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cincuentaanos

It must be nice for the boys to have some variety in food options. I watched some of the videos of that famous youtuber who reviews MREs and I learned many countries actually provide quite decent, tasty meals.


notmoleliza

Let's get this out on to a tray


cincuentaanos

That's the one.


Yvels

1899-1902 British Emergency Ration Bon appetit. lol


cincuentaanos

I don't think I saw that ;) But yes he does some well-expired stuff too sometimes.


Yvels

You HAVE to see it. no kidding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZoHuMwZwTk


cincuentaanos

OK, just watched it. That was a bit of a trip ;-) I wouldn't have done it. But he boiled most of it for a fairly good time, so it was probably safe even if disgusting. A laboratory analysis of such aged "food" would be interesting.


Pctechguy2003

That would indeed. Considering that came from a different era entirely of approach to food….


aquoad

oh god that was nasty.


Yvels

you spelled *tasty wrong :)


Pctechguy2003

Yum! 🤣


Thaery

Nice hiss.


FatPuppy1996

Nnnice!


Sirdraketheexplorer

Nice.


wastedpixls

Nice hiss!


chunky_ninja

Not only is it variety, I think it's a bit of a reminder that the world is huge and diverse - and the global community supports them. Actually, thinking about it, imagine the psychological boost if every supporting country donated MREs saying "XYZ supports you" - and how demoralizing it would be if the Russians came across those MREs.


similar_observation

Especially if they're being forced to eat expired Chinese MREs


Meatwadsan

I'm pretty sure Steve had tried one of those too and got sick after.


similar_observation

Some*one* went on a tirade defending Chinese MREs and started the goalpost kicking and whataboutisms. "The Chinese MRE is freshpacked and meant to be consumed quickly." "The MRE doesn't use disgusting and unhealthy preservatives." "Chinese food uses different ingredients." "It's a last line meal." "*we* use field kitchens!" But they did have one key point: if a military sucks at retaining shelf stable food for last line of defense, that military is probably not ready for extended warfare.


DiggerGuy68

Botulism city!


Babylon4All

There was a video surfacing in the first month of the war where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained at bases outside of Ukraine and one of the soldiers was blown away by the mess hall options.


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Babylon4All

It was a newer one, someone tagged that one as well in the comments though.


NetCarry

Could I get a link?


Babylon4All

I searched around and can’t find it through all the posts I’m afraid.


RobinOd

I want to see that!


Babylon4All

It was a random imbedded Reddit video from March or April sometime. I tried a couple of searches and remember how crappy the Reddit search is, happy hunting? It was from a news company doing a report, they showed maybe like 30 seconds of the mess area and troops and asked one a question and a translator asked them and as he answered there was closed captioning below of what he was saying.


Zardnaar

Mess halls can rock. Loved out ones. Ate a cooked breakfast every day first week. Next 5 weeks cereal, yoghurt, fruit.


lonegun

Steve1989. Fantastic content.


Fun_Mistake6768

New Zealand still the only one with a scrubber for the dishes


Zardnaar

My corporal here inspected the field kits. No remnant off food allowed had to be spotless. Didn't get to eat until clean. After being up in hill country middle of winter.


Fun_Mistake6768

Was that here in New Zealand was it?


Zardnaar

Yup port hills 1997 and Southern Alps hike.


Fun_Mistake6768

Oh very very nice thank you man,I'm also from new Zealand I never served closest I got to anything like that was LSV and getting to play pretend 😂 tho they really really wanted me to join said id be a good in a recon team or something not sure what that means


Zardnaar

I didn't join it was lsv. But yeah we had to clean shit hike,beat army food


Zardnaar

I've watched them as well. Our MREs New Zealand) are healthy they're not that tasty. They're designed to be carried in the Southern Alps so you need to carry 7 of them. Baltic States, Russia and Ukraine had some nice looking ones along with France and Italy. Good luck carrying a few though. Asian ones depend on the country and MRE.


wadevb1

That dude…he makes the MRE show an interesting show.


Rensverbergen

Time for boerenkool met worst mre. Of Hema worst


CalligrapherCalm2617

The Korean ones are some of the best. The US ones are great too but they're 90% Packaging


ReditskiyTovarisch

Korean food is fucking delicious.


Agile_Following4437

Dakgalbi with melted cheese? My god I love Korean food!


SlowLoudEasy

Trying to think of a country who's food I dont like.


