I am dutch and we was all one back in the day same as ussr broke up into other places. Open a book. Dutch and german language almost the same and what he says is german in this video is DUTCH! But americans know it all.
Most items are pruduced and packed in the Netherlands in this MRE and only a few items are produced and/or packed in Germany such as the sponge cake and the biscuits, yet are produced by a subsidiary of Unilever which is a Dutch owned company!
You can always add your jam to the plain muesli or porridge to give it some flavor. That MRE is almost a 48 hour ration. Two breakfasts, two lunches and a dinner with tons of snacks and drinks.
I am dutch and the rations have improved the last few years. The ration you reviewed is not the "standard" ration, but rather the largest one. I believe these are for extra heavy duty like arctic duty are simular. The standard ration has two hot meals, two packages of muesli/porrage and two packages of crackers. And one pack with nuts, beef jerky, soups, drinks, protein drinks ect ect. Normally it does not include the dried pastas, cookies, cake, extra pack of nuts, ect. The hot meals in the normal ration are great compared to what we used to have. They are so good that I rarely bring my own food with me these days. A few years ago a standard grunt would life of noodle-soup he brought along. These days the rations are so good, we actually eat this stuf :)
Buddy, for as many rations as you have made/eaten, you haven't developed a feel for the amount of water needed to rehydrate food. Always entertaining..
This is a brute of a ration, comparable in size to the Australian CR1M. The sheer variety of goodies in this would make it a joy to eat rather than a chore for mere caloric intake. And lots of snacking options outside of structured meals. I'm interested in seeing what the other ration options have in them. Dutch cocoa powder is the duck's nuts! (An Aussie expression meaning great or the best.) Making it on milk and/or cream instead of water is even better. I'd be interested in finding out how much of a foreign income earner OrifO is for the Danish economy. Their products appear in so many western European military ration packs. Proper black liquorice/licorice can potentially lead to or exacerbate hypertension/high blood pressure and heart arrhythmia. And watch out that it's not salted licorice. The Scandinavians consume it by the truckload and the Dutch aren't that far behind them! It's an acquired taste, but I grew up with it as a kid. Liquorice contains liquorice root, not star anise- they are unrelated to one another. Vitamin D3 is probably there if this is more of a winter than a summer ration. We don't get the D vitamins through our diet; we make them by exposing our skin to sunlight, which will be a problem in winter. Negro and other dark-skinned peoples living in the northern hemisphere are significantly more likely to suffer from Vitamin D deficiency than Caucasians. It's believed that the original humans in Africa were "black" and our European ancestor's skin lightened through evolutionary pressure when they moved through Asia and into western and eastern Europe so that we could make sufficient Vitamin D. Vitamin D was also postulated as helping our body cope with Covid-19 or that you were more likely to suffer worse consequences if you were Vitamin D deficient. That curry looks more Indonesian than Indian. If the pâté is more generic pork meat than liver, that black cherry jam would be nice on top. Cashews are a bit special over bog-standard peanuts. Nice! Nice review as always, guys.
There really dry brittle jerky? Just put it in the soup or noodles before you pour boiling water on it, and let it sit a few minutes, that will soften the jerky and add some flavor to the soup/noodles.
The Dutch ration must be the biggest one out there. Its great tgst they gave so many different drinks and snacks. If armies march on their stomachs, the Dutch must be marching non stop lol. Great review :)
@@hex1c only in high amounts. I have heart failure my cardiologist said " a few pieces is going to cause no danger". So..unless you're allergic it's beneficial.
Think the extra tea powder was a mistake that's why it's in a different bag, just like when I ordered furniture flat packed and it came with extra pieces.🤷
Just took a look at one of the normal MRE. It is 4150kcal. This one is 5259kcal. So, yes it is one the heavy duty meals for specific environments and not the standard MRE.
Caloric count is just about perfect for a cold weather ration. Also explains why there is no water content in it. You don't want containers bursting because the liquids freeze inside them.
FWIW “kippensoep” is Dutch, not German Same with the other items you identified as “German”, they’re actually Dutch. No worries as the languages are similar but they are definitely different. My mom was very good with German and she could sorta understand Dutch, but speaking it was out of the question lol.
