I will rabidly vote USA in most things but MRE is definitely not on that list.
So not ours. The best we've got imo is the MCW freeze dried stuff and even that is pretty bland and mediocre.
The best MRE is Chili-Mac, unfortunately, most US MRE’s are dogshit.
Korean MRE’s are the best all around, I’ve ever had, admittedly I’ve only had US, Korean, and German. That being said, if you don’t like kimchi and rice you probably won’t like them. Also, you mix everything together rather than eat one packet at a time like you do with many American MREs.
Purely taste I think its Italians, Japanese, French. The Ukranians supposedly had a great one too. The U.S. ones are the best when also factoring sheld stability.
I agree that the MRE is not the best tasting ration. However, unlike a lot of those countries the US actually has the production and logistics capabilities to deliver those meals.
Variety is the Hispanice of life and nobody else comes even close to US in terms of the number of menus that help you not get sick of eating the same food over and over until things that tasted good make you vomit. Sure, a lot of it is overly processed garbage and doesn't taste as good but you can pick and choose out the things you like since you're not always getting the same menu.
I've heard it alleged that the Finns have crap ones, but it's a regular story that the French and Italians have some of the best. Funnily enough, in spite of having some notoriously bad ones like the Vomelet, the USA has also created some genuinely enjoyable ones, but lacks the consistent 'good' food quality that makes for 'best in the world' awarding.
we didn't have purpose made MRE kits when I served some 12 years ago. The field rations I was given was just stuff you'd find in a grocery store stuffed into a plastic bag alongside water purification and fuel tabs for your portable stove.
From what I've gathered we still don't have flameless ration heaters.
t:finn
canned stuff was great because you could eat em up straight away.
setting up the stove, waiting for your water to boil, waiting for the meal to heat up and then packing everything up was annoying.
guess they're saving the heaters for a real war, hopefully.
greatest thing ever were sparts in their own oil because those shits wouldnt even freeze at winter and the oil was great to make fire with (for the tent oven)
some old rumor spoke of a method for frying tuna in the can by placing a piece of crispbread on top of it, having it soak up the oil and setting it on fire
never tried it myself, I just ate that shit cold
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crispbread is so dry you can set it on fire without any oil, again great for making a fire
our MRE' came with a box of matches so we could start a lot of fires
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>having
I have done it with toilet paper and tuna, but apprently the fire melts the lining of the can and its really bad for you
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i was on post with a dude and we were being eaten by mosquitoes, used a sprat can to make a fire (somehow without visible flame) then the post mate got the idea to dump sugar in there to make caramel. was actually nice
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>ground-up plants dried-out by baking
crispbread should be perfectly serviceable as fuel >soaking up the oil and setting it alight
Steve did the tissue paper wick trick with that
but
>having
I have done it with toilet paper and tuna, but apprently the fire melts the lining of the can and its really bad for you
is correct, all tins have a plastic lining for food safety and it's one thing to use it to store food and quite another to set it on fire and then eat it
you might as well lick a molten plastic spoon at that point
They are the best. I got into MRE's from watching Steve and as such have ended up trying MRE's from all over the world (except Chink shit because I'm not suicidal), such as the common US, UK, Canada, France stuff to a little more exotic Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, to the much rarer Australian and even 2 JSDF rations and French RCIR's are by far the BEST. For TASTE.
As a military ration however, French stuff is not very good. It does not do well with extreme temperatures and it's packaging is very flimsy in that shit cardboard box. The shelf life for them are also not very long compared to other MRE's because of how complicated the mains are.
It would also be extremely annoying to have to heat that shit up in the middle of a warzone with the Espit (why the fuck can I never spell this right) stove and with sides like the jam that can easily burst from being crushed. It is very nice though that they come with water purification tablets.
As for a combat ration though, US ones are probably the best. They have the toughest packaging and generally the longest shelf life. Also fuck me even after all these years I haven't been able to snag a Swedish or Norwegian MRE. Every single fucking time (well 3x total) I've tried to purchase one in the past it's been confiscated by customs at JFK. Fuck JFK International so much for confiscating so many MRE's I've bought over the years.
