One of the first things I did while serving in the USFK was trade MREs with the ROK Marines. Their chow was insanely good and way different from what I'd had in China. Korea is a fundamentally different and important partner compared to China, and their food is absolutely delicious. It's definitely worth trying. As you can see in this video, they have these awesome pouches to heat up their meals, which makes having hot chow in the cold and dry Korean winters just perfect. Semper Fi!
One Korean male served in the Air Force. So I ate Korean MRE several times. Maybe that's why this video was so nice when it came out in my algorithm. What surprised me when I saw this video was that as soon as you saw the chocolate, you thought of melting it and sprinkling it on the cake. This is a common eating method among Korean soldiers. I know you put all the packages out there because this video has to show you each package for review. However, the best way to treat food is to leave pound cakes, chocolate, and paper bowls outside, leave the rest in the heating pack, pull the rope in the package, and seal it with only a small hole where steam comes out in the package. That's why the packaging bag has a zipper. Next, put all the food in a paper bowl, eat the food, and then eat the pound keak and chocolate separately. However, because pound cakes are too dry, most of them melt chocolate and sprinkle it on the cake.
Thank you for the insight regarding the Korean way y'all do your MREs. If I can get another one, I'll know a little better how to try a few things. TFW!
이렇게 비교해 주시니 너무 흥미롭네요. 제 할아버지는 한국전쟁에 참전하셨는데 그 때는 이런 음식이 없어서 많은 경우 흰 밥에 소금만 찍어서 드셨다고 하셨어요. 한국군 전투식량이 이렇게 좋아져서 다행입니다. 물론 맛있는 한국 음식들을 식당에서 먹어보시면 더 큰 기쁨을 느껴보실 수 있을 거에요.
Korean here. It's good to hear you liked it. Traditional Korean dish is consisted by bland rice with various side dishes called 'banchan'. You took it just right way we Korean do. Thank you for the great clip.
지퍼팩에 적힌 설명문과 사진처럼 핫팩의 줄을 잡아당긴 다음에 지퍼백에 담아야지 지퍼백안에서 갇혀버린 열기로 볶음김치와 소세지볶음, 볶음밥, 팬 케이크를 따듯하게 가열해서 먹는건데.... 저 팬 케이크를 그냥 먹으면 돌덩이같이 딱딱한데 볶음밥과 사이드메뉴들을 가열할때 같이 넣거나 조리가 끝난 발열팩에 넣어두면 따듯해진 팬 케이크가 부드러워져서 먹을만 합니다. 그리고 발열팩은 겨울에 훈련할때는 지니고 있는것만으로 따듯해지죠.
You're right about Korea. My maternal grandfather served in both Korea and Vietnam. In Korea, he suffered frost bite on his toes. Luckily it was able to be treated. Our troops weren't adequately prepared for the frigid conditions. Another great mre comparison!
I had a teacher in high school who served during the Korean war, and he was at chosin. We never got him to talk much about it. We got one story about having to bring up heavier machine guns, because the enemy snipers would hid behind the bodies, and the .30 calibre machine gun rounds just didn't have the penetration. .50BMG did. What he would say was the cold was more lethal than the enemy. He said "you can fight an enemy soldier, he is a man just like you. You cannot fight the weather, it will win every time." RIP you salty old dog, you made history class interesting.
Saying some Koreans didn’t mind being unified with Japan is very similar to saying some blacks don’t mind living as a slave. During the WW2, Japan enlisted Korean women as sex slaves, how would you like to serve your master as a sex slave ?
Korean Here. Both my grandfather served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Both passed away and they are buried in the Daejon National Cementary. When I did my mandatory service back in 2011, I got one for my mom's side grandfather and he was literally shocked at how MRE generally became so good. The first thing he said was that the hot mechanism was so thoughtful because of the cold Korean winter. Great video by the way and thanks for sharing.
I didn't see pepper included with the US MRE. Found that interesting. Tried Kimchi the first time just a couple years ago. I'm 64 and wish I would have tried it years ago. Those M$Ms are definitely funky looking. You really do a great service for us by doing these reviews. Great video as usual.👍🏻😎
I am absolutely obsessed with kimchi! My uncle got me started on it. He became associated with it during the Korean and Vietnam wars. It is always in my refrigerator. I’ve learned to make several dishes with it, especially Ramen and G.I. stirfry! I absolutely love it when I saw you were going to do this one. I pulled out a bowl of kimchi to eat while I watched.
My neighbor was Korean and she would hold sheets of sea weed over a pan of hot oil while salting it, best sea weed you could imagine, not a hint of fish, just crispy and perfectly salted.
Stir fried kimchi is on another level. It mutes the sharpness a bit and brings out a bit of sweetness. Can eat that on its own for a different take or make kimchi fried rice. Add beef, pork, or chicken and it's amazing!
This was a great one Me Ancient. Both meals looked pretty appealing. I have to be honest, I laughed a little after your first bite of kimchi, your voice went up about a half an octave. Great work sir! 👍
small tip that i learned from my friend is that you open the poundcake package, put that back in to steam it with the rest. comes out hot and moist. if you put melted chocolate balls on it, its way better!! I used to hate MREs but now I kind a miss them. oh one think you missed is that you're supposed to put the white heat bag inside the original package and double seal it, but I guess your way also worked out pretty good.
