WHY ARE RUSSIAN MRES SO GOOD?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
  • We open the Russian MRE that ACE VIDEOS (my son) gave to me for Father's Day. Everything from the Chicken and Rice main dish to the Pate' and Apple Jelly are DELICIOUS! Come join me as we discover another MRE from the land of Czars and Party Leaders.
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  • @dreamwolf7302
    @dreamwolf7302 Год назад +4446

    Theres actually some interesting history to this. The russians had a lot of trouble with troop morale, and they found it was cheaper to spend a little extra on better food for their MREs, than to do any of the stuff the US was doing,.
    Food will make or break a war effort.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +788

      An Army runs on it's belly, they say. TFW!

    • @starshipdriver8536
      @starshipdriver8536 Год назад +219

      Didn’t make a difference in Ukraine 🇺🇦.

    • @ForageGardener
      @ForageGardener Год назад +1404

      @@starshipdriver8536 lmao keep watching propaganda.

    • @starshipdriver8536
      @starshipdriver8536 Год назад +1

      @@ForageGardener Keeping coping with Russian propaganda , won't change the annihilation of Russian troops by himars and Ukrainian forces.

    • @johnnnoise
      @johnnnoise Год назад +20

      but running into enemy fire doesn't. yah I don't think so

  • @user-ck1vk8to2d
    @user-ck1vk8to2d Год назад +3256

    Hello my friend. I'm from Russia. Red candy flavored with barberry, not cherry. Pork and chicken liver pate, not turkey. I'm glad you liked our dry rations. Good review with a good host.

    • @mewkatlol
      @mewkatlol Год назад +4

      God bless Russia and their war against the corrupt proxy nation of ukraine

    • @aapp953
      @aapp953 Год назад +301

      I like 🇷🇺 Russia

    • @jitteller9042
      @jitteller9042 Год назад +148

      @@RazielMessiah the west also have to understand that russia is a very traumatized country. it’s been in the front of many wars. but russia is a very woke country, it’s not very far from the US at all except the government type. the russians know what’s going on, and it’ll take time to fix.

    • @aapp953
      @aapp953 Год назад +142

      @@RazielMessiah what the hell are you talking about?

    • @user-ny6mp1ji3k
      @user-ny6mp1ji3k Год назад +122

      @@RazielMessiah nah, man, i'm from Russia and don't even know if it even possible to change things before some big shit happens. Some people are really happy about stuff that's going on in Ukraine, but i think that is the result of propaganda, poor life and lack of reliable information about what is happening in the world. Other people just hopes that it won't grow up in the situation when all bad things happens in front of their windows

  • @FullMetalRedfield
    @FullMetalRedfield Год назад +3086

    That "tea powder" is an isotonic drink concentrate. Its included in many nations' MRE-s. Basically to replenish some vitamins and minerals.

    • @oldironsides4107
      @oldironsides4107 Год назад

      Pos. Liar

    • @rayzala1393
      @rayzala1393 Год назад +95

      That's what I was thinking and I bet it also helps with purified water which may have an off taste.

    • @FullMetalRedfield
      @FullMetalRedfield Год назад +93

      @@rayzala1393 Oh, this is an interesting point. Ive never drank purified water so I would have never even considered this. Thanks.

    • @graefx
      @graefx Год назад +38

      Brown Gatorade.

    • @thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087
      @thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 Год назад +18

      @@FullMetalRedfield they chemically purify it which is why it tastes off compared to filter purified water.

  • @user-mn9fh5tf6h
    @user-mn9fh5tf6h 3 месяца назад +211

    Нормальный такой наш человек. Не читает, не пользуется переводом, просто пробует на вкус 😂😂😂. Как это знакомо!
    За молитву перед едой отдельное спасибо, брат.

    • @apple_ru
      @apple_ru 2 месяца назад

      Он вообще то все верно перевел

    • @ivanminchenkov7223
      @ivanminchenkov7223 2 месяца назад +4

      А если б не помолился, то был бы сестрой? У Вас христос головного мозга, это излечимо, покуда вы не по обе стороны траншей, у Вас еще есть шанс на излечение

    • @BiesGorielyj
      @BiesGorielyj 2 месяца назад

      ​@@ivanminchenkov7223 мужик просто выразил солидарность с человеком той же веры, чего ты душнишь, дятел?

    • @marcusaureliusantoninus2597
      @marcusaureliusantoninus2597 2 месяца назад +16

      @@ivanminchenkov7223 типичный атеист-фанатик, прыгающий на человека и брызжущий слюной за одно позитивное мнение о религии.

    • @ivanminchenkov7223
      @ivanminchenkov7223 2 месяца назад +2

      @@marcusaureliusantoninus2597 когда попадёшь в трудную ситуацию, из двух вариантов: 1) позвать на помощь, 2) помолить боженьку о помощи - ты выберешь 1ый. Поэтому в первую очередь верьте в людей, а уж потом вспоминайте о своих глупых суевериях! Ничего "позитивного" в обмане нет, а возможного врага назвать братом именно потому, что вы как то очень похоже помолились вроде бы одному и тому же боженьке - не иначе, как абсолютная глупость!

  • @mr.dimdych2217
    @mr.dimdych2217 4 месяца назад +579

    Фига он засолил, Дед то похоже Русские корни имеет прям как мой Батя солит и перчит... Дай бог ему и всем здоровья! Peace for everyone!

    • @mizfour6680
      @mizfour6680 3 месяца назад +7

      Ахах орнул

    • @Leo-eh8hm
      @Leo-eh8hm 3 месяца назад +4

      Причём тут руские корни то?

    • @mr.dimdych2217
      @mr.dimdych2217 3 месяца назад +11

      @@Leo-eh8hm Русские* раз на то пошло. Не причём это была безобидная шутка.

    • @Leo-eh8hm
      @Leo-eh8hm 3 месяца назад +2

      @@mr.dimdych2217 Эм чувак, русские с маленькой буквы пишется. Грамматика знаешь ли.

    • @mr.dimdych2217
      @mr.dimdych2217 3 месяца назад +28

      @@Leo-eh8hm Чувак в зеркале. Уважаемый, если вы не видете ошибки в своём предложении, сочувствую вам. Я же написал с большой буквы, потому, что это начало предложения, а оно как известно, выше упомянутой грамматике, начинается с какой? Правильно, с большой буквы. Садись два!

  • @ucaeB
    @ucaeB Год назад +3475

    Поржал, как дед угарает над нашими бронепеченьками) А вообще хороший обзор, рад, что в предложку подкинули.

    • @Ussuri_UZ
      @Ussuri_UZ Год назад +171

      Мне было смешно когда он сказал оу эти крекеры видемо не для моих зубов

    • @Leslie_Chow
      @Leslie_Chow Год назад +111

      в первый раз вижу российский ирп в таком исполнении

    • @Rina-M
      @Rina-M Год назад +176

      Дед чай первый раз увидел). Так мило, заварил холодной водой, потом головой трясет, не, не вкусно)))

    • @Sleipn1r
      @Sleipn1r Год назад +16

      @@Ussuri_UZ будет еще смешнее, если узнаешь, что его металлокерамика лучше, чем твои кариозные гнилушки...

    • @user-eo6nr4sp6x
      @user-eo6nr4sp6x Год назад +3

      @@Sleipn1r Ты в рот к нему заглянуло, чудовище ?

  • @bron2452
    @bron2452 Год назад +1148

    im not a christian but ive never seen somebody do a prayer before eating an MRE
    respect

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +165

      Thank you and welcome aboard! TFW!

    • @bron2452
      @bron2452 Год назад +20

      @@MeAncient your content is outstanding, thank you for your service man

    • @BigJyeTV
      @BigJyeTV Год назад +40

      That prayer is one of the reasons I subscribed.

    • @justdoinmything
      @justdoinmything Год назад +11

      Thumbing up although it's a bit different circumstances as I am a Christian. Praises Jesus!