>How were the Spanish and Italian ones
The ones I had were okay. I wasn't the biggest fan of the Spanish one I got which was a Vegetable soup type. I was too much of a pussy to go with the Squid in ink. I definitely need to revisit them because it's been YEARS since I last had either >Do the Portuguese have ration kits available
I don't know anything about Portuguese stuff anon, sorry >What made the French rations so much better than these
The taste and quality. It was literally the quality of something that I personally would pay money for in a restaurant and not complain at all for. My go-to menu for years (though it's also been over a year or so since I last got one because of how expensive they've gotten) for the 24 hour French RCIR has been the Menu 1 (or 2 now) that is the Salmon with Rice along with Chicken & Couscous. They just give you so much food and it's all like decent quality stuff that just tastes good and looks appetizing. Where-as every other countries MRE's I've had thus far have been about the quality I expected going in (99% of the time in a good way), the French stuff just... blew me away.
Honestly, the biggest problem with MRE's is that Covid just decimated the market for them with how bad demand got and it still hasn't recovered to this day. I used to be able to get a US MRE for like $10 TOTAL. Nowadays it's double that. I could get a 24 hour French RCIR for $30, now it can go up to $80 with shipping. And fucking customs here in the US has no chill and will swipe/confiscate portions, if not the entire thing, on foreign MRE's. It's gotten to where I just don't order foreign MRE's anymore because I cannot have a guarantee that it will get here intact.
I just wish my uncle would play ball when it came to helping me get MRE's. Due is ex-military and gets to travel all over the world but doesn't want to give or sell me MRE's because, "It's technically illegal lol".
>I just wish my uncle would play ball when it came to helping me get MRE's. Due is ex-military and gets to travel all over the world but doesn't want to give or sell me MRE's because, "It's technically illegal lol".
ikwym
boomers are super risk averse in their old age
my cousin was going to bring home a case for the family to try but she offhandedly said "btw it's technically illegal lmfao" and our parents put the hammer down on that hard
fucking killjoys
Yeah, it's just an American thing for sure. Squid certainly isn't a common dish where I live in the Pacific NW and so I felt a little squeamish about it. I'm pretty picky when it comes to my fish anyways, only really liking fish without overwhelming flavors like Salmon, Halibut & Scallops to name a few. I do think I'll give the squid with ink a chance though as I have been a bit more willing to experiment lately.
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Try first squid or calamary without the ink, to get sure you like the texture. Ink-plus not so sure if you like the rubbery/chewy texture could end weird. Octopuss is another spanish mainstay, I'm sure mexican also love that stuff, try it if you have mexican restaurants around, it has a "rubbery-chewy" texture but the flavor isn't very fishy.
I would expect that you take time to have hot food in the middle of a warzone because its literally the only positive thing in your day. I can't think of many situation where it wouldn't and if it's that bad you may as well eat it cold and that's an okay trade off rather than have all your MRE taste bad.
I'm not too sure to understand what is the issue with shelf life. Do you really need an MRE to be storeable for more than 4 years? From my understanding, French one are basically civilian grade food. You can just increase production if needed and reduce stock?
The only point I understand is that the packaging isn't reliable and it would be bad for transporting when you don't have a reliable supply line.
>I would expect that you take time to have hot food in the middle of a warzone because its literally the only positive thing in your day
The point is that Espit stoves require a lot more time and effort to use compared to the now traditional Flameless Ration Heaters which literally only require like a cap full of water.
>Do you really need an MRE to be storeable for more than 4 years?
For the military, not "really". But as a civilian who wants something to be shelf stable for as long as possible, it absolutely is. And I don't think the French main's last 4 years, like they last 2 or so. I have a tin of Chicken & Couscous right here with an expiration date of 11/23 and it had a manufacture date of 2020.
>it would be bad for transporting when you don't have a reliable supply line
Yeah, I was just meaning to say that a lot of the sides and stuff in the French RCIR are very squishy, like the jam & fruit bar, and also the crackers which are in a very, very thin cardboard box.
Why in the fuck does customs confiscate MREs?
Are they autistic about foodstuffs in general or what's going on there?
