2016 Chinese PLA Navy Self Heating MRE Review JT-07 Survival Ration & Tasting Taikonaught Space Food

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  • Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
  • A true shelf stable food journey. Starting with a 2008 JT-07 Life Saving Food.
    Then to 2004 boxed for dignitaries at a convention (from the 2003 Shenzhou 5 Flight) - Taikonaught Space Food. I bought this from a guy who was also selling US NASA Space Food, but all those lots went for thousands of dollars. This was only $450 - American collectors weren't interested. It was the only item I won in like 20 lots. The rest went for much more. Yang Liwei ate this food on his flight. (I think I mis-pronounce his name as "Ling-way" in this review, filmed 4 1/2 years ago. -My apologies for the mispronunciation.) If anyone has any other variants of this flight mission's food, please contact me. I want to document as much shelf stable food from China as possible. Those moon cakes were fascinating and had an excellent shelf life. I've seen one photo of a Taikonaught eating those same exact cakes. Do they still produce them? The glycerin coating and lack of any oxidation or degradation to the flavor in a period of 16 years was impressive. Along with the texture and flavor.
    Then to the third shelf stable food item - a 2019 Type 03 PLA Pilot Survival Ration. A fascinating compressed food blend that is sure to inspire some great and imaginative conversation.
    And finally to the 2016 PLA Navy Self Heating Meal - what a terrific ration. With unique nutrition and food that makes these Chinese rations so truly fascinating.
    2008 JT-07 Life Saving Food
    0:00 - 06:49
    2004 Shenzhou 5 Space Food
    06:50 - 18:04
    2019 Type 03 Pilot Survival Ration
    18:07 - 21:23
    2016 PLA Navy Self Heating Meal
    21:24 - 32:49
    I'm super happy to have figured out what to do with these 4 unreleased reviews. I could have done 2 or 3 videos - but decided to have these all together here for your viewing ease.
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my exact mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.co...
    teespring.com/...

Комментарии • 2,8 тыс.

  • @bottwaandcalover
    @bottwaandcalover Месяц назад +3283

    He's not using a translator. Once again, as legend has stated, Steve proves that he can read any language ever created as long as it's on a military ration.

    • @killercaos123
      @killercaos123 Месяц назад +281

      Steve doesn’t speak languages, he just happens to know everything on military rations

    • @elinscheid
      @elinscheid Месяц назад +93

      An admittedly lesser super power, but useful none the less.

    • @Benzinilinguine
      @Benzinilinguine Месяц назад +16

      What is "google lens"?

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Месяц назад +23

      Not even Chuck Norris can do that.

    • @-r-495
      @-r-495 Месяц назад +7

      Maybe a hint to where he is located but I‘ll shut up now.

  • @critterjon4061
    @critterjon4061 Месяц назад +3790

    Hearing Steve say “ I’m not gonna eat that” sends a chill up my spine

    • @TimMonk1911
      @TimMonk1911 Месяц назад +314

      I think he learned his lesson from the PLA meal from a few years ago...

    • @glennbrymer4065
      @glennbrymer4065 Месяц назад +33

      Was he talking to us, or himself?

    • @SmokeyTheBandit
      @SmokeyTheBandit Месяц назад +44

      ​@glennbrymer4065 the lady who propositioned him at the bar. 🤣

    • @ens0246
      @ens0246 Месяц назад +34

      ​@@TimMonk1911each whiff gives him flashbacks 😂

    • @djackmanson
      @djackmanson Месяц назад +120

      Century-old bully beef? Sure!
      PLA meals? Nahhhhh

  • @hablo_pony
    @hablo_pony Месяц назад +3965

    Once Steve finishes building his resistance to whatever biohazards are inside PLA rations, he’ll truly be unstoppable.

    • @ThomasZukovic
      @ThomasZukovic Месяц назад +119

      Whats really bizarre is that its pretty much only steve whos complaining about the pla rations literally search in youtube for ANY pla ration and many enjoys them, why its only steve who has problems with it?

    • @user-hp9vu7uz6w
      @user-hp9vu7uz6w Месяц назад +18

      He already is!

    • @SEGFC
      @SEGFC Месяц назад +257

      @@ThomasZukovicif you watch the video he actually thinks these rations are good. His community likes to make racist jokes about how the Chinese rations nearly killed him or whatever.

    • @user-un6yq4mm1v
      @user-un6yq4mm1v Месяц назад +309

      @@ThomasZukovic Well the validity of his claims are proven, during the beef noodle one he showed how the meat was green (rotten).
      So perhaps he is just very unlucky, or his supplier does not keep them in good storage place, or the PLA cut corners on their MREs.

