil), sugar, garlic, paprika, turmeric, soy sauce (soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin and salt), cumin seed, ginger, cayenne pepper, coriander seed, fenugreek, nutmeg, pepper, bay leaves, cloves, fennel seed, cinnamon, dill weed]. Allergens: gluten, soybean, tree nuts, wheat,

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Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry - 2 Servings Customer Reviews

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Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two

1.7

(based on 10 reviews)

10%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to prepare (6)
Lightweight (6)
Nutritious (5)

Cons

Lacks flavor (4)
Long cook time (4)

Best Uses

Backpacking (7)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (6), Casual/ recreational (3)

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Reviewed by 10 customers

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Sep

2007

(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

HOT HOT HOT!

By olvegrn

from Vista CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

TOO HOT

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

When I got this item, I really didn't think it would be that hot, but it is. It fed me, but it was one of the worst meals I have had from BP. If you can't eat spicy, then STAY AWAY.

Sep

2010

1.0

To much Aroma

By Concrete Guy

from Fort Collins, CO

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Pros

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

While this meal tasted okay, it was kind of dry when following the directions. The worst part was I used my cook pot (GSI Minimalist) to rehydrate the meal and it left an awful aroma in it, that night a critter of some sort chewed on the pot, and my coffee tasted like cajun the next day.

May

2010

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Smelled like multi-vitamin supplements

By MeTheExplorer

from Washington,DC

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Lacks Flavor
Too much amount in 1 pack

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

I tried it at home( altitude 300 ft above sea level) to experiment. It smelled like medicine e.g smell that comes from Kirkland multivitamin bottle.Taste was dry. It may have tasted better with some sauce but medicine smell was overpowering.I do not know how other packaged food from backpackers pantry or any other brand taste as this was the first packaged food I tried, so I can't give any comparison. Besides, It is too much amount in one pack. It will be nicer to have a pack with amount of food for one meal for one person. Up side:- It is very easy to make and no cleaning dishes after if your eating straight from inside the pack

Apr

2010

1.0

Not even a hint of curry

By trg

from Los Angeles, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight

Cons

Lacks Flavor

Best Uses

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

I love curry. Thought this would taste like curry. It tastes nothing like curry. In fact it tastes like nothing.

Feb

2010

1.0

Not too good

By Tennessee Treader

from Memphis, TN

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Pros

Nutritious

Cons

Difficult To Prepare
Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

This took too long to prepare; I let it sit the required amount of time, but it was still crunchy. The taste was not very good and me and my son had a hard time getting it all down.

Mar

2009

4.0

I liked it.

By Jim in Flag

from Flagstaff, Arizona

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Low sodium to cal ratio
Nutritious

Cons

Can be watery
Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Mountaineering

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

I actually like this product. I find it tastes fine when out on the trail and it has a high number of calories compared to the amount of sodium when compared to other comparable foods. Still, it is what it is, and it can be watery and may take longer to cook at elevations over 10,000 feet. My recommendation is to add half the hot water to the bag to begin cooking the dried food, and then before you go to eat it add the last half. That way your food will be warm or possibly even hot since cook time can be long and it tends to get cold in those thin bags.

Feb

2009

1.0

There are better choices!

By Tennessee Hiker

from Nashville, TN

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight

Cons

Lacks Flavor
Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

My wife and I tried out four different Backpacker Pantry meals on a recent trip, and this was not one of the better ones! The curry flavor was bland and uninspiring, and the overall effect was lackluster and barely edible. It was a challenge for us to finish the bag, and if we weren't down to our last meal on the trip (and last bit of food) we'd have fixed up something else and packed out the leftovers. The general consensus was that this has a ways to go to catch up with military issue MRE packets, and that is not a compliment by a long shot.

Sep

2008

3.0

okay, but too watery

By offpiste2

from Pueblo, CO

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Spicy
Too watery

Best Uses

Backpacking
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

okay flavor but we were disappointed by how watery it was. The ingredients didn't cook well and the rice was hard. Also, it caused some heartburn and bloating.

Mar

2008

1.0

Stay Away

By kcn

from Denver, CO

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Pros

NONE

Cons

Didn't reconstitute
Disgusting

Best Uses

Never

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

This tasted like a package of dried weeds. Probably one of the most disgusting things I've ever eaten. Although I put the correct amount of water in, and actually let it sit for longer than necessary, the food never fully reconstituted. I couldn't really identify most of the "food" in it. The flavor was horrible. I would feed this to a dog, but not to a human. I had a similar experience with another Backpacker's Pantry meal. Just stay away from this brand in general. Mountain House is the only way to go! I will never buy a Backpacker's Pantry meal again.

Oct

2007

2.0

Maybe not. . .

By Dano TR

from Phoenix, AZ

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Doesn't taste very good
Lacks Flavor

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry For Two:

I didn't mind the level of spicyness (the red peppers came in a separate bag, so you can titrate to taste), but it just didn't really taste very good. I did fill me up, all the same.

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