@@randall.3189 Like beef stock cubes? I’ve seen beef bouillon cubes. Like concentrated beef powder from ramen? I’ve seen that Australians put it on toast? Why would you want to eat beef paste on toast?
It's way more salty and way less beefy than beef cubes. Very much an umami flavour. As to why? Dunno, it's an Australian thing. Every Aussie kid is raised on Vegemite on toast for breakfast and always a Vegemite sandwich in your lunch box at school. It's definitely an acquired taste but on toast with a good spread of butter, there's nothing like it for an amazingly savoury and sweet (from the butter) boost to the day, packed with vitamins and minerals. My favourite breakfast is Vegemite on toast with a glass of fresh orange juice. Fantastic.
Actually, every time he finishes reviewing old rations, he died shortly after due to food poisoning. Then, a new Steve comes out from a cloning chamber from his secret cloning lair located in his house basement to take the old Steve's place. I know this because my uncle operates his cloning lair.
We were issued “new” LRRP rations during a visit to Cambodia in 1969 - told we could eat them dry so as to save water during the dry monsoon - damn near died as it rehydrated in my stomach during the afternoon - chilly and rice - miserable!
It’s crazy because in comparison some of the US meals were prepared like someone not from the US was doing their best to figure out what foods Americans usually eat together. I don’t understand why they’d pair up some of the items that they do. Nobody eats like that…. But here, Australia’s meals have things that seem to go together AND there are Aussies co-signing these meals. Idk how much louder the US government needs to shout that they don’t give a flip about its citizens, even the ones dying for it.
@HoneyBunnyBOM To be fair.... American "cuisine" is both crazy regional AND each distinct type bleeds and fuzes into each other depending on where your parents moved from and what cookbooks were popular in your area. I think the idea was everyone could either trade for favorites, or at least pick out something they liked from the least favorite options.
Steve, the chocolate has an additive to it to increase its melting temperature, most chocolate made for Australia has this in, changes flavour but boy is it better than a melted chocolate bar.
I dunno there's something oddly appealing about buying a bar of choc, tearing the corner off the wrapper of and just squeezing the liquid bar into your mouth... 😂
I had a really shitty day. Seeing an MRE vid from Steve on my subscription feed is _exactly_ what I needed. When you watch them, it just feels like everything is OK.
Spiz D I believe so. I’d imagine him to be really chivalrous. My husband is chivalrous....he’s an Aussie too. So Aussie, he married me with his sunglasses on Bahahaha 😂
He might have been a nightmare in the army as you lay there with your lower right left shot off.. “ uh, that’s a lights roast coffee that goes real with with this nice slightly tart raspberry jam on what a a nice short cake biscuit “
When Steve says things like "That's some of the smoothest English Breakfast tea I've ever had" it makes me wonder both if he truly does eat nothing but MRE's even off camera, or Steve is just that enthusiastic and perhaps hyperbolic. :P
Steve, I cannot remember a time in The Corps where I got to eat the whole meal in one sitting. Typically, we threw all the sides and snacks in our day pack or pocket and had our main cold, throwing away the FRH. As the day went on, Id pour dried coffee in my mouth and take a sip of water. Same with fruit drink powders (or reuse a water bottle from the PX). But i do love seeing your reviews so I can see what could have been 😅
The fruit jam biscuits surprised me. Those are a staple of every kiwi/aussie childhood. Just the look of the biscuits brings the taste to my mouth, there’s nothing else like it.
Always dunk the mi goreng sauce packet (unopened), in with the noodles while cooking. That way it melts so you can get every drop out once you open it.
It's actually very enjoyable to listen to someone with a defined pallet to review a military ration. It's not a subject most outside the service would consider.
What a change from my Australian Air Force experience of the “Rat Packs” we had 35 years ago. They were good back in my day, but they’re even better now. Great video !!!
@@Blue-wj4ce I'm a kiwi who is a big fan of Vegemite. It tastes very salty and "yeasty". It's not creamy like peanut butter and holds no sweetness to it (unlike Marmite) it's a savoury topping for sure. A little goes a long way so a new comer to Vegemite shouldn't load it on, just a little thin smear with some butter to counter the saltiness makes it much more palatable.
what do you mean wut? Would you rather wipe your ass with toilet paper or a scouring pad? You know? Steel Wool? The stuff you clean dried leftover lasagna off the pan with? Due to it fusing to the pan from sitting uneaten in the fridge?
My dad was stationed in Italy in the early 90s and he told me that one day he was doing some work on base or something with some Australian dudes and he swears that every single time he ate with them, they had so many snack and candy.
Mini Sota I always forget that basic knife skills are lost with the vast majority of folks today. He used a sharp knife to make a straight cut in some bread. I mean, don't get me wrong...it was satisfying...but...
