In Russia and post-USSR countries, «caramel» means candies that are made from the special type of caramel («леденцовая карамель»), that was additionally colored and flavored (it can be minty flavor or barberry, like here or any other flavors). It's kind of like lollipop. There's also a caramel candies, where caramel is being used as a shell for some sort of jam inside.
The candles included in many foreign MREs may seem strange, but they are intended to be lit as a light source to allow you to read or write letters during down time. Getting letters from home and being able to send your own written letters is HUGE for morale and considered extremely important for a soldier's well being.
That's what I assumed. It's used as a light source... I could imagine being in a hole in enemy territory just wanting some light. I think it's an excellent addition.
When I saw that candle I instantly got flashbacks of footage from front lines of Ukraine. And it's really interesting to notice that including something so simple as a candle could be a massive morale boost. I can only imagine how much it would mean to be able to find a moment of respite in a small dugout and placing a lit candle so you can finish writing a letter to your loved ones. That small light on a dark and cold night. It could probably be the difference in barely surviving and losing to despair and hopelessness. I've never been in active service but seeing what war truly looks like. Whilst I did have a good idea I just never knew the depth of it. I can say that I'm much more appreciative of all the little things in life I've barely thought about before.
@@MeAncient oh, I am not a veteran, sorry for the confusion! I'm just a civilian that has learned to appreciate one's freedom. Also thank you for the amazing videos!
Great video. Mongolian here, and wanted to comment on a few things I saw. Mongolians like to drink or eat things hot, so milk tea and seabuckthorn juice are best when it's quite hot (Mongolia gets cold during winter up to -35C/-40C). Also, the water level for the tea and juice was too low to dilute the concentrates. As for the food, i believe the cans needed to be heated further and hotter with the lid on and with a vent until steam could be seen, maybe add a little water. Again, great video!
I watched a High Adventure video, and then I watched a new Ace video. Now I'm finishing up my day watching your video. 😂😂 I think it's safe to say that you guys do a GREAT job. God bless you all and protect you always 🙏
That was absolutly priceless when the jets flew over "I might have to call air traffic control to send the boys somewhere else" Dont mess with a vet and his mre flyboys lol
Stuff like this is so researched and specialized, i wouldn't be surprised if heating it in any other way than intended would completely compromise the taste and texture.
if i may make a suggestion you guys should try using lavalier mics for these videos theres a really good duo set you can buy called RODE Wireless GO II super easy to use and it will eliminate annoying background noise too :) just a suggestion :P great video again! keep it up ace and me ancient!! ❤❤✝✝
@@MeAncient 😁 sounds good keep it up! really enjoying the MRE videos there's something really relaxing about them! its so good to see genuine youtubers these days like ace and yourself! 😊
The main dish on this one and ones like it are supposed to be heated before the foil like top is peeled away. That way the moisture stays inside and cooks it without drying out. Love your videos!
@@MeAncientwell that's no good. I remember when we were staging in Kuwait in 2003 seeing some of the Mongolian soldiers cooking mre's like these, and when I say cook I mean they just laid them in the sun for about 20 minutes. Lol
Man you are such a fortunate individual to get such an opertunity to sample MRE'S from all over the world. Count your blessings man that's a cool one for sure.
This review was so cool! Its the first time Ive seen a Mongolian ration review. It seemed very similar to Eastern European rations as far as the mains and sides were concerned. Ive never seen either of those drinks before. Great review!
Ghengis.....the man whose lineage can be traced to (some say) up to 10% of the world's population. He wasn't a good man as he was going about conquering the world. TFW
Hello Me Ancient. That was an interesting one, I couldn’t wait to see your reaction to the sea buckthorn because it actually grows here in the Uk and I’ve tried it - it must be the sourest berry I’ve ever tasted but it’s supposed to be very good for you! The hot meals actually looked a bit like haggis but probably didn’t taste like it. Looking forward to next time, sending best regards from Scotland 😊
Enjoyed again. Seems like not much variety in there meals. Had broiled baby goat in Mexico once, really good. Not sure your location in the panhandle, we go to Pensacola a lot ant it’s constant jets buzzing around. Great filming on Aces part also.
I wish I knew of a place that sold the individual sized packets found in MREs in a huge variety so you could make your own kits without having to hunt it all down but these videos give me great ideas. Loved the foldable stove in this one and some of the cool foods.
Wonderful video, funky food can’t wait for the next god bless you and your family. I have to add the sorrow I feel reading your shirt over and over fully picturing somebody else in it. Whew it’s a hard hard reminder, rip Braden peltier. Forever you are loved
Very interesting MRE for sure and fun video! I hope Vlad can fix more asian MREs for you :) Also, the second dish you had, To me it looks like Russian Kasha, its buckwheat with meat and fat.
