In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:09:46 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:46:43 -0600, Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >>> The concept sounds good, (I've lately been eating those freeze dried
> >>> fried and salted whole garlic cloves from Austin Central Market as they
> >>> are the GODS but give you garlic breath from hell <eg>)
> >>
> >> I didn't like those at all. You can have the rest of my bag. I
> >> also tried the okra. Also the pits. I believe they've been
> >> discontinued.
> >>
> >> Are you sure that's how they were made? I couldn't find any info on
> >> the unique process/texture.
> >
> > I asked one of the clerks
>
> So you think they're freeze dried, then fried? I don't remember
> seeing oil as one of the ingredients.

Yes, Canola oil is in the ingredient list.

> But I'm not sure if they had
> any ingredients listed as they came pre-packaged from bulk (but not
> available in the bulk section). So that's an easy loophole not to
> disclose the ingredients.

They are available in the bulk section (except the Okra) at South
Central Market.

>
> I thought the garlic tasted a little off - kinda stale. And it
> turned pasty in the mouth.

It does do that, yes, and cake badly in the teeth. <g> Tends to get a
bit bitter too, but for some odd reason I was craving it. Garlic is GOOD
for you!

> And somebody else bought the okra, which
> I tried, and we both agreed that they somehow preserved the slime
> factor. And they were "sharp". Not as in strong tasting, but
> pointy. They turned into gum-splitting shards of glass when you
> chewed them.

I did not like the Okra. I fed it all to my Cockatoo and she is enjoying
it. I did, however, find the carrot to be excellent and so are the mixed
veggie chips.

>
> But the process that maintains the vegetables perfect shape and
> makes them so crispy is truly unique. If freeze dried, I would have
> thought that would leave the vegetables shriveled. And they don't
> really taste cooked.

I think they taste just like potato chips for the most part, but just
with more flavor and less starch. And no, freeze drying is unique and
DOES preserve the shape of things.

>
> I assume "they" (whoever manufacturers them) tried it with
> everything they could think of, and the best outcomes have been
> brought to market. I just didn't like the two veggies I tried.
>
> I wonder if the same process works with meat...

I've not checked the dehydrated camping food over at Whole Earth
Provisions, but I've had freeze dried Ice Cream in the past.
Backpacking food is interesting but expensive.
>
> Anybody know who makes these things? I've never seen them before
> and there is no labeling except a store bulk label.
>
> -sw

I'd be interested in responses too. :-) Freeze dried food is
fascinating. They use a lot of it in the space program to save weight
etc.
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