    • @critterjon4061
      @critterjon4061 Месяц назад

      @@ThomasZukovicthis man has eaten meat from the first boer war and bread from the 1800s if something makes him sick it is not suitable for human consumption

  • @hardcoreweeb6439
    @hardcoreweeb6439 Месяц назад +1137

    Chinese here, to be fair that "space food" Steve got here is more of a tourist trap souvenir sold at some space museum in China, the American counterpart would be those "space ice cream sandwich" sold at some NASA museum. Because there is no way they would be eating canned food with that much liquid in a weightless condition. But its still pretty impressive Steve actually could get his hand on those stuff.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Месяц назад +63

      Yeah. I wondered about that when the packet described it as "space food."
      Just seemed a bit redundant, and not the sort of thing actual astronauts or scientists would refer to something as.

    • @philipparana9225
      @philipparana9225 Месяц назад +46

      The weight of the packaging and the sharp tins being g conductive would not happen.

    • @tgapmax4051
      @tgapmax4051 Месяц назад +61

      I was thinking that the dust coming off the pineapple would really mess up air filters. But I've been binge reading "The Expanse."

    • @JustSumGuy
      @JustSumGuy Месяц назад +19

      Lmao Steve got got

    • @Dumb-Comment
      @Dumb-Comment Месяц назад +9

      who is to say the same food wasn't present inside Yang's capsule back in the days, of course you're not getting the ACTUAL cans he brought to space, what are we talking about here

  • @Wilksey75
    @Wilksey75 Месяц назад +198

    For years watching Steve get it out on a tray never gets old lol

  • @duncanluciak5516
    @duncanluciak5516 Месяц назад +1142

    "That's definitely... I'm not going to eat any of that!"
    You boldly go where we dare not.

    • @jeremynelson5311
      @jeremynelson5311 Месяц назад +108

      If Steve won't eat it you know it's bad

    • @NecramoniumVideo
      @NecramoniumVideo Месяц назад +36

      @@jeremynelson5311 Not his first rodeo!

    • @CannibaLouiST
      @CannibaLouiST Месяц назад

      when does he say that lol

    • @thefallencog
      @thefallencog Месяц назад +43

      @@jeremynelson5311 He used to eat it even if it was kind of bad in his opinion.
      But im pretty sure the last trip to the ER convinced him he needs to stop doing that with these rations, and historically speaking Chinese MRE's have always been the worst when it comes to long term quality, even under kind of "ideal" storage conditions.
      Especially since this was a "2016 MRE" but was produced in 2008 lol

    • @YouTubeEnjoyerAllen
      @YouTubeEnjoyerAllen Месяц назад +4

      @@CannibaLouiST6:29

  • @sirbillius
    @sirbillius Месяц назад +747

    “A gusset so it can stand up on its own. You always need that. Especially in outer space!”
    I love the sarcasm.

    • @RambleRecordings
      @RambleRecordings Месяц назад +31

      One of the many reasons I come back to this channel is the absolutely dry-as-a-bone humor

    • @meinnase
      @meinnase Месяц назад +18

      and mains that are not at all adapted for space lol. just opening those without having hundreds of tiny meat broth balls flying into your electronics wtf

    • @manticore117
      @manticore117 Месяц назад

      @@meinnase Imagine having to explain to you superiors that you wasted half the mission time chasing a meatball around the capsule while trying to suck the broth out of the air.

    • @harmonic5107
      @harmonic5107 Месяц назад +11

      ​@@meinnasenot to mention the extremely dusty freeze dried pineapple

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW Месяц назад +6

      @meinnase FINALLY, someone in the comment smart enough to note this failing in the supposed Chinese space food.
      As a Chinese-American, in Pooh I am disappoint.

  • @chromelemon
    @chromelemon Месяц назад +1878

    “Woah, Chinese Space Pineapple!” is not an exclamation I’d ever think I’d hear but here we are.

    • @jeremynelson5311
      @jeremynelson5311 Месяц назад +35

      @@chromelemon sounds like the name of a jam band

    • @timgooding2448
      @timgooding2448 Месяц назад +20

      Could be a t-shirt!

    • @jwong478.
      @jwong478. Месяц назад +8

      Didn't have that on my bingo card😅

    • @mysock351C
      @mysock351C Месяц назад +21

      The gusset is what gets me. The US does not include it in MREs for 1g terrestrial applications. But, in outer space China has you covered for, you know, when you want to have some pineapple while firing your orbital correction booster.