    • @akkoismydaughter3573
      @akkoismydaughter3573 Год назад +2

      Wait so you often see people eating MRE's? I assume its probably as common as people who pray before eating, since you probably wouldn't think to do it before eating an MRE if you don't commonly do that. I'm a Christian and I forget to pray before eating lol

  • @cristitanase6130
    @cristitanase6130 3 месяца назад +118

    The pate is just a paste of chicken or pork liver and some spices and salt. It's extremely nutritious and perfect for harsh winters as it comes with a ton of energy packed in a small size.
    The taste is not amazing, but it's just a bread spread so you won't eat it by itself with a spoon. Also you would mix it with other salty bread spreads like cheese, butter and so on, never with sweet ones like jam or the likes.
    Use it at breakfast with hot tea, fresh bred, cheese, butter and a boiled egg.

    • @tomaszszupryczynski5453
      @tomaszszupryczynski5453 3 месяца назад

      americans treat liver, kidneys, heart as waste, my grandma liked kidneys but you need to soak them in milk for few days to remove smell and make it milder, liver is best source of iron but liver is toxic when eaten too often, women should eat it after period, and hearts are very good, but they are chewy due its mostly muscles. they have good flavour

    • @RanchKings
      @RanchKings 3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks

    • @apost0167
      @apost0167 3 месяца назад +6

      I don’t know, but I loved pate ever since I was a kid. Im from Eastern Europe and we eat a lot of it.

    • @cristitanase6130
      @cristitanase6130 3 месяца назад +2

      @@apost0167 I liked too, especially when I was little during commie times. Now I find it decent, especially with butter and a bit of cheese and tomatoes.

    • @apost0167
      @apost0167 3 месяца назад +2

      @@cristitanase6130 Which country are you from, my post communist brother/sister?

  • @aramstudio2891
    @aramstudio2891 Год назад +40

    Very good video. Thank you so much for your service!. I am a veteran too but from Soviet Union Army. Back in 1984 we didn't have anything like this type of MRE, usually we had a field kitchen which is meals on wheels, buckwheat with pot roast and stuff like that.

    • @user-pe5cu8ic3u
      @user-pe5cu8ic3u 3 месяца назад +3

      Тоже служил 1984-1986 гг.. в Советской Армии. Когда выезжали на учения и полевой кухни не было выдавали "сухой паек". Всего не помню, кажется в картонной упаковке были жестяные банки с перловой и гречневой кашей с тушёной говядиной, сухари из ржаного хлеба. И да, было это 2-3 раза за 2 года службы.

    • @tjenahoj
      @tjenahoj 3 месяца назад +2

      Great to hear! I like the buckwheat! Westernkind is amazing!

  • @stereomtl9001
    @stereomtl9001 Год назад +1860

    You forgot one other main thing.....we eat sanctions for breakfast 🇷🇺

    • @kennethhites1738
      @kennethhites1738 5 месяцев назад +185

      You eat American ammunition for dessert 😂

    • @user-op9yy5xh4j
      @user-op9yy5xh4j 5 месяцев назад +320

      ​@kennethhites1738 what ammunition you got none left lol

    • @alexlechner9330
      @alexlechner9330 5 месяцев назад +10

      😂😂😂salamalecum

    • @danielreyes-dj4nq
      @danielreyes-dj4nq 4 месяца назад +84

      Mother Russia feeds us good thats why we kick ass. Yeah!!!

    • @danielreyes-dj4nq
      @danielreyes-dj4nq 4 месяца назад +22

      In your prayer you forgot to thank Mother Russia for MRE

  • @Sevas_Askin
    @Sevas_Askin Год назад +1492

    Ох, товарищи, как же я смеялся с того, что они налили витаминный напиток в тарелку, а под конец разрешали с чаем. Спасибо автору канала за мнение, это было интересно. И да, мы опускаем крекеры в чай, и будь они мягче, постоянно разваливались бы, оставляя в напитке много крошек.

    • @team_your
      @team_your Год назад +61

      Ты правда думаешь, что крекеры именно по этой причине такие твердые?))

    • @reed30sk
      @reed30sk Год назад +352

      @@team_your верно. Крекер - это не просто печенье. Это целый мир! Иногда он - оружие. Им можно кинуть во врага, он воткнется в глаз и конец.
      Иногда он - награда. В бырку просунул ленточку и вот медаль.
      А иногда он наказание. Им можно бить нерадивого солдата.
      Весь мир жаждет крекера, а фиг его им.

    • @user-yp9ri6bq6g
      @user-yp9ri6bq6g Год назад +107

      Галеты...

    • @Sevas_Askin
      @Sevas_Askin Год назад +34

      @@user-yp9ri6bq6g да, блин, действительно галеты...

    • @erwinkruger9988
      @erwinkruger9988 Год назад +48

      @@team_your у советских галет была инструкция, их нужно было размягчать в воде.

  • @Kris-qn4bn
    @Kris-qn4bn 4 месяца назад +18

    As a Bulgarian it's fun to see you strugle with russian names of food, even tho i don't know russian, slavic languages are similar fairly easy to understand and even make conversation. God bless you brother!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  4 месяца назад +6

      Thank you, my friend. I obviously don't do well with any language outside of English. TFW, Kris!

    • @adrianalexandrov7730
      @adrianalexandrov7730 2 месяца назад

      Too bad he was not rewieving Russian firestarter kit. Might be fun with "spichki" to Bulgarian, I've heard. Something with it sounding like a women's organs

    • @Kris-qn4bn
      @Kris-qn4bn 2 месяца назад +1

      @@adrianalexandrov7730 a lot of slavic words for some reason are vulgar in Bulgarian :D

  • @mordechaimordechai
    @mordechaimordechai 3 месяца назад +7

    Never seen one of your videos. 10 points for the prayer, sir. OUTSTANDING

  • @jekyllhyde127
    @jekyllhyde127 Год назад +1139

    Кто-нибудь расскажите ему,что у него не паек армии РФ,а обычный коммерческий туристический паек для свободной продажи.

    • @fightclub9997
      @fightclub9997 Год назад +248

      бля он и чай заварил холодной водой...

    • @user-dt3is2uz6v
      @user-dt3is2uz6v Год назад +301

      Дед с армейского пайка пердечный сриступ поймает

    • @pogrmanrichman
      @pogrmanrichman Год назад +56

      Гдеж он настоящий армейский то раздобудет, сам понимаешь....

    • @greedyjewolad
      @greedyjewolad Год назад +140

      @@pogrmanrichman на авито)) 0)

    • @Midnight9909
      @Midnight9909 Год назад +26

      Это он ещё армейский не видел 😉😂

  • @The13thRonin
    @The13thRonin 3 месяца назад +27

    One man carries the MRE.
    The other man carries the spork.
    When the man with the MRE is killed.
    The man with the spork picks up the MRE.

    • @five-omjl2802
      @five-omjl2802 21 день назад +1

      That's a parody of the line from the movie "Enemy at the gates"; "One man carries the rifle, the other man carries the ammo, when the man with the rifle is killed, the man with the ammo picks up the rifle".

    • @The13thRonin
      @The13thRonin 21 день назад

      @@five-omjl2802 A+

  • @NaPrirodu
    @NaPrirodu 4 месяца назад +32

    The brown powder “tea” is made (milled) from the berries called shipovnik. Very reach of the Vitamin C and should be added to usual tea (or drunk separately depending on personal preference).

    • @s0da4
      @s0da4 2 месяца назад +2

      nah its vitamin drink

    • @MarkLee1
      @MarkLee1 2 месяца назад +1

      It’s an isotonic, not shipovnik.

  • @brandonanderson3569
    @brandonanderson3569 Год назад +686

    My grandmother always said "Eat dessert first" when I was a kid, you're the only other person who I've heard utter that particular bit of wisdom. Made me smile, thanks!

    • @LuisC7
      @LuisC7 Год назад +29

      Why eat dessert first?