I live in Wisconsin, where Jack Links jerky is made. I gotta say I was really surprised to see that in an Australian MRE. I’ve never even seen that in an American MRE. I’ve been eating Jack Links’s since I was a little kid. Made in Minong, WI. Great video as usual 👍
I'm from Queensland Australia and I can confirm the jack links jerky is available at nearly every service station (gas station) in the state and is very popular =)
24hr ration packs have improved a lot since I was in the army back in the 80's. Jeez, that's a lot of food man. Only thing I recognize is the scouring pad
yeah good to see the army just slams in all the aussie staples just wish we could see some old magie chicken and corn noodles too sometimes makes you love the mi goreng more and changes things up a bit
I traded the Australians my 2-3 us mres for 1 if there’s. I love those things. I ate those for a month straight on a really long op. Condensed milk is ADDICTIVE LOL. beef jerky is really good too. Better than the stupid US ones haha. I kept the matches on hand but tend to not light in high humidity.also, those dang lifesavers taste like cherry chapstick to me. This is coming from a 0351 in the Corps btw. I have actually tested these in the field and they are amazing. Highly recommend getting some to try for all you out there. Some come with canned cheese and if you eat that with the vegimite and crackers, you got yourself a TREAT.
In the UK the biscuits Steve ate for breakfast here are called "Jammy Dodgers." If you eat one, you eat the whole box full before they could get near a tray. Nice....
RadioSnivins yeah a Aussie mre , hair of the dog flat beer beard with Veggie-mite and cheese for breakfast the two Bunnings snag with onion , for lunch , and the footy 4&20 beef pie and Mi Goring plus two ice cold beers . Done living the dream 😂
Can just imagine being under heavy enemy fire bullets flying and Steve sitting there saying “nice let’s get this on a tray” position being overwhelmed and Steve is giving his review in jam sandwich biscuits lol. When you do the nutri shake things they are designed to be made into a paste first with a little water then add more water. We used to mix our cereal and our nutri shakes it goes further and fills you up for longer 👍🏻
As an Aussie I find it so funny that they have the Mi Goreng noodles because in Australia they are a favourite brand of noodles and my dad who has been in the Australian army for 30+ years always used to make me Mi Goreng noodles when I was younger.
In Indonesia, it's like your everyday emergency ration. Hungry in the middle of the night and lazy to find hawker? Indomie. Got only $3-4 for a week until payday? Don't worry full week course Indomie with many flavors will accompany you through the week. Going somewhere far from civilization? Bring Indomie.
This is REAL ASMR, your videos are not only amazing while watching but also while trying to sleep, such a calm voice and little hints of humour here and there
*My girlfriend was wondering if you were ok since you haven't posted in awhile, she doesn't even ask me how I'm feeling when I'm sick!!! SMH. And to be honest, I was wondering if that 1890's beef had finally done it and made you seriously ill! haha!! Don't change Steve!! You're Awesome!*
The "Jam Sandwich" in Australia and New Zealand is called a Griffin's Shrewsbury Biscuit. You can buy them in big packs stacked up as you have with oreo's, there is also a double-stacked pack too. I love them.
This channel is like a place to stop and relax especially if you have ptsd and have been hungry many times so that you really appreciate peace and food i love this channel
I just started watching these videos about a month ago. I'm half tempted to go and buy some cases of MREs just so I always have a well rounded meal around, lol.
@@Markosmirel32 I wouldn't recommend that unless you're as physically active as a soldier. Eating three meals a day would be almost 4,000 calories. If you decided to only eat partial MREs to counter that, then you'd be deficient in other portions of your diet.
Steve, you legit got me addicted to MRE reviews, I follow a few other reviewers, but I always like yours the best-because you eat the whole thing! Other people tray it up, taste the mains, taste the sides, leave the bulk of it on the tray. My grandmother would have tore them a new one.
You're supposed to leave the meal in the inner bag then sit the inner bag in the outer foil package and pour in your water. Then you can then just fold the top of the inner bag over and use an elastic band if you need it.
I'm in New Zealand and I could put together maybe 90% of the ingredients here from my local supermarket. I guess that's part of the point, though; you want something familiar, something that ties you back to home.
Main course aside, it's the same thing with every MREs I'd say. They even use cans as main course in some countries. They just rebadge the items and put them into fancy olive pouches. Oh, and the bread thing is something you won't find in a supermarket.
Yup, it's supposed to be a moral booster when real hot food isn't around. Of course, depending on the menu item, that moral can be boosted or squashed. Luckily, the U.S. MREs I've had were either okay or damn that's an MRE???? We used to call the from Meals Rejected from Ethiopia, because starvation was funny when I was younger I guess.
All an MRE is is an extended life versions of typical meals of the given country. Also since most brands already make their products shelve stable its a waste of R&D money to make their own over just using an existing product--especially with the drink mixes and sweets m&ms or granola bars. Those noodles are just Indomie noodles repackaged, so delicious BUT soooo unhealthy.
I use to eat these Australian ration packs back in the early nineties, an I gotta say they haven't changed too much. 🤯 You got chocolate that actually looks like chocolate in an Australian ration pack. I've never seen that an I've eating hundreds. Noice
Ah yes I remember my trips out with these, having to wring water out of snakes and using my bread as a pillow at nights. In the morning we’d just eat our pillows and get back on the move.
By the way, the rubber bands aren't for closing the teriyaki bag. You're meant to break open the clear bag before you go on patrol, and redistribute the contents around your pack as you see fit, using the rubber bands to bundle the individual items together.
I have absolutely no reason or desire to care about this kind of content, and yet... Gotta give you credit as a host. This is definitely not my kind of stuff on RUclips but you have such a pleasant and easy-going tone that it's just worth watching just to relax. I'll probably never really get a chance to try or eat any of this stuff and to be honest, I am more than okay with that. But man, if you aren't already, someone should hire you to commentate anything. Whatever it is, doesn't matter. You have the right voice for this kind of work. Everything about you as a host is just perfect. Change nothing.
