Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl
Meal
Rating
| Rating: | 8.7 / 10 |
| Value for Money | 2.0 / 2.5 |
| Taste | 2.1 / 2.5 |
| Convenience | 2.2 / 2.5 |
| Weight | 2.4 / 2.5 |
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl Review
The Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl has been a long term favourite of ours. At the time of we did our initial review there were only five meals in the Expedition Range and now this has expanded to 10 choices that provides something for everyone.
Over the years the packaging has changed on the Campers Pantry meal range with the current packaging now consisting of a compact black bag and a colour swing tag that allows for easy displays in the store. If you don’t feel like carrying this extra swing tag you can just write on the bag what’s inside and also the water amount. Its only going to save a minimal amount of weight but it does reduce your rubbish load on trail.
The packaging was an allergy warning on it and while this email doesn’t contain nuts or dairy it is made in a factory that handles these products so consider that if you do have specific food allergies.
Now onto the meal itself. Once you tear the top of this bag off, the preparation process while quite easy. Open the base top provide a stable platform while the meal is rehydrating and then tear of the top of the bag. Then add 300 ml of boiling water before letting stand for 10 minutes. At the five minute mark you need to stir the meal.
I’m always dubious about how much water to add to freeze dried meals and in many cases the consistency of a meal is a very personal thing. In this case adding 300 ml of boiling water was spot on, just like the other meals in the Expedition range that we have tried. In my case it produced a perfect consistency and meant the meal as eaten weighs 400 grams.
It’s worth noting that this meal is a vegetarian meal which some hikers will appreciate just for that but as a meat lover I really enjoy it and will continue to take it on my trips. I’m also a spice lover and while this meal won’t cause your head to sweat, it has just enough spiciness in it to create a great taste. There is a good mix of vegetables in this Dahl and the texture is creamy; it just tastes so damn good.
For those of you adverse to spice of any type, you may want to give it a try at home before you commit to taking it on an overnight trip. For me this meal to has the warming feeling you want at the end of a cold day.
Price wise this single serve meal is AUD$18.99 RRP at the time of review. For a single serve meal this sits in the mid range of freeze dried offering and for the quality of the meal this is good value for money.
The Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl continues to be one of my favourite meals and is one that I will take on all of my longer trips.
We Like
- Lightweight meal option
- Good calorie load to satisfy hungry hikers
- Compact packaging
- Good shelf life
- Mainly natural ingredients
- Great tasting without being too spicy
- Just the right amount of food for a single meal for hungry hikers but we also use these for the two of us
- Easy to prepare
- Very warming
We Don't Like
- Nothing!
Best Uses
- Great meal option for when you want to minimise pack size
Buy One
You can purchase the Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl from Campers Pantry, Snowys, or Wild Earth
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PLEASE NOTE: As a special offer if you purchase through the Campers Pantry Link above you will receive a 15% discount on meal purchases (information correct as at the date of this review.) This discount will be applied at the checkout when you make your purchase
Other Versions
The following Campers Pantry meals range has a range of options
Investment
AUD $18.99 RRP
- Discount applies if purchased through Campers Pantry at the link in the ‘Buy One’ section above
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl as purchased
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl nutrition information
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl – unrehydrated
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl ready to eat
Campers Pantry Cauliflower and Pea Dahl artistically displayed. Your meal is only likely to look like this if you are car camping
Disclaimer
This review was done with product provided by Campers Pantry
Last updated
31 January 2026