    • @FilmSimply
      @FilmSimply Год назад +18

      @@LuisC7 yea for real lol

    • @austinbatton4849
      @austinbatton4849 Год назад +38

      @@FilmSimply makes no sense lmao feel like people just wanna be different

    • @TheMaplePrivate
      @TheMaplePrivate Год назад +17

      @@LuisC7 Question is, Why not?

    • @raulcamacho4924
      @raulcamacho4924 Год назад +11

      I eat my dessert first

  • @ronaldcolejr4132
    @ronaldcolejr4132 Год назад +598

    Alot of energy in this MRE. probably since they are in a colder climate they need it for longer periods. Another awesome video sir!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +67

      Very true, Ronald. TFW!

    • @Sin39_111
      @Sin39_111 Год назад +23

      Meanwhile temperature today in one of the rainiest and cloudest cities in Russia: 32 Celsius (~90F)

    • @Sin39_111
      @Sin39_111 Год назад +28

      @@MeAncient also im not sure if anybody told it already, we actually make croutons with sugar on it and we make them stiff, so when you submerge it in a cup of tea it will soften with sugar on it and will taste more like a soft soaked sponge cake

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +9

      @@Sin39_111 That's a cool idea.

    • @MortyTheAbrams
      @MortyTheAbrams Год назад +2

      No, that is needed to better fertilize ukrainian soil, nothing special

  • @Dimitriy1987
    @Dimitriy1987 3 месяца назад +45

    Ну что ж , приятно,что оценили наши армейские вкусняшки!

  • @TheGearTester
    @TheGearTester 17 дней назад

    Thanks for making this videos. I appreciate your stories and anecdotes. Its been comforting to watch and listen as I did paperwork this week.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  10 дней назад

      Paperwork - AARRGGHH!!! I HATED paperwork when I had a company with employees, inventory, locations, advertising, insurance, billing, payroll, etc., etc., etc. TFW and glad I could help.

  • @kondrashovoleg
    @kondrashovoleg Год назад +415

    Great video! Want to chime in with some comments from my personal experience:
    The MRE you've tasted seems not the generic, official "Army of Russia" MRE that seems to be the standard now. There are some odd ones in circulation, some for police regiments specifically, some old designs etc., so there is quite a variety. The standard "Army of Russia" one comes in a pretty cardboard box, with a little lamp heater ("kazanok") instead of a water packet. It is actually quite a bib better, with great variety and prettier packaging. If you've liked this one, you would certanly love the one actually served in the army.
    The weird "tea-like drink" is indeed a vitamin drink. In the MREs I experienced there is a variety those with different berry flavours, they are awesome. The one you had does not seem to interesting.
    The crackers are indeed quite hard, but by design. This is a special kind of cracker ("galet") that is supposed to be hard so as not to break easily when you try to scoop pate out, and not to spoil or break from wear in the field. Your friend is actually right - many Russians do like to dip these in tea - although we do enjoy more regular, softer crackers usually.
    By the way, you were lucky: TESS is actually a very good Russian tea, among the better ones! Usually you'd get a different, blander kind.
    The candy was actually not cherry - its barberry ("barbaris"): this candy is very popular since the soviet times, you could consider this an exotic experience since I never heard of barberry growing anywhere outside Eastern Europe!
    You also gut me so smiling with your boot camp experience - so many good memories as well! Glad you enjoyed our food, cheers! :)

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +71

      Welcome aboard, my friend! TFW and thank you for sharing your experiences.

    • @NanoGamingGamer
      @NanoGamingGamer Год назад

      Uh oh can't have people thinking Russians have it better lmao. So just claim it's not the normal. Nice one

    • @kondrashovoleg
      @kondrashovoleg Год назад +2

      @@NanoGamingGamer I beg your pardon?)

    • @LuisC7
      @LuisC7 Год назад

      Hey man can you sell me a crate of these to portugal?

    • @self-transforming_machine-elf
      @self-transforming_machine-elf Год назад +2

      They give the ones that expired in '15 to their guys fighting right now and the fresh batches, the ones that clearly say 'DO NOT SELL' right on the box... well, naturally, you can find those all over eBay etc.

  • @mrpandasian8871
    @mrpandasian8871 Год назад +612

    As a foodie, I've always been fascinated by like "self prepared" hot instant meals and MRE's, honestly such a wicked concept to have the comfort of a hot meal at any given time

    • @momyabdullakbar6278
      @momyabdullakbar6278 Год назад +8

      Except most of them do suck

    • @winged_destro
      @winged_destro Год назад +5

      @@momyabdullakbar6278 cap

    • @momyabdullakbar6278
      @momyabdullakbar6278 Год назад +3

      ​@@winged_destro nah, most marine call mre's meals rarely edible lmao, they are definitely not taste focused

    • @winged_destro
      @winged_destro Год назад +3

      @@momyabdullakbar6278 you know I haven’t ever really had one I’ve just heard they’re good so ur probably right

    • @momyabdullakbar6278
      @momyabdullakbar6278 Год назад +5

      @@winged_destro some are actually good, some countries invest way more for morale but like in general, they're just meant to give people a quick and easy meal

  • @user-ix5pc7cn6r
    @user-ix5pc7cn6r Месяц назад

    Very nice! That was awesome you said grace. You know how to explain things very well. Putting some stories in also. Felt so at home. Thanks

  • @blaineschlagetter8983
    @blaineschlagetter8983 9 месяцев назад

    I know we’re a bit late commenting on this video. My son wanted to watch this so we sat and laughed. He was asking about eating in the chow hall and I confirmed for him that everything you said was the same for me. Inhaling food was the ONLY way to eat in boot camp. What we called it when we lined up for chow was A to B (asshole to belly button) and Nut to Butt. Sometimes that old lingo wants to resurface when I’m talking with my civilian work colleagues….I need to watch what I say, but sometimes they’ve heard some of the off the wall stuff. Great video…thanks for stirring up some boot camp memories. 😆

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  5 месяцев назад

      Blaine, sorry for the late response. I'm very pleased to have brought back good (?) memories for you. I always say, the older I get, the more I enjoyed it and the better I was..........TFW

  • @extantdodo3438
    @extantdodo3438 Год назад +22

    Subscribed as soon as I saw you praying. The content is good too. God bless.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +1

      Welcome aboard! Thank you for your kind words and TFW!

  • @davidmunro1469
    @davidmunro1469 Год назад +80

    Russia and Canada need a lot of good food to March in a a cold wet climate. You would need big mre,s in Alaska. Thank you team.

    • @drybizcuit1914
      @drybizcuit1914 Год назад +3

      basically just a bunch of salmon jerky

    • @tsorevitch2409
      @tsorevitch2409 Год назад +6

      By the way there is designated cold weather MRE variants for Russian army/EMERCOM. It packed with 2-2.5 times more calories

  • @constantine9114
    @constantine9114 Год назад +34

    Russians have their own MRE reviewer. He had reviewed almost every MRE, even the ancient ones from 1940's, vietnam war etc. And he also liked USA MRE

  • @terrencejohnson9577
    @terrencejohnson9577 Год назад +184

    That's the one Russian MRE I've tried I bought a second one and just added a little water to the main course to make a soup and added the salt and pepper and it came out amazing. As always another great video battle keep it up!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +25

      Thanks, Terrence. I like the tip. I'll be doing that next time for sure. TFW!

    • @terrencejohnson9577
      @terrencejohnson9577 Год назад +14

      @@MeAncient it's a definite must try wait til a nice cool fall day it's well worth it

  • @zinozee8929
    @zinozee8929 Год назад +128

    I’m going to start watching this man’s food review shows. You know there’s no stupid negative criticism coming from military men because they all know the value of a meal no matter what it is. Thanks for the video Sir

    • @Penultimeat
      @Penultimeat Год назад +1

      “Stupid negative criticism”? Sure some channels are critical of the shitty MREs out there, but I fuckin bet they’re less critical than the average soldier

    • @delbert8076
      @delbert8076 Год назад +3

      @@Penultimeat just ate 3 mre's for a month....you are 100% right on that....we were sitting there thinking we were food critics talking about how to make mre's better and what we would do to make it edible

  • @CaptainCurbGaming-gr9yw
    @CaptainCurbGaming-gr9yw 3 месяца назад +2

    Thank you gentlemen for providing some informative, and wholesome content. God bless.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  3 месяца назад +3

      Our pleasure and TFW, Captain! And welcome aboard.