Dang, this was a HUGE ration. It depends on what I had to do but this would be a welcome amount of food in the field. You all are doing a great job with ration selection keep up the great work. BTW how's Amanda?
A question from an American, how do these euro militaries provide the hot water to make all this happen? I know American MREs can be eaten without heating, but dehydrated can’t be at dry. Always wondered.
It varies. Some US MREs were self heating. A plastic envelope with a magnesium compound in it had water added to it. It then became insanely hot. A metal foil pouch with the food put into the water would heat up quickly. European armies may have done or do this, but the common way is to heat water in a small pot or metal canteen cup using a "Sterno" type fuel. Esbit tablets are far and away the most common. In some armies a little Esbit stove is issued to the soldier, in others a flimsy little version is put in the ration pack along with the tabs.
While it's true that this ration should definitely be issued with a pre loaded syringe of insulin for DIA - BEETUS ... US mre s should be issued with a 80 milligram dose of Lasix due to the horrific sodium content. It's obvious that US mre s are only made with long term storage in mind. Nothing even remotely to do with flavor. Be safe guys
DIA - BEETUS lol. Its true. US MRES are not at all about taste or anything else but long term storage. Of all the mres,from all the different countries that I've tried, they are the least desirable.
The thought of that reminded me of living in the South of the US many years ago. I was unfamiliar with grits, a staple of the Southern breakfast. They are made from ground parched corn, and are bland, even with butter on them. I was looking at my grits in a restaurant one morning, and I grabbed a little tub of strawberry jam (for use on toast). I stirred it in and it was good. I never ate grits without doing that again. My practice absolutely horrified the Southerners, lol.
I doubt the licorice you had was made of star anise it was actually licorice since it was from Europe. The eat real licorice from licorice root not what Americans think licorice is. I know this first hand because when I was a kid we had a German exchange student in my home town and he got regular shipment of real licorice from his family in Germany.
People here in the USA chew licorice root, but it is not common. There was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs some years ago who wore a necklace of bear claws or teeth and chewed licorice root incessantly, the way some chewed tobacco.
@@sunshinesideoflife7710 Holland knows 1000 and thousand variations of DROPS.... soft, chewy, hard, sweet, salty, wet inside etc etc xxx love it. Don't forget the English Drop... but that's not Dutch lol.
Usa rations need to go take some classes from whoever makes this ration I could eat 2-3 days off this lol Nice for soldiers Usa troops would freak out on this
Excellent job Nathan. Been watching your vids since the beginning and I gotta say this is my favorite. What a wide variety of items and tastes. Lemon , chocolate, cashews, black cherry , curry and even licorice ! I've been eating mre s since about 1981 and I've never had any with any licorice related items. Really nice work guys, stay safe.
its all sugars no fats. sure it looks nice at first glance but the drinks wont keep you warm on a march. the soups are nice tho. 3x coffee typical dutch to drink a lot of that. what is the total calorie of this? i dont think it will be all that much. its a nice snack pack.
its not meant for a march (and even then you still need to drink a lot on a march anyway) but for on a temporarily military camp (bivak) as it's a 24 hours ration, I personally know the ones from the 80's and those had great stuff in it but often too few drinks, the calories in this one it is around 5300 kcal enough for a day of hard work.
@@jipleyYT its a mre, you would have to march to get to the bivak, mre are to be consumed in the field. you are looking at the mountain ration, this one is only 4100calories and its all sugar. you would crash hard on it working a day.
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Points at literal Dutch words in a literal Dutch MRE - 'We see a lot of German manufactured stuff in this one.'
Yeah, he never disappoints.
I am dutch and we was all one back in the day same as ussr broke up into other places.
Open a book. Dutch and german language almost the same and what he says is german in this video is DUTCH!
But americans know it all.