한국에서 현역생활을 보낸 예비군입니다. 오랜만에 보는 신형 전투식량 팩이네요 ㅋㅋ... 많은 한국인 현역들이 밥에 김치와 미트로프 그리고 콩가미를 섞어먹기에 실제로 영상평과 다를게 없습니다. 미트로프는 한국인 현역들에게도 인기가 많은데, 미국인들도 좋아할줄은 몰랐네요... 맛있게 드셔서 다행입니다. 초코볼은 사실 M&M과 정말 비슷한 맛이나서 국방부가 M&M 회사와 제휴를 맺은건지 저도 궁굼하긴하네요... I'm a reserve soldier who spent his active life in Korea. It's been a while since I saw this new combat food pack. LOL... Many Korean active-duty soldiers mix kimchi, meatloaf, and congami with rice, which is actually no different from video reviews. Meatloaf is also popular with Korean active-duty soldiers, and I didn't know Americans would like it, too... I'm glad you enjoyed it. Choco balls actually taste really similar to M&M, so I wonder if the Pentagon has partnered with M&M companies... I hope my translater is work. Sorry for my bad english skill. have nice day 😊
I exactly ate that MRE 13 years ago in trench while our squad had shooting training. and I got thrilled what you were saying that you would prefer spread melted chocolate on the bread. All of soldiers who i saw eat this type of MRE follow the same way that you described !! I think soldiers think the same way haha. Thanks for rememorizing my young day SIR :)
Great video as always guys! Good to see you both again. I loved the voice of Me Ancient just after trying the cabbage dish, and after a couple of seconds, you could hear the effort of trying to talk over the pungent spices of the dish. I think I even saw your eyes watering up a little. Must have been really spicy! Looking forward to the next one, and also the remaining Chinese MRE's being reviewed. God bless!
Well, clueless me. I left a long comment on your Russian MRE video; and I didn't realize you sample MREs from all over the world. Just discovered that. I love these and am glad to have found your channel. Always enjoy mre reviews and differing opinions on them.
재밌게 잘 봤습니다 Great review so interesting to watch! When we served in army so hated to eat this but now I miss those things! US mre so various and interesting! I have to try oneday. Especially that cigar lookt jerky and orange juice. Thanks for the video! P.s hope you to review the Korean army stew cause it will be interesting there’s a history between US and korean army!
Here Korean. Thanks for the comment about kimchi. The difference between Chinese pao cai and kimchi is the fermentation process. Chinese pao cai uses salt and vinegar, but Korean adds protein amino acids such as shrimp paste to give kimchi its savory flavor. Some regions of Korea also ferment it with fish and shellfish. So Korean kimchi can be the base of Korean meat stew, or like the kimchi you just had, stir-fried with oil (with ground beef) and eaten with rice. Thanks for the great video.
Hi! I'm Korean and I also served in the ROKMC Korean MRE have instructions on the back. You can heat them without opening the box, and you should mix the kimchi and sausage with rice. when I was trained with the US Marines. I really miss mre we ate together!
As a Korean who used to eat those rations 14 years ago in the Korean army it sure brings back memories, and I'm surprised you did your research about kimchi I'm impressed as for the rations, yes we used to blend everything with the fried rice, and it's one of my favorite rations I still remember those amazing tastes. And we used warm the cake as well in the winters, and we didn't warm the chocolate because it wouldn't melt. And the cake wasn't a popular snack, if I remember. anyway, this brings back so many memories. thank you for this amazing video!
미국인이 초밥 먹는다고 이렇게까지 감격하는 일본인은 없을텐데 아직 우리 한식은 갈길이 너무 너무 너무 머네요. 그리고 신형전식은 화력이 꽤 강할텐데.. 초코볼이 안녹았다구요..? 저는 저거 먹을 때 초콜릿 소스를 만들어서 먹었던 기억이 있는데.. 그냥 덜익은 거 급하게 까서 먹은 거 아니에요?
@@벽을뚫는포신 제 기억으로는 저 초콜렛을 발열팩이랑 같이 놓으면 다 녹지 않고 덜 녹은 애매한 상태가 되서 특히 겨울때는 저걸 뭐하러 발열팩에 놓아서 녹일 필요가 있나 할정도로 금방 굳어버려서 발열팩에 초콜렛을 안놓은것으로 기억나네요. 여름때 해도 무슨 초콜렛이 완전 녹아서 소스처럼 사용할수 있는 수준이 되지 못한것으로 기억되네요. 그래서 저걸 개머리판으로 내려치거나 헬멧으로 먼저 부시고 나서 발열팩에 놓으면 그나마 잘 녹은것으로 기억하는데 그걸 굳이 그렇게까지 할정도로 소스로 만들거면 차라리 입에 한개 놓고 케이크를 먹는게 덜 귀찮아서 그렇게 먹은게 기억나네요. 그리고 저거는 mnm 초콜렛 계열으로 알고 있습니다 그렇기에 잘 안녹는 초콜렛으로 알고 있습니다. 소스(?)로 활용하기 참 애매한 유형의 초콜렛으로 기억되네요. 차라리 저 초콜렛이랑 같이 케이크랑 먹었던 것으로 기억나네요. 그리고 자신의 문화와 그 나라의 음식을 알고 공부하고 그 역사를 알고 설명한다면 그게 일본인이든 한국인이든 어느 나라 사람이든 감명받게 될겁니다. 어느 이탈리아의 시골에 갑자기 찾아온 한국인이 그 지역 음식과 역사를 배운다면 그 어느 누구도 감격하게 될 것입니다 (실제 있는 어느 유튜버 이야기)
Spent over a decade in Pohang and Okinawa. I miss the Asian cuisine, including their MREs. I remember switching my MREs with the ROK Marines during a joint exercise near Pohang. I hope my friends in SK and Japan are doing well. Thank you for this video. It takes me back…
I was very surprised to see how you eat the same way Korean soldiers eat MRE. Your knowledge of history is also very good. I think a person who never forgets about history deserves respect.
Kimchi is usually eaten cold cause they let it sit for about a month in the fridge before eating. My friends mom used to make homemade kimchi and she just put it cold on top of a hot spoonful of the main course
Kimchi is usually served as a banchan (side dish), so that's usually why it's served cold, but it can be eaten cold or hot depending on what main you're eating. Hot kimchi on a flat top with samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) is absolutely 🔥
That awesome. My dad had special permission to go into the ROK mess hall in 1985 and try some south Korean meals out. He didn't care for the kimchi but did like the bulgogi with rice.
Very cool comparison. Good to see what's in the Korean version. Very close to the Chinese rations. That menu 8, I have tried many times, and have one here now to review soon. Great job on both meals. Glad you enjoyed friend. Peace from Ky. John.
