Backpacker's Pantry Mango Sticky Rice | 1-Pack

Wanted a new backpacking meal, and this sounded appealing. PROS: - GREAT taste - Easy to prepare per package directions - Super lightweight - Filling - says 2 servings but I used it just for myself after getting to camp and it was satisfying CONS: - If you are looking for protein, this is not the place to find in. (I dehydrated a can of chicken and added that on the side to bulk this up with calories and protein) Will repurchase!

A tasty supplement for a meal. Added the rice to a ramen dish for extra calories after a long hike. Very tasty, made it a standard bring along.

Has rice, dried cubed mango, coconut & black sesame seeds. Comes in package as pictured. Directions calls for 1 cup (240 ml) of boiling water to be added to the package, mix it & leave it for a total of 15 minutes. Maybe because it’s for camping but while making at home I suggest to #1 put it in a healthy dish with cover instead of this plastic, #2 replace water with full milk/cream to make it more creamy, #3 add some cinnamon, vanilla or even raisins to elevate the taste & don’t put too much of a liquid (maybe even bit less than a cup) & it will be decent in taste. With water it doesn’t taste like a sticky rice at all only like a rice with the water. Compared to high end restaurants serving sticky rice I would give only 2-3 stars for the effort.

Was delicious. I found it needs to cook longer than directions.

Got this to add to my weekend meal plan since i love this dish. Figured it could be a good morning snack so why not?! Now i'm not expecting it to be as awesome as a restaurant or home made but i'm not even sure what they were going for. It didn't hydrate fully. The rice was almost hard and very little mango or coconut flavor was even present. Wasn't expecting it to be sticky but to not have any of the flavor that one expects from mango sticky rice was disappointing. I did eat a few bites to make sure i mixed it enough - maybe i didn't, but alas, it was not something I'd want to eat ever again. I suppose if i hadn't eaten in 3 or 4 days, i'd manage to get it down but right now, into the trash it went.

I was debating bringing this on my next trip but I wanted to taste it to be sure. The mango, while having form, has no substance or flavor. This mushy mango with a sharp sesame overlay is unfortunately not worth the weight or space on my next trip. My rice rehydrated perfectly.

Flavor and texture were both great. Ive used the other major brand of freeze dried food for years when I dont feel like making my own for camping/backpacking and the other flavors from backpackers pantry caught my eye. Im going to be trying more flavors for sure!

Haven't tried yet. But this brands camping food is good.

Not a great experience - tastes ok but not like MSR. Too much turmeric and not enough mango. Closer in taste to a chicken curry than a mango sticky rice.