  • @Alan-cl4tf
    @Alan-cl4tf 3 месяца назад

    First time watching one of your videos gentlemen, and enjoyed your take on it. Thank you.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  3 месяца назад

      Welcome aboard and TFW, Alan!

  • @Kristian_Schneider
    @Kristian_Schneider Год назад +126

    3:49 - that's just a concentrate for mixing with water. Taste: lemongrass with apples, rowan and rose hip
    recommendation on the package: pour 240 ml of water and mix with the powder. No boiling or something
    and yes, it's popular in Russia to put crackers in tea =)

    • @okuratwarmianski7993
      @okuratwarmianski7993 Год назад +5

      Because without watering crackers in tea you cant bite into them.

    • @stralplane
      @stralplane Год назад +9

      @@okuratwarmianski7993 yes, dehydrated, longer shelf-life and less preservatives

    • @okuratwarmianski7993
      @okuratwarmianski7993 Год назад +12

      @@stralplane in poland we call them panzercrackers

    • @truter5243
      @truter5243 Год назад +1

      That food is looking amazing right now

    • @johnsheetz6639
      @johnsheetz6639 Год назад

      Damn that sounds very healthy!

  • @mikeoneil5770
    @mikeoneil5770 Год назад +265

    The “Pâté” you were eating from the pull-top can is called “Pashteet” in Russian, and it’s a common ingredient in Russian/Ukrainian/Polish MRE’s, as well as being a very popular midday snack throughout most of Eastern Europe. I’m always reminded of the American Company Hormel and their product “Potted Meat”, although in general, most European varieties of Pashteet are much more flavorful, and there are several different types of Pashteet to choose from!
    My Grandma was from Lithuania, so I’m very familiar with Pashteet, and once in a while I order a few cans from online vendors since I don’t live near any cities with a Russian/Eastern European grocery store like we had when I was still in the combat zone of Baltimore City…

    • @rocco7236
      @rocco7236 Год назад +5

      Pâté is pastetas

    • @DaFuqMIWatching
      @DaFuqMIWatching Год назад +2

      It’s relatively easy to make it yourself if you can get your hands on some liver

    • @Hangman84848
      @Hangman84848 Год назад +16

      Same in Balkan, pašteta rules. ☺️

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 Год назад +6

      We call it pashteta in Croatia.

    • @temxasred3086
      @temxasred3086 Год назад +8

      It's called pateu in Romania, and you will find it in quite literally every grocery store here, no exceptions

  • @JUANCRUZ-hu5ov
    @JUANCRUZ-hu5ov Месяц назад

    Lol, remembering sutalties like my entire squad looking at our drill sergeant as we chawed down in the mess hall. Thank you for the memories brother

  • @jpdst29
    @jpdst29 3 месяца назад +2

    I have no idea why this was recommended to me, but I enjoyed every minute of it. 😃

  • @darthfader733
    @darthfader733 Год назад +95

    Looks way better than the C-Rats we had in the 60's. Semper Fi USMC 1968-71

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +29

      It was quite different, for sure. I liked most of the C Rats I had when active duty 80 - 84. TFW

    • @johnnywafflevision
      @johnnywafflevision Год назад

      I think they were more worried about calories and keeping you alive vs taste. They've just improved a little in the last 60 years. Btw apple jelly is a sad excuse for jelly. It's cheap, stick to grape and strawberry unless you can get Georgia peach preserves, fresh ingredients and love are the key!

    • @darthfader733
      @darthfader733 Год назад

      They weren't bad, I was young and always hungry, so I ate them up.

  • @flailingelbows7073
    @flailingelbows7073 Год назад +268

    I wasn’t a big fan of the Russian MRE: The treats were cool, matches and stove made great accessories for camping. Most of the entrees I ate were ok- had no clue what it was… But the crackers and pate ? Weirdly bomb!

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge Год назад +10

      Think dog biscuits that clean your teeth as you eat!

    • @zeropoint546
      @zeropoint546 Год назад +15

      Also enjoy the canned cheese they have sometimes.

    • @bron2452
      @bron2452 Год назад +18

      i knew the pate was bomb the pate in these mre's look so fucking good

    • @FEDEXLuchs
      @FEDEXLuchs Год назад

      during the occupation of Poland.. those pates were the only meat you can get your hands on if you werent part of the communist voting party

    • @thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087
      @thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 Год назад +2

      Dog food to go with your dog biscuits

  • @paulmarkmoffat4638
    @paulmarkmoffat4638 4 месяца назад +1

    Another great video, God bless you, sir!

  • @MinuteMan1999
    @MinuteMan1999 9 месяцев назад

    Just wanted to let you know I've been watching around these videos for nostalgia myself. I enjoy your stories but most of all I appreciate you pray before each meal. Personally I went into Army basic training 6'2" 205lbs and came out 225lbs. I was my own personal fortification, they built me into a concrete wall. 24 years later I'm retired and softening up. But like you I am thankful for every meal God provides for me and my family.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  5 месяцев назад

      I totally understand about the 'softening up' part. :-). TFW

  • @nobutake8390
    @nobutake8390 Год назад +151

    Посмотрел 2 ролика и в обоих человек ест паштет из печени вместе с яблочным желе, просто взрыв мозга.

    • @thespectator775
      @thespectator775 Год назад

      😁😁

    • @nolifer.
      @nolifer. Год назад +14

      Паштеты с вареньями очень хорошо сочетаются, есть куча рецептов именитых поваров. Сам делаю иногда, оч вкусно, попробуйте.

    • @user-lh1qh6dk9v
      @user-lh1qh6dk9v Год назад +10

      Пойми правильно(без доли снобизма и высокомерия). Но Паштет подают с джемами или конфитюром+ галеты(они же крекеры). Почти везде. И во всем мире. Классное сочетание. У нас это хорошо прижилось.

    • @rapidblaze
      @rapidblaze Год назад +6

      Паштет с кисло-сладкими ягодами и фруктами отлично сочетается, попробуй сам)

    • @user-hj1dy3ko9u
      @user-hj1dy3ko9u Год назад +1

      @@evgeniy4430 Гусь в яблоках?! Национальное?! Чьё?!

  • @Noobish_Camper55
    @Noobish_Camper55 Год назад +264

    That main course looks better than what I cook on an average night.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +95

      You aren't married to a Southern Woman who can cook, I see. It's amazing that I don't weigh 300 pounds, as good as I eat every day of my 42 years of married life.....TFW!

    • @Razzy1312
      @Razzy1312 Год назад +7

      My man you need to learn how to cook 😄

    • @ufc990
      @ufc990 Год назад +4

      @@MeAncient Gotta get me one of those! Ones like that are hard to find these days.

    • @anonpear7
      @anonpear7 Год назад +3

      Bro what are you cooking 😆

    • @Noobish_Camper55
      @Noobish_Camper55 Год назад +2

      @@anonpear7 bachelor goulash

  • @shawnmichalski2746
    @shawnmichalski2746 8 месяцев назад

    Navy bootcamp in 2000 was just as your described waiting to get into the mess hall. I went to bootcamp in may so it was quite hot and there was a sewage leak at the mess doors and was oozing up through the ground and we had to stand at attention in that heat and smell waiting to eat. This went on for 3-4 weeks.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  7 месяцев назад +1

      Shawn, sounds like quite an appetite suppressor. TFW!