Two good MREs in my opinion, and the Korean ones are actually not bad at all, I have had one before, but I think, like in the Japanese ones I had, you are meant to use the rice has a base to put your meat and sauces in, even the kimchi if you like it (I had it before and its not bad, but then again being half German, sauercraut has always been in my diet 😅). An excellent one Sir.
6:45 on a heating element packaging it says in red text, 'do not turn upside down or lay it down sideways, it will reduce the heating performance' and you flipped it. haha.
Among Korean soldiers, they are not satisfied with that Korean bread stack either. As an author mentioned earlier, chocolate balls can be combined with the bread as sugar plating method. Thank you to share the MRE contents. :) And, thank you for the service. I could live in Korea thanks to your devotion. Your blood, sweat, and tears saved Koreans all.
It is my honor to review International MREs. My pleasure for my service. Thank you to all my fellow Marines in the past and other US service members who were there in the 50s for the Korean people. TFW
Love your vids!!! You should do more fishing vids. I remember you did one with high adventure at snake river, you gave an educational experience. That’s what we need. Thank you and I hope you share more knowledge.
The best way to eat ROK MRE is to heat fried rice, kimchi, sausage, cake, and chocolate balls with heating bags at once and mix fried rice, sausage, and kimchi. Then, the melted chocolate ball is sprinkled on the softened cake and eaten.
I buy freshmade kimchi by the half gallon and sometimes gallon from my local Korean food store. I love kimchi cold and by itself or with hot foods. I don't usually heat up my kimchi. Your reaction after the spice hit cracked me up. 😂
In 'Nam I ate C-rations but ended my career in Desert Storm and got introduced to MREs when they first started coming out. What was nice is that we supplied generator power in our unit so you could put your mre packet on a warm part of the engine and cook them to perfection. MREs have improved since then. I remember I reconstituted some strawberries with water and to this day they were the BEST tasting strawberries I have ever eaten. Yes that is true.
15:30 Question about this, Point of view of Korea, We wish they put drink powder in Korean MRE Like US does. We usually carry beverage or water individually or they hand over bottle of water or beverage, instant cup noodle from truck. most popular beverage are gatorade or Pocari sweat"포카리스웨트" (really popular sports beverage in Korea and Japan.) And about coffee, we carry instant coffee pack. Most popular one is Maxim coffee mix(맥심커피). Has sugar and cream powder in it. Also someone doesn't like sugar or milk in their coffe, they choose KANU(카누) If you search it, you will get it. Well thanks for great video!! So much memory while I was in service. During Exercise in cold weather, I used heater as hand warmer or put it under bullet proof vest XD I remember I exchange MRE with US military during US-Korean co training exercise. About US MRE, we really impressed about accessories such as candy, hot sauce, napkin, drink powder and match. I really loved spicy cheese pack and I still remember chicken with noodle and Cuban style rice (I forgot the name, but I still remember US soldier explain to us it's Cuban style .)was really good. Especially spicy cheese pack, I wish I can buy that in Korea (or order it from amazon XD) Korean kids really love to put mozzarella or cheddar cheese on top of kimchi fried rice, so kids will love those kind of cheese spread.
Great video. all army servicemans in ROKA says, menu tastes just about OK. but the problem is foundcake could smell bad when it's outdated. and the whole package does not include any napkins or toothpicks. which is important necessary. plus the heat pack is most useful part of this meal kit, as we all know winter in Korea can go down to -50c and those heat packs could save lives
Kimchi is the best! The rice is suppose to compliment the flavors of the side dishes/main course. You can mix it with the sides like you did to build different flavors. Korean food its all about flavors and spiciness like most culture. Get a little bit of this with one flavor, then get a little bit of that with the other. All in all great video!!
you shouldve put the sausages in the heat pack too! they warm it up and pour it over the rice in the little paper container that comes with, and make a - over rice type of food.
I always get a kick out of the gusto and enthusiasm you have for MRE’s! I remember that they were fun the first couple of times that I had them, and then the thrill was gone!
You have to mix sausage, stir-fried kimchi, and fried rice all together to eat. Eating them separately is a matter of preference and a respectful way, but the best eating tip for that South Korean MRE is to mix all three well and eat them together. Also, Koreans eat rice and ban-chan(side dishes) together. (Actually, ban-chan and side dish are honestly a bit different concepts.) Rather than eating each food separately, they eat rice and ban-chan together. That is why the rice you ate felt bland. The seasoning was in the kimchi and sausage to eat with the bland rice.
Hi thank you for making the video. When i was training in korean combat training center against american troops. I exchanged my korean mre with american mre. I really liked american mre. They were so friendly to give me their mre. I love usa ❤❤❤🦅🦅🦅🦅
Thank you for your positive review. This is what I ate when I was serving in the ROK ARMY And the US Marine Corps is cool every time I see it. Semper Fi !
If I could make a recommendation, Try to find a brand called Jongga Kimchi from South Korea, it’s very nice cooked or even cold, kept in the fridge! It comes in a small plastic jar, and it’s not super spicy, it might be a bit more suited for your palette! It goes great with soups or just as a side dish!
As a Korean, it’s quite impressive to see US veteran reviewing Korean MRE. Thanks for your concern to Korea and send my admiration for your royalty to your Country.
Kimchi has manufactured just right before Vietnam War. Because Korean troops needed kimchi canned. So we asked US government to teach us and supply us for canned kimchi. Thanks to American brothers.
I remember when I served my conscription back in 2011 to 13, I was stoked to try the korean mre since I already knew about the us one. pretty disappointed at our heater since it produced so much steam like a kettle that it might reveal our location during war. Since military business corruption is such a running joke in our country we wondered if it was a business decision over purchasing the license to use the patented us mre flameless heater. We were rationed the korean mre during a morning of a two week training and we wanted to try the dishes separately like you, but our squad leader was like " what are you guys doing, just dump it all in the rice and eat it quick" so we were forced to just chow down it all, still a great meal tho
You seemed to have made a mistake with the Korean MRE. All pouches must be in and around the heating system inside the "resealable" outer pouch for 10-15 minutes. Should have looked at the pictogram on the reverse of the outer pouch 😢. The sausages are sooooo much better hot. Their texture is reminiscent of European sausages with chunks of fat in them but they kept their size similar to the USA Viennese canned sausages left by the military.