Pretty much. There's some weird import thing with meat when it comes to the US. They basically choose when they will enforce it. I would have around a 70% success rate with getting foreign MRE's in and with how expensive they've gotten, I just cannot afford them being nabbed 30% of the time.
>French MREs last for 2 years.
Ye nah, I got several RCIR made in 2022 and says they’re edible until 2026. And honestly you can even go farther than that because that date is usualy a safe limit, so it can probably go for a few years more since they put a fuckton of food preservatives in those.
Simply look to Russians losing a whole regiment's worth of men from food poisoning to see why shelf life is important. I know the Brits used to be extremely autistic over this to the point they made beef rations that outlived the actual British Empire.
Swefag here. A friend of mine in the army gave me two new MRE's that I wanted to send to Steve but I couldn't get in touch with him. There are two types; green bag (grönpåse) which is freeze dried and red bag (rödpåse) which is like an American MRE that can be eaten cold but comes with an FRH, the ones I got from my friend were the red ones and I thought they were great but I only have Russian rations to compare with. The green bags are kinda bland and mushy. It will be even harder to get them now since the Swedish army sent pretty much everything they had to Ukraine.
French here. There are several grades of rations. RCIR is the most commonly used, but beyond that you have the RIL (picrel) that favors lightweight food and packaging, and there's also the survival ration that's even more rare and is just filled with hyper energetic ration bars and that ultra dense "bread" that feels like sawdust but will make you feel filled up in a few bites.
Bro I have like a box full of those "au contact" MREs and let me tell you they taste like someone packaged vomit in a bag. Only good thing in there were the Tortillas and the energy bars, good thing that they’re the size of a brick.
Man, I almost broke a tooth on those fucking things anon. Out of all the countries' MRE's I've eaten, Russia's "crackers" have been the absolute worst.
The mains can be hit or miss, but what pisses me off as a British solider is that they've completely removed all the chocolate from them, assuming it's part of the 'healthy eating' drive. You used to get two big Yorkie bars, which had their own special packaging (the slogan used to be 'Its not for girls') and were a godsend on a cold and wet excerise.
The cakes are okay, though I ate one at night and thought it tasted funny, looked at it in the light and it was covered in mold spots. Packaging was fine too.
The brownie and mango cakes, plus the hot chocolates as well, are pure morale. I vividly remember being on ex in the cold and constant rain, feeling like shit, and eating one of the currys with a brew and a brownie and instantly feeling better. I've tried explaining it to civilians but they don't get it.
I wonder if that includes those RAF aircrew ejection/ditching rations that are intentionally filled with massively sugar and kcal rich sweets. If so they should drop a GBU-12 on Jamie Oliver's house.
Y'know, others will probably claim this is controversial, but I REALLY enjoyed the Russian MRE's I got a few years ago. Well before Ukraine obviously and thus no issues with expiration dates, I ended up absolutely loving the Kasha I had gotten. It also came with one of the best Cherry drink mixes I had gotten in a ration. Now the crackers, whoo boy those were the HARDEST crackers I've ever eaten in my entire life, but the Kasha was good enough to make me not care.
I agree that the MRE is not the best tasting ration. However, unlike a lot of those countries the US actually has the production and logistics capabilities to deliver those meals.
>However, unlike a lot of those countries the US actually has the production and logistics capabilities to deliver those meals.
It also comes down to quality control. Over the hundred+ of US MRE's I've eaten over the years, I have never once gotten a bad US MRE for example. Never have I gotten a burst dish, something that had expired early, or was missing a component for example. The taste of a US MRE might not be the best in the world, but you can pretty much always count on it to be in good shape and to be good for long past the expiration date. And although I did enjoy the Russian MRE's I got and have personally not had any problems, I do know a few people that have, like burst dishes, missing components (usually the chocolate bar) & food that went bad before the expiration for example. And let's not even begin to talk about Chinese quality control... dear God.
>I have never once gotten a bad US MRE for example.
I've never really heard of anyone getting sick from a properly stored in-date MRE either. Well, with the exception of the infamous milkshakes.