    • @jamesdavis5096
      @jamesdavis5096 Месяц назад +5

      Thanks you ruined it for me now

  • @user-gd4ku5se8h
    @user-gd4ku5se8h Месяц назад +421

    Can we all just stop for a moment and appreciate that this guy got Chinese space food and showed us.
    This is legend.

    • @chepesantacruz777
      @chepesantacruz777 Месяц назад +8

      From 2003.

    • @user-gd4ku5se8h
      @user-gd4ku5se8h Месяц назад +24

      @@chepesantacruz777
      Outdated or no. It's still an awesome accomplishment.
      That it was a promo pack, not available on the market says much.

    • @borntobetrill
      @borntobetrill Месяц назад +1

      @@user-gd4ku5se8h we can infer from him saying "from my collection" that he has had this for a while, and until now was too valuable to him as an unfettered keepsake. The thing has a gold velvet like cloth with specific indentations for the items. That's cool af!!

    • @markgrehan3726
      @markgrehan3726 Месяц назад +3

      I must admit I was a little sad when he started to open up those pouches. They seemed such unique items.

    • @sweatyfeetconnoisseur440
      @sweatyfeetconnoisseur440 Месяц назад

      @@markgrehan3726 nah

  • @Jake-23
    @Jake-23 Месяц назад +148

    Hey Steve, it's your brother here.
    Just letting you know that I appreciate your videos.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +142

      Hey Jake what's up man. Thanks for stopping by. Alright cool, see ya

    • @tannermuhle9524
      @tannermuhle9524 13 дней назад +5

      @@Steve1989MREyour replies are very interesting

  • @Henry_TownshendSH4
    @Henry_TownshendSH4 Месяц назад +706

    "Looks like it comes with a tray"
    "Okay lets get this out onto a tray"
    *puts tray on tray*

  • @PTSDiy
    @PTSDiy Месяц назад +417

    I cannot even fathom the level of gastronomical bravery this man has.

    • @jerrydonquixote5927
      @jerrydonquixote5927 Месяц назад +9

      He could literally be in the Guinness Book of World Records for trying Foods old Foods and military MREs!

    • @djjaysky9071
      @djjaysky9071 Месяц назад +14

      he has ended up in hospital because of mres

    • @souhung69
      @souhung69 Месяц назад +4

      *gastrointestinal

    • @XxRIGOxX
      @XxRIGOxX Месяц назад

      He isn't a 🐝 itch like you.

    • @KahnSig
      @KahnSig Месяц назад

      ​@souhung69 that too. But gastronomic is a thing so saying gastronomical is just referring to his bravery in trying food

  • @keps_ksk
    @keps_ksk Месяц назад +1814

    PLA Ration: *How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?*

    • @stephenchun662
      @stephenchun662 Месяц назад +265

      Steve: “I didn’t hear no bell.”

    • @MsZsc
      @MsZsc Месяц назад +53

      chinese food:
      chinese rations:

    • @KevinJDildonik
      @KevinJDildonik Месяц назад

      Inb4 racist people claiming Chinese food is dangerous oops sorry nope they beat me to it again.

    • @bian7744
      @bian7744 Месяц назад

      @@MsZsc you eatin that american chinese food. Big ew

    • @sate2801
      @sate2801 Месяц назад +7

      @u2beuser714
      you and your redirection again

  • @harrythebait9793
    @harrythebait9793 Месяц назад +104

    I once saw the Shenzhou space food being sold at an Space exhibition in China. I was 7 at the time and wanted to try the food, but it was too expensive. Glad to finally see it in action, thank you Steve.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +56

      nice!
      alright cool, see ya

    • @vectorsahel5420
      @vectorsahel5420 Месяц назад +6

      ​@@Steve1989MREMost chill response ever

    • @amirjabar1290
      @amirjabar1290 11 дней назад

      @@Steve1989MREyou might be the chilliest dude out there man. wintergreen, medium bristle, an efficient toothbrush

  • @sunnyquinn3888
    @sunnyquinn3888 Месяц назад +29

    You know you've been watching Steve for awhile when you see the title of his latest video and think "2016, so he's got a new, fresh one today!"

  • @jukeboxsystem
    @jukeboxsystem Месяц назад +928

    Someone on ask Reddit asked what people’s comfort RUclipsr was. And the amount of people who said you was incredible

    • @MetalsirenIXI
      @MetalsirenIXI Месяц назад +90

      Cause he does not waste his time going into current politics and such and focuses entirely on the topic of the video. Education, comedy with a unique experience of MRE's we'd never get to experience!