  • @cthulholmhastur5317
    @cthulholmhastur5317 Месяц назад

    Liked and subscribed. When you said grace, that sealed the deal. Thanks for the good content, brother.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Месяц назад +1

      Welcome Aboard! TFW

  • @drewrobinson9120
    @drewrobinson9120 Год назад +55

    I must be the only person to put on weight in basic. Went from 165 to 180. Then again I felt like basic was a vacation, having grown up on a dairy farm. I was less active in basic than i ever was growing up. In bed at a decent time (about 2-3 hrs earlier than on the farm) and up at about the same time. Three pretty good meals a day, compared to a late breakfast a small or absent lunch ( and not small or absent because of being poor but small or absent because of being busy or too hot to eat) and late dinner/supper. The only part of basic that was even close to as strenuous as living on a dairy farm, was when the unit was being PT'ed as punishment.

    • @saved1
      @saved1 Год назад +4

      Basic training was also easier than two a days summer football camp. It took place in August and was in Kentucky. It was probably the most brutal physical thing I have ever been put through. I did Army basic.

    • @naranara1690
      @naranara1690 Год назад +1

      Went from 175 to over 190 in the 8 weeks I was at basic. I had come from a long stay in the delayed entry program, and had a very lean build (for 6'2) from all the running we did. When you're allowed to eat all the protein you want at basic, you will just eat and eat.

    • @betterjustice6697
      @betterjustice6697 Год назад +1

      In basic a lot of people gained weight, was pretty typical for them to say to eat up when you did because you'd need it.

    • @greeneyesfromohio4103
      @greeneyesfromohio4103 Год назад +1

      @@saved1 - 2 a days were harder then boot camp?! That’s insane…

    • @maushetzer1925
      @maushetzer1925 Год назад

      I had much the same experience, except I went in a bit underweight on a waiver. The PT wasn't difficult at all for me at first due to having a very low bodyweight, but I ended up putting on a bit more than twenty pounds by the end of it.

  • @levilenz2327
    @levilenz2327 Год назад +3

    You remind me so much of my dad. He passed away 2 years ago yesterday. When you prayed that's when I lost it 🙏 Thank you for such a wonderful memory of him ❤️

  • @bobwershing3505
    @bobwershing3505 9 месяцев назад

    Great Review -- Love The Liver Pate 👍

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  5 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it and TFW!

  • @Akitorbenov
    @Akitorbenov 2 месяца назад

    I didn't expect a thanks giving prayer! Thanks, bless you! You should try our Italian of you haven't yet 😂

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  2 месяца назад

      I have. Search my channel for Italian MRE and you will see at least two. I did a double with Ace Videos, as I recall. TFW

  • @infamoushacker4chan883
    @infamoushacker4chan883 Год назад +68

    A Russian friend of mine invited me camping once and suggested I bring some MREs for fun. I brought along a few I'd bought a while ago, but he also brought along a few from his first home.
    Just for fun, we traded and I tried what I think was turkey while he had beef and potatoes. Given his grimace, I think I got the better deal. Shared my desert though since he was cool about it. :)

  • @dankachilles9356
    @dankachilles9356 Год назад +10

    Honestly I didn't think watching this old salty marine eating foreign MREs was going to be entertaining but here I am. Great content brother and thank you for your service ❤️

  • @FaithnGod1558
    @FaithnGod1558 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow, just had this video pop up in my feed and watched it. Awesome review and I’m a graduate of Paris Island MCRD from May 1981 plt. 3015 went on to Camp Geiger NC for ITS (Infantry Training School) and stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corp Air Station with 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines 1st Marine Brigade Weapons Co. Dragon plt. Did 3 West PAC floats!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  3 месяца назад

      Very Cool! So you graduated about 8 months after I did. I was Plt. 3059, graduated Oct. 3rd, '80. I put in for Kaneohe but the Commandant had other ideas........Welcome aboard, Semper Fi, and TFW!

  • @ke6ziu
    @ke6ziu Год назад +40

    I love trying MREs from different countries! I've tried Russian, Chinese, German, and Swedish! I'd like to try more!

    • @deadsea4990
      @deadsea4990 Год назад +2

      try Polish, its amazing as well :)

    • @user-vb5hn8hl9g
      @user-vb5hn8hl9g 3 месяца назад +2

      in this video its not a russian mre. This is some kind of stylized to russian rations. True russian mre consists of 3 (three) dishes, there is no warming pack, only alcohol tablets that need to be set on fire and food heated over them as if over a burner

  • @youreallihave001
    @youreallihave001 Год назад +140

    To date, the Russian army is well fed (this also applies to canteens and MRE). Usually guys in the army come to their "natural" weight. That is, if a person was overweight, then he loses weight, and if on the contrary he was thin, he gains weight. The most delicious was in the field trip. We had a field kitchen and they cooked very tasty food and there was a lot of it! In a month, I gained the maximum mass in my life, which I could not even gain on fast foods.

    • @nikofreeman5696
      @nikofreeman5696 Год назад +14

      Well fed? Are you kidding?)
      Your doing on civil must be terrible, if you got fat from Russian army's food.

    • @anonim3439
      @anonim3439 Год назад +49

      @@nikofreeman5696 Russian MRE has almost 4,000 calories.

    • @JohnDoe-cx6zd
      @JohnDoe-cx6zd Год назад +43

      @@nikofreeman5696 seethe hohol

    • @yellowcrayonkid
      @yellowcrayonkid 5 месяцев назад +9

      @@anonim3439when they haven’t been substituted for dog food or cans of water

    • @whathaveicreated1197
      @whathaveicreated1197 4 месяца назад

      ⁠@@yellowcrayonkidthe cope and seething of ukrops on a mre comment

  • @theendisnearbeware
    @theendisnearbeware Месяц назад

    doubt you will see this older vid and newer comment, but first time seeing your channel as RUclips recommended it to me but when you came to the time for prayer I really respected it, and had to give a sub due to that.

  • @Mirrowed
    @Mirrowed 3 месяца назад +1

    Really appreciate for the not bias observation. Real man.

  • @mrtwister8826
    @mrtwister8826 Год назад +86

    This red candy is called barberry (Barbaris). And dry powder in a bag - energy drink. When I served in Russian army, we had a variety of food and everything was delicious.
    I would like to taste American M.R.E.
    Hello from Russia!

    • @faisalal-qassem3758
      @faisalal-qassem3758 Год назад +4

      Some are pretty good. Can't go wrong with beef stew or Chilli Mac.

    • @user-wx9gx1ml8p
      @user-wx9gx1ml8p Год назад

      Апхапхахаха, delicious бикус из армейской столовки 😂

    • @olekscap4620
      @olekscap4620 Год назад +1

      @@user-wx9gx1ml8p В Новосибирске повара в части варили офигенский бигус. Особенно осенью, когда капусту свежего урожая только на склады закладывали.

    • @user-wx9gx1ml8p
      @user-wx9gx1ml8p Год назад

      @@olekscap4620 учитывая, что бигус тушат, а не варят...

    • @olekscap4620
      @olekscap4620 Год назад

      @@user-wx9gx1ml8p семантика уже в ход пошла) так или иначе - бигус бигусу рознь

  • @nerofoxkrell
    @nerofoxkrell Год назад +47

    I ordered one of those all day 3 course meals spets nos mountain rations before them damn Russian MRE crackers slap. Because you've got 2 different kind of crackers typically you get the ones that are kind of savory like a regular cracker for the pate and then you got the other ones that are a little sweet for the fruit spread like the Apple butter or apricot jam. And that's another thing I noticed the Russians really love them some fucking apricot

    • @user-rl4gd9dx4b
      @user-rl4gd9dx4b Год назад +7

      If we got one thing right in this country - it's bread.

    • @user-qq8ls8zh4x
      @user-qq8ls8zh4x Год назад +2

      Всё верно, товарищ...) 🤝

  • @RonLo
    @RonLo Месяц назад

    Ahh the arm thing is so cool. Our teachers(whatever specialty it may be) always made us do things that we didn't understand until later.