That was unfortunate i would have guessed those meals would have been better i really like the 24hr. Meal boxes tho there is so much in then its fun to see the variety of things in em good video pops i can't wait for th next one
You are right to try horse meat, in Portugal you will find it in some specialized butchers (whenever I eat it, it comes from the the city of Setúbal or from my home town), just not mixed in with beef in meat products, since that is regulated and usually not allowed (EU food security reasons to avoid cross contamination or it being sold to countries of the EU that do not allow horse meat for human consuption). I would describe it as beef, but more "muscular" and actually tastier, its a beef with more "body" and taste, excellent for steaks and for stews. This was a real new one for me, I had never seen a Mongolian MRE, thank you.
@@JP-ro2yi Imagine a lean piece of beef, with a lot of muscle and little fat, you have to prepare it as such. But its something I just eat perhaps three times a year, so I suppose as beef if the horse meat is older, you need to cook it differently to avoid it from being drier and as you said, stringy.
Hey guys, I just found this posting, not sure why I didn't see it earlier. Anyway, what an interesting MRE. I don't know about that horse meat! All I know is that the old Ken-L-Ration dog food, was made with 100% USDA inspected horse meat!! LOL! I learned that from watching the old Ozzie and Harriet show. I wonder if that mystery candle, was used to light those fuel tabs, since the system on them didn't seem to work? Don't know. Great to see both of you again, have a blessed day, God bless.
I'll try to explain why "cookies" there are not so sweet. These cookies in post ussr countries called "печенье к чаю" or "tea cookie". Usually, they are meant to be briefly diped in sweet tea.(thats why thy are not so sweet) Also, back in the days we ate them like this: put butter on one side, sprinkle it with some sugar or jam and seal it with other cookie, like an oreo. I dont know why in Mongolia they put this cookies instead of usual mre biscuits. Thank you for entertaining content!
Jaredi, that makes sense. Thank you for educating me on that. I'll try to remember to mention that in the next MRE review that has those 'cookies' in it. TFW!
I am amazed how much functional foods they are putting in there. Barberry, sea buckthorn, whole grains, and I am fairly sure the mints are on xylitol basis.
I feel bad when I say I want to try horse meat 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️this is a really cool ration I would have loved having this on my birthday this past Friday another awesome review thank you 🙏 Sir for sharing and have a great upcoming holiday
9:10 Caramel is just the word we use for all hard candy regardless of flavour. Also, sea buckthorn's great, used to have a couple of trees myself, makes for great juice or jam. I actually prefer it sour, just gotta add more water. ^_^ 37:00 That looks like connective tissue.
Funny fact is that the caramel from Mongolian MRE is made by "Roshen" - Ukranian Confectionary Corporation founded by former Ukranian president Poroshenko.
Seems that in the West "Sea Buckthorn oil/tea/etc" is a trendy (and expensive) product sold for its "anti oxidant" properties and so on... Its made from the berries of a thorny plant... The stamps are.... the sort of value you might expect. AUD$1 is worth 2288.22 MNT ("Mongolian Tugrik") so 400 MNT is about 18 cents here... so maybe about 13 cents US?
I live in Fl and was raised military. My daddy was an Army Sargent major for 36 yrs and he raised my brother and I alone for many yrs. He would bring home MREs and we thought they were the greatest thing EVER lol. He went to Vietnam and Korea during war time and he said the MREs were horrible lol. We miss him every day. Thank you for your service and God bless you.
Aid for fire making. Even a small candle burns longer than matches. Many survival kits packs a small candle for that reason. So in here it is ment that you light the candle, and the light the fuel tabs with the flame from the candle. That way you only need one single match
See Marcus' response. I agree, except they didn't provide any matches. Perhaps they are issued matches every day or week to use throughout that time period. TFW
Now, this was a surprise. That barley-horseradish 'tea' looked unique. I feel like the closest thing I've had it was beet and kale juice. Although it looked more like a savory soup-like thing. The mains were rather simple, just rice and meat with very light seasoning. I suppose it tastes like home cooked food? Just rather dry. I'm a little confused as to why the pepper was only with one of the meals, certainly seems like the overall MRE could be more flavorful. The sea buckthorn juice seems to be the stand out here. Thanks for the video.
Its very similiar to russian MRE, thats interesting although not surprising, i used to love seabuckthorn, its really good for your health iirc. The guide like you said is for older MRE from a couple of years ago Salty, milky tea is traditional mongolian tea, supposed to be good against dehydration. Idk what those chewy bits of meat are (but they are not horsemeat), mongols like to use unique and VERY natural types of meat for their MREs tho, so that might be tendons or something like that?
seabuckthorn known also as siberian pineapple ;-) It is a vitamine bomb. Very nice fruity smell, but very sour. I believe you can make very nice drink or jam from it, just add loads of sugar.