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Imagine being in the Army with Steve, in combat. Every meal he lays everything out and does this type of commentary...
Joe Morrell Nice! Mmkay
Lassi Kinnunen Here's a couple of 7.62x 39, nice
*watches Isis camp be bombarded by artillery * Nice!
Lassi Kinnunen LOL!
*NIICE*
he explains food so great the enemies just surrender to listen
**North Korean soldiers surrenders**
Sgt. Seung: "I just want to listen to Steve reviewing my rations"
@@TheIndogamer
Pvt. Jeongyeon: "58 of your comrades surrendered for the same cause. Just come to tent no. 2."
His stomach can probably tank direct hits from artillery shells
Mega oof.
@@TheIndogamer But what rations?
“Look at that bread” *slap slap*
“You could sleep on that”
Cfl Cami lol
*that's a thick bread*
"You could use that as a pillow"
16:35
I would definitely sleep on those buns there. especially if they are hot. hot buns.
You'll be happy to know Steve that the latest Australian CRM packs come with 2 fruit bars the size of the muesli bar at 40g each
Really important Intel thank you 🙏
"Look at that bread"
*Smacks it*
N U T T
Brother?
@@stef248 Brolaw?
*NUTTING INTENSIFIES*
N U T T ?
If you want to eat that mi goreng ration, it's literally repackaged Indomie brand mi goreng. Goes for like 25 cents a pack. Godly stuff.
Matthew Wang best instant noods on the market by far
@@Perronster Nongshim shin ramyun is the best if you like a bit of spice. Little bit more expansive than other stuff but its great.
godly indeed 😂
Amen
John Smith Nongshim Ramyun is god.
Nothing like finishing a long day with a Steve1989 MRE review. Settle in boys and girls.
Congrats to you and Vivi!
:o c milk gets comfy to steve videos too
Nice.
Did not think you would be here
I am surprised that one of my favorite China vloggers watches Steve too lol!
That FRED is the best can opener I've ever used. Been out of the Army for over 20 years and still have some in my cutlery drawer.
Honestly these are better meals than what I normally eat
Leah do you literally eat shitb
I’ll feed you 😘
@@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160 nonce
drainfrog
Durr durrr durr dur durrrr
@@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160 massive nonce alert
I just watched a man eat food for half an hour
aspwil *ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED*
Those are rookie numbers.
But it was worth it
The other day a coworker asked what I did on my day off. Told him I spent like 3 hours on RUclips watching a guy eat old food.
MUKBANG
I don't know why I watch his videos but this is like my 30th one. He's like a well spoken, California surfer with a "unique" hobby.
Idk about surfer haha. He likes to collect a lot of things though
replace california with florida and you’re probably right on the money
He's the Jeff surfs up spikole of MREs.
YaY, RAMEN.
I’ve been thinking the exact same thing
I am an Australian and the way looks after the meal and has respect for the Vegemite is incredible he has the stamp of approval
What does vegemite taste like?
@@KassAss420 A little bit like beef stock cubes. But different hard to explain.
@@randall.3189 Like beef stock cubes? I’ve seen beef bouillon cubes. Like concentrated beef powder from ramen? I’ve seen that Australians put it on toast? Why would you want to eat beef paste on toast?
It's way more salty and way less beefy than beef cubes. Very much an umami flavour. As to why? Dunno, it's an Australian thing. Every Aussie kid is raised on Vegemite on toast for breakfast and always a Vegemite sandwich in your lunch box at school. It's definitely an acquired taste but on toast with a good spread of butter, there's nothing like it for an amazingly savoury and sweet (from the butter) boost to the day, packed with vitamins and minerals. My favourite breakfast is Vegemite on toast with a glass of fresh orange juice. Fantastic.
Saturday morning, Vegemite on toast with butter, with a cup of milo on the side (cold in summer). That is a true breakfast.
Me: what did you have for breakfast
This dude: rations from Australia
Lol
MI5T3RNAD0 GAM1NG m’kay
We have the best rations
Heath Ward well shit I’m coming to fight with y’all!
@@heathward8826 Facts
Man I'm glad you uploaded. I thought that 119 year old canned beef did you in.
lmao!
Actually, every time he finishes reviewing old rations, he died shortly after due to food poisoning. Then, a new Steve comes out from a cloning chamber from his secret cloning lair located in his house basement to take the old Steve's place. I know this because my uncle operates his cloning lair.
Someone should make a Mojo top 10 MREs that almost killed Steve
sylvain falquet hell yea
he should do a post review with his "survived or almost-death" rating.
This shocked me. I thought Australian army would just eat snakes, sharks and cactus, and their ration pack would just hold beer.
Nah. That's the SAS.
LFMAOF
We need to be able to share sometimes.
Beer sounds good but it must be dehydrated
No that is Florida if it is bud light
Anyone that can eat Vegemite out of a jar with a spoon is officially an honourary Australian.
I've never had Vegemite but I can happily eat marmite from the jar with a spoon. Can I get a temporary honour while I track down some vegemite?