  • @alanhoofman1652
    @alanhoofman1652 Год назад +7

    What an awesome morning to watch you and your sons videos! Always look forward to the next one!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +3

      Glad you like them! Thankyou for those kind words. TFW, Alan.

  • @thedailyinanity243
    @thedailyinanity243 Год назад +161

    The mystery “tea” is actually a combination energy/electrolyte drink. Just think Gatorade meets Redbull.

    • @rwepnca7424
      @rwepnca7424 Год назад +17

      @Marc Arlop speed like coke+crystals?

    • @Ideku8
      @Ideku8 Год назад

      That pervectin

    • @JamminClemmons
      @JamminClemmons Год назад

      @Marc Arlop **Mrs. Marky Arlopy,**
      Ma'am, *Imma-gonna-slappa-you-wit-da-wet-spaghetti! Mama Mia!*
      1. Please stabilize and/or buffer the pH inside your bodies mitochondria.
      Note: That when hydrogen atoms are clipped off the fatty acid they are waiting for oxygen to be converted to H²O. during that, the pH level is getting more acidic. The biggest problem within your body is, that the enzymes for converting fatty acids into CO² and H²O in the mitochondria are slowing down when your internal environment is getting more acidic. This has been recorded a few decades ago when the research about mitochondrial function started.
      A study of a guy from a Skandinavien university is highlighting that detail about taurin and the pH buffering function in the mitochondria.
      2. *There is also a pH buffering agent occurring in you,* outside of the mitochondria, but still inside the cell.....the beta-alanine boosts the intracellular pH buffer carnosine.
      3. In your blood there is bicarbonate that keeps blood slightly in the alkaline range, thereby supplementing the sodium bicarbonate delivers the bicarbonate for that.
      So, to be the superman of fat burning during endurance exercising *(which you lack),* it is a good idea to close the chain to keep the mitochondrial fat burning at optimal speed by supplementing sodium bicarbonate + beta-alanine + taurin.
      You Americanz.....alwayzzzz zee same we zee,

    • @m.b.82
      @m.b.82 Год назад

      That just makes sense.
      As someone who busts a gut doing physical work for long hours in all weather, there should be a market for that

    • @ItzEx0dia
      @ItzEx0dia Год назад

      and he mixed it with the tea goddamn it

  • @alexlechner9330
    @alexlechner9330 5 месяцев назад

    I think it's great that you made that video it was interesting to watch thank you for your work

  • @charlesingram9471
    @charlesingram9471 3 месяца назад +1

    haha similar in UK you would stand on parade in the morning and then march to breakfast, so you tried to ensure you were positioned in the parade so you got to the mess hall first or by the time you got your breakfast it was time to go on the morning run.

  • @CH3TN1K313
    @CH3TN1K313 Год назад +83

    @ 7:44 that's most likely a liver pate. In Eastern Europe, Russia, Serbia, Poland, etc... pate (паштета/pašteta) are super popular and are made of quality meats, unlike most American pate's. The taste usually matters more about what brand you get and the type of pate (what meat they use). There are premium brands like Argeta which I know is available in Serbia, that doesn't just have it's regular tuna, chicken, beef, or pork pates, but offers varieties that include smoked meats, smoked sausage, or prosciutto (пршута/pršuta) ground into the pate, giving an amazing smokey, salty, and peppery flavor.

    • @slomotion5165
      @slomotion5165 Год назад +5

      It's very nutrional meat

    • @aryarijac4197
      @aryarijac4197 Год назад

      why dont u change ur name to debil?

    • @ninelkobra2832
      @ninelkobra2832 Год назад

      Hepatic he for hemoglobin.

    • @user-ls5xf9sd5w
      @user-ls5xf9sd5w Год назад +8

      🇷🇸☝️🇷🇺 Брат

    • @CH3TN1K313
      @CH3TN1K313 Год назад +3

      @@user-ls5xf9sd5w Поздрав брате
      🦅🇷🇸☦🇷🇺🐻

  • @TheKeks001
    @TheKeks001 Год назад +33

    Чё-то я не помню такого сухпая у нас ...
    Ребята, кто от Solida - накиньте лайк, и скиньте ему видяху. Уверен что этот "наш" паёк он ещё не видел.

    • @alekssv9657
      @alekssv9657 Год назад +4

      Ну раз ты не помнишь, то как бы всё, такого не может быть... Чё ещё расскажешь? Я вот динозавров не видел, выводы делай сам

    • @hellraizer9708
      @hellraizer9708 Год назад

      Это сух-пай , который идет на ИМПОРТ. Такого у нас обычный солдат , никогда не сьест...

    • @user-hr2md6wj8i
      @user-hr2md6wj8i Год назад

      Погугли ирп Штурм...

    • @erwinkruger9988
      @erwinkruger9988 Год назад

      был же

    • @hellraizer9708
      @hellraizer9708 Год назад

      Я не говорю, что похожего нету и у нас, качество продуктов и все остальное в плане Качества лучше, а так да у нас может быть такой же 100 внешне, но по ост параметрам уступает

  • @llongdong
    @llongdong Год назад

    Wonderful video. Very enjoyable to watch. Thank you.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад

      George, Thank you for those kind words and TFW!

  • @tamiweir8041
    @tamiweir8041 Год назад

    Thank you for your video. Your pleasant to listen too.

  • @carrisasteveinnes1596
    @carrisasteveinnes1596 Год назад +175

    I got hold of a box of 20 Russian MRE that expired in 2009. I still have a taste today, and they are still fine. Expiry dates are indicative only, especially in proper storage conditions. Same goes for normal civilian canned and pouched foods. Just check the condition of the can, pouch or sachet first. All the other assorted stuff like condiments and accessories should last as long as light and air do not reach them, and have so far.

    • @hallgrimurkhallgrimsson1200
      @hallgrimurkhallgrimsson1200 Год назад +27

      I'm pretty sure the date on canned food is for when the food quality will go down but it will still all be edible

    • @radarlovedr
      @radarlovedr Год назад

      Sale by dates are just corporate tricks to get you to throw out foods early and buy more frequently.

    • @romanpyatibratov4361
      @romanpyatibratov4361 Год назад +20

      yep. military MRE's are supposed to be ready for potential war. That means their official expiration date is far from stated. So they can be usable in case of war for it's period and wont expire during war somewhere on frontlines leaving soldiers with spoiled food.
      So if MRE says "expiration date is 2009" the real expiration date is gonna be somewhere around 2014. And only for certain products in package. As canned food can last for decades

    • @johnh.tuomala4379
      @johnh.tuomala4379 Год назад +4

      @@hallgrimurkhallgrimsson1200 That's why so many canned items say: Best By: date.

    • @elroma7712
      @elroma7712 Год назад

      What about botulism?

  • @jasonsolomon220
    @jasonsolomon220 Год назад +4

    One of the most wholesome comments sections I've had the pleasure of reading. Great video.

  • @chairrider2462
    @chairrider2462 7 месяцев назад

    You mean nut to butt, hut!? LOL I did boot in the Navy in 79. We're about the same age. Love your work here man! Thank you! I retired in '99!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  7 месяцев назад +1

      We called to a**ho** to belly button. I'e heard it that way, too. TFW

  • @henryproctor2193
    @henryproctor2193 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ha ha I believe the saying we heard in Navy bootcamp was "Nut to Butt" lol in the Chow hall 🤘

  • @FunkyDeleriousPriest
    @FunkyDeleriousPriest Год назад +57

    I've never had a Russian MRE before, but I sure do like Russian food - it's got a lot of mayonnaise, potatoes, and salted meat stuff. Checks all the boxes for me.

    • @Morussian
      @Morussian Год назад +3

      и грибочки ))

    • @djpupsik98
      @djpupsik98 4 месяца назад +2

      @@Morussian and mushrooms))

    • @lunotarr
      @lunotarr 4 месяца назад +4

      fun fact - I have soviet cooking book, issued in, like, 1960s (that first sheet is missing, but I remember it was there when I was a child). Cooked many recipes from there and never used mayonnaise. Well, there is actually several mayonnaise recipes, but it has little use in dishes.