I’ve been to a lot of Korean restaurants. It’s very common too soak barley with tea. It makes it very thick, but it gives you a lot of carbohydrates complex carbohydrates in with your tea. That’s what Mongolian tea sounds like. It’s a form of barley tea with some other goodies mixed in. I’m not surprised they’re using fried rice. That’s a very easy thing to package and I’m not surprised they even packaged dry so it last longer on the shelf. It seems like with old Soviet influenced militaries they like using pate. I wish they would serve that here.
The Air Force was mostly like working in a very busy airport. We only ate rations during wartime simulation exercises. But to watch combat troops eat their rations you see how they experiment to find the best way to flavor the meal. Combat chefs.
Seen American Sailors and Army (don’t know if marines were in there too) in Mitchell St in Darwin Saturday night. I was visiting Darwin and saw these very clean cut, short haired young men in groups and figured they were military. Turns out there is a Aust/Amer exercise going on up there in the NT
Очень интересный и редкий ИРП, много оригинальных позиций, вроде жидкого концентрата облепихи и парафиновой свечи. Ходят слухи что соленый чай хорошо подходит к сладкому печенью, но это не точно) Спасибо и дальнейших успехов.
When I was on a school exchange trip to France in the 70's, it was quite normal to have horse steaks in the school canteen, and I ate a few. It's just another sort of meat. We don't eat horse in the UK though.
With the fighters flying over I would assume your either in Pensacola or Panama City Beach? Maybe possibly Mexico Beach? USArmy SSgt Jackson, Thomas J. 84-92
for the candle it is used for light and ignite fire and other stuffs i dont know because im not surviver like our soldier😂 And in mongolia we dont use that much salt pepper spice etc so keep it in your mind😂 and tea u i dont have any word to say but we used to drink it with lil bit of salt For the sea buckthorn juice : its good for your immunity and it will prevent you from cold in winter. Also we like to drink it with sugar thats why there is a sugar. Even in the middle of the summer its snowing like a winter
Just finished watching it, amazing MRE, I have been watching since the Russian MRE, but this one you could ration for a few days if you needed to, just needs some more spice.
I assumed as well as others that the candle is a light source. I think it is likely that many would not have flashlights etc so a candle would be welcome in the evening....but also thinking it might be helpful to light your candle and then use that to light the fire tabs that way you could put them in the metal frame and not have your fingers near it when you light it.
Long time ACE subscriber and wanted to know if there’s a way to purchase these exact MRE’s you’ve been getting. Would love to try some of these and experience some of these flavors. Love yalls content!!
Super interesting MRE, I’ve never seen one of those before. Looks very similar to a Russian MRE and I do think you are absolutely right, menu fatigue would set in super early as it’s all the same stuff. Still very interesting to watch but if I were in the field I would not be that impressed with that MRE which would definitely knock morale. Keep em coming, Semper Fi corporal 🫡🇺🇸🫡🇬🇧👍😉
Marcus, I think I would hope that I was stationed along troops from other countries so they would want to trade with me......TFW, as always, my friend.
We went to universal in Florida a few years ago. On the way back home. We stopped in Destin Florida. There is a really good Irish pub there. It’s called McGuire’s. If you get a chance try it. They have some really good Irish bread. The food is fantastic too!
The filming location looks like you're on a vacation at a swanky hotel. I wonder what the neighbors think about smelling the MRE's. I think it would be great to see that on a vacation. When I travel I usually try to throw in a MRE in my travel bag.
I have no idea about what it would normally look like in MREs, but I think horse meat would basically look indistinguishable from beef. I've had horse sirloin steak that I bought and cooked myself, and it was just a extra lean and darkish red meat, like moose or a slightly matured/aged beef steak, with similar texture.
I had it off as I was in the ocean swimming earlier and I don't wear my ring in the ocean. Too flashy and I've lost it once in the Pacific Ocean (one of my sons found it). Don't want that stress again. Anyway, that's why you'll see me with it on sometimes and off others. TFW!
In Russia and post-USSR countries, «caramel» means candies that are made from the special type of caramel («леденцовая карамель»), that was additionally colored and flavored (it can be minty flavor or barberry, like here or any other flavors). It's kind of like lollipop. There's also a caramel candies, where caramel is being used as a shell for some sort of jam inside.
Have noticed the way russian or asian mre are eaten varies.
Thinking a Mongolia soldiers eats this MRE much differently then old vet in Florida.
These were solid all the way through. TFW and your comments.
Did you mean FTW?
The candles included in many foreign MREs may seem strange, but they are intended to be lit as a light source to allow you to read or write letters during down time. Getting letters from home and being able to send your own written letters is HUGE for morale and considered extremely important for a soldier's well being.
That's what I assumed. It's used as a light source... I could imagine being in a hole in enemy territory just wanting some light. I think it's an excellent addition.