I served in the Korean Marine Corps. In Korea, we don't have as many types of military rations as the U.S., but we do have a special forces ration that includes a type of food bar that resembles a brick, which is why we sometimes call it "brick food." The combat ration featured in the RUclipsr's video is a popular choice among Korean military units. To enjoy the pound cake included in this ration more deliciously, you can put some chocolate balls in the pound cake's packaging and then place it in a portable heater with a bit of residual heat. This melts the chocolate, turning it into a spread that you can apply to the pound cake, making it taste even better.
These 2 meals looked great! This would have been a treat down range or in the field. The cobbler is always good, but I liked it room temp instead of heating it. Try it like that next time. God bless you brother and your family as well.
댓글마다 답글 다시는 모습이 인상적이네요.
채널이 대성하길 바랍니다. 영상 만들어주서서 감사해요
One of the first things I did while serving in the USFK was trade MREs with the ROK Marines. Their chow was insanely good and way different from what I'd had in China. Korea is a fundamentally different and important partner compared to China, and their food is absolutely delicious. It's definitely worth trying. As you can see in this video, they have these awesome pouches to heat up their meals, which makes having hot chow in the cold and dry Korean winters just perfect. Semper Fi!
really？Korea cuisine is almost the most unpalatable and least nutritious in Asian cuisine
One Korean male served in the Air Force. So I ate Korean MRE several times. Maybe that's why this video was so nice when it came out in my algorithm.
What surprised me when I saw this video was that as soon as you saw the chocolate, you thought of melting it and sprinkling it on the cake. This is a common eating method among Korean soldiers.
I know you put all the packages out there because this video has to show you each package for review. However, the best way to treat food is to leave pound cakes, chocolate, and paper bowls outside, leave the rest in the heating pack, pull the rope in the package, and seal it with only a small hole where steam comes out in the package. That's why the packaging bag has a zipper.
Next, put all the food in a paper bowl, eat the food, and then eat the pound keak and chocolate separately.
However, because pound cakes are too dry, most of them melt chocolate and sprinkle it on the cake.
Thank you for the insight regarding the Korean way y'all do your MREs. If I can get another one, I'll know a little better how to try a few things. TFW!
이렇게 비교해 주시니 너무 흥미롭네요. 제 할아버지는 한국전쟁에 참전하셨는데 그 때는 이런 음식이 없어서 많은 경우 흰 밥에 소금만 찍어서 드셨다고 하셨어요. 한국군 전투식량이 이렇게 좋아져서 다행입니다. 물론 맛있는 한국 음식들을 식당에서 먹어보시면 더 큰 기쁨을 느껴보실 수 있을 거에요.
Korean here. It's good to hear you liked it. Traditional Korean dish is consisted by bland rice with various side dishes called 'banchan'. You took it just right way we Korean do. Thank you for the great clip.
I appreciate your kind words. TFW!
지퍼팩에 적힌 설명문과 사진처럼
핫팩의 줄을 잡아당긴 다음에 지퍼백에 담아야지 지퍼백안에서 갇혀버린 열기로 볶음김치와 소세지볶음, 볶음밥, 팬 케이크를 따듯하게 가열해서 먹는건데....
저 팬 케이크를 그냥 먹으면 돌덩이같이 딱딱한데 볶음밥과 사이드메뉴들을 가열할때 같이 넣거나 조리가 끝난 발열팩에 넣어두면
따듯해진 팬 케이크가 부드러워져서 먹을만 합니다.
그리고 발열팩은 겨울에 훈련할때는 지니고 있는것만으로 따듯해지죠.
다 쓴 발열주머니에 물 넣으면 처음보단 덜해도 몇 번 더 쓸 수도 있죠ㅋㅋ
그건 겨울에 네 몸의 열로 뜨거워지는 열 팩에 미쳤어. TFW!
파운드케이크입니다
다음부터는 구글 번역이라도 돌려서 게시해 주시면 좋을듯.
@@DaddyBrownbr 어차피 번역 버튼 달려있잖음
한국군의 군용식품을 소개해 주셔서 감사합니다🙇♂️
I always find it so amusing when we get the 1st person POV of Ace's hand reaching out to grab something, cracks me up every time. Great video boss!
Thing on the Adam's Family😂
See comment by John.......TFW!
Exactly, John! TFW
Yep! Asa says "I'll have some of that!" 😂
@@MeAncientno assesery pack in the Korean mre
You're right about Korea. My maternal grandfather served in both Korea and Vietnam. In Korea, he suffered frost bite on his toes. Luckily it was able to be treated. Our troops weren't adequately prepared for the frigid conditions. Another great mre comparison!
My uncle was there, too. He said it was REAL cold. TFW
My old Uncle Albert was in Korea too. The only thing he would say about it, with that "thousand yard stare", was "It was cold. So cold." 😮
I had a teacher in high school who served during the Korean war, and he was at chosin. We never got him to talk much about it. We got one story about having to bring up heavier machine guns, because the enemy snipers would hid behind the bodies, and the .30 calibre machine gun rounds just didn't have the penetration. .50BMG did.
What he would say was the cold was more lethal than the enemy. He said "you can fight an enemy soldier, he is a man just like you. You cannot fight the weather, it will win every time."
RIP you salty old dog, you made history class interesting.
Saying some Koreans didn’t mind being unified with Japan is very similar to saying some blacks don’t mind living as a slave.
During the WW2, Japan enlisted Korean women as sex slaves, how would you like to serve your master as a sex slave ?
@@nabukotokei - to Japanese occupiers, there were only two types of Koreans 1)slave 2)quisling
You must be either a Japanese or a family of quisling.