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge 4 месяца назад

      I like the Russian girls and vodka, especially when the girls are full of the vodka.

    • @KhadiyaTaktash
      @KhadiyaTaktash 4 месяца назад

      ​@@stankygeorgei curse you for that ☠👹

  • @Infirito_Ekra
    @Infirito_Ekra Год назад +117

    We do drink a lot of tea, yeah. Also TESS is one of the types I usually go for, pretty good overall. ^_^
    As for food in general, we tend to go with a more natual approach, barelly any spices or preservatives (hence the shelf life of 2y and under), usually just salt, pepper and fat.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +28

      It was good, whatever the type. I like Russian MREs for their taste, for sure. TFW!

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard Год назад +7

      @@alphalexicon361
      Lipton is where its at. I know thats the most overhyped brand, but I like it

    • @RustedCroaker
      @RustedCroaker Год назад +15

      @@AlphaQHard If we're talking about the UK brands, I'll get Twinings over Lipton any day.

    • @accaciagame1706
      @accaciagame1706 Год назад +14

      Depends which European. The French, Austrians and Italians are into coffee. These are coffee cultures.

    • @accaciagame1706
      @accaciagame1706 Год назад

      @Hshxb Dhehs Tea is a feg drink. Drink coffee.

  • @charlesperez9976
    @charlesperez9976 Год назад +2

    I purchased 4 cans,allegedly from Russian MRE,of horse meat in gravy.
    It is incredible.
    Imagine the best pot roast that you have ever had,side it with one of those Bob evans mahed potatoes trays from the store,it is perfection.
    I greedily hold on to the remaining 3 cans,as I suspect that I won’t be able to get more anytime soon!!

  • @thewedge8823
    @thewedge8823 Год назад +2

    Russia doesn't use a lot of GMO's in there food... they are pretty strict in preservatives and as well as baby food... the government regulates it pretty strictly

  • @nerofoxkrell
    @nerofoxkrell Год назад +91

    I want to get my hands on one of the Italian breakfast at MRE thing has a shot worth of really good liquor that comes with it

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +12

      I'd love to know where I could buy one, for sure. TFW!

    • @nerofoxkrell
      @nerofoxkrell Год назад +1

      @@MeAncient There was another MRE reviewer channel that did a video on one of them you could probably ask them where they got it I can't remember the name of the channel right now but I'll go look

    • @nerofoxkrell
      @nerofoxkrell Год назад +1

      Couldn't find the video but the B and F rations are the ones with the alcohol which is called Cordiale

    • @jamebrooke894
      @jamebrooke894 Год назад +5

      Well I'm a C-Ration Marine never had a MRE, my first C-rat was made in 1945. Asked my D.I. if it was safe to eat, he said "give!" I gave, he opened it and ate it ALL.

    • @brookeggleston9314
      @brookeggleston9314 Год назад

      @@nerofoxkrell Check with *Steve1989.*

  • @gvrifiedsci7315
    @gvrifiedsci7315 Год назад +13

    This video is so incredibly good and the host is such a down-to-earth guy. Definitely sharing this

  • @slp_on
    @slp_on Год назад +1

    Little note: that candy was a barberry flavor, which is common (some could say traditional) flavor of Russian sweets and also a lemonade-y drink (which you should dfinetly try, it`s great)

  • @ewgeniyburlakov6233
    @ewgeniyburlakov6233 4 месяца назад +1

    I lived in Russia and I have bought this package with rice for the hike many times.
    This one of my favourite already cooked meals.

  • @pfclumi
    @pfclumi Год назад +49

    The fact that you are a Marine reviewing MREs makes this content 100x better. I trained with Marines such as yourself when I served in the Army. They are a very fun bunch of warriors.

  • @-EchoesIntoEternity-
    @-EchoesIntoEternity- Год назад +258

    love to seem him check out a South Korean MRE or some Japanese SDF rations, both have some of the most impressive FRH so efficient.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +60

      If I could get hold of some, I'd love to do reviews on those, for sure. TFW!

    • @julyaugust4753
      @julyaugust4753 Год назад +6

      Definitely should try Japanese!

    • @kamronim3167
      @kamronim3167 Год назад +24

      @@MeAncient thank you for praying before your meal sir it gives me hope seeing people do that

    • @andrewoh2612
      @andrewoh2612 Год назад +2

      Not gonna lie. The Russian MRE as produced here actually looks decent.
      Tea? You can already expect the number of back room deals for purelle and smokes

    • @dexterbushrod3176
      @dexterbushrod3176 Год назад +4

      I was based in Korea, we had different mess halls. I ate in the Katusas mess hall and the food was much better and fresher, but you can understand why. But I love Korean food to this day

  • @housemana
    @housemana 2 месяца назад

    thanks for sharing a story of your time in bc.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  2 месяца назад

      Nicholas, I am happy to do it and glad you enjoyed the video. Please check out my other videos! TFW

  • @bigbendmarine
    @bigbendmarine 2 месяца назад

    Did boot camp at PI in 1996... phrase the DIs used to keep us tight in line was to "stand A to B" (a**hole to bellybutton 😂). I also was a squad leader and shared the rushed eating experience EXACTLY as you described. 6' 2" and went in at about 185 pounds and graduated at 165 pounds. Much enjoyed the video. 👍

  • @alekseynam96
    @alekseynam96 Год назад +18

    You are so nice man😀
    However that was not a cherry candy tho 😂(my European friends also confused flavour for the first time)
    Its flavour is called barberry (a berry that grows everywhere except Australia, but each region has different species) this candy has a taste of barberry species from Central Asia or some southern Russian territories ( I was born and grew up inUzbekistan, and we also used to have a jam, soda, ice-cream and even wine made with those berries

  • @mikeelder6298
    @mikeelder6298 Год назад +6

    I was in basic training in 1980 too, Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB.
    Our chow hall procedure was about like yours, a little different. We had to stand at our table until all four chairs were occupied, then we sit down and wolfed our chow down. When the TI stood up he'd shout FLIGHT 389, UP AND OUT! We were gone.

  • @cookscatapults
    @cookscatapults 10 месяцев назад

    Hahahahaha Well Alrighty Then.....Over From Ace's Place hahaha....Chose this video to watch for my first Me Ancient view.....Hahahaha I Liked and Subscribed.....Also Thanks for Your Service to Our Country

  • @instructionaldgn1
    @instructionaldgn1 16 дней назад

    Great story about boot camp. Thanks for sharing.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  15 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it. TFW!

  • @charlesurrea1451
    @charlesurrea1451 Год назад +11

    Army brat, Navy vet. ⚓
    Born and raised at Fort Ord and served at Moffett NAS.
    Tea is common in MREs throughout Asia, North Afrika and Europe.
    Compotes (drink mix) are also common in MREs now. Crystal light or Tang anyone?
    Potted meat is always tasty! 😉I remember the change from cans to MREs. Everybody wanted the hot sauce!
    No more smokes or matches.😒 Made for good trade.
    I still carry a P38 and remember T rats and C rats as a kid in the 70's. A 5 Lb. tin of pudding was a big hit in show and tell! 😁

    • @skipstreet
      @skipstreet Год назад +1

      When were you at Ft Ord?

