Disappointing news for cruising provisions today as I found that TANKA Buffalo Meat with Cranberries Bars are no longer available. These have been a standard part of my cruising meals for many years, the "steak" part of my steak and eggs breakfast (the eggs being egg white based RXBARS).
This is crushing news to me. There are other meat bars out there, mainly the EPIC brand, but the EPIC bars always seem a bit dry to me.
TANKA bars were produced by the Oglala Lakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Above is a screen shot from their website which is no longer active. I did find some food industry trade publications that mentioned growth for TANKA bars that exceeded their production capabilities, plus competition from larger corporate producers.
It is a shame. I liked the bars and I liked the idea of traditional Native American foods being made available to the public. Excellent for camping, I think I first came across the bars at REI. I searched through my cabinet and found enough bars in vacuum sealed bags to get me through the fall cruise. Will have to find something else for the winter sail down south.
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Hot, hot, hot today. Debating if I should head out for an evening sail. Or wait for cooler temperatures tomorrow morning. Or maybe both.
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