Korean Here. Both my grandfather served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Both passed away and they are buried in the Daejon National Cementary.
When I did my mandatory service back in 2011, I got one for my mom's side grandfather and he was literally shocked at how MRE generally became so good. The first thing he said was that the hot mechanism was so thoughtful because of the cold Korean winter.
Great video by the way and thanks for sharing.
Great video! I am surprised at that S. Korean MRE! 😁I could camp with that stuff! 😎
I didn't see pepper included with the US MRE. Found that interesting. Tried Kimchi the first time just a couple years ago. I'm 64 and wish I would have tried it years ago. Those M$Ms are definitely funky looking. You really do a great service for us by doing these reviews. Great video as usual.👍🏻😎
Mike, no pepper and I'm with you on the kimchee. I wish I'd a tried it years ago as well. I'll be eating my fair share from here on out, for sure. TFW
I am absolutely obsessed with kimchi! My uncle got me started on it. He became associated with it during the Korean and Vietnam wars. It is always in my refrigerator. I’ve learned to make several dishes with it, especially Ramen and G.I. stirfry! I absolutely love it when I saw you were going to do this one. I pulled out a bowl of kimchi to eat while I watched.
My neighbor was Korean and she would hold sheets of sea weed over a pan of hot oil while salting it, best sea weed you could imagine, not a hint of fish, just crispy and perfectly salted.
Stir fried kimchi is on another level. It mutes the sharpness a bit and brings out a bit of sweetness. Can eat that on its own for a different take or make kimchi fried rice. Add beef, pork, or chicken and it's amazing!
@@steveh5307 ever heard of G.I. stirfry?
@alissonjalil4729 no but I know "army stew" that consists of kimchi, SPAM, ramen noodles, some veggies, and other ingredients.
@@alissonjalil4729 I've never heard of it and google search just takes me to wrong things. But I'm curious! What's in it?
This was a great one Me Ancient. Both meals looked pretty appealing. I have to be honest, I laughed a little after your first bite of kimchi, your voice went up about a half an octave. Great work sir! 👍
It's all real, my friend. TFW
small tip that i learned from my friend is that you open the poundcake package, put that back in to steam it with the rest. comes out hot and moist. if you put melted chocolate balls on it, its way better!! I used to hate MREs but now I kind a miss them. oh one think you missed is that you're supposed to put the white heat bag inside the original package and double seal it, but I guess your way also worked out pretty good.
한국에서 현역생활을 보낸 예비군입니다. 오랜만에 보는 신형 전투식량 팩이네요 ㅋㅋ... 많은 한국인 현역들이 밥에 김치와 미트로프 그리고 콩가미를 섞어먹기에 실제로 영상평과 다를게 없습니다. 미트로프는 한국인 현역들에게도 인기가 많은데, 미국인들도 좋아할줄은 몰랐네요... 맛있게 드셔서 다행입니다. 초코볼은 사실 M&M과 정말 비슷한 맛이나서 국방부가 M&M 회사와 제휴를 맺은건지 저도 궁굼하긴하네요...
I'm a reserve soldier who spent his active life in Korea. It's been a while since I saw this new combat food pack. LOL... Many Korean active-duty soldiers mix kimchi, meatloaf, and congami with rice, which is actually no different from video reviews. Meatloaf is also popular with Korean active-duty soldiers, and I didn't know Americans would like it, too... I'm glad you enjoyed it. Choco balls actually taste really similar to M&M, so I wonder if the Pentagon has partnered with M&M companies...
I hope my translater is work. Sorry for my bad english skill. have nice day 😊
I also found Korean MREs to be delicious, and I'm glad to see someone else who thinks the same.
韓国の戦闘食をレビューしてくださった老長の兵士に心から感謝します。
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the veteran soldier who reviewed Korea's combat rations.
자위대 스파이?
I exactly ate that MRE 13 years ago in trench while our squad had shooting training.
and I got thrilled what you were saying that you would prefer spread melted chocolate on the bread.
All of soldiers who i saw eat this type of MRE follow the same way that you described !!
I think soldiers think the same way haha. Thanks for rememorizing my young day SIR :)
I want a Korean mre now. Thanks for the review.
Great review. Looked like you had two winners. I think I would favor the Korean MRE. Thanks for sharing .
Great video as always guys! Good to see you both again. I loved the voice of Me Ancient just after trying the cabbage dish, and after a couple of seconds, you could hear the effort of trying to talk over the pungent spices of the dish. I think I even saw your eyes watering up a little. Must have been really spicy! Looking forward to the next one, and also the remaining Chinese MRE's being reviewed. God bless!
More to come, Lord willing! TFW, as always.
Well, clueless me. I left a long comment on your Russian MRE video; and I didn't realize you sample MREs from all over the world. Just discovered that. I love these and am glad to have found your channel. Always enjoy mre reviews and differing opinions on them.
한국은 인스턴트 커피 강국입니다 맥심과 카누는 최고의 MRE입니다👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I dig your videos and really enjoyed this. I love kimchee it is a dish best served room temperature as a side, with everything!
Thanks for the tips! TFW, Dennis.
재밌게 잘 봤습니다 Great review so interesting to watch! When we served in army so hated to eat this but now I miss those things!
US mre so various and interesting! I have to try oneday. Especially that cigar lookt jerky and orange juice.
Thanks for the video!
P.s hope you to review the Korean army stew cause it will be interesting there’s a history between US and korean army!
How did this only make it into my feed until 17 hours after it was posted? This is my favorite damn channel!
Here Korean. Thanks for the comment about kimchi. The difference between Chinese pao cai and kimchi is the fermentation process. Chinese pao cai uses salt and vinegar, but Korean adds protein amino acids such as shrimp paste to give kimchi its savory flavor. Some regions of Korea also ferment it with fish and shellfish. So Korean kimchi can be the base of Korean meat stew, or like the kimchi you just had, stir-fried with oil (with ground beef) and eaten with rice. Thanks for the great video.