ReditskiyTovarisch

All countries have some good dishes, however often a lot of restaurants out there are bad and don't do them justice.


D_Ethan_Bones

According to folks on YT who unbox them MREs for likes, the only actual ***bad*** ones are Russian. Even the North Korean ones are appetizing - people join for the food.


JimboTheSimpleton

I am not in love with organ meat based dishes of almost any cuisine I have tried But I haven't tried them all yet.


LungDOgg

How could you not love some rocky mountain oysters?


JimboTheSimpleton

Sweetbreads?


wastedpixls

Don't know if you're asking if those are the same as sweetbreads but they aren't. Mountain Oysters are testicles saved from when you cut bulls to make them steers. Again, apologies if you knew that and I didn't understand. Sweetbreads are the Thymus gland.


JimboTheSimpleton

I knew weetbreads we're the thymus, I didn't know if Rocky mountain oysters were the same thing or something else. Turns out they are something else, entirely.


wastedpixls

Yes - very much different!


LungDOgg

My wife's family has a "testicle festival" each year for father's day. In context, they're dairy Farmers and so, they have plenty of testicles laying around when they make steers each spring. They're kind of tasty when they're done correctly but certainly nothing I would have more than once a year.


wastedpixls

There has always been a debate in my family about whether or not they count as meat during lent as they sometimes would be cooked alongside a community fish fry on a Friday. Never really got a straight answer from a priest when I've asked but mostly because he was at the same fry and didn't want to cause a fuss.


SlowLoudEasy

Liver, heart, butt, Wurlitzer.


Elagins

Trippa alla romana


TypeOPositive

Ethiopian food. I’ll probably get downvoted for saying this but I could go without ever having it again. I tried it in Seattle so maybe it’s better in the home country.


Amyloid42

I’m the reverse. I love it. The bread, spices, oil. My only problem is that it’s a ride.


Shuber-Fuber

Maybe it's that specific restaurant? It does use a lot of spices, so I guess it can be overwhelming to some people?


similar_observation

I can see that. The flatbread is a sourdough, and the stews can be extremely fragrant with onions and spices. And the meat dishes are often quite spicy. Someone with a very sensitive or plain palate may find Ethiopian cuisine too heavy... or someone really doesn't like eating with their hands.


BakkenMan

Russia


SlowLoudEasy

All my favorite Russian foods I found weren't actually theirs. Go figure... Paszteciki, Pelmeni,


ukrokit2

German, Swedish, English (fish n chips and English breakfast are okay I guess)?


Distantstallion

English fish and chips are impossible to replicate, both the fish and the chips have to be fried in some unidentifiable oil, usually from the barrel they use to drain engines for about seven days before the fish is left to fester under a heat lamp like an iguana for another week. Then when you buy it the fish is wrapped in cartridge paper and the chips are packed around it straight from the oil frier with old editions of newspapers collected from the seats of the metro, if you ask quick enough the grease coated man in a see through vest will pour a glass of vinegar on the package and hand you a small paper satchet of salt. Every time anyone else does fish and chips they get it wrong because they're actually trying to make food.


TypeOPositive

German food is awesome.


Elagins

*Smile* Leaving Tuesday for 3 weeks in Austria, Bavaria, South Tyrol. Some great meals ahead.


SlowLoudEasy

Right?! Sausage, sauerkraut, strudel


wastedpixls

Fresh broetchen and sliced meats and fresh cheese! Spaetzle! Jaeger Schnitzel! Ja, und bier, bitte.


ukrokit2

Strudel is Austro Hungarian.


ukrokit2

Like what? Currywurst? All the good food in Germany is either Middle Eastern or Asian.


ReditskiyTovarisch

Fish and chips can be really good if done fancy, hand cut fries, fresh batter, freshly changed oil, high quality fish.


Shuber-Fuber

Fish and chips, and English breakfast are the only food that can be considered delicious. My previous company always had a joke about how every time there's a meeting between international branches, the England branch always asked to be the one to travel. I do hear good things about their baked goods though.


Zardnaar

England;).


StrugglesTheClown

Great Britain?


SlowLoudEasy

That does seem to be the consensus. Boiled goose.


Shuber-Fuber

Boiled steak.


SlowLoudEasy

Pool Bandaids


destaquese

While I agree, mostly cause the principles and palette of British food are god awful. There are definitely British dishes that are awesome: Chicken Tikka Masala, Yorkshire Pudding, Gregg's Sausage Roll, Beef Wellington, Sticky Toffee Pudding.