Hadn't considered that idea. Makes sense. TFW
When I saw that candle I instantly got flashbacks of footage from front lines of Ukraine. And it's really interesting to notice that including something so simple as a candle could be a massive morale boost. I can only imagine how much it would mean to be able to find a moment of respite in a small dugout and placing a lit candle so you can finish writing a letter to your loved ones. That small light on a dark and cold night. It could probably be the difference in barely surviving and losing to despair and hopelessness.
I've never been in active service but seeing what war truly looks like. Whilst I did have a good idea I just never knew the depth of it. I can say that I'm much more appreciative of all the little things in life I've barely thought about before.
@@Kaiquintos Well said, my fellow vet. TFW
@@MeAncient oh, I am not a veteran, sorry for the confusion! I'm just a civilian that has learned to appreciate one's freedom. Also thank you for the amazing videos!
Great video. Mongolian here, and wanted to comment on a few things I saw. Mongolians like to drink or eat things hot, so milk tea and seabuckthorn juice are best when it's quite hot (Mongolia gets cold during winter up to -35C/-40C). Also, the water level for the tea and juice was too low to dilute the concentrates. As for the food, i believe the cans needed to be heated further and hotter with the lid on and with a vent until steam could be seen, maybe add a little water. Again, great video!
I watched a High Adventure video, and then I watched a new Ace video. Now I'm finishing up my day watching your video. 😂😂
I think it's safe to say that you guys do a GREAT job. God bless you all and protect you always 🙏
And Ace released another one on his Ace 2 channel. We aim to please! TFW
That was absolutly priceless when the jets flew over "I might have to call air traffic control to send the boys somewhere else" Dont mess with a vet and his mre flyboys lol
I'm glad you could understand what I said. It was a little noisy, for sure. TFW!
@@MeAncientMust be near Pensacola
Stuff like this is so researched and specialized, i wouldn't be surprised if heating it in any other way than intended would completely compromise the taste and texture.
“Sounds like freedom” Amen brother! Love the vids!
You know it, Alan. TFW
@@MeAncientyou drag these videos out to dam long. I'd assume that's why you dont have more subscribers. Well luck to you but the format is trash.
I always enjoy watching your content. Hope to see more for many more years.
if i may make a suggestion you guys should try using lavalier mics for these videos theres a really good duo set you can buy called RODE Wireless GO II super easy to use and it will eliminate annoying background noise too :) just a suggestion :P great video again! keep it up ace and me ancient!! ❤❤✝✝
I'll ask Ace to look into that. He's the tech guy. I just talk and eat. TFW
@@MeAncient 😁 sounds good keep it up! really enjoying the MRE videos there's something really relaxing about them! its so good to see genuine youtubers these days like ace and yourself! 😊
Another amazing mre review. Keep up the great content MeAncient and Ace.
Thanks, will do! TFW, as always.
Happy late birthday, Marine! Love watching your videos!
The main dish on this one and ones like it are supposed to be heated before the foil like top is peeled away. That way the moisture stays inside and cooks it without drying out. Love your videos!
I'm telling you, there was NO moisture in those tins. They were dry as dry can be. TFW
@@MeAncientwell that's no good. I remember when we were staging in Kuwait in 2003 seeing some of the Mongolian soldiers cooking mre's like these, and when I say cook I mean they just laid them in the sun for about 20 minutes. Lol
Interesting mre.The box,the fire tabs with strikers,horse radish,horse meat ,buck thorne drink and stamps.I always enjoy your videos .Thanks
It was a very interesting MRE, for sure. TFW
Man you are such a fortunate individual to get such an opertunity to sample MRE'S from all over the world. Count your blessings man that's a cool one for sure.
You are sure right about that. I am very blessed in so many ways. TFW
Mongolian MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) often include candles as a way to provide heat for cooking or staying warm in the harsh, cold Mongolian winters
I was just sitting here, enjoying my ham and goat sandwich, while watching your video. Thank you for a cool production.
I'm lovin' me some ham and goat! TFW, Steve.
This review was so cool!
Its the first time Ive seen a Mongolian ration review.
It seemed very similar to Eastern European rations as far as the mains and sides were concerned.
Ive never seen either of those drinks before.
Great review!
The drink was a 'must add sugar' variety, in my opinion. That made it quite nice.
Man, your videos get me so excited lol
I like to hear that. Welcome aboard!
Ghengis Khan would approve! Have a great and blessed week! Thank you for your service!
Ghengis.....the man whose lineage can be traced to (some say) up to 10% of the world's population. He wasn't a good man as he was going about conquering the world. TFW
@@MeAncient definitely wasnt a good man but thanks for the reply!