그냥 파오차이랑 엮지 마라 뭘 그걸 좋다고 설명해주고 있냐
그리고 번역기가 너 억까하니까 한국어로 번역해서 봐라ㅋ
김치랑 파오차이는 완전 다른 음식인데 왜 비교를 하시나요?
중국이 김치를 자기문화라고 우길려고 가져온게 파오차이인데
김치는 만드는 방법부터 발효하는 방법이 완전 다른 음식인데 어이가 없네
I think you’ve inspired me to try kimchi, sounds delicious! Thanks for the content and positivity! 😊
and it is fermented so its super healthy
So torn haha I'm Korean American and tuned in on my lunch break and ironically having a meatball sub while watching. Interested to see your take.
Hi! I'm Korean and I also served in the ROKMC
Korean MRE have instructions on the back.
You can heat them without opening the box, and you should mix the kimchi and sausage with rice.
when I was trained with the US Marines. I really miss mre we ate together!
One of my favorite ones you’ve done yet! I’m going to try to find a few Korean ones to try my self now after this!! Amazing video as always!
Thank you for your service. Saving both S. Korea & The U.S. in Peace. - Former R.O.K Army lieutenant TI&E Officer -
As a Korean who used to eat those rations 14 years ago in the Korean army it sure brings back memories, and I'm surprised you did your research about kimchi I'm impressed
as for the rations, yes we used to blend everything with the fried rice, and it's one of my favorite rations I still remember those amazing tastes.
And we used warm the cake as well in the winters, and we didn't warm the chocolate because it wouldn't melt. And the cake wasn't a popular snack, if I remember.
anyway, this brings back so many memories. thank you for this amazing video!
미국인이 초밥 먹는다고 이렇게까지 감격하는 일본인은 없을텐데 아직 우리 한식은 갈길이 너무 너무 너무 머네요. 그리고 신형전식은 화력이 꽤 강할텐데.. 초코볼이 안녹았다구요..? 저는 저거 먹을 때 초콜릿 소스를 만들어서 먹었던 기억이 있는데.. 그냥 덜익은 거 급하게 까서 먹은 거 아니에요?
@@벽을뚫는포신 제 기억으로는 저 초콜렛을 발열팩이랑 같이 놓으면 다 녹지 않고 덜 녹은 애매한 상태가 되서 특히 겨울때는 저걸 뭐하러 발열팩에 놓아서 녹일 필요가 있나 할정도로 금방 굳어버려서 발열팩에 초콜렛을 안놓은것으로 기억나네요. 여름때 해도 무슨 초콜렛이 완전 녹아서 소스처럼 사용할수 있는 수준이 되지 못한것으로 기억되네요. 그래서 저걸 개머리판으로 내려치거나 헬멧으로 먼저 부시고 나서 발열팩에 놓으면 그나마 잘 녹은것으로 기억하는데 그걸 굳이 그렇게까지 할정도로 소스로 만들거면 차라리 입에 한개 놓고 케이크를 먹는게 덜 귀찮아서 그렇게 먹은게 기억나네요.
그리고 저거는 mnm 초콜렛 계열으로 알고 있습니다 그렇기에 잘 안녹는 초콜렛으로 알고 있습니다. 소스(?)로 활용하기 참 애매한 유형의 초콜렛으로 기억되네요. 차라리 저 초콜렛이랑 같이 케이크랑 먹었던 것으로 기억나네요.
그리고 자신의 문화와 그 나라의 음식을 알고 공부하고 그 역사를 알고 설명한다면 그게 일본인이든 한국인이든 어느 나라 사람이든 감명받게 될겁니다.
어느 이탈리아의 시골에 갑자기 찾아온 한국인이 그 지역 음식과 역사를 배운다면 그 어느 누구도 감격하게 될 것입니다 (실제 있는 어느 유튜버 이야기)
크아아아악 3형 전식이다!!!!!
사실, 현역시절에 저는 맛있게 잘 먹었었어요.
다른 동기들은 정말 싫어했지만...
제가 먹어본 것 중엔 저게 제일 맛있던데?
솔직히 지금도 주면 간편하게 먹을만하다 생각할 정도인데 저게 기피되는 전식이었나요?
내가 아는 한 그것은 좋은 것이었다. TFW!
@@jayd4332 전식중에서는 가장 맛있지만 일주일 내내 먹으면 배탈 나더라구요
Korean MRE look so good these days! I did my military duty 20 years ago in Korea. At that time MRE was not that good. Thanks for interesting video ^^
You are amazing, I always love your videos, your voice, the birds and planes, or hotel backroad sounds! Love what you do sir thankyou for your service
It is my pleasure and my honor, Kate. As always, TFW!
Love the videos! Keep them coming Me Ancient!
Will keep trying, Jay. TFW
Spent over a decade in Pohang and Okinawa. I miss the Asian cuisine, including their MREs. I remember switching my MREs with the ROK Marines during a joint exercise near Pohang. I hope my friends in SK and Japan are doing well. Thank you for this video. It takes me back…
Glad to take you back to a good place. TFW, as always.
I was very surprised to see how you eat the same way Korean soldiers eat MRE. Your knowledge of history is also very good. I think a person who never forgets about history deserves respect.
Haha, I enjoyed it. Korean winters are so brutal they must have needed that MRE heater.
ROK and US mre's have improved alot. I had two tours in the 80's enjoyed both of them. Great memories 👌 Great video 😊
Loved the video!! If you don’t mind me asking, when you were in the USMC, did you have the old steel helmets or the new Kevlar ones?
Kimchi is usually eaten cold cause they let it sit for about a month in the fridge before eating. My friends mom used to make homemade kimchi and she just put it cold on top of a hot spoonful of the main course
Another commenter said his friend's mom made Kimchi in the bathtub! TFW
@@MeAncient bigger batches to last longer haha
I agree, kimchis a cold dish!! And delicious too, heating it might destroy some of the beneficial bacteria
Fried kimchi or grilled kimchi is lovely and is also a thing in Korea
Kimchi is usually served as a banchan (side dish), so that's usually why it's served cold, but it can be eaten cold or hot depending on what main you're eating. Hot kimchi on a flat top with samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) is absolutely 🔥
That awesome. My dad had special permission to go into the ROK mess hall in 1985 and try some south Korean meals out. He didn't care for the kimchi but did like the bulgogi with rice.
