I'm always on the lookout for alternatives to the old "porridge-two minute noodles-pasta'n'sauce" hiking meal regime, and I thought that some sort of felafel mix might be a good idea.
I bought a commercial mix from the supermarket - I forget the brand; it was in a box, and I think the brand might have been NSM - and, as I always like to try them in the safety of the home kitchen first, I mixed it up for lunch on the weekend, and fried 'em up.
Lands o'Goshen ... it was F-ing awful.
I don't know what the hell it was, but something in there tasted midway between a horrible kind of cumin seed and Velvet soap. I couldn't even eat them - straight into the compost.
So, does anyone know of a good felafel mix to be found? Perhaps the ones they sell at places like Wholesome House or Wholefoods?