@MeAncient He did some bad things for sure, but isn’t conquering the world and having an unlimited amount of “wives” every man’s dream? 😉😂
@@Sniperboy5551 Bruh
He ate more meat
Hello Me Ancient. That was an interesting one, I couldn’t wait to see your reaction to the sea buckthorn because it actually grows here in the Uk and I’ve tried it - it must be the sourest berry I’ve ever tasted but it’s supposed to be very good for you! The hot meals actually looked a bit like haggis but probably didn’t taste like it.
Looking forward to next time, sending best regards from Scotland 😊
Gillian, coming soon, a British MRE review......perhaps a comparison. TFW!
@@MeAncientSounds good
Enjoyed again. Seems like not much variety in there meals. Had broiled baby goat in Mexico once, really good. Not sure your location in the panhandle, we go to Pensacola a lot ant it’s constant jets buzzing around. Great filming on Aces part also.
Michael, a little noisy at times, especially just with the constant surf noise. TFW
I was crying with laughter brilliant thank you guys from the uk 🎈🎈
I'm happy you enjoyed it. I think you will really enjoy one of my next ones coming up. Stay tuned....TFW
I love this guy, hes like the grandpa/uncle you always wanted to see, keep up the good work man!
Thanks! Will do! TFW, dude.
This must've been an intriguing and insightful taste test!
It was very comparable to a Russian MRE I reviewed. TFW
Love your work keep up tje good work i been watching you for a year now an i love your videos
Thank you for that, Mikey. I'm happy you are enjoying the reviews. TFW
I wish I knew of a place that sold the individual sized packets found in MREs in a huge variety so you could make your own kits without having to hunt it all down but these videos give me great ideas. Loved the foldable stove in this one and some of the cool foods.
Wonderful video, funky food can’t wait for the next god bless you and your family. I have to add the sorrow I feel reading your shirt over and over fully picturing somebody else in it. Whew it’s a hard hard reminder, rip Braden peltier. Forever you are loved
I'm sorry for your loss, Kate. Semper Fi, Braden.
Very interesting. I agree about the preservatives. I could survive on that for a week! Thanks for sharing
Yes.....add a little fresh caught fish or wild game and forage for some mushrooms and that 24 hour meal could go on for quite some time. TFW
Very interesting MRE for sure and fun video! I hope Vlad can fix more asian MREs for you :) Also, the second dish you had, To me it looks like Russian Kasha, its buckwheat with meat and fat.
It was lots like the Russian MREs I have reviewed. TFW
Kasha , pastet
Definitely looks like kasha
Love the jets planes and videos love how you said freedom very true words I look forward to your next awesome video ❤❤❤
That was unfortunate i would have guessed those meals would have been better i really like the 24hr. Meal boxes tho there is so much in then its fun to see the variety of things in em good video pops i can't wait for th next one
Stay tuned......TFW, Danny!
Wow strange menu in this one thank you Me Ancient for another banger of a vid God Bless you and the Family
Travis, thanks for that. It was a lot like a Russian one I've reviewed. TFW
I was waiting for a 24 hour MRE video, have a good one, God bless!
More coming soon! Stay tuned and TFW
You are right to try horse meat, in Portugal you will find it in some specialized butchers (whenever I eat it, it comes from the the city of Setúbal or from my home town), just not mixed in with beef in meat products, since that is regulated and usually not allowed (EU food security reasons to avoid cross contamination or it being sold to countries of the EU that do not allow horse meat for human consuption). I would describe it as beef, but more "muscular" and actually tastier, its a beef with more "body" and taste, excellent for steaks and for stews. This was a real new one for me, I had never seen a Mongolian MRE, thank you.
I'm looking forward to trying me some horse meat one of these days. Hopefully in an MRE. TFW, Joao!
Ive heard its kind of stringy.
@@JP-ro2yi Imagine a lean piece of beef, with a lot of muscle and little fat, you have to prepare it as such. But its something I just eat perhaps three times a year, so I suppose as beef if the horse meat is older, you need to cook it differently to avoid it from being drier and as you said, stringy.
Cheval. Had it before in France, wasn't a fan.
Hey guys, I just found this posting, not sure why I didn't see it earlier. Anyway, what an interesting MRE. I don't know about that horse meat! All I know is that the old Ken-L-Ration dog food, was made with 100% USDA inspected horse meat!! LOL! I learned that from watching the old Ozzie and Harriet show. I wonder if that mystery candle, was used to light those fuel tabs, since the system on them didn't seem to work? Don't know. Great to see both of you again, have a blessed day, God bless.
Could be about the candle. But that still leaves us with the question of how do we light the candle? TFW!
Witam.
Jak zawsze bardzo ciekawe wideo. MRE godne uwagi, jak wiele 😆 muszę kiedyś przetestować któreś na rybach 👍🏼
Best regards from Poland 🤙🤙🤙
Fish in MREs has been generally good for me. Especially international MREs. The USA Tuna MRE was not good. I would not recommend that one. TFW
@@MeAncient Hahaha! I remember that Tuna MRE.