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад

      Welcome aboard, Charles. Navy ships had the best food........especially great when you could enjoy it 4 TIMES A DAY!!!! TFW

    • @user-if4zv5nj5m
      @user-if4zv5nj5m Год назад

      One time I had a chance to taste soviet canned beef from military reserves. It was made in early 50s and had expiration date at mid-2010s. It was, hmmm, interesting. First, there was a huge piece of beef, almost no fat or liquid. Second, it was really hard, almost sublimated. Third, it had a bright pink colour, like a sausage. It tasted good but not like any regular beef. There were a lot of it on market those times because expiration date was close and military sold it like American did with spam. It's rare nowadays but I guess another 20 year wouldn't do anything bad with it

  • @CarlDeanWallace
    @CarlDeanWallace Год назад +4

    God Bless You Sir

  • @Justyburger
    @Justyburger 3 месяца назад +1

    Nice. I used to eat the British rations. We had these crackers called Biscuit Browns and some people never liked them, but I loved them and used to scoop up other peoples unwanted biscuits. They were great with Corned Beef. I used to crunch away at them all night out in the field. We had packets of really good porridge and a great hot chocolate drink. Sometimes I'd mix the hot chocolate powder into the porridge. That Russian main meal looked real good. Better than what we had. Probably something to do with the cold temperatures they have. The body needs more sustainance. We also had a few boiled sweets, but I don't remember any gum.

    • @LulaJake
      @LulaJake 3 месяца назад

      Brown biscuits were arse blockers. They were designed to stop you from shitting.

  • @karlsnod2784
    @karlsnod2784 3 месяца назад

    Hay devil dog, randomly saw your video and I just wanted to say hi, live your best life and God bless. Love your younger cousin from the Army.

  • @vipergtsmre
    @vipergtsmre Год назад +26

    Great find! This is a civilian one but has many military used components. I havnt had this version, thanks for showing.

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +2

      My pleasure, ViperGTS. Ace got it somewhere for me. TFW!

  • @samseven5260
    @samseven5260 Год назад +6

    Love an MRE review. Most entertaining!

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +1

      More to come! Glad you enjoy them, Sam. TFW!

  • @neonblack211
    @neonblack211 3 месяца назад +1

    THANKYOU for actually using the heating packets and heating up the meals im tired of seeing people do MRE's and they just dont cook/heat up anything, in the field anytime you have a chance to get a warm meal you take it it makes all the difference. I never got to try the chemical heating up ones though just cooking our own over a hexi stove

  • @MrBraviy
    @MrBraviy 3 месяца назад +1

    3:48 It is written - Concentrate for a tonic drink "Fruit with lemon". That's how I understood the similarity - Yupi. And then they mix it with tea...

  • @lalodaniels1388
    @lalodaniels1388 Год назад +294

    I used to work at a school with a guy who grew up in the Soviet Union, and I remember him talking about the crap they feed our American kids in school. I remember him telling me how the kids in Soviet schools would eat steaks, different kinds of link sausages, and all kinds of tasty, delicious meals. He told me that the children were always given the best food, unlike in the US, where only the rich get the best food. I also remember him telling me how they all had free housing and free university. I was living with my parents and had over $40,000 in student loan debt at the time. They don't tell us the whole truth about things in the fake news media.

    • @danlem
      @danlem Год назад +80

      free education is the best thing that was in the Soviet Union and the best thing that remains of it in modern Russia.

    • @oliviao3686
      @oliviao3686 Год назад +66

      Absolutely! I spent a year in a US school, now living in Italy. I'm 34, and lived in Russia most of my life. We have the best kindergartens in Russia- the children spend there all day, first thing you come in the morning is breakfast, there also lunch of 2 courses and a dessert, and 2 snack times. But healthy snacks, not like in the West. E.g. for the after-the-nap snack you might get a cottage cheese pie hot tea or a glass of kefir and cookies. The main meals are all hot (cooked in-house usually). The organisation is obliged to count the calories and nutritional value(proteins, fats and carbs), so that the children get all the nutrients they need at that age.
      Same with schools. We always had hot meals With hot drinks. Healthy ones, not just French fries or baked potato like in America. For drinks: tea, cocoa, dairy.
      We live in an apartment that my parents got for free, all the education is free, including the university, but there the number of free places available is limited, you have to study well and pass the exams well to get a free spot. Childcare leave is 3 years, for 1,5 years you're getting paid a % of your salary for this time+ government help. After that just a small amount, I think.
      No later that when the child turns 3 the government must give you a kindergarten, if they don't do that they must give you a monthly allowance for a private kindergarten.
      There's a lot more I could tell that's different from Europe to the better...

    • @jarkevaihminen3725
      @jarkevaihminen3725 Год назад +4

      Absolutely 👍

    • @Anotopter
      @Anotopter Год назад +25

      Unfortunately, USSR does not exist anymore. And all that remains from benefits in modern Russia is only partly free education...

    • @deker0954
      @deker0954 Год назад

      Oh please.

  • @coryminnick1256
    @coryminnick1256 Год назад +42

    That looks quite delicious. I had to laugh about your story about being hungry as hell during boot camp. I was in Ft. Leonard Wood MO. Training to be an Military Police Officer. I also was hungry all the time and ate EVERYTHING I was given, kinda had too to keep going. The amount of calories burned a day definitely warrants eating a shit ton of food. I lost 30lbs during basic and after I got home my parents said the same thing. They thought I looked sick. Lol 🤣 but I was in the best shape of my life. 🤙🏻

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +17

      That's funny. How long ago were you in, Cory. My dad and uncles went to Fort Leonard Wood back in the 50s. TFW!

    • @coryminnick1256
      @coryminnick1256 Год назад +13

      @@MeAncient I was in 2013. Sadly got discharged right before basic graduation. 😐

    • @johnh.tuomala4379
      @johnh.tuomala4379 Год назад +11

      I remember eating at the Follow Me dining facility at Ft. Benning, GA . They only gave you twenty minutes to eat ( including the time it took to get through the chow line). Taking food out of the chow hall was forbidden, so to ensure that everyone got enough to eat, you were allowed to cram whatever you could into your mouth before you left. Think John Belushi in Animal House (a whole hamburger).

    • @johnsheetz6639
      @johnsheetz6639 Год назад +4

      It's funny my skinny friends that went in the military gained weight but my chubby friends lost tons of weight! It was definitely designed to give you your ideal body type

    • @pewpew9193
      @pewpew9193 Год назад +3

      @@johnh.tuomala4379 I used to eat in the food court in the little mall there when I brought my buddy back to base or came to visit.
      It was cool not paying tax on my food lol.

  • @Net092
    @Net092 11 месяцев назад

    God bless you sir you are a hero and thank you for your service and the freedom you provided for us you are not respected enough

  • @mad151maxx4
    @mad151maxx4 4 месяца назад

    Love your videos sir, and i thank you for your service. WERE CAN I GET the russia cold mre. Id like to buy a few cases for when offgrid hunting for a week. And price. Thx and keep coming.

  • @SandmanFightingSys
    @SandmanFightingSys Год назад +41

    I’ve had a few Russian MREs and they were awesome

    • @MeAncient
      @MeAncient  Год назад +4

      First comment! TFW

    • @carrisasteveinnes1596
      @carrisasteveinnes1596 Год назад

      The supposed reports of Russian soldiers revolting over expire MRE issue is fake news. The stuff seen on TV dated 2016 will still be perfectly fine, as my 2009 stuff still is. And not everyone actually eats or uses all of what is in there box - there is a measure of wastage.

  • @user-hg3pd1ej6g
    @user-hg3pd1ej6g Год назад +18

    А, у нас говорят , что у вас пайки лучше

    • @killstroke7492
      @killstroke7492 Год назад

      We do rusky

    • @chache1
      @chache1 2 месяца назад

      ​@@killstroke7492Choke on it.

    • @chache1
      @chache1 2 месяца назад

      ​@@killstroke7492Swallow it, babe.

    • @_Leprosy_
      @_Leprosy_ 2 месяца назад

      ​@@killstroke7492Make sure not to suffocate on it, girlie.

    • @killstroke7492
      @killstroke7492 2 месяца назад

      @@_Leprosy_ same to you

  • @jerrylloel6331
    @jerrylloel6331 3 месяца назад

    Tabasco went on all my meals unless I was out !? Thanks for taking me back to the good Ole days ! 87-91 desert storm Ooorahh Semper-fi brother !! 🫡😎