Justin, I think I would have enjoyed everything at the ROK chow hall. I'd at least like to try. TFW
Very cool review!!! Throughly enjoyed it!!!
Very cool comparison. Good to see what's in the Korean version. Very close to the Chinese rations. That menu 8, I have tried many times, and have one here now to review soon. Great job on both meals. Glad you enjoyed friend. Peace from Ky. John.
Two good MREs in my opinion, and the Korean ones are actually not bad at all, I have had one before, but I think, like in the Japanese ones I had, you are meant to use the rice has a base to put your meat and sauces in, even the kimchi if you like it (I had it before and its not bad, but then again being half German, sauercraut has always been in my diet 😅). An excellent one Sir.
2010년 ~2012년 복무했던 한국육군 공병대 병장입니다.
당시 최초로 저 전투식량 지급받고 훈련받았는데 그 전에는 동결건조 식량에 물을 넣어서 으적으적 씹어 먹는 형식이라 소화도 안되고 맛도 없었는데 저 식량 받고 나서 정말 눈물흘리면서 먹었죠.
난 상상만 할 수 있어! TFW!
@@MeAncient Even if I poured hot water at minus 15 degrees Celsius, it froze in 5 minutes, so I chewed on the frozen rice
Yut yut Devil! Really enjoy the trip down memory lane with the MRE's. Nicely done Sir.
Glad you enjoyed it and TFW!
Always good to see you Mr. Ancient and Ace
Great to have you on board! TFW
Great video! I think the Korean "meatloaf" was actually Bulgogi meatballs which is a fantastic classic Korean dish
That's interesting to consider. The 'meatloaf' was truly fantastic so they probably are Bulgogi meatballs. TFW
Great video. Really no disappointment with either meal. Both seemed good.
You are right about that. TFW
6:45 on a heating element packaging it says in red text, 'do not turn upside down or lay it down sideways, it will reduce the heating performance' and you flipped it. haha.
The last 24 hours have been crazy. Thank you for the upload. I needed to watch a fun and positive video.
You're correct. ROKMC during training or patrol, we're issued drinks with MRES, but we mostly depend on our canteens. But milk in the mornings lol.
Among Korean soldiers, they are not satisfied with that Korean bread stack either. As an author mentioned earlier, chocolate balls can be combined with the bread as sugar plating method. Thank you to share the MRE contents. :) And, thank you for the service. I could live in Korea thanks to your devotion. Your blood, sweat, and tears saved Koreans all.
It is my honor to review International MREs. My pleasure for my service. Thank you to all my fellow Marines in the past and other US service members who were there in the 50s for the Korean people. TFW
Love your vids!!! You should do more fishing vids. I remember you did one with high adventure at snake river, you gave an educational experience. That’s what we need. Thank you and I hope you share more knowledge.
The best way to eat ROK MRE is to heat fried rice, kimchi, sausage, cake, and chocolate balls with heating bags at once and mix fried rice, sausage, and kimchi. Then, the melted chocolate ball is sprinkled on the softened cake and eaten.
I buy freshmade kimchi by the half gallon and sometimes gallon from my local Korean food store. I love kimchi cold and by itself or with hot foods. I don't usually heat up my kimchi. Your reaction after the spice hit cracked me up. 😂
저건 볶은 김치입니다
I tried kimchi while in Korea. That was almost 40 yrs ago. Now I keep a jar in my fridge. Good stuff........in moderation....
In 'Nam I ate C-rations but ended my career in Desert Storm and got introduced to MREs when they first started coming out. What was nice is that we supplied generator power in our unit so you could put your mre packet on a warm part of the engine and cook them to perfection. MREs have improved since then. I remember I reconstituted some strawberries with water and to this day they were the BEST tasting strawberries I have ever eaten. Yes that is true.
WOW are you a chef? How do you know the kimchi perfectly?!!!! I enjoy the video!
15:30
Question about this,
Point of view of Korea, We wish they put drink powder in Korean MRE Like US does.
We usually carry beverage or water individually or they hand over bottle of water or beverage, instant cup noodle from truck.
most popular beverage are gatorade or Pocari sweat"포카리스웨트" (really popular sports beverage in Korea and Japan.)
And about coffee, we carry instant coffee pack. Most popular one is Maxim coffee mix(맥심커피). Has sugar and cream powder in it.
Also someone doesn't like sugar or milk in their coffe, they choose KANU(카누)
If you search it, you will get it.
Well thanks for great video!! So much memory while I was in service.
During Exercise in cold weather, I used heater as hand warmer or put it under bullet proof vest XD
I remember I exchange MRE with US military during US-Korean co training exercise.
About US MRE, we really impressed about accessories such as candy, hot sauce, napkin, drink powder and match. I really loved spicy cheese pack and I still remember chicken with noodle and Cuban style rice (I forgot the name, but I still remember US soldier explain to us it's Cuban style .)was really good.
Especially spicy cheese pack, I wish I can buy that in Korea (or order it from amazon XD) Korean kids really love to put mozzarella or cheddar cheese on top of kimchi fried rice, so kids will love those kind of cheese spread.
Great video. all army servicemans in ROKA says, menu tastes just about OK.
but the problem is foundcake could smell bad when it's outdated. and the whole package does not include any napkins or toothpicks. which is important necessary.
plus the heat pack is most useful part of this meal kit, as we all know winter in Korea can go down to -50c and those heat packs could save lives
Yikes!!! That's cold. TFW
백안에 모든것을 넣은 상태로 트레이만 빼고 그상태에서 히팅 손잡이를 당기고 백을 닫아서 모든것을 데워 먹는 방식입니다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 15분 정도 데워야 맛있게 먹을수 있습니다
This video all explains why Koreans like Me Ancient. His explanation is very professional and deep.