If youll allow me to judge just based on those photos:
Japan #1 because its all cans, cans are the most based food packaging (actually glass jars/bottles are but thats not relevant here) and everything else is gay by comparison.
China #2 because its one big slop bucket, that just seems incredibly convenient and also based and not gay.
>I will never again eat the Norwegian Multi Getaway
This shit was delicious. The pizza seems to be a new addition though, we used to get like some sweet chili tuna which was insanely good with some bread. No-one in my company wanted to eat the codfish and potato ones so they were left in a huge pile until we only had those remaining for the last and coldest exercise. Don't think I've eaten cod since.
Those REAL turmat meals are like the Rolls Royce of expedition foods.
Yes, they require hot water and need a bit of time to rehydrate, but holy shit they are worth it. The ingredients are top notch and menus are delicious. And portions are big too.
A bit pricey, yes. But they are pretty much the best on the market. If you are going to some arctic expedition out in the cold waters of Barents Sea or some norwegian mountains, these are absolutly what you want as a meal.
Most modern rations are pretty good tbh. My only real experience is with British ones (being a brit) but out of other nations rations I've tried, they all seem pretty decent all things cosidered.The worst I've tried so far was probably a Russian one. Got a Spanish Lunch Menu 2 with the squid in ink at the moment, cant wait to try it.
>Highly optimized for weight, density, nutrition and longevity and still edible to being fairly edible
(Modern) US >Highly optimized for weight, density and nutrition (edibility optional)
Singapore, old US MREs but especially with notorious cases (FOUR FINGERS OF DEATH) >Highly edible for most people (optional: has booze ration)
Romance countries: France, Italy, Spain >Best for trying to kill SteveMRE1989
China
I'm going to say your local grocery store. Some tuna packs, granola bars and high quality drink powder is all you really need. Maybe throw in some dark chocolate covered dried cherries. You can put together a large variety of very lightweight packable meals that will be full of nutrients. You could even include some dried mac'n cheese to cook one night.
The only thing American MRE's really offer is that you won't have to shit for a few days, which I guess is nice.
Honestly all of these look decent enough. It's only my knowledge about how the Chinese MRE's put Steve in the hospital twice that makes me not want to eat it. I'm pretty sure I've eaten all the Taiwanese items over the years without knowing that they were components in the country's MRE. Other than crackers which I knew was rations (I loved those as a kid). Used to come with a chocolate (?) drink packet.
I will rabidly vote USA in most things but MRE is definitely not on that list.
So not ours. The best we've got imo is the MCW freeze dried stuff and even that is pretty bland and mediocre.
USA MREs are the most shelf stable and the easiest on logistics as a result, but if you're grading on taste, you're right that it does come at a cost.
we dont make the best mres and we dont make the best cars. fucking koreans
The best MRE is Chili-Mac, unfortunately, most US MRE’s are dogshit.
Korean MRE’s are the best all around, I’ve ever had, admittedly I’ve only had US, Korean, and German. That being said, if you don’t like kimchi and rice you probably won’t like them. Also, you mix everything together rather than eat one packet at a time like you do with many American MREs.
>Korean MRE’s are the best all around
Purely taste I think its Italians, Japanese, French. The Ukranians supposedly had a great one too. The U.S. ones are the best when also factoring sheld stability.
I agree that the MRE is not the best tasting ration. However, unlike a lot of those countries the US actually has the production and logistics capabilities to deliver those meals.
Variety is the Hispanice of life and nobody else comes even close to US in terms of the number of menus that help you not get sick of eating the same food over and over until things that tasted good make you vomit. Sure, a lot of it is overly processed garbage and doesn't taste as good but you can pick and choose out the things you like since you're not always getting the same menu.
>Variety is the Hispanice of life and nobody else comes even close to US in terms of the number of menus
This 100%
You will get sick eating our three menus in a week.
You can eat MREs for two weeks without ever getting the same menu trice.
Taste wise, MRE sucks.
Logistics and convenience wise, MRE is the best thing since sliced bread.