@@Sakkeru96Same sort of thing
Alright, I'm a 'stralian! =D
@@Sakkeru96 Vegemite is about twice as salty imo
I agree 👍👍👍👍
" *Me opens anything vacuum sealed* "
Me: nice hiss
Everyone: why do you say that
Me: professionals have standards
U dead me x')
U dead me Xd very much
Damn that's a stealthy TF2 reference. Bonus points since Sniper is Australian
@@MrPainkiller616 thx mate and and fun fact sniper is actually from New Zealand
@@newhero2157 ah damn, I'm a little rusty with my TF2 lore I suppose.
I said, "do you speak-a my language?" Steve just smiled and made us a vegemite sandwich.
Nice
@@KentuckyAk101guy No...... NOICE
@@deplorabled1695 Yes, No Ice when on extended recon.
10 points.
Preceding line mentions bread and the other man being muscular.
Complete thy reference!
We were issued “new” LRRP rations during a visit to Cambodia in 1969 - told we could eat them dry so as to save water during the dry monsoon - damn near died as it rehydrated in my stomach during the afternoon - chilly and rice - miserable!
Colonel Raymond Keller
Dry monsoon?
@@AgentTasmania basically just colder dry days of wind, little rain, around october through april.. 👍👌✌
Because it made you bloated? Did you eat too much? How did it almost kill you? Do tell more. :-)
@@Great.Dane. by sucking all of the water out of him, they are dried and supposed to be rehydrated before eating
Thanks for the share Colonel
This is such a perfect example of Aussie cuisine 😂 I was amazed by how many of these things are currently in my house and eaten every week
Same!
It’s crazy because in comparison some of the US meals were prepared like someone not from the US was doing their best to figure out what foods Americans usually eat together.
I don’t understand why they’d pair up some of the items that they do. Nobody eats like that….
But here, Australia’s meals have things that seem to go together AND there are Aussies co-signing these meals.
Idk how much louder the US government needs to shout that they don’t give a flip about its citizens, even the ones dying for it.
Damn yeah. So Australian
@HoneyBunnyBOM To be fair.... American "cuisine" is both crazy regional AND each distinct type bleeds and fuzes into each other depending on where your parents moved from and what cookbooks were popular in your area.
I think the idea was everyone could either trade for favorites, or at least pick out something they liked from the least favorite options.
@@kin2narutothe products and brands in the MRE are very Australian. I don’t think she meant culturally Australian.
i cant possibly be the only one wondering what the hell "musk" flavor is
@Brandon Wertz Elon??
It tastes like...musk.
Sweaty armpits
I thought same thing.
musk flavor tastes like musk ...
Steve, the chocolate has an additive to it to increase its melting temperature, most chocolate made for Australia has this in, changes flavour but boy is it better than a melted chocolate bar.
I dunno there's something oddly appealing about buying a bar of choc, tearing the corner off the wrapper of and just squeezing the liquid bar into your mouth... 😂
Nice!
@@TomElliottJackson oh yeah. That sounds goooooood
@@TomElliottJackson you get bloom if it ever hardens up again though
@@ChuckisNorrish Mate I've got no intentions of having any left over, once the bar is open there's only one place for the choc to end up 😂
OMFG you are the first American that actually appreciates Vegemite in a way that warms Australias heart thankyou
No need to sit the citizenship test, just walk in eating Vegemite from the jar with a spoon.
LoganIRL So do I and I’m from the UK.
Man who eats over 70 year old meat but wouldn’t eat Vegemite just wouldn’t make sense
He’s a Canadian. Y’know, from Canadia 🇨🇦
@@broadsword6650 *canadia*
He never complains and enjoys anything he eats (i.e. eating a 60 yrs old vintage MRE), and that's why I love watching his video.
I had a really shitty day. Seeing an MRE vid from Steve on my subscription feed is _exactly_ what I needed. When you watch them, it just feels like everything is OK.
Nice!
Agreed. Just so calming
verdatum nice
verdatum let’s get this guy out on a tray
Amen brother. As relaxing as a Bob Ross video!
15:42
"The noodles actually give it a nice...visual..."
*After another closer look*
"No... No they don't actually :( "
*LMAO*
I just love how positive he is about everything, it's such a pleasure to watch these, love your work, thank you! Peace from australia!
Good eye might!
Hes a true american and gentleman
Spiz D I believe so. I’d imagine him to be really chivalrous. My husband is chivalrous....he’s an Aussie too. So Aussie, he married me with his sunglasses on Bahahaha 😂
He might have been a nightmare in the army as you lay there with your lower right left shot off..
“ uh, that’s a lights roast coffee that goes real with with this nice slightly tart raspberry jam on what a a nice short cake biscuit “
When Steve says things like "That's some of the smoothest English Breakfast tea I've ever had" it makes me wonder both if he truly does eat nothing but MRE's even off camera, or Steve is just that enthusiastic and perhaps hyperbolic. :P
Steve, I cannot remember a time in The Corps where I got to eat the whole meal in one sitting. Typically, we threw all the sides and snacks in our day pack or pocket and had our main cold, throwing away the FRH. As the day went on, Id pour dried coffee in my mouth and take a sip of water. Same with fruit drink powders (or reuse a water bottle from the PX). But i do love seeing your reviews so I can see what could have been 😅
@Nico De Sena >in our pocket
>poured drink mix into our mouth, then took a sip of water
ARE YOU INSANE
@@spookydookie8752 thank you for the update
@@drenchedinsyrupp6059 dude that’s how a lot of us drank the coffee also. A lot would just put the coffee in their mouths and just let it sit lol
Ahh the poor guys who spent so much time an effort designing this as a meal for the soldiers finding out how it was actually eaten...
