Adventures in Adventure Food: Mountain House Spicy Southwest Style Skillet

It’s hard to go wrong with shredded potatoes, corn, black beans, beef and green chiles. The question was how spicy it would actually be. By whose standards?

Well, by my standards (which are the only ones that count, since I’m the one doing the eating), it was good and spicy, not formulated for those who believe blandness is a virtue. And there was flavor, not just heat. At no time was I conscious of it being rehydrated freeze-dried food. Two thumbs up.

However, this stuff could leave you craving copious amounts of beverage (or bread, or sugar) to cleanse your mouth. But is that a bad thing?