I've heard it alleged that the Finns have crap ones, but it's a regular story that the French and Italians have some of the best. Funnily enough, in spite of having some notoriously bad ones like the Vomelet, the USA has also created some genuinely enjoyable ones, but lacks the consistent 'good' food quality that makes for 'best in the world' awarding.
we didn't have purpose made MRE kits when I served some 12 years ago. The field rations I was given was just stuff you'd find in a grocery store stuffed into a plastic bag alongside water purification and fuel tabs for your portable stove.
From what I've gathered we still don't have flameless ration heaters.
t:finn
same, we now have more freeze dried stuff but for me atleast the canned stuff tasted better. but having to carry a mess kit can be bothersome
t. eesti
canned stuff was great because you could eat em up straight away.
setting up the stove, waiting for your water to boil, waiting for the meal to heat up and then packing everything up was annoying.
guess they're saving the heaters for a real war, hopefully.
greatest thing ever were sparts in their own oil because those shits wouldnt even freeze at winter and the oil was great to make fire with (for the tent oven)
some old rumor spoke of a method for frying tuna in the can by placing a piece of crispbread on top of it, having it soak up the oil and setting it on fire
never tried it myself, I just ate that shit cold
crispbread is so dry you can set it on fire without any oil, again great for making a fire
our MRE' came with a box of matches so we could start a lot of fires
>having
I have done it with toilet paper and tuna, but apprently the fire melts the lining of the can and its really bad for you
i was on post with a dude and we were being eaten by mosquitoes, used a sprat can to make a fire (somehow without visible flame) then the post mate got the idea to dump sugar in there to make caramel. was actually nice
>ground-up plants dried-out by baking
crispbread should be perfectly serviceable as fuel
>soaking up the oil and setting it alight
Steve did the tissue paper wick trick with that
but
is correct, all tins have a plastic lining for food safety and it's one thing to use it to store food and quite another to set it on fire and then eat it
you might as well lick a molten plastic spoon at that point
that is NOT what Mresteve is showing for Taiwan
I heard the French ones are the best.
They are the best. I got into MRE's from watching Steve and as such have ended up trying MRE's from all over the world (except Chink shit because I'm not suicidal), such as the common US, UK, Canada, France stuff to a little more exotic Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, to the much rarer Australian and even 2 JSDF rations and French RCIR's are by far the BEST. For TASTE.
As a military ration however, French stuff is not very good. It does not do well with extreme temperatures and it's packaging is very flimsy in that shit cardboard box. The shelf life for them are also not very long compared to other MRE's because of how complicated the mains are.
It would also be extremely annoying to have to heat that shit up in the middle of a warzone with the Espit (why the fuck can I never spell this right) stove and with sides like the jam that can easily burst from being crushed. It is very nice though that they come with water purification tablets.
As for a combat ration though, US ones are probably the best. They have the toughest packaging and generally the longest shelf life. Also fuck me even after all these years I haven't been able to snag a Swedish or Norwegian MRE. Every single fucking time (well 3x total) I've tried to purchase one in the past it's been confiscated by customs at JFK. Fuck JFK International so much for confiscating so many MRE's I've bought over the years.
How were the Spanish and Italian ones?
Do the Portuguese have ration kits available?
What made the French rations so much better than these?
Asking because someone mentioned good rations in a thread about spanish troops, and the med generally produces good food
>How were the Spanish and Italian ones
The ones I had were okay. I wasn't the biggest fan of the Spanish one I got which was a Vegetable soup type. I was too much of a pussy to go with the Squid in ink. I definitely need to revisit them because it's been YEARS since I last had either
>Do the Portuguese have ration kits available
I don't know anything about Portuguese stuff anon, sorry
>What made the French rations so much better than these
The taste and quality. It was literally the quality of something that I personally would pay money for in a restaurant and not complain at all for. My go-to menu for years (though it's also been over a year or so since I last got one because of how expensive they've gotten) for the 24 hour French RCIR has been the Menu 1 (or 2 now) that is the Salmon with Rice along with Chicken & Couscous. They just give you so much food and it's all like decent quality stuff that just tastes good and looks appetizing. Where-as every other countries MRE's I've had thus far have been about the quality I expected going in (99% of the time in a good way), the French stuff just... blew me away.
