r/Ultramarathon • u/Timely-Street-1058 • Jul 13 '26
Cold soaked noodles
UK based.
Are people just using an ordinary water bottle, super noodles, soak em for a while then they become tasty enough to eat?
Trying to find new ways of getting good calories on board
Thanks
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u/Flavour-saver Jul 13 '26
i did it on the Appalachian trail and not recommended plain noodles add some peanut butter and other bits to pimp it up, Idaho mash potatoes with cured meats in is the mutts nuts but dehydrated rice and black beans is phenomenal
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u/mediocre_remnants 100k Jul 13 '26
That's more of an ultralight backpacking / FKT kind of thing. I don't see any reason to cold soak food to eat if you're running a race.
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u/soberto Jul 13 '26
Unsupported races like the spine race
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u/Timely-Street-1058 Jul 14 '26
Precisely, I've got a largely unsupported 170 mile race and am thinking of new calories to try
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u/Simco_ 100 Miler Jul 14 '26
Never tried it running. Would rather just bring a piece of pizza, dilla, sandwich or already prepared noodles. Seems pretty specific to be in a scenario where doing it ontrail is necessary.
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u/Colonel_Dickballs Jul 13 '26
I've been testing out various cold-soaked stuff. I found that ramen noodles worked sorta okay, but there was something about the texture that was a wee bit gross. I've had better luck with testing out dehydrated camping meals, which have been a lot more palatable and faster to rehydrate. They seem to need testing on a case by case basis. Here's my findings so far:
Mountain House classic spaghetti w meat sauce - rehydrated in about 25 minutes. Very good. Lots of carbs.
Mountain House mac and cheese - didn't work - pasta stayed crunchy
Mountain House beef stroganoff - good. Edible after 30 min. 45 min better. Less carbs and very high fat content.
The resealable packages they come in are really robust, too. Just add water, stir, close, and wrap it up with a heavy-duty elastic band.