Seriously, lets just say i wouldnt be on this channel if Steve1989MRE had a video on it
Most items are pruduced and packed in the Netherlands in this MRE and only a few items are produced and/or packed in Germany such as the sponge cake and the biscuits, yet are produced by a subsidiary of Unilever which is a Dutch owned company!
the dutch rations good a huge update...back in my royal dutch navy service, we had boxes, simular like the german ones. The new ones are amazing!
the simular stuff you mentioned that are like the german ones is true...its the same manufacturer mostly, in Germany who made them:)
You can always add your jam to the plain muesli or porridge to give it some flavor. That MRE is almost a 48 hour ration. Two breakfasts, two lunches and a dinner with tons of snacks and drinks.
Actually, I think it is more realistic for what a very active person consumes. Only an end of the day meal would be the smallest.
most likely intended for cold weather missions.
@@Panwere36 a+
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We Dutchmen, as the tallest people on earth, need lots of food to stay on top of you all😎
True that😂
I am dutch and the rations have improved the last few years. The ration you reviewed is not the "standard" ration, but rather the largest one. I believe these are for extra heavy duty like arctic duty are simular. The standard ration has two hot meals, two packages of muesli/porrage and two packages of crackers. And one pack with nuts, beef jerky, soups, drinks, protein drinks ect ect.
Normally it does not include the dried pastas, cookies, cake, extra pack of nuts, ect.
The hot meals in the normal ration are great compared to what we used to have. They are so good that I rarely bring my own food with me these days. A few years ago a standard grunt would life of noodle-soup he brought along. These days the rations are so good, we actually eat this stuf :)
Wacht jij krijt koekjes
Buddy, for as many rations as you have made/eaten, you haven't developed a feel for the amount of water needed to rehydrate food. Always entertaining..
This is a brute of a ration, comparable in size to the Australian CR1M. The sheer variety of goodies in this would make it a joy to eat rather than a chore for mere caloric intake. And lots of snacking options outside of structured meals. I'm interested in seeing what the other ration options have in them.
Dutch cocoa powder is the duck's nuts! (An Aussie expression meaning great or the best.) Making it on milk and/or cream instead of water is even better.
I'd be interested in finding out how much of a foreign income earner OrifO is for the Danish economy. Their products appear in so many western European military ration packs.
Proper black liquorice/licorice can potentially lead to or exacerbate hypertension/high blood pressure and heart arrhythmia. And watch out that it's not salted licorice. The Scandinavians consume it by the truckload and the Dutch aren't that far behind them! It's an acquired taste, but I grew up with it as a kid. Liquorice contains liquorice root, not star anise- they are unrelated to one another.
Vitamin D3 is probably there if this is more of a winter than a summer ration. We don't get the D vitamins through our diet; we make them by exposing our skin to sunlight, which will be a problem in winter. Negro and other dark-skinned peoples living in the northern hemisphere are significantly more likely to suffer from Vitamin D deficiency than Caucasians. It's believed that the original humans in Africa were "black" and our European ancestor's skin lightened through evolutionary pressure when they moved through Asia and into western and eastern Europe so that we could make sufficient Vitamin D. Vitamin D was also postulated as helping our body cope with Covid-19 or that you were more likely to suffer worse consequences if you were Vitamin D deficient.
That curry looks more Indonesian than Indian.
If the pâté is more generic pork meat than liver, that black cherry jam would be nice on top.
Cashews are a bit special over bog-standard peanuts. Nice!
Nice review as always, guys.
It's the 'high energy' version of the ration, for deployment in cold climate, mainly. That's also why it has D3 tabs.
There really dry brittle jerky? Just put it in the soup or noodles before you pour boiling water on it, and let it sit a few minutes, that will soften the jerky and add some flavor to the soup/noodles.
I love it when you do the MRE kits by yourself
You can use the bullion and Italian seasoning in the plain. It's great to give them options. I'd love to have one of these
Guys love watching from Australia’s Outback. MREs are very expensive down under. Keep up the awesome work!
Pretty sure this MRE could bring World Peace. Both sides would be too busy eating and drinking too actually do any fighting.
The Dutch ration must be the biggest one out there.
Its great tgst they gave so many different drinks and snacks.
If armies march on their stomachs, the Dutch must be marching non stop lol.