Honestly, the biggest problem with MRE's is that Covid just decimated the market for them with how bad demand got and it still hasn't recovered to this day. I used to be able to get a US MRE for like $10 TOTAL. Nowadays it's double that. I could get a 24 hour French RCIR for $30, now it can go up to $80 with shipping. And fucking customs here in the US has no chill and will swipe/confiscate portions, if not the entire thing, on foreign MRE's. It's gotten to where I just don't order foreign MRE's anymore because I cannot have a guarantee that it will get here intact.
I just wish my uncle would play ball when it came to helping me get MRE's. Due is ex-military and gets to travel all over the world but doesn't want to give or sell me MRE's because, "It's technically illegal lol".
>I just wish my uncle would play ball when it came to helping me get MRE's. Due is ex-military and gets to travel all over the world but doesn't want to give or sell me MRE's because, "It's technically illegal lol".
ikwym
boomers are super risk averse in their old age
my cousin was going to bring home a case for the family to try but she offhandedly said "btw it's technically illegal lmfao" and our parents put the hammer down on that hard
fucking killjoys
Why in the fuck does customs confiscate MREs?
Are they autistic about foodstuffs in general or what's going on there?
>I was too much of a pussy to go with the Squid in ink.
Literally heavenly food if you like seafood.
Yeah, it's just an American thing for sure. Squid certainly isn't a common dish where I live in the Pacific NW and so I felt a little squeamish about it. I'm pretty picky when it comes to my fish anyways, only really liking fish without overwhelming flavors like Salmon, Halibut & Scallops to name a few. I do think I'll give the squid with ink a chance though as I have been a bit more willing to experiment lately.
Try first squid or calamary without the ink, to get sure you like the texture. Ink-plus not so sure if you like the rubbery/chewy texture could end weird. Octopuss is another spanish mainstay, I'm sure mexican also love that stuff, try it if you have mexican restaurants around, it has a "rubbery-chewy" texture but the flavor isn't very fishy.
I would expect that you take time to have hot food in the middle of a warzone because its literally the only positive thing in your day. I can't think of many situation where it wouldn't and if it's that bad you may as well eat it cold and that's an okay trade off rather than have all your MRE taste bad.
I'm not too sure to understand what is the issue with shelf life. Do you really need an MRE to be storeable for more than 4 years? From my understanding, French one are basically civilian grade food. You can just increase production if needed and reduce stock?
The only point I understand is that the packaging isn't reliable and it would be bad for transporting when you don't have a reliable supply line.
>I would expect that you take time to have hot food in the middle of a warzone because its literally the only positive thing in your day
The point is that Espit stoves require a lot more time and effort to use compared to the now traditional Flameless Ration Heaters which literally only require like a cap full of water.
>Do you really need an MRE to be storeable for more than 4 years?
For the military, not "really". But as a civilian who wants something to be shelf stable for as long as possible, it absolutely is. And I don't think the French main's last 4 years, like they last 2 or so. I have a tin of Chicken & Couscous right here with an expiration date of 11/23 and it had a manufacture date of 2020.
>it would be bad for transporting when you don't have a reliable supply line
Yeah, I was just meaning to say that a lot of the sides and stuff in the French RCIR are very squishy, like the jam & fruit bar, and also the crackers which are in a very, very thin cardboard box.
Pretty much. There's some weird import thing with meat when it comes to the US. They basically choose when they will enforce it. I would have around a 70% success rate with getting foreign MRE's in and with how expensive they've gotten, I just cannot afford them being nabbed 30% of the time.
>French MREs last for 2 years.
Ye nah, I got several RCIR made in 2022 and says they’re edible until 2026. And honestly you can even go farther than that because that date is usualy a safe limit, so it can probably go for a few years more since they put a fuckton of food preservatives in those.
Simply look to Russians losing a whole regiment's worth of men from food poisoning to see why shelf life is important. I know the Brits used to be extremely autistic over this to the point they made beef rations that outlived the actual British Empire.
