Re: [Paddlewise] Cheese That Lasts?

Hi Tom,
 
Backpacker Magazine did a trail test on how long cheeses lasted reliably  and 
found that hard, white cheeses like romano and parmesan lasted longest. Look  
it up on their website at backpacker.com.
 
Gouda (waxed) works well for me too. I had great success with string cheese  
last year in Alaska. I had two of those strip packs every day and they lasted  
just fine for a whole week. My wife brought in more after she joined up with  
me.
 
I noticed they are selling bagged white chicken, like the tuna. I feed my  
cats tuna, but the chicken is ok for trip food. There are small foil tubes of  
pesto sauce that keep a long, long time. You can make chicken pesto and cous  
cous with parmesan for a really nice meal. Tomato sauce is also available in  
those tubes,too.  Bring along along a baggie of Provence seasoning and you  can 
make a tomato based gnochi with bagged chicken and mozzarella.
 
Once in a while I eat like that, but in reality, I usually buy 2 weeks  worth 
of dehydrated food and just deal with it. I'll live vicariously through  your 
better gourmet sense.
 
Cheers,
 
Rob G
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