The fruit jam biscuits surprised me. Those are a staple of every kiwi/aussie childhood. Just the look of the biscuits brings the taste to my mouth, there’s nothing else like it.
Any idea the company who makes these? I looked them up on line but didn't find anything.
@@rico1016253 Arnott's makes those -- they're Raspberry Shortcake biscuits.
@@rico1016253 They are made by griffins as they are from NZ as NZ makes the MRE.
They look like christmas cookies.
Back when I was a kid those biscuits were known as "jam fancies". At least that's what my mum called them.
You look exactly like if reviewbrah was drafted into the military
TpSpider dude. that's. Dude.
TpSpider totally...
Wow, just spot on. I’m speechless.
well that’s something i can’t unsee
No....
Always dunk the mi goreng sauce packet (unopened), in with the noodles while cooking. That way it melts so you can get every drop out once you open it.
Good thinking. I'll try that next time.
this guy is the TheReportOfTheWeek of MREs
Lüminism he even looks like they could be relatives.
@@waterwoodguitars6871 take a step back real quick
Woah
HE TALKS LIKE HIM TOOO WTF
Yes! And they are both *nice*
It's actually very enjoyable to listen to someone with a defined pallet to review a military ration. It's not a subject most outside the service would consider.
That's why these are so entertaining
CMSixSeven I agee
CMSixSeven that actually looked really good .
Is there anywhere I can buy some of the MREs he eats
mremountain.com
Dude I could legit meditate to this guy reviewing MRE’s
it's basically ASMR but with food
Tru dat
His voice is so calming.
A lot of people do just that. Steve starts talking and in comes the chill. Nice.
Yeah welcome to the club we all do.
This was one of the best MREs on the show.. love how they had so many bars to eat on the go
Mate I can't believe they chucked in M&Ms Mentos and even Lifesavers it's like my primary school lunchbox
It literally looks like a lunch bag even
M&Ms are WWII rations.
mudageki about to be WW3 rations as well
Took one to school for lunch
kingkam78 American MREs are one meal, Australian are three, breakfast, lunch and dinner are all in one bag
I want someone to talk about me like Steve talks about the raspberry bar
Ceramicsands
Naturally fruity smell....
You are too small, I wish I had a hundred of you
I'm sorry but I gotta finish it right now. I can't help myself.
Let’s get you on a tray
Why is it so tiny
i'm glad he finished his food and spread the meals out through the day
Provocateur wait what?
What a change from my Australian Air Force experience of the “Rat Packs” we had 35 years ago.
They were good back in my day, but they’re even better now.
Great video !!!
I give him the Australian stamp of approval he took care of that vegemite beautifully
I know this might sound weird, but what dose Vegemite taste like?
@@Blue-wj4ce I'm a kiwi who is a big fan of Vegemite. It tastes very salty and "yeasty". It's not creamy like peanut butter and holds no sweetness to it (unlike Marmite) it's a savoury topping for sure. A little goes a long way so a new comer to Vegemite shouldn't load it on, just a little thin smear with some butter to counter the saltiness makes it much more palatable.
@@VanillaCupcake91 Im the oppositeand dont like Vegemite. BTW this Aussies MRE is and still are made here in New Zealand.
@@Hunter4042012 So you prefer Marmite? If so, which version, NZ or UK?
@@planetX15 NZ
Steve - "A Scouring Pad and some Toilet Paper"
Me - Don't wanna get those two mixed up...
Edit: 3:29 for anyone who didnt see it xD
Sheldon Gunby wut
what do you mean wut? Would you rather wipe your ass with toilet paper or a scouring pad? You know? Steel Wool? The stuff you clean dried leftover lasagna off the pan with? Due to it fusing to the pan from sitting uneaten in the fridge?
😂
YIKES
That'll sting your ring!
As an Australian I love the fact there's Mi Goreng in there. Our army partly lives on uni student food, I'm here for it.
The military prepares you for everything. Including college
Steve is definitely the Bob Ross of military cuisine!
My dad was stationed in Italy in the early 90s and he told me that one day he was doing some work on base or something with some Australian dudes and he swears that every single time he ate with them, they had so many snack and candy.
anyone gonna appreciate his ability to cut bread straight down the middle? man has no weaknesses
Mini Sota flawless victory
Mini Sota saw that too, was like that needs to be on r/oddlysatisfying
My wife crushes on him. I cannot compare.
Mini Sota I always forget that basic knife skills are lost with the vast majority of folks today. He used a sharp knife to make a straight cut in some bread. I mean, don't get me wrong...it was satisfying...but...
That's some godlike level of cutting skills, we are but peasants in his almighty presence.
"caster sugar and amino acids, that's awesome." I'm guessing that's the first time in human history that phrase has ever been uttered.