    • @zaymunn9036
      @zaymunn9036 Месяц назад +24

      He's definitely mine

    • @bdunk914
      @bdunk914 Месяц назад +10

      This is true for me along with Stobe the Hobo videos!!Something about rations and riding trains..

    • @gilgameshmcballin
      @gilgameshmcballin Месяц назад +14

      I've had countless people recognize Steve when I wear the Botulism City shirt in public

    • @ChamonixHouse884
      @ChamonixHouse884 Месяц назад +30

      I've never seen him do an ad read either

  • @InconspicuousStranger
    @InconspicuousStranger Месяц назад +381

    “Persevere to the end. Rescue will come.”
    That’s beautiful

    • @tdolan500
      @tdolan500 Месяц назад +30

      “To the end” struck me as odd and defeatist. Would be better if it was
      Persevere always. Rescue is coming.

    • @incredibleflameboy
      @incredibleflameboy Месяц назад +54

      ​@@tdolan500it might be something more like that in the original Chinese but translation always loses some of the message. I speak English, Welsh, Japanese and BSL and a lot of the time translating creates confusion for the person getting it in English because those other languages are so literal but in light of the culture they come from the message is completely different. English is a very fast and loose language that changes quite frequently but others have stayed the same for so long because of the rules applied to them that you could almost consider them as ancient.

    • @tdolan500
      @tdolan500 Месяц назад +15

      @@incredibleflameboy I did suspect that. I’ve been learning Japanese for about a year and it’s the same issue with using literal translations.

    • @incredibleflameboy
      @incredibleflameboy Месяц назад +2

      @@tdolan500 good for you my man! It's a reasonably easy language once it clicks for you and it's always great to have that extra feather in your cap.

    • @Padgriffin
      @Padgriffin Месяц назад +28

      @@tdolan500​​⁠I can read Chinese and “Always persevere. Rescue will always come” is a better translation of the meaning in this context.

  • @mikhailbolodo1597
    @mikhailbolodo1597 Месяц назад +798

    Steve super power: Can read any language flawlessly
    Also Steve super power: but only on an MRE

    • @mysock351C
      @mysock351C Месяц назад +55

      After eating so many expired rations Steve has undergone genetic mutations to the extent that he was able to assimilate a Google Pixel, and is now fluent in every human language.

    • @yourmomisanicelady
      @yourmomisanicelady Месяц назад

      he uses google translate on his phone

    • @DVader-sx7hz
      @DVader-sx7hz Месяц назад +4

      GET OUUUUUUT

    • @sirbillius
      @sirbillius Месяц назад +3

      @@mysock351C
      But only when reading the ration.

    • @BrutalJambon
      @BrutalJambon Месяц назад +4

      Steve to the genie: "Oh I wish I knew every languages! You know, so I can read foreign MRE rations."
      Genie, with a smirk: "Granted."

  • @DW-ry7sy
    @DW-ry7sy Месяц назад +32

    I'm having a birthday party today and I feel like no one can top Steve's gift of a new video.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +20

      Hey happy birthday hope it's a great one and have fun!

  • @rockmelvar-topic3661
    @rockmelvar-topic3661 Месяц назад +10

    The ending theme was quite fitting for this extraordinary review. We need more of such!

  • @levicuen5931
    @levicuen5931 Месяц назад +643

    Thanks for being a stand up guy Steve.

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Месяц назад +31

      Nice

    • @yaboiglitch909
      @yaboiglitch909 Месяц назад +35

      What if hes sitting down??

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +361

      Hey right on thanks for stopping by man! alright cool, see ya

    • @stevenarmstrong6622
      @stevenarmstrong6622 Месяц назад +60

      ​@@yaboiglitch909 every time he cuts to himself, he is standing.
      Never seen him sitting, hence stand up guy confirmed.

    • @jakubs.5966
      @jakubs.5966 Месяц назад +4

      ​@@stevenarmstrong6622If he is never sitting..Is he personification of 'uplifting'? One thing is for sure. He keeps on giving without sitting on laurels!

  • @semicolontransistor
    @semicolontransistor Месяц назад +387

    For those wondering, Yang Liwei is currently serving as the director of the Chinese Manned Spaceflight Program. The Shenzhou-5 mission is, and would likely remain, his only spaceflight.

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko Месяц назад +62

    Love the inspirational message on the lid. "Persevere to the end - Rescue will come."

