#ThirstyThursday: MAMA Salted Egg Porridge Review: It’s Good Camping Food

I know what you’re thinking.

Because what you’re thinking is exactly what I and everybody were thinking when we were told this was the thing for #ThirstyThursday.

Porridge is drink meh?

But let’s keep an open mind.

Maybe porridge really is a drink, and it’s not food. Maybe I was the one wrong all along and porridge was never meant to be a meal.

*Checks wikipedia*

…

What is this blasphemy?!

Naturally, what happened next was me storming into the editor’s room to complain about journalistic integrity, how breaking rules set a precedent for chaos to ensue, as well as my personal sob story of giving up my daily bubble tea just so I can objectively taste #ThirstyThursday.

So anyway. We’re having MAMA Salted Egg Porridge for #ThirstyThursday.

My editors even conveniently forgot the price, which left me only the dark webs to search for the price. The closest I can find is Shopee Malaysia selling this for RM5.90, so I’m guessing this should be in the range of S$2 to S$2.50 here. #journalism

This was purchased from Sheng Siong, so note that the price might be different.

From the packaging itself, you can probably tell already that this isn’t the kind of salted egg in our salted egg custard buns or fish skins. This is the old traditional type of salted egg.

Let’s get straight into cooking.

This is what the inside looks like, with a spoon and a simple packet.

Hate-filled, I decided to deliver death to the Salted Egg Porridge by subjecting it to the hells of boiling water.

(The instructions say to pour until the line.)

And then leave it alone for 2 minutes to reflect on what it has done.

(Close the lid and leave for 2 minutes)

After 2 minutes of boiling water hell, the salted egg porridge is ready to be delivered to the bellies of wrath aka my stomach.

Taste Test

Since it IS #ThirstyThursday, the first thing I did was try to drink it.

It didn’t work of course. Porridge just isn’t meant to be drunk.

But it revealed something else:

It’s surprisingly… Not bad?

The first thing that hits is the texture. Texture-wise it’s very pasty, almost like porridge cooked longer until the grains break down into smaller pieces.

Which is to say, the texture is exactly like porridge, but it’s a matter of personal of what kind of porridge you like.

Then the taste. Peppery, a little salty and a hit of sweetness. It’s hard to say what the taste is similar to.

Salted egg? Doesn’t taste anything like that. Not even the traditional version.

Looking at the ingredient information shows that it is made out of salted egg powder and scrambled eggs, which might explain why the taste is nothing like salted egg.

Ginger is also shown to be an ingredient, which explains the pepper-like taste.

Although I was surprised by the taste, I can’t exactly say this is something I’ll want to eat regularly.

But it should make for very good camping food.

Rating: 3/5