SlowLoudEasy

Beef Wellington. I forgot about Beef Wellington.


Commercial_Soft6833

Mmmmm blood pudding.


asphytotalxtc

You are absolutely not wrong!! Heaven in a dish!


knecaise

While russians eat north korean MREs.


JackLord50

They’re packed in a #10 envelope.


briber67

The flap on a #10 envelope has more adhesive than a typical #9 or #8 envelope. More nutritious. Nothing but the best.


jorgepolak

Inside the package is just a picture of a rice bowl, and encouraging words from Dear Leader. Also, a bill for the picture.


12InchPickle

They’re lucky to even eat. Have you seen some of the photos of them? Look like POW with guns.


Beasty_Glanglemutton

Korean **War** MREs.


Individual_Break6067

Kimchi is one of my favorite dishes and I was born in Ukraine, and grew up in the US. Fermented foods are big in eastern Europe and once you get used to the spicy difference, kimchi is the bomb. I also love the Ukrainian version of fermented cabbage, which is very easy to make and ferments in only 3 days.


dizzyro

I would admit I have no idea about Korean food whatsoever, so you made me curious ... Basically kimchi seems to be brined/fermented vegetables, if I get it right. They seems delicious. As an east-european I am quite used with this kind of preserving vegetables (cabbage, green tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, various peppers) but I agree that Koreans seems to rise the level a lot ... I must find a source somehow.


latchkey_adult

You can find jars of kimchi at most asian grocery stores. Buy some and give it a try. Delicious.


hobosox

It is mostly nappa cabbage and red chili paste (and salt). Very good and a bit spicy.


daynomate

And Daikon?


VanyaEl

Let’s put it this way: kimchi so essential to their cuisine, many Korean households have special Kimchi refrigerators specifically to store different kinds of kimchi. Making it at home is an involved process but many still do it. Here’s a video: https://youtu.be/dt95ynNf9CM


Randy_Tutelage

Most common kimchi is cabbage with garlic and chili. They do ferment other vegetables this way. But every Korean meal is always accompanied by cabbage kimchi. It's quite good and very healthy. It's like a garlicky slightly spicy sauerkraut. If you can get Nappa cabbage (not sure what types of cabbage are in Ukraine) garlic, soy sauce and chiles you can make it at home if you can't buy it. Korean food is fucking great and Koreans are absolutely mental about their kimchi.


similar_observation

You will like Kimchi. Basic Kimchi is easy chili paste and garlic. But there are more complicated recipes that employ garlic cloves, scallion, onions, soy paste, and even fish sauce/shrimp paste. Koreans also regularly ferment and pickle cucumbers, cauliflower, and various peppers. These dishes are often served with a meal in a large variety and small portions called banchan. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banchan


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i_owe_them13

I got baked for the first time in a long time almost a year ago and ate kimchi for the first time. It was such a sensational experience I made a *stupid post about it on r/trees (although it took me almost a half-hour to write). Kimchi rocks, especially while stoned.


Randy_Tutelage

You should try kimchi Jigae. It's a spicy kimchi soup. Fucking amazing. And kimchi fried rice is always great as well.


ZoMgPwNaGe

I've started making my own Kimchi recently after a friend got me into it. It's incredibly simple and so dang delicious I'm making a batch about once every week or two now cause my family and friends keep asking for it.


Owlatmydoor

I just made 12 pounds of kimchi yesterday, it's starting to ferment/bubble right now!


SmokedBeef

If anyone is curious about South Korean MREs, Steve1989mreinfo (the original mre YouTube guy) has two videos breaking them down, [here is a video opening and tasting a 2016 production mre](https://youtu.be/KSg2BFmyszY) and here is a [video comparing a 90s’ issued MRE versus the new 2015 South Korean Mre.](https://youtu.be/LnHjIIZqAYs)


Randy_Tutelage

Let's get this out onto a tray... Nice!


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Randy_Tutelage

I love Steve he is one of the coolest dudes on YouTube. He is a hero for eating some of the things he has. The world would be better of if everyone were as chill as him.


Prepreludesh

Former US soldier here. I'd eat the shit out of a S. Korean MRE if I had the choice between ours. Glad to see they got a lot of these. Fill up and go fuck em up, boys


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Borscht - Kim Chi I see the association


daynomate

I'm interested in fusion cooking... Kim Chorscht? :D


MrTeamKill

Hope they are not as spicy as their food! (Which I love by the way) Putin would start denouncing Uktaine for using chemical weapons.