Great review :)
we are the tallest :P
The nuts and tuna in the separate ziplock is the “ energy module “
An indoors MRE. Wow a monster of a sack full of food, interesting Nathan 🙂
Thank you team. I really like the dry rations and the frreeze dry food. I could march a long way on that ration.
That is a humongous ration!! Everything looks delicious. Thanks
It feels like these different countries compete in having the biggest MREs.
Licorice is good for your belly and used in medicine. I agree the Dutch have the best of the best.
Its bad for your heart and blood pressure tho.
@@hex1c only in high amounts. I have heart failure my cardiologist said " a few pieces is going to cause no danger". So..unless you're allergic it's beneficial.
Think the extra tea powder was a mistake that's why it's in a different bag, just like when I ordered furniture flat packed and it came with extra pieces.🤷
Liquorice is Liquorice, star anise is another separate spice. The Liquorice you eat was just Liquorice from Liquorice root. It's gross imo :)
Just took a look at one of the normal MRE. It is 4150kcal. This one is 5259kcal. So, yes it is one the heavy duty meals for specific environments and not the standard MRE.
Caloric count is just about perfect for a cold weather ration. Also explains why there is no water content in it. You don't want containers bursting because the liquids freeze inside them.
FWIW “kippensoep” is Dutch, not German
Same with the other items you identified as “German”, they’re actually Dutch. No worries as the languages are similar but they are definitely different. My mom was very good with German and she could sorta understand Dutch, but speaking it was out of the question lol.
I mean its literally a dutch mre how can you be so ignorant to say theres german on the packaging, ridiculous
@@Floris_VI IDK, I was probably really drunk. I'm past that phase of my life now (hopefully) but I'll leave this up as a lesson in humility to myself.
Hühnersuppe!!!
Dang, this was a HUGE ration. It depends on what I had to do but this would be a welcome amount of food in the field. You all are doing a great job with ration selection keep up the great work. BTW how's Amanda?
Nicely reviewed Nathan
Thank you Art
I just ordered this ration from MRE Mountain. Be fun to try it!
How long did it take to receive and did customs take anything from it?
This is the best MRE out there in my opinion! Nice review mate
A question from an American, how do these euro militaries provide the hot water to make all this happen? I know American MREs can be eaten without heating, but dehydrated can’t be at dry. Always wondered.
It varies. Some US MREs were self heating. A plastic envelope with a magnesium compound in it had water added to it. It then became insanely hot. A metal foil pouch with the food put into the water would heat up quickly. European armies may have done or do this, but the common way is to heat water in a small pot or metal canteen cup using a "Sterno" type fuel. Esbit tablets are far and away the most common. In some armies a little Esbit stove is issued to the soldier, in others a flimsy little version is put in the ration pack along with the tabs.
While it's true that this ration should definitely be issued with a pre loaded syringe of insulin for DIA - BEETUS ... US mre s should be issued with a 80 milligram dose of
Lasix due to the horrific sodium content. It's obvious that US mre s are only made with long term storage in mind. Nothing even remotely to do with flavor.
Be safe guys
DIA - BEETUS lol. Its true. US MRES are not at all about taste or anything else but long term storage. Of all the mres,from all the different countries that I've tried, they are the least desirable.
I love the fact that pasta dishes are in more dry rations than rice. I think it is much harder to mass produce rice
That looked awesome,thanks for sharing.
The licorice "Stick" looks like Mike and Ike's
I absolutely adore a good tuna sandwich. I’d love to try that tuna.
I think the black cherry jam would be great mixed in with that plain muesli
The thought of that reminded me of living in the South of the US many years ago. I was unfamiliar with grits, a staple of the Southern breakfast. They are made from ground parched corn, and are bland, even with butter on them. I was looking at my grits in a restaurant one morning, and I grabbed a little tub of strawberry jam (for use on toast). I stirred it in and it was good. I never ate grits without doing that again. My practice absolutely horrified the Southerners, lol.
@@marksnyder8189 if you haven't tried put honey in the gritts it's amazing
@@otravis676 I have and it is 🙂
This looks epic. I'd love to try that lemon cake. Great review guys.
