This rustic pasta dish is full of intense salty, savoury flavours. It’s quick and easy – perfect after a long, sweaty day on the trail.
Dahl: a trekking staple
You can’t go walking in Nepal without eating dahl. This is the gourmet version, with creamy coconut milk. It’s compact and lightweight, and requires minimal fuel and water.
Paneer tikka masala: a great camping curry
This protein-packed vegetarian curry is lightweight, tasty and easy to cook. What more could you want after a long day on the trail?
Pea and goat’s cheese risotto: next-level camping food
This recipe is perfect camping comfort food. Creamy goat’s cheese, tangy parmesan, salami and green peas will cheer you up even if it’s cold and wet outside the tent.
Lightweight yellow curry with tofu
Fresh food always feels luxurious when you’re hiking. You’ll love all the snow peas in this easy, quick Thai-style curry when you’re sitting beside the campfire at the day’s end.
Pesto pasta: a hiking classic
Pesto pasta is one of our favourite bushwalking meals. It’s lightweight, quick and easy to cook, and is satisfying and delicious at the end of a long day’s hiking.
Orecchiette with salami and peperonata: hearty bushwalking food
This pasta recipe is SO good at the end of a long day on the trail. It’s packed with flavoursome ingredients like salami and pesto, and uses powdered tomato and capsicum to minimise the weight of your backpack.
Spicy Korean soup: fantastic for cold-weather walking
This hearty soup recipe actually works well in all climates. It’s filled with intriguing, flavoursome ingredients: dried bean curd, Korean pastes, shiitake mushrooms and more.
Burghul and freekeh pilaf: luxurious camping food
This delicious pilaf is packed with exotic grains, dried fruits, nuts and spices. It doesn’t require much fuel or water, so is great for long bushwalks in environments where water may be scarce.
Pasta puttanesca: the lightweight version for walkers
This classic Italian dish smells amazing and tastes even better, especially round the campfire. The sauce is a rich blend of tomato, garlic, olives, anchovies and capers. This recipe uses powdered tomato to save weight and space in your backpack.