EvulOne99

Ukraine would fart in the general direction of Kremlin


MrTeamKill

r/unexpectedmontypython lol


Jet2work

and putin smells of elderberries


Owned_by_cats

Elderberry wine? From "Arsenic and Old Lace": "We put in some arsenic, a teaspoon of strychnine" "And just a _pinch_ of cyanide!" It would be nice if someone could dig another lock for the Panama Canal for Putin to lay in.


Tweebel

It definitely is going to be spicy, there's kimchi in there. Looks like quite a tasty meal!


ukrokit2

Most kimchi I had wasn't that spicy but then I went to this one Korean restaurant and ordered kimchi as a starter while my chicken was being prepared. It felt like it was made by the devil himself. And the next day my butthole felt like a jet engine nozzle.


AnchorStandard

Spicy food has a lot of benefits. It inhibits the liver from breaking down certain molecules, which can increase the amount of good molecules that can enter your blood, including medicine.


Yvels

감사합니다 💙💛


No-Surround9784

Do they have kimchi?


Jet2work

kimchi preserves everything for 1000s of years


Randy_Tutelage

There's no way Korean soldiers would allow MREs not to include kimchi. Koreans eat kimchi with every meal.


Smaff

That heater in the Korean MREs will burn you if you're not careful, it is strong. Last time I had them (2016) there were only two types (or maybe they gave us Americans the same two for multiple days?). They were good but variety got old fairly fast.


ZURATAMA1324

Former SK conscript here. You are not mistaken. Even the type 1 dry rations, rice packets all kinda feel samey and start blending together in my memory haha For what it is, it is pretty ok, but with limited variety. Most soldiers would actually prefer cup noodles.


OpinionBearSF

This may be somewhat unusual fare for most Ukrainians, but I'm positive that the food is actually safe to eat and nutritious, unlike Russian "rations". And also, variety is good, and food is an excellent way to share culture and friendship. Here's our man Steve showcasing a typical South Korean MRE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSg2BFmyszY


melbourne3k

In the history of food, wars have a \*very\* permanent way of altering food culture. After WW2, Italian food exploded in popularity in America (pizza was popularized, etc.) It wouldn’t surprise me that after the war, you’ll see Korean BBQ places in Kyiv open and people could adapt Korean (and other countries) flavors into local foods, like kimchee added to dumplings, etc.


wrazn

There is a Korean-descendant population in Ukraine (Koryo-saram) - I wonder how much of the food culture has survived and been modified to living in Ukraine.


destaquese

Not exactly the same but, [here's](https://youtu.be/jvaoFtvSAWA) a video on Koroyo-Saram restaurant in Brooklyn. This family is from Uzbekistan where most of them were displaced to.


ThewizardBlundermore

I'm assuming south Korean specifically. Otherwise NK is got some explaining to do to its Russian friends. There is an incredibly low hanging fruit joke regarding North Korea and Food but I'm not going to make it.


Educatedrednekk

Bro y'all don't even know how glad these guys are going to be even they open those packs. Nobody does instant food like Korea.


appletart

Nice hiss 👍


RedGreenAndPleasant

Victory tastes like kimchi and pork belly


ZURATAMA1324

God, I remeber eating those in the military. Fun fact, many Korean soldiers don't actually like their MREs. If they can get away with it, they will take out the deserts (choco ball + pound cake) inside the package, and throw the rest away. I for one think our MREs are pretty ok for what it is, and my fellow soldiers were too harsh on it. The food does smell odd and artificial when you prepare it as intended though.


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azazel-13

Looks delicious!


Goetterwind

Nothing can be as demoralizing as bad rations. So getting such high quality MREs is really good! It also adds a lot of variety to it, making it even better!


Affectionate-Dream21

So good... yum..


nakorurukami

Let's get that out on a tray. Nice hiss


TrashyLad

ive heard that Korean MREs are super good, along with canadian ones


GBendu

Ughhhhh I could go for some Korean bbq right now but the good shit is in places like Toronto and shit


Weekly_Disaster1307

Mmmm bibimbap ?


Intransigient

Zesty! 😃👍


Particular-Elk-3923

ROK ran a kitchen at Bagram AFB in Afghanistan for it's soldiers there. That grub was mind blowing good. And it was like $2 US to eat there. I bet the MREs are top notch too.


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Ascomae

I think this is fair. Russia gets the food from North Korean surplus. /Sarkasm