I live in Wisconsin, where Jack Links jerky is made. I gotta say I was really surprised to see that in an Australian MRE. I’ve never even seen that in an American MRE. I’ve been eating Jack Links’s since I was a little kid. Made in Minong, WI. Great video as usual 👍
I'm from Queensland Australia and I can confirm the jack links jerky is available at nearly every service station (gas station) in the state and is very popular =)
@@GHOSTSTALKER90 that’s awesome 👏
Now if only we had a regular source of Vegemite here in the states 🤔🤪
Jack Links is made in New Zealand for the Oceania markets.
@@Tazza81 I did not know that. Cool 👍
@@Pretermit_Sound Some Woodmans have Vegemite and Marmite, if you have one by you! (I'm also from WI)
scoffs when Steve starts comparing spoons to each other
remembers he's been watching Steve eat MRE's for 3 hours
nice
haha, man, I've watched them all 10 times now.
Nice
M'kay
nice
U r the Bob Ross of rations and mre
Nice
Agreed
You beat me to it man!
Deadass, some quality asmr
Dude I was just about to say the same thing!!! He should have his own TV show!
Man those Australians be eating good
yea. we don't waste money on stupid walls. so
Yeah we spend our money on the good food
@@cyberpunk9763 No, you spend it on changing pedestians crossing signs to a woman figure to fight "unconcious bias".
@@pp7824 nah...all them cost us less than $10 million.
N.45 lucky them my lunch is a sandwich and juice
24hr ration packs have improved a lot since I was in the army back in the 80's. Jeez, that's a lot of food man. Only thing I recognize is the scouring pad
Steve: *brings his date home*
Also Steve: Alright, lets get you out on a bed. Nice, okay!
Throws her on bed and all her clothes disappear
As long as he don't say 'it smells a little stale'. 🤣
😅
@@mariedonnachie8784 Well he ain't gonna lie to her if it is.
@@mariedonnachie8784 nice hiss. Really great gusset on that pouch
* slaps hood of bread*
" you can fit so much god damn vegimite on this bad boy"
Nice
@Kevin Olschesky Back then I hated vegemite, never had any since. I forgot how they tasted like tho lol
I love you man, but I gotta tell you as an Aussie. Vegemite with bread for breakfast with coffee and the tea and biscuits in the afternoon.
Right on mate
yep same across the ditch here in NZ too lol oh well he will learn from us
Is vegemite comparable to marmite?
@Gabe Nope, its made from the yeast by-product from making beer.
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 Vegemite is a midge dryer, and lacks one of the B vitamins, but otherwise, yeah.
Any Aussie would be so stoked to get those migoreng noodles for lunch. I got a packet in the pantry right now 😂
Same, love them
yeah good to see the army just slams in all the aussie staples just wish we could see some old magie chicken and corn noodles too sometimes makes you love the mi goreng more and changes things up a bit
Glad u love them, as an Asian migoreng is my pride
Dw, as a southeast Asian we have at least 1 packet in every house, shits amazing
He has such a calming voice
Ikr
Pudding Pup bruce from family guy 😁
I need to get my wife to listen to these, chill her right out. As long as he doesn’t run off with her...
3:30 “...A scouring pad and some toilet paper...”
Don’t want to mix those two up...
Depends what you've been eating 😫🥵😳💩😉😂
@@stevewatha Scouring pad - great for removing those pesky Klingons.
Australians believe in keeping clean
Chuck Norris uses sand paper toilet paper.
I traded the Australians my 2-3 us mres for 1 if there’s. I love those things. I ate those for a month straight on a really long op. Condensed milk is ADDICTIVE LOL. beef jerky is really good too. Better than the stupid US ones haha. I kept the matches on hand but tend to not light in high humidity.also, those dang lifesavers taste like cherry chapstick to me. This is coming from a 0351 in the Corps btw. I have actually tested these in the field and they are amazing. Highly recommend getting some to try for all you out there. Some come with canned cheese and if you eat that with the vegimite and crackers, you got yourself a TREAT.
This looks like one of the best rations you've ever reviewed.
I absolutely love sitting down to eat, watching one of Steve's videos :D
Articulate Design ASMR I do this all the time haha
Articulate Design ASMR
Same here lol
I love dining with Steve. Oddly enough I ate some instant noodles around the time he had his in this video.
Articulate Design ASMR weirdo
i thought i was the only one
In the UK the biscuits Steve ate for breakfast here are called "Jammy Dodgers." If you eat one, you eat the whole box full before they could get near a tray. Nice....
They are called Shrewsbury's in Aussie and NZ.
@It’s ya boy narh mate, jam fancies in vic
All you bongs calling a jam sandwich a "tuity fruity bumblesnatch"
Rusty Shackleford literally just re-read that coloured-word-preamble today lol
jammy dodger is a brand name. they are sold here in australia too amongst other brands of jam sandwich biscuits.
As an Aussie it wouldn't have surprised me to see a pack containing one snag, one slice of white bread, and twenty-four sachets of powdered beer.
RadioSnivins yeah a Aussie mre , hair of the dog flat beer beard with Veggie-mite and cheese for breakfast the two Bunnings snag with onion , for lunch , and the footy 4&20 beef pie and Mi Goring plus two ice cold beers . Done living the dream 😂
It'd need a couple of sachets of dead horse to put on the snag.
As a fellow Aussie this is actual best comment ever!
