MX3 Adventure Food French Truffade (Mashed Potatoes Ham & Cantal Cheese)

MX3 freeze dried meals are among the best we've tasted, especially if you can manage your own seasoning or fresh additions. Look out for our 'Taste Test' reviews to help you pick the best.

MX3 says: MX3 Adventure is a range of individual meals (starters, mains & desserts) that have been formulated for all sport and outdoor enthusiasts (hill-walkers, climbers, sailors...)

MX3 Adventure is a practical and tasty range that will bring you a complete meal and the energy required for your activity.

The key tests of any meal are taste and consistency and Freeze Dried meals vary widely in their performance in these areas. We first came across MX3 in 2013 and after trying a few flavours we recognised the quality is 'up there' with the best available - so we were keen to stock them. Having tried quite a few since we've confirmed our initial impressions, with very few exceptions you won't be disappointed with an MX3 meal.

As with all freeze dried offerings they are greatly enhanced if you add seasonings and fresh ingredients to them, and when planning a trek I would usually weave freeze dried into the menu with fresher options rather than relying on freeze dried meals alone - that can get a bit dreary.

- Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

6.5

MARK'S TASTE TEST - What this meal promises is Potato with Ham and Cheese, I added water as directed and waited the full 15 minutes. The meal reconstituted well, I expected mashed potato with cheese and ham mixed in but the potato is in little chunks and its in a cheese sauce. The good news is that it tastes nice, although it was a bit salty for my taste. The cheese congeals on the spoon making it difficult to clean.

• Ingredients : Freeze Dried Potatoes (42.4%), Freeze Dried Cantal Cheese (26%) (Milk), modified potato starch, unskimmed Milk powder, flavours (maltodextrin, salt, flavour enhancer: E627, 631( (Barley), Ham pieces (3%) (Pork Shoulder (77%), vegetable palm oil, salt, glucose syrup, preservative: E250, antioxidants : E320, E310, E330), Fried Onion, salt, garlic, parsley.
• Packaged in a protective atmosphere (nitrogen)
• Possible presence of : gluten - crustaceans - eggs - fishes - nuts - soya - celery

• Energy value: 555Kcal / 2331Kj
• Fat: 21,00g of which saturates 13g
• Carbohydrates: 70.38g of which sugars 4.39g
• Protein: 21.00g
• Salt: 5.39g
• Net weight: 125g, Re-hydrated weight 500g