Kimchi is the best! The rice is suppose to compliment the flavors of the side dishes/main course. You can mix it with the sides like you did to build different flavors. Korean food its all about flavors and spiciness like most culture. Get a little bit of this with one flavor, then get a little bit of that with the other. All in all great video!!
It was a really good MRE, for sure. TFW
you shouldve put the sausages in the heat pack too! they warm it up and pour it over the rice in the little paper container that comes with, and make a - over rice type of food.
I always get a kick out of the gusto and enthusiasm you have for MRE’s! I remember that they were fun the first couple of times that I had them, and then the thrill was gone!
27:45 thats basically the jist of Korean food. Everything is good by them selves yet everything goes well together.
Kimchi is really good. You should be careful not to eat too much at one time. It is a side dish and is usually in small portioned.
You have to mix sausage, stir-fried kimchi, and fried rice all together to eat. Eating them separately is a matter of preference and a respectful way, but the best eating tip for that South Korean MRE is to mix all three well and eat them together. Also, Koreans eat rice and ban-chan(side dishes) together. (Actually, ban-chan and side dish are honestly a bit different concepts.) Rather than eating each food separately, they eat rice and ban-chan together. That is why the rice you ate felt bland. The seasoning was in the kimchi and sausage to eat with the bland rice.
I was waiting for the bite of the Kim chi to hit you. I thought “any second now”.
🤣🤣🤣
It happened, for sure. Good stuff, that. TFW
Hi thank you for making the video. When i was training in korean combat training center against american troops. I exchanged my korean mre with american mre. I really liked american mre. They were so friendly to give me their mre. I love usa ❤❤❤🦅🦅🦅🦅
Thank you for your positive review. This is what I ate when I was serving in the ROK ARMY
And the US Marine Corps is cool every time I see it. Semper Fi !
Keep up the good videos I love seeing them and you bring good vibes
Semper Fi, Me Ancient🙏
You had me at the choc chips in the “pound cake”. ✝️❤️
Great review Shipmate!!! vr, Shannon
If I could make a recommendation, Try to find a brand called Jongga Kimchi from South Korea, it’s very nice cooked or even cold, kept in the fridge! It comes in a small plastic jar, and it’s not super spicy, it might be a bit more suited for your palette! It goes great with soups or just as a side dish!
As a Korean, it’s quite impressive to see US veteran reviewing Korean MRE. Thanks for your concern to Korea and send my admiration for your royalty to your Country.
Kimchi has manufactured just right before Vietnam War. Because Korean troops needed kimchi canned. So we asked US government to teach us and supply us for canned kimchi. Thanks to American brothers.
Nice!! Got you a package en-route with a nice surprise. Hope you enjoy,
Mike from Texas.
I remember when I served my conscription back in 2011 to 13, I was stoked to try the korean mre since I already knew about the us one. pretty disappointed at our heater since it produced so much steam like a kettle that it might reveal our location during war. Since military business corruption is such a running joke in our country we wondered if it was a business decision over purchasing the license to use the patented us mre flameless heater.
We were rationed the korean mre during a morning of a two week training and we wanted to try the dishes separately like you, but our squad leader was like " what are you guys doing, just dump it all in the rice and eat it quick" so we were forced to just chow down it all, still a great meal tho
25:19 😂
That got him! And it took a while to shake it off!
TFW!
I only just found you but trust I’m binge watching your videos 😂❤ love you guys stay healthy ❤
Thank you for the new video, hope you're well! :D
i have such high respect for the U.S army. so when i see a U.S veteran trying our military food, it feels really good hehe. very good review sir.
Fried rice and Kimchi.
Needless to say, perfect harmony.
plain ol (but healthy) rice, with many side dishes, true Korean style, even reflecting in their MRE
Thanks for the prayers first 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I am so saying it with u😊
My pleasure and welcome aboard. TFW
Ditto ❤
Great video, kimchi and rice should be mixed in that paper bowl and the meats are your side dish. Again great video. Thank you
Koean. 99-21 US Army. Good to see this kind of fun. 😊 Thank you.
Han-mi-dong-mang 🇰🇷💖🇺🇲
얼라이언스 오브 유에스에이 앤드 알오케이 🇺🇲🤝🇰🇷
Thank you for doing meal #8. I’ve had one for almost 2 years and I haven’t had time to try it, but it’s cool to see you guys try one.
It was fun to do the comparison, for sure. TFW
You seemed to have made a mistake with the Korean MRE. All pouches must be in and around the heating system inside the "resealable" outer pouch for 10-15 minutes. Should have looked at the pictogram on the reverse of the outer pouch 😢.
The sausages are sooooo much better hot. Their texture is reminiscent of European sausages with chunks of fat in them but they kept their size similar to the USA Viennese canned sausages left by the military.
소세지도 데워야해요!!!발열팩 실을 뽑기전에 지퍼백에 넣어야한다고 들었어요!그러면 더 뜨겁고 연기가 난대요
아주아주 뜨겁다고 들었어요!여자라 군대는안가봤지만 이런 영상 너무좋아해요!감사합니다❤
I served in the Korean Marine Corps. In Korea, we don't have as many types of military rations as the U.S., but we do have a special forces ration that includes a type of food bar that resembles a brick, which is why we sometimes call it "brick food." The combat ration featured in the RUclipsr's video is a popular choice among Korean military units. To enjoy the pound cake included in this ration more deliciously, you can put some chocolate balls in the pound cake's packaging and then place it in a portable heater with a bit of residual heat. This melts the chocolate, turning it into a spread that you can apply to the pound cake, making it taste even better.
These 2 meals looked great! This would have been a treat down range or in the field. The cobbler is always good, but I liked it room temp instead of heating it. Try it like that next time. God bless you brother and your family as well.
If I can remember, I will try it that way. TFW
Kimchi is basically Oriental sauerkraut it is delicious! Thanks for the review, hope all is well