    • @sinncier
      @sinncier Месяц назад +15

      Meanwhile us in America will only send rescue if we can trade for a sports player smh

    • @tommy2buttz668
      @tommy2buttz668 Месяц назад +1

      Nice

    • @kevincampos3797
      @kevincampos3797 Месяц назад +7

      Considering it's chinese I would consider that as almost the opposite.

    • @u2beuser714
      @u2beuser714 14 дней назад

      ​@@kevincampos3797 Rescue comes before you even begin to open it up? Wow china must be very good at rescuing people

  • @kevintang5473
    @kevintang5473 Месяц назад +32

    5:18
    That snack is flavored with Crataegus pinnatifida, aka Chinese hawthorn berry. It's a pretty popular desert made from jelly of that berry, flour, and a lot of sugar

    • @StarJester
      @StarJester Месяц назад +2

      i had a lot of these as a kid, pretty cute that they're provided to soldiers too

  • @joshp5563
    @joshp5563 Месяц назад +418

    Steve1989: *Uploads video*
    All of us: YES!
    Steve1989: It's a PLA.
    All of us: *Nervous Sweating*

    • @MarshalBloggins
      @MarshalBloggins Месяц назад

      @@u2beuser714 its obviously a psy op

    • @Gapines23
      @Gapines23 Месяц назад +19

      And realize they’ll all defect just for a lunch

    • @ThomasZukovic
      @ThomasZukovic Месяц назад

      @@joshp5563 Its kinda weird that of all the MRE review channels its only steve whom had encountered problems with pla rations consistently. Literally search in youtube for Pla ration reviews and most if not all the other channels like them. So why its only steve? Riddle me this

    • @aceman1126
      @aceman1126 Месяц назад +16

      That's just the botulism talkin...

    • @V77710
      @V77710 Месяц назад +18

      His stomach probably shrivels up in advance to try and convince him he is not hungry

  • @cornkopp2985
    @cornkopp2985 Месяц назад +149

    The taikonaut example package is an incredible find, I'm shocked that other collectors weren't going crazy over it.

    • @aserta
      @aserta Месяц назад +5

      Probably weren't aware of what it was?

    • @Holabirdsupercluster
      @Holabirdsupercluster Месяц назад +17

      One of the coolest things he's shown on the channel I think

    • @davestier6247
      @davestier6247 Месяц назад +8

      He probably paid a pretty penny for this particular piece of paraphernalia.

    • @cornkopp2985
      @cornkopp2985 Месяц назад +9

      @@davestier6247 the video description mentioned that he paid 450 dollars for it, but also mentions that it sold for a fraction of what other space rations from nasa ended up selling for

  • @easternyellowjacket276
    @easternyellowjacket276 Месяц назад +206

    Ok. Just started the video and the picture of the box 0:11 has no perspective and I thought it was quite large. Then Steve's hand entered the picture to pick it up, and the box is tiny. I just burst out laughing.....

    • @Tumbledweeb
      @Tumbledweeb Месяц назад +27

      Plot twist: The ration is actually humongous and Steve is a Titan.

    • @jeffseven2194
      @jeffseven2194 Месяц назад +4

      I thought that too

    • @bradysunter1504
      @bradysunter1504 Месяц назад

      @@Tumbledweeb😊

    • @Tumbledweeb
      @Tumbledweeb Месяц назад

      @@bradysunter1504

    • @KageNoTora74
      @KageNoTora74 Месяц назад

      That was an emergency ration intended to take up as little space as possible while providing barely sustenance level nutrition until help comes.

  • @indecisivespud2863
    @indecisivespud2863 21 день назад +3

    Hi Steve, I'm here to say thanks, I've been having issues eating, and your extremely positive videos have helped me eat. I appreciate you deeply.

  • @m0torheads
    @m0torheads Месяц назад +6

    the best part about July is Steve uploading a bunch and my birthday.

  • @0mgapie
    @0mgapie Месяц назад +74

    I’ve missed multiple flights today and finally settled down into bed. This video couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +60

      Hey man I hope the rest of your night goes okay and tomorrow is a better one for ya! Take care

    • @Ducaso
      @Ducaso Месяц назад +8

      Oof, I assume you also got caught up in the big BSOD crash as well. Well I wish you a good nights rest, atleast we get a nice bedtime story from Steve!

  • @dark-sau
    @dark-sau Месяц назад +48

    I am still amazed and thankful that you open and present to us rations that surely have (sometimes significant) monetary value instead of having them sit in a collection for (almost) nobody to see. I salute you Mr. Steve!

