1 Mar 2009

Day 19 - Beans and BBQ grill

















This BBQ requires no charcoal or lighter fluid but simply a hand that is capable of effectively using a tin opener.
The front of the Hunger Breaks tin had a colourful picture of all the ingredients you would have for a classic BBQ (Sausages, burgers, Ribs and of course baked beans??) the picture did look appealing but when opening the can I realised that the marketing department really did have a few people who knew how to use Photoshop well.
Upon gazing down into the tin I noticed that everything had congealed together and looked something like you would expect to find in your small intestines (where a majority of the digestion takes place) but I have learnt to never judge a book by its cover from my run in with Mr Octopus. Once I had dislodged the contents from the tin into a saucepan I could see the five BBQ items that had been mechanically shot into the tin from what I think was a huge height (over 100ft)


While eating the food I couldn't help but notice the flavour in the sauce that I think was supposed to trick you into thinking it had been over some hot coals but ended up tasting like I had slightly burnt it all in the saucepan (which I could have done) the ingredients themselves were very tasteless with the majority of the flavour coming from the baked beans.
Don’t get me wrong, this was by no means close to the worst meal so far but it does rank close to the meatballs (unsurprisingly as they are both a similar product) great for explorers and campers and those who never have access to a BBQ and that’s about it.

These were a present given to me so in some ways I wish I could give a more positive review of them but as always I’m very thankful and appreciate the help along the way in this experiment. I don’t have long left now and it’s hard to think of new and creative ideas but I’m heading back into the jungle very soon and will be exploring some never before tried concoctions’.