David King if u don’t mind me asking I’m a American a young one I just wondering what a snag is
I thought you aussies spoke english, but i guess not after all
I understood about half of what you just said
I feel like Steve could design amazing MREs
*"That is exactly how my grandmother's house smelled"*
Steve is part Australian confirmed
also loves vegemite... he is one of us
Can just imagine being under heavy enemy fire bullets flying and Steve sitting there saying “nice let’s get this on a tray” position being overwhelmed and Steve is giving his review in jam sandwich biscuits lol. When you do the nutri shake things they are designed to be made into a paste first with a little water then add more water. We used to mix our cereal and our nutri shakes it goes further and fills you up for longer 👍🏻
Bursted out laughing in the middle of lecture
As an Aussie I find it so funny that they have the Mi Goreng noodles because in Australia they are a favourite brand of noodles and my dad who has been in the Australian army for 30+ years always used to make me Mi Goreng noodles when I was younger.
I don't know about the brand but mi goreng means fried noodles in Malay/Indonesian.
Who knows what brand, but indomie is quite common. Probably that brand.
yuenkitmun correct.
Excalis Ogre lord yep I meant indomie
In Indonesia, it's like your everyday emergency ration. Hungry in the middle of the night and lazy to find hawker? Indomie. Got only $3-4 for a week until payday? Don't worry full week course Indomie with many flavors will accompany you through the week. Going somewhere far from civilization? Bring Indomie.
This is REAL ASMR, your videos are not only amazing while watching but also while trying to sleep, such a calm voice and little hints of humour here and there
I love your videos man. You edit them perfectly, your voice is pleasant and not annoying. You're so very knowledgeable. Thank you for the videos! :D
Maybe for next April 1 he could do one with a computer generated voice. ; )
TheDrakenZ hi guys welcome to my channel today we have a ration pack from Australia! Cue intro music.
hear hear!!! one of the best on the web!
TheDrakenZ agree bro
*My girlfriend was wondering if you were ok since you haven't posted in awhile, she doesn't even ask me how I'm feeling when I'm sick!!! SMH. And to be honest, I was wondering if that 1890's beef had finally done it and made you seriously ill! haha!! Don't change Steve!! You're Awesome!*
You need to get a new girlfriend. Once she gets his address, she's gone.
STEVE JUST SMILED AND GAVE ME A VEGEMITE SANDWICH
and he said, “ Ooooooooh!! Do you come from the land down under?” Lol
And he said,
🎶I come from a land of nice hiss🎶
Bill Fuck what's with the 80s song references in this comment section
Niall Asher don't worry about it
The using the bread as a pillow comment actually got me to laugh out loud, great review Steve!
The "Jam Sandwich" in Australia and New Zealand is called a Griffin's Shrewsbury Biscuit.
You can buy them in big packs stacked up as you have with oreo's, there is also a double-stacked pack too.
I love them.
In the UK, we call them Jammy Dodgers.
@@RetropocalypseYT jammy Dodgers are different and by far inferior
@@batt3ryac1d Must be amazing if the Jammy Dodger is the inferior version.
@@jaymz6473 yeah they're great
@@batt3ryac1d I've had both and I can't taste a difference between the two if I'm being honest
Steve: "This is an achievement"
*smacks bread*
Good old bread smack
*fails because social distancing.*
I totally expected him to throw the beef teryaki and nooles together
jimelzenga
Same here dude
Noodles and beef ahh, mush together,
Of course!
Same here.
Nooles?
@@tori9365 yes
This channel is like a place to stop and relax especially if you have ptsd and have been hungry many times so that you really appreciate peace and food i love this channel
Boy that’s a care package
deljayy H. Big fax boi
German MRE are the best. They give you soo much
Mandul Baasanjav any of the 24 hour ones are insane
Ikr! I would be very happy to receive something like that!
These videos are so peaceful to watch before sleep.
Like ASMR that actually works.
Dude I'm abouta crash right after this 😂
Nice
dsagent Try a book, that way you don't fall asleep with a radiation emitting device next to your brain.
I fall asleep to Steve's videos almost every night before work in the morning.
dsagent I can't put this on when I'm trying to sleep. His descriptions are so good I have to keep my eyes open to see what he is referring to lol
I dont even eat this well on a normal day haha
I just started watching these videos about a month ago. I'm half tempted to go and buy some cases of MREs just so I always have a well rounded meal around, lol.
I lived off mi goreng noodles in uni
there's like no fibre in it and its very sugary its hardly eating well.
Crag_r me too and I just fry a egg on top
@@Markosmirel32 I wouldn't recommend that unless you're as physically active as a soldier. Eating three meals a day would be almost 4,000 calories. If you decided to only eat partial MREs to counter that, then you'd be deficient in other portions of your diet.
The fact that Australians put a M&Ms pack in there is truly wholesome
Steve, you legit got me addicted to MRE reviews, I follow a few other reviewers, but I always like yours the best-because you eat the whole thing! Other people tray it up, taste the mains, taste the sides, leave the bulk of it on the tray. My grandmother would have tore them a new one.
Exactly, you don't get this kind of wholesomeness on anyone else's channel
You're supposed to leave the meal in the inner bag then sit the inner bag in the outer foil package and pour in your water.
Then you can then just fold the top of the inner bag over and use an elastic band if you need it.