  • @yaki_ebiko
    @yaki_ebiko Месяц назад +52

    SZHT is probably Shen Zhou Hang Tian
    which means Shen Zhou Aerospace, wonderful video as always!

  • @coupdeforce
    @coupdeforce Месяц назад +22

    That's the ultimate troll to bring fish to the office for lunch when you work on a space station.

  • @gagekemsley7236
    @gagekemsley7236 Месяц назад +4

    The thing I love most about Steve and his channel is that other RUclipsrs would have broken this video into 4 short, individual reviews. Steve jammed the content into this video!

  • @blarfroer8066
    @blarfroer8066 Месяц назад +349

    "Dad, why is my sister called Rose?" "Because your mother likes roses" "Thanks, dad." "You're welcome, Steve-uploading-4-vids-a-month"

  • @Gunny1971
    @Gunny1971 Месяц назад +83

    Had a bad week, extra long day today. Gotta work tomorrow.... and probably Sunday. But i am six beers deep and a new vid from Steve1989 just hit.
    Ya know, life ain't so bad.
    Nice!

    • @kenny344
      @kenny344 Месяц назад +6

      It's the little things, homie
      Nice!

    • @vonsauerkraut
      @vonsauerkraut Месяц назад +1

      Know how you Fill enjoy youre Beers 🍻

    • @ysf-psfx
      @ysf-psfx Месяц назад +4

      It's good to relax but you should consider not drinking. It only makes rest and recovery harder for your body.

    • @punishedmatteson7108
      @punishedmatteson7108 Месяц назад

      ​@@ysf-psfxlife is a trade off

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +6

      Nice

  • @hunterlindquist9281
    @hunterlindquist9281 Месяц назад +77

    Probably the most underrated channel on this whole site

  • @christiantamminen8998
    @christiantamminen8998 Месяц назад +7

    I am amazed that you obtain what should be museum quality items and then... eat them! 😄You Sir are fearless! Love the videos. The fact that so many of these rations, that you explore, even though they are 20, 30, or over 40 years old, are safely edible. And that is a preppers delight! :)

  • @Dark-xs5lf
    @Dark-xs5lf 13 дней назад +3

    I have been subbed to Steve since about 2014-2014 and I still love his videos just as much as I did when I first subbed. Dudes awesome

  • @teapot4206
    @teapot4206 Месяц назад +75

    The bean curd is called tofu skin in Chinese, because it's the film-like layer - a skin - that forms over hot soymilk. It's usually found in dried form, then reconstituted and stewed.

  • @allenqi2386
    @allenqi2386 Месяц назад +31

    My grandfather served in the PLAN's East Sea Fleet in the 60's, I'll show the video to him when I see him again. Thank you for making this video and keep up the good work!

  • @trelard
    @trelard Месяц назад +29

    I enjoy ALL your videos, but I especially enjoy these rare packages I've never ever seen before. Thank you.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +13

      Hey thanks so much for giving this one a look!

  • @spencebourque4481
    @spencebourque4481 Месяц назад +5

    I don't think there is a more genuine nice guy on this platform then steve. Nice.

  • @Gunnar_Blackburn
    @Gunnar_Blackburn Месяц назад +4

    Steve really just got a tray out onto a tray. Legend.

  • @BeyondTheScale
    @BeyondTheScale Месяц назад +84

    Steve has been too nice with the uploads recently! NICE!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +45

      nice!

    • @MeTheLuckySnake
      @MeTheLuckySnake Месяц назад +7

      nice!

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou Месяц назад +2

      I just wish he would stagger his uploads by a week each time instead of dropping 8 videos in 2 weeks or something

  • @puffherb
    @puffherb Месяц назад +151

    "You always need that, especially out in outer space."
    I'm fucking dying over here, Steve, quit killing me!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +91

      nice! alright cool, see ya

    • @puffherb
      @puffherb Месяц назад +20

      @@Steve1989MRE Did someone just get me out on to a tray? I'm feelin' nice.

    • @davestier6247
      @davestier6247 Месяц назад +5

      ​@@puffherbnice

    • @puffherb
      @puffherb Месяц назад +1

      @@davestier6247 Nnnkay

  • @bigsketchyburrito
    @bigsketchyburrito Месяц назад +175

    Meanwhile, at TEMU, "Why are they searching for Chinese Space Pineapple?!"

    • @incredibleflameboy
      @incredibleflameboy Месяц назад +5

      Don't do this to me... I have to find some now.

    • @jaime3590
      @jaime3590 Месяц назад +4

      Cuttlefish balls lol

  • @samadams2203
    @samadams2203 Месяц назад +4

    I like the 'perservere to the end, rescue will come!' message.

