You can see from the picture that bits of the dry bun were flaking off. One piece flaked off as I was taking a bite, and went partway down my throat, which caused me to cough. And of course, when you cough, you often breathe in deeply involuntarily, which was when a larger piece of the bun broke off, along with some sloppy joe mix, and lodged itself in my throat.
What followed was a frantic 30 seconds or so (although it felt like 20 minutes) of trying to breath out hard to dislodge the dried bun, all the while thinking frantically "I can't believe my wife is going to find me dead on the floor because I ate an IMP."
Finally, success, followed by another 10 minutes of coughing to get the remnants of the Sloppy Joe and bun out of my throat and lungs. Obviously I survived to review it, but that experience was very unpleasant.
I called it a night at that point, and picked up the next day in my office. I had brought a few of the IMP components to work to break up the day.
The coffee was great - the best instant coffee I've had to date. Strong, but not too bitter, and smooth. The protein drink was also very good - great berry aroma, nice and thick, a mild berry flavor. It was a bit chalky, but no more so than other protein drinks I've had, ration or non-ration versions.
The strawberry applesauce was also very good. It seemed a bit dark (oxidized) but tasted just fine.
And the watermelon sports drink, as I've posted elsewhere, was absolutely fantastic, the best beverage powder mix I've had yet. Best of all, I got two in this IMP!
This almost made up for the IMP nearly killing me the day before. Overall, a great ration, and I won't hold my near death experience against our Canadian friends.