You sir are a veriftied youtube veteran,i wish i still had my old account..
Came here for this comment
@@lanthan598 we all do
@@lanthan598 Same here. Mine got purged in 2020.
Your voice and personality are so relaxing lol
I watch this before I go to bed. Your voice is like a lullaby, soothing, a d then I dream about mre's.
I just spent whole night watchin all of your vids from past to this one😨
all night? whats that? 2 videos? holy shit. I cant.
we've all been there! cheers!
did they all make you hungry?
It's oddly soothing, and I really like the fact that he unpacked everything first before digging in.
Gotta watch 1 or 2 per night lol.
I'm in New Zealand and I could put together maybe 90% of the ingredients here from my local supermarket.
I guess that's part of the point, though; you want something familiar, something that ties you back to home.
Main course aside, it's the same thing with every MREs I'd say. They even use cans as main course in some countries. They just rebadge the items and put them into fancy olive pouches. Oh, and the bread thing is something you won't find in a supermarket.
Yup, it's supposed to be a moral booster when real hot food isn't around. Of course, depending on the menu item, that moral can be boosted or squashed. Luckily, the U.S. MREs I've had were either okay or damn that's an MRE???? We used to call the from Meals Rejected from Ethiopia, because starvation was funny when I was younger I guess.
All an MRE is is an extended life versions of typical meals of the given country. Also since most brands already make their products shelve stable its a waste of R&D money to make their own over just using an existing product--especially with the drink mixes and sweets m&ms or granola bars. Those noodles are just Indomie noodles repackaged, so delicious BUT soooo unhealthy.
For some reason a lot of ADF rations are made from New Zealand and NZs from Australia.
I mean it’s at aus and Nz army
I use to eat these Australian ration packs back in the early nineties, an I gotta say they haven't changed too much. 🤯 You got chocolate that actually looks like chocolate in an Australian ration pack. I've never seen that an I've eating hundreds. Noice
No Aussie pack would be complete without choccy milk
Burnt Out Electronics and vegimite
I still wish the army rationed out wheat-bix.
He had it for breakfast though, everyone knows you have it after dinner.
Yeah but when do you put the shrimp on the barbie?
This is probably my favorite MRE to date. It just looks so... complete. The Aussies know how to feed their soldiers.
But i wonder where will the patrolling soldier have time to savour it. This looks like too much effort.
@@ta4256 the M&Ms make up for it
@@ta4256 Most of the snacks and sides would be eaten on the go instead of one sitting
yea not like that fucking garbage pla ration literaly just BRICKS and diarrhea to drink
@@johnkapusta3237😅😅😅
Ah yes I remember my trips out with these, having to wring water out of snakes and using my bread as a pillow at nights.
In the morning we’d just eat our pillows and get back on the move.
Sounds just about as much of a journey as my walk to school back in the day...
Bwahahah
I enjoy Steve's voice, it's very calming.
By the way, the rubber bands aren't for closing the teriyaki bag. You're meant to break open the clear bag before you go on patrol, and redistribute the contents around your pack as you see fit, using the rubber bands to bundle the individual items together.
They are also used to blouse the bottom of your trousers if you lose or break an existing one.
Your tone on these in date MRE's are so upbeat. It makes me giggle compared to the solemn lower tones when you open a 1946 bully beef
Pub Invest Group Ltd lololol
It’s because he trusts the innate ones. With the old ones every bite might be his last.
The Australians must be pretty advanced, seeing as they have the ability to walk upside down.
PineappleGator yes, we have developed an advanced innovation that allows our blood to freeze and we are able to walk, run and have sex upside down.
We are the superior nation, bow to us you right side up peasants.
Apparently they don't need a gusset either
PineappleGator nah just good old fashioned gravity harnesses
Can confirm, were just that good at it
This guy just comes across as so genuine and chill
I been hesitating clicking on this one cause i thought it was just a loaf of bread
Justin Reyez same! I was just wondering why he's reviewing a loaf of bread
Lol. Me too
It looked like a slab of coke to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
a loaf of bread would probably be enough for one day xD
Loaf of bread with vegimite
Steve: "I bet those Australian special forces dont need a gusset."
ASF Soldier: *spills soup on ground* "FRICK"
I have absolutely no reason or desire to care about this kind of content, and yet...
Gotta give you credit as a host. This is definitely not my kind of stuff on RUclips but you have such a pleasant and easy-going tone that it's just worth watching just to relax.
I'll probably never really get a chance to try or eat any of this stuff and to be honest, I am more than okay with that.
But man, if you aren't already, someone should hire you to commentate anything. Whatever it is, doesn't matter. You have the right voice for this kind of work. Everything about you as a host is just perfect. Change nothing.
Its like Bob Ross to me, i dont really care about painting but its nice to watch and listen to
i second that motion.
mezmerizing as mr rogers taking off his sweater and hanging it up.
or tying his shoes
With all that packaging, 2.5 lbs is amazing for the variety and quality of food. As a backpacker, this would be awesome
Steve (while stirring Sustagen): Gotta whip it.
Me: WHIP IT GOOD.
Good...I'm not the only one who thought that! Pity Steve didn't actually say that, though.
Skreamworks glad im not the only one who thought that.
Buh duh bu duh buh
Skreamworks Devo never goes out of fashion