  • @DYFLProductions
    @DYFLProductions Месяц назад +16

    You put a tray out onto the tray. Nice.

  • @somethingcringy3701
    @somethingcringy3701 Месяц назад +45

    The fact that so many RUclipsrs I watch reference Steve's ' Nice ' is crazy. This man appeals to everyone.

  • @ens0246
    @ens0246 Месяц назад +16

    As a great man once said "We attempt to make shelf stable cuttlefish not because it is easy but because it is hard!"

  • @jeremyoboe
    @jeremyoboe Месяц назад +135

    It's Christmas in July!! Two videos at once :)

    • @aternixofficial
      @aternixofficial Месяц назад +2

      It's already Christmas? 🎄🎅

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Месяц назад +4

      Nice

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +61

      nice!
      alright cool, see ya

    • @Figwumberton
      @Figwumberton Месяц назад +4

      @@Steve1989MRE Bye Steve! See you again when you come back at us with something new, or old!

  • @JimDog794
    @JimDog794 Месяц назад +3

    Your videos are very interesting Steve. The military rations of the world are brought to us by you. Thanks man.😊

  • @gregorymotta6628
    @gregorymotta6628 Месяц назад +2

    There are certain you tubers that you truly look forward to watching. Steve you are at the top of my list. Educational as well as entertaining, Thanks for all you do for us.

  • @rotoruaboy
    @rotoruaboy Месяц назад +34

    you guessed right Steve, the letters SZ stand for Shen Zhou, the name of the project. The letters HT however, stand for Hang Tian(航天), which means "aerospace" in Mandarin

    • @samadams2203
      @samadams2203 Месяц назад +1

      Why roman script instead of characters? Details too fine?

    • @rotoruaboy
      @rotoruaboy Месяц назад

      @@samadams2203 indeed, most likely the tooling or mold for Chinese characters are several times more expensive than those for Roman letters. Like many food and beverage products in China, these are produced in one of them massive state owned enterprises, their only incentive for using these markings are to distinguish these products from other similar food products they produce for other markets like for sale to the public, so for them, something that is simple and reliable is more than enough for their purpose. TL;DR: the producer only require the most simple/reliable means of marking to help identify these products in their supply chain, so they do not bother to invest more and use Chinese character markings.

    • @rotoruaboy
      @rotoruaboy Месяц назад +5

      @@samadams2203 indeed, it would cost several times more to use mold/tooling for Chinese characters. Like many food products in China, these are produced by one of them super-giga-massive state owned enterprises that churn out similar products in unimaginably huge quantities, most likely they only require the most simple/reliable method to distinguish these products from those they make for other market segments like for the general public or for school lunches.

  • @paulboissiere1278
    @paulboissiere1278 Месяц назад +12

    Dude…I’ve watched that shelf fill up over the years, tell you what. Thanks for all of your time Steve. You’re boss

  • @lemonator8813
    @lemonator8813 Месяц назад +46

    "You always need that, especially in outer space" Steve while performing gusset saving surgery on chinese space pineapple lmao

  • @PlantNatives
    @PlantNatives Месяц назад +2

    Hey Steve,
    I just want to thank you for your videos. I have never eaten an MRE but your excitement and verbal tone is so comforting when things are going bad with my bipolar. Your videos are like Valium.

  • @johnpricejoseca1705
    @johnpricejoseca1705 Месяц назад +3

    So I was watching this video and my wife was in the other room. Around 2:01, Steve takes a sniff and said, "Is that rancid...?" and I involuntarily yelled "Don't do it, Steve!" My wife came in from the other room to ask what the issue was. I may have to get offline for a while... Steve, I wish you well in your recovery.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +2

      Right on thanks John.
      nice!
      alright cool, see ya

  • @peettims6569
    @peettims6569 Месяц назад +22

    The space meal was really quite interesting . Pretty cool you have one of those. Nice man

  • @mittensfastpaw
    @mittensfastpaw Месяц назад +14

    You always document everything in a friendly and consumable way. Thanks as always for the content!

  • @Zach_D
    @Zach_D Месяц назад +49

    Always a good day when you see a new Steve video!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +23

      Thanks so much Zach right on man! nice alright cool, see ya

    • @jzcski
      @jzcski Месяц назад +1

      Nice! Alright cool, see y…..did you say 2008? You’re bulletproof brotha!!!