@@MeAncient Battlefield wrote he may want to take it for fishing trip :-)
I'll try to explain why "cookies" there are not so sweet. These cookies in post ussr countries called "печенье к чаю" or "tea cookie". Usually, they are meant to be briefly diped in sweet tea.(thats why thy are not so sweet) Also, back in the days we ate them like this: put butter on one side, sprinkle it with some sugar or jam and seal it with other cookie, like an oreo. I dont know why in Mongolia they put this cookies instead of usual mre biscuits. Thank you for entertaining content!
Jaredi, that makes sense. Thank you for educating me on that. I'll try to remember to mention that in the next MRE review that has those 'cookies' in it. TFW!
I am amazed how much functional foods they are putting in there. Barberry, sea buckthorn, whole grains, and I am fairly sure the mints are on xylitol basis.
It is very interesting to me as well.
Nice one mate! Some good old fashioned sustenance right there. Fuel for the body, no more, no less.
That's exactly right! TFW
I like this channel more and more. You know what, you have a new subscriber.
Welcome aboard, my friend. TFW, as always.
Vlad, you magnificent beast! A 24hr ration from Mongolia is very neat. Thank you for sending.
He is, indeed! TFW
I feel bad when I say I want to try horse meat 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️this is a really cool ration I would have loved having this on my birthday this past Friday another awesome review thank you 🙏 Sir for sharing and have a great upcoming holiday
They are eating Horse all over the world still today. I had a comment that said he enjoys eating it in Peru. TFW
9:10 Caramel is just the word we use for all hard candy regardless of flavour.
Also, sea buckthorn's great, used to have a couple of trees myself, makes for great juice or jam. I actually prefer it sour, just gotta add more water. ^_^
37:00 That looks like connective tissue.
Funny fact is that the caramel from Mongolian MRE is made by "Roshen" - Ukranian Confectionary Corporation founded by former Ukranian president Poroshenko.
It is the same in the Sweden, Bon Bon/ fruit drop, are just called "karamell". No matter what flavour
Interesting. TFW, Marcus.
Thank you for the tips. I appreciate it. TFW!
Seems that in the West "Sea Buckthorn oil/tea/etc" is a trendy (and expensive) product sold for its "anti oxidant" properties and so on... Its made from the berries of a thorny plant... The stamps are.... the sort of value you might expect. AUD$1 is worth 2288.22 MNT ("Mongolian Tugrik") so 400 MNT is about 18 cents here... so maybe about 13 cents US?
Thanks for the info, trooper. I like your 'trendy' observation. There's always a new trend out there. TFW
I love them fighter jets I spent 25 years of 55 year old life in the USAF and you was right thats the sound of freedom. I served from 1986-2011
I love going to the air shows when they are the anchor act. TFW, Todd.
I live in Fl and was raised military. My daddy was an Army Sargent major for 36 yrs and he raised my brother and I alone for many yrs. He would bring home MREs and we thought they were the greatest thing EVER lol. He went to Vietnam and Korea during war time and he said the MREs were horrible lol. We miss him every day. Thank you for your service and God bless you.
What great memories of your father! I'm happy you have those. TFW!
candle= light for a tent and other uses perhaps?
Aid for fire making. Even a small candle burns longer than matches. Many survival kits packs a small candle for that reason. So in here it is ment that you light the candle, and the light the fuel tabs with the flame from the candle. That way you only need one single match
See Marcus' response. I agree, except they didn't provide any matches. Perhaps they are issued matches every day or week to use throughout that time period. TFW
Now, this was a surprise. That barley-horseradish 'tea' looked unique. I feel like the closest thing I've had it was beet and kale juice. Although it looked more like a savory soup-like thing.
The mains were rather simple, just rice and meat with very light seasoning. I suppose it tastes like home cooked food? Just rather dry. I'm a little confused as to why the pepper was only with one of the meals, certainly seems like the overall MRE could be more flavorful. The sea buckthorn juice seems to be the stand out here.
Thanks for the video.
It had real interesting elements, for sure. TFW!
Its very similiar to russian MRE, thats interesting although not surprising, i used to love seabuckthorn, its really good for your health iirc. The guide like you said is for older MRE from a couple of years ago
Salty, milky tea is traditional mongolian tea, supposed to be good against dehydration. Idk what those chewy bits of meat are (but they are not horsemeat), mongols like to use unique and VERY natural types of meat for their MREs tho, so that might be tendons or something like that?
Could very well be tendon. TFW!
Good observation about the similarity to Russian MREs. TFW
seabuckthorn known also as siberian pineapple ;-) It is a vitamine bomb. Very nice fruity smell, but very sour. I believe you can make very nice drink or jam from it, just add loads of sugar.