Swefag here. A friend of mine in the army gave me two new MRE's that I wanted to send to Steve but I couldn't get in touch with him. There are two types; green bag (grönpåse) which is freeze dried and red bag (rödpåse) which is like an American MRE that can be eaten cold but comes with an FRH, the ones I got from my friend were the red ones and I thought they were great but I only have Russian rations to compare with. The green bags are kinda bland and mushy. It will be even harder to get them now since the Swedish army sent pretty much everything they had to Ukraine.
French here. There are several grades of rations. RCIR is the most commonly used, but beyond that you have the RIL (picrel) that favors lightweight food and packaging, and there's also the survival ration that's even more rare and is just filled with hyper energetic ration bars and that ultra dense "bread" that feels like sawdust but will make you feel filled up in a few bites.
Bro I have like a box full of those "au contact" MREs and let me tell you they taste like someone packaged vomit in a bag. Only good thing in there were the Tortillas and the energy bars, good thing that they’re the size of a brick.
hardtack is great
Man, I almost broke a tooth on those fucking things anon. Out of all the countries' MRE's I've eaten, Russia's "crackers" have been the absolute worst.
>store quality canned food in a cardboard box tastes really good
who fucking knew
but if you want shit airdropped onto your firebase in a combat zone, you'd go American, if only to make sure it lands intact
What an idiotic post.
The same to you, twat
Iberians got it pretty good apparently, judging from what Steve showcased
Only tried the more recent british ones. As usual they have good peripherals (drinks, candies, snacks etc) but the main meal is pretty shit.
The mains can be hit or miss, but what pisses me off as a British solider is that they've completely removed all the chocolate from them, assuming it's part of the 'healthy eating' drive. You used to get two big Yorkie bars, which had their own special packaging (the slogan used to be 'Its not for girls') and were a godsend on a cold and wet excerise.
I like the stodgy cake thinngs, and the ridiculously sweet hot chocolate is amazing before you get in your doss bag
The cakes are okay, though I ate one at night and thought it tasted funny, looked at it in the light and it was covered in mold spots. Packaging was fine too.
The brownie and mango cakes, plus the hot chocolates as well, are pure morale. I vividly remember being on ex in the cold and constant rain, feeling like shit, and eating one of the currys with a brew and a brownie and instantly feeling better. I've tried explaining it to civilians but they don't get it.
the mint hot chocolates are (were?) amazing
I wonder if that includes those RAF aircrew ejection/ditching rations that are intentionally filled with massively sugar and kcal rich sweets. If so they should drop a GBU-12 on Jamie Oliver's house.
bro, why does the Japan Red Cross Care Set look so cute?
Also, Chinese MRE looks absolutely horrendous.
>bro, why does the Japan Red Cross Care Set look so cute?
They know how to do showmanship.
>Also, Chinese MRE looks absolutely horrendous
By all accounts, it is. I think the Chink mre was one of the few things that actually made Steve sick
Steve ate 122 year old beef and was fine but the chinese food actually put him in the hospital
The Chinese are famous for eating anything and even they won't eat the Chinese MREs if they have a choice.
idk what that dutch one is but it looks yummy
That chink MRE looks worse than Siberian prison food.
Straight up grog
Someone post the Ukrainian ration pack that was literally just red bull and whole fish.
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Don't worry about it, kitten.
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Y'know, others will probably claim this is controversial, but I REALLY enjoyed the Russian MRE's I got a few years ago. Well before Ukraine obviously and thus no issues with expiration dates, I ended up absolutely loving the Kasha I had gotten. It also came with one of the best Cherry drink mixes I had gotten in a ration. Now the crackers, whoo boy those were the HARDEST crackers I've ever eaten in my entire life, but the Kasha was good enough to make me not care.
>However, unlike a lot of those countries the US actually has the production and logistics capabilities to deliver those meals.
It also comes down to quality control. Over the hundred+ of US MRE's I've eaten over the years, I have never once gotten a bad US MRE for example. Never have I gotten a burst dish, something that had expired early, or was missing a component for example. The taste of a US MRE might not be the best in the world, but you can pretty much always count on it to be in good shape and to be good for long past the expiration date. And although I did enjoy the Russian MRE's I got and have personally not had any problems, I do know a few people that have, like burst dishes, missing components (usually the chocolate bar) & food that went bad before the expiration for example. And let's not even begin to talk about Chinese quality control... dear God.