The Dutch rations are in the top 3 best rations in the world in my opinion
didnt realize where you live pretty close to where i stay. i like to go to stonies from time to time. i like the mre videos
I doubt the licorice you had was made of star anise it was actually licorice since it was from Europe. The eat real licorice from licorice root not what Americans think licorice is. I know this first hand because when I was a kid we had a German exchange student in my home town and he got regular shipment of real licorice from his family in Germany.
People here in the USA chew licorice root, but it is not common. There was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs some years ago who wore a necklace of bear claws or teeth and chewed licorice root incessantly, the way some chewed tobacco.
honestly i would be able to last even longer then that with that much food
Always interested in seeing new rations
As a pole that's a good looking pate
Liquorice candy (DROP) is typically Dutch lol. I am very fond of it. You can wake me up for that buddy 🙂
Drop is the best in the NL..too good..Not the extra salty one tho. Made that mistake once..never again..haha
@@sunshinesideoflife7710 Holland knows 1000 and thousand variations of DROPS.... soft, chewy, hard, sweet, salty, wet inside etc etc xxx love it. Don't forget the English Drop... but that's not Dutch lol.
The triple salted is my favourite Drops
Wow you need a trick or treat bag to haul it around. Looks like the Dutch take care of their troops
They don’t, they really don’t
Yay!
As always a great review
I replied with my new email on the last comment, not sure if you seen it
Looks like 2 of those could last a person a week . That's a lot of food .
My sentiments exactly.
There are lines on the side of the bag (Black line) to where to putt the water in.
Usa rations need to go take some classes from whoever makes this ration I could eat 2-3 days off this lol Nice for soldiers Usa troops would freak out on this
Amazing ration
Excellent job Nathan. Been watching your vids since the beginning and I gotta say this is my favorite.
What a wide variety of items and tastes. Lemon , chocolate, cashews, black cherry , curry and even licorice ! I've been eating mre s since about 1981 and I've never had any with any licorice related items.
Really nice work guys, stay safe.
Nice work tim
huge ration!! very cool brother!
Have you heard of steve1989 he does MRE reviews but hasn't done a video In months ? Love your content too
Could have put the dry jerky in the hot beef bouillon.
Would you like some food with your drinks
I think the UN ration is bigger
Nice
Separate maybe for food allergies..
Possible??
Guessing
Cant wait too get my Ukraine mre.
Liquorice is bad for your blood pressure if you take too much
..i'm late for snacks,...lol...bon appetite
Whats the app you use to translate foreign languages?
Google Translate, probably.
did it say Hühnersuppe or kippensoep?
its all sugars no fats. sure it looks nice at first glance but the drinks wont keep you warm on a march. the soups are nice tho. 3x coffee typical dutch to drink a lot of that. what is the total calorie of this? i dont think it will be all that much. its a nice snack pack.
its not meant for a march (and even then you still need to drink a lot on a march anyway) but for on a temporarily military camp (bivak) as it's a 24 hours ration, I personally know the ones from the 80's and those had great stuff in it but often too few drinks, the calories in this one it is around 5300 kcal enough for a day of hard work.
@@jipleyYT its a mre, you would have to march to get to the bivak, mre are to be consumed in the field. you are looking at the mountain ration, this one is only 4100calories and its all sugar. you would crash hard on it working a day.
yummy
Licorice gives You the Shits .
What do you do with all of the uneaten food?
tore-TEE-ya
No one like Steve. Everything thrown around. Milkshake was horribly made. Everything was like a caveman was making it. Where's Steven1986
Up
Well this ones old they changed it again. Entirely
I feel like I’m cheating on steve1989
Everything is bad for something !
Its dutch not german.
Please don’t mix up Dutch with Deutsch. It breaks my heart. This is Dutch.
kippensoep is dutch not german
If it costs you $85 dollars a day to eat you’re not doing things correctly.
They actually only cost about $20 here in the Netherlands.
Pate is cat food.
Skip the drinks. Last thing anyone cares about are the drinks
no way the drinks are really important
The description was as vague as your bait click ....dry