That's an impressive mre 4 sure ! Great video!
Eltenda, Vlad came thru again! TFW, as always.
I’ve been to a lot of Korean restaurants. It’s very common too soak barley with tea. It makes it very thick, but it gives you a lot of carbohydrates complex carbohydrates in with your tea. That’s what Mongolian tea sounds like. It’s a form of barley tea with some other goodies mixed in.
I’m not surprised they’re using fried rice. That’s a very easy thing to package and I’m not surprised they even packaged dry so it last longer on the shelf.
It seems like with old Soviet influenced militaries they like using pate. I wish they would serve that here.
Welcome to sunny North Florida. I'm in Tallahassee myself. 😎👍
It has been an adventure, for sure. Asa's gotten some good videos so far. TFW, Lance, as always.
That chewy part, is sinew, its like tendon or legiments or the silver part around the meat.
It was nasty, for sure. TFW
@@MeAncient enjoying your videos, i have been watching ace n micah for a long time. Great content keep them up.
That berrie in juice is called "tyrni" in finnish, and it's very sour and has a lot of vitamin c.
I look forward to very few things in life. This man and his great videos are definitely one of the few. Thank you God Bless and keep going!!!
I appreciate that, Anthony! You are very kind. TFW!
I love your channel
Scott, welcome aboard and TFW and thanks for those kind words.
@MeAncient Glad to see you are still using your slate I sent you can't wait to see Ace using his. Thank you for all the fun content on your channel.
Jeremy, I'm sure he'll like having it. It's his b'day gift so he'll get it here in a bit. Thank you for making that happen. As always, TFW!
Sound of freedom. Amen to that.
It just came to me natural like. TFW
This channel truly makes me proud to be American.
The Air Force was mostly like working in a very busy airport. We only ate rations during wartime simulation exercises. But to watch combat troops eat their rations you see how they experiment to find the best way to flavor the meal. Combat chefs.
The Air Force & Navy had the best chow halls in the service. TFW
Seen American Sailors and Army (don’t know if marines were in there too) in Mitchell St in Darwin Saturday night. I was visiting Darwin and saw these very clean cut, short haired young men in groups and figured they were military. Turns out there is a Aust/Amer exercise going on up there in the NT
That's cool.....I trust they behaved themselves and represented us well. TFW
@@MeAncient They were very well behaved and enjoyed pizza Aussie style.
Очень интересный и редкий ИРП, много оригинальных позиций, вроде жидкого концентрата облепихи и парафиновой свечи. Ходят слухи что соленый чай хорошо подходит к сладкому печенью, но это не точно) Спасибо и дальнейших успехов.
Я ценю твои чувства, Лео. TFW!
I wonder if the Mongolian stamp can be used to write home by the soldiers?
That makes sense! Great thought. That's why I love reading the comments. Good insights by others. TFW, Susan.
I love the sound of those military fighter jets. Their sound of freedom. God Bless our troops.
Gives me goosebumps every time they fly by. TFW, Candace.
Thank you for your service!
My pleasure and TFW
My guess for the upper right logo is that its some sort of corprate logo
Probably. TFW
Are you using google lens to translate? Thats the best thing to use for these mres, u pretty much point ur phone camera at it and it translates it
I did on this one. It was fantastic! TFW
When I was on a school exchange trip to France in the 70's, it was quite normal to have horse steaks in the school canteen, and I ate a few. It's just another sort of meat. We don't eat horse in the UK though.
I think it's illegal here in the States. TFW
Someone get this man a Barrocook for when the heaters don't work
That would be nice! TFW
Ingenious to mix things to make things tasty be😊
The red logo in the upper corner is the name of the manufacturer and the lower tag line was just that. It is their sales pitch sort of.
I love.
The way that you say let's add some of this to some of that and see how that tastes. Oh that's way better
I should do more experimentation, me thinks. TFW
With the fighters flying over I would assume your either in Pensacola or Panama City Beach? Maybe possibly Mexico Beach? USArmy SSgt Jackson, Thomas J. 84-92
Where you at Panama city beach?
for the candle it is used for light and ignite fire and other stuffs i dont know because im not surviver like our soldier😂
And in mongolia we dont use that much salt pepper spice etc so keep it in your mind😂
and tea u i dont have any word to say but we used to drink it with lil bit of salt
For the sea buckthorn juice :
its good for your immunity and it will prevent you from cold in winter. Also we like to drink it with sugar thats why there is a sugar. Even in the middle of the summer its snowing like a winter
Snowing in the summer? Yikes! Thank you for your insightful comments. TFW
Thanks again for the video and vlad for the mre. Have a fine one chief.
Ryan
Vlad comes thru again! TFW
Just finished watching it, amazing MRE, I have been watching since the Russian MRE, but this one you could ration for a few days if you needed to, just needs some more spice.