>I have never once gotten a bad US MRE for example.
I've never really heard of anyone getting sick from a properly stored in-date MRE either. Well, with the exception of the infamous milkshakes.
all pamphlets should consist of drawings of cute girls doing things.
Australian CR1M mogs all other nations
While certainly A+ tier, I wouldn't say it's S tier. Also good fucking luck ever finding one for sale or for a reasonable price.
France and Italy for taste
USA for logistics
If youll allow me to judge just based on those photos:
Japan #1 because its all cans, cans are the most based food packaging (actually glass jars/bottles are but thats not relevant here) and everything else is gay by comparison.
China #2 because its one big slop bucket, that just seems incredibly convenient and also based and not gay.
In terms of taste, it's a tossup between France, Italy, and Spain. Which ranking each gets in the top three is mostly personal taste.
i liked the old estonian rations with all them cans
dog bless canned mashed potatoes with meatballs and gravy
Canning cooked whole meals is simply the best MREs and no plastic baggery will convince me otherwise
i bet the american one is the only one that would continue to reach troops in a real war
>I will never again eat the Norwegian Multi Getaway
This shit was delicious. The pizza seems to be a new addition though, we used to get like some sweet chili tuna which was insanely good with some bread. No-one in my company wanted to eat the codfish and potato ones so they were left in a huge pile until we only had those remaining for the last and coldest exercise. Don't think I've eaten cod since.
Those REAL turmat meals are like the Rolls Royce of expedition foods.
Yes, they require hot water and need a bit of time to rehydrate, but holy shit they are worth it. The ingredients are top notch and menus are delicious. And portions are big too.
A bit pricey, yes. But they are pretty much the best on the market. If you are going to some arctic expedition out in the cold waters of Barents Sea or some norwegian mountains, these are absolutly what you want as a meal.
do any other cunts get canned ryebread?
Brazil unironically has delicious MREs, but then again, that's kinda cheating since Brazil is famous for its culinary.
>Monkey, Ready to Eat
Uma delicia
Taiwanese looks yum. China on the other wouldn't even give it to my dog
Japan SDF cause it's more kaweii :3
Norway. Norwegian rations are so good
Most modern rations are pretty good tbh. My only real experience is with British ones (being a brit) but out of other nations rations I've tried, they all seem pretty decent all things cosidered.The worst I've tried so far was probably a Russian one. Got a Spanish Lunch Menu 2 with the squid in ink at the moment, cant wait to try it.
What the holy fuck is going on in China and Russia?
>china
looks like some kind of porridge?
>russia
same thing but with a side of crackers and SPAM can?
poison
>Highly optimized for weight, density, nutrition and longevity and still edible to being fairly edible
(Modern) US
>Highly optimized for weight, density and nutrition (edibility optional)
Singapore, old US MREs but especially with notorious cases (FOUR FINGERS OF DEATH)
>Highly edible for most people (optional: has booze ration)
Romance countries: France, Italy, Spain
>Best for trying to kill SteveMRE1989
China
I'm going to say your local grocery store. Some tuna packs, granola bars and high quality drink powder is all you really need. Maybe throw in some dark chocolate covered dried cherries. You can put together a large variety of very lightweight packable meals that will be full of nutrients. You could even include some dried mac'n cheese to cook one night.
The only thing American MRE's really offer is that you won't have to shit for a few days, which I guess is nice.
>US Forces in Iraq
You forgot to include freshly pressed paninis, 3 lb. omelettes, Mongolian stir fry, and Rip Its
The United States. Taste is a cope. Logistics is what matters
Honestly all of these look decent enough. It's only my knowledge about how the Chinese MRE's put Steve in the hospital twice that makes me not want to eat it. I'm pretty sure I've eaten all the Taiwanese items over the years without knowing that they were components in the country's MRE. Other than crackers which I knew was rations (I loved those as a kid). Used to come with a chocolate (?) drink packet.
Latest bong ORPs look pretty ally and seem quite delicious
https://www.joint-forces.com/rations/68488-fr79-uk-24-hour-general-pack-orp-2022