The solution was to be found at their home in Lanjaron in Andalucia, Spain. They started experimenting with the age old process of “drying” food to preserve it. They cut the food up small to aid the drying process, prepared their normal homemade recipes and placed these on outside drying trays. Of course, in Andalucia there’s a lot of sun but as Richard says, this can still be done by people from northern Europe. There are many cheap, commercially available dehydrators available and the process is open to everyone. Spanish Highs now produce such tasty delights as “Moroccan Stew”, “Vegetable Curry”, “Pasta Arrabiata”, ” Bulghar Wheat Chilli” and their own dried fruit packages. These are available from Spanish Highs but are free if you join one of their walking or mountaineering holidays.
Have a go. Dry and prepare your own camp food. It’s good, cheap and wholesome. You know what’s gone into the meal and it will ensure you look forward to the next one. Above all it’s a satisfying and rewarding way of preserving food. Perfect for the mountains.”
Spanish Highs Mountain Guides provide walking, trekking, climbing, mountaineering and ski touring olidays in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. They also run expeditions to Patagonia and the high Andes of South America.