I agree. Especially how similar each main food item was. It would be fun if you could use it to augment some fish or wild game you caught. TFW
I assumed as well as others that the candle is a light source. I think it is likely that many would not have flashlights etc so a candle would be welcome in the evening....but also thinking it might be helpful to light your candle and then use that to light the fire tabs that way you could put them in the metal frame and not have your fingers near it when you light it.
Sounds like a good idea. TFW
Thank you for sharing this with me 🙏💜
My pleasure, as always. TFW, Felisa.
I enjoyed making it, Felisa. TFW!
That’s a huge ration. Very cool of Vlad to get you this ration to review!! Thanks for sharing as always! Great video!
Vlad's the man! TFW!
Long time ACE subscriber and wanted to know if there’s a way to purchase these exact MRE’s you’ve been getting. Would love to try some of these and experience some of these flavors. Love yalls content!!
Thank you for the compliment. eBay and Amazon is the place to start for MREs. TFW!
Super interesting MRE, I’ve never seen one of those before. Looks very similar to a Russian MRE and I do think you are absolutely right, menu fatigue would set in super early as it’s all the same stuff. Still very interesting to watch but if I were in the field I would not be that impressed with that MRE which would definitely knock morale. Keep em coming, Semper Fi corporal 🫡🇺🇸🫡🇬🇧👍😉
Marcus, I think I would hope that I was stationed along troops from other countries so they would want to trade with me......TFW, as always, my friend.
A bit of Tabasco would go a long way, frfr.
As a civilian it's always interesting see what MREs taste like.keep up the good work .
Thanks, will do! TFW
We went to universal in Florida a few years ago. On the way back home. We stopped in Destin Florida. There is a really good Irish pub there. It’s called McGuire’s. If you get a chance try it. They have some really good Irish bread. The food is fantastic too!
Sounds like fun. I'll have to check them out if we get to Destin. TFW
14:38 Thank you for praying over the meal!
Always. TFW
Horse meat is has a lot of muscle, and its possibly what you were eating when you found the stringy tendon like bits.
Excellent Video!
The filming location looks like you're on a vacation at a swanky hotel. I wonder what the neighbors think about smelling the MRE's. I think it would be great to see that on a vacation. When I travel I usually try to throw in a MRE in my travel bag.
We were at a sweet vaca spot for sure. Courtesy Ace Videos. TFW
Pensacola, Destin, or Ft Walton beach? I was stationed at NAS Pensacola in 94 while I was in the Navy.
I was stationed at Corey Field, right up the road from NAS. I'm down the road a bit from Pensacola. TFW
The red thing on the front saying Хүн Од is just a Mongolian food company that makes the food inside the MRE
also its funny i saw an ebay post for the same mre but it doesnt ship to mongolia
The red thing at the top right corner said “person star” and “adds flavor to life” directly translated
I have no idea about what it would normally look like in MREs, but I think horse meat would basically look indistinguishable from beef.
I've had horse sirloin steak that I bought and cooked myself, and it was just a extra lean and darkish red meat, like moose or a slightly matured/aged beef steak, with similar texture.
Interesting about the horse meat. I'm still hoping.......TFW
That last "tendon like thing" appears to be part of a large vein, or small artery. The smaller ones may well have been the same thing.
I remember horsemeat at Junior high school in Albuquerque circa 1970
Dean, I am so jealous. TFW. BTW, that's the time frame that I was in Jr.High.
I assume the "long life" thing is in reference to shelf stability. It is a ration, after all. 😬👍🏻
the tea sounds good
It was, shall we say, interesting. Once I got over the idea that it was not going to taste like any tea I'd ever tasted. TFW
Great video. Not a lot of variety, but it will feed and sustain. Was the candle meant to keep away mosquitos?
Could be......I believe they have lots 'o skeetos. TFW!
That sticker at the beggining, wasnt that Mongolian post office stamp so You would able to sent letter from wherever You are?
Looking at the box, I thought this was going to be like a Lego set unboxing.
I don't know why youtube recommended this.. but.. here we are.
I appreciate you watching the video, lego box and all. I had the same reaction when I first saw the box. Not sure why. Welcome aboard and TFW!
I want to try one
Daniel, it was an eye opener as far as what different cultures eat.....TFW
Why you take off your wedding ring before unpacking the MRE? 😆
Great video, stay safe.
I had it off as I was in the ocean swimming earlier and I don't wear my ring in the ocean. Too flashy and I've lost it once in the Pacific Ocean (one of my sons found it). Don't want that stress again. Anyway, that's why you'll see me with it on sometimes and off others. TFW!
How do we get these my wife and I would love to try different foreign MREs
Jay, type into google whatever you are wanting to buy and follow the 'trail.' TFW