  • @lauraqueentint
    @lauraqueentint Месяц назад +5

    Fun Fact, the Hawthorne cakes are actually a common snack for children in China/Chinese speaking communities! They're given to children usually as a sweet treat after drinking bitter Chinese medicine.

  • @ER-ke3cd
    @ER-ke3cd Месяц назад +4

    The Chinese ones are always a special treat since they're so...uncanny. It's always fun to learn things with Steve; I never knew what Spirulina was before today.

  • @SmokeyTheBandit
    @SmokeyTheBandit Месяц назад +12

    When this video popped up, RUclips asked me if it was useful. I clicked yes and then every descriptive option they gave. Love the content.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +4

      Hey right on thanks man! alright cool, see ya

    • @issadraco532
      @issadraco532 Месяц назад +2

      hah i got here through a similar thing. one of those sections where it asks you "do you want to see more of these?" and you can click "recommend more of this stuff" under each one.
      had forgotten about this dude for the last two or three years. i was pretty surprised when he said "i ain't eating that" because i remember him eating a 150 year old cookie and like 100 plus year old chunk of beef that came in the first types of cans that were ever invented. thought that he must have gone soft or gotten real sick from one of these recently, but then i thought about it for an extra second, and it makes perfect sense. it's made in china. i wouldn't eat it even if you paid me and it was brand new out of the factory. poor dude eating this chinese stuff with weird ingredients..

  • @salibastik6724
    @salibastik6724 Месяц назад +13

    Hey, Steve. Thanks for being who you are and what you do. You’re the goat.

  • @knightsofneeech
    @knightsofneeech Месяц назад +36

    I feel like Steve doesn't age. He looks the same as he did in his videos 8 years ago! He is truly part superhuman.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +24

      nice!

    • @codean909
      @codean909 Месяц назад +27

      It’s all the preservatives he eats!😅

    • @furrymessiah
      @furrymessiah Месяц назад +5

      Parts of this video were recorded a while back. In the videos from two weeks ago, you can see he's changed the decorations on his wall.

    • @rolsen1304
      @rolsen1304 Месяц назад

      Yup, military grade preservatives ​@@codean909

    • @knightsofneeech
      @knightsofneeech Месяц назад +1

      @@furrymessiah that makes sense! 👍

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn 9 дней назад +1

    "Persevere to the end, rescue will come." Is exactly the sort of positive affirmation that can make my day

  • @shandywriter
    @shandywriter Месяц назад +2

    "Persevere to the end. Rescue will come!" I kind of love a ration with a cheering message on it.

  • @kawaiilotus
    @kawaiilotus Месяц назад +44

    Chinese Space Pineapple would be a great band name.

    • @foxhound5699
      @foxhound5699 Месяц назад +10

      Their second album 'rancid cuttlefish' was an absolute classic.

    • @punishedmatteson7108
      @punishedmatteson7108 Месяц назад +1

      Sounds like a stoner doom metal band

  • @ronkluwe4875
    @ronkluwe4875 Месяц назад +6

    Steve - I spent 5 years working as the project manager for an algae to oil start up company. We visited the largest spirulina growing facility in the US and let me tell you, after seeing that, I will never eat spirulina again. The growth ponds were covered with flies and they don't separate them out when they harvest. Eat it if you want, but I won't.

  • @ljb8157
    @ljb8157 Месяц назад +5

    I'll never get tired of these videos. You're such a nice wholesome guy to listen to.

  • @sampletextlensflare
    @sampletextlensflare Месяц назад +2

    I'm going to be in an underground bunker for the next 21 hours and this is the best part of my day. Thanks Steve!

  • @davidlittle611
    @davidlittle611 Месяц назад +2

    I can’t tell you why, but in 2020 I started fasting and of all the things on the internet to do, I sat all day and watched this guy eat 75 year old MRE’s for days.

  • @slammer00x
    @slammer00x Месяц назад +17

    Green food bar - Soylent Green is people!
    Steve, the only man who can make a person run out and pick up a case of rations after one of his most excellent reviews.

  • @vuthsim4557
    @vuthsim4557 Месяц назад +8

    Mr. Steve, you have blessed us again with the back to back uploads. Hmm Nice!

  • @ryanhillard7821
    @ryanhillard7821 Месяц назад +18

    "no, not really" is such a funny response to the question "is this rancid?" Just Steve things

  • @chris7384bu
    @chris7384bu Месяц назад +8

    No judgement in the videos, there`s a US American eating a out of date Chinese ration or several of them. Not a single comment or remark towards it. That´s very respectable and the true message from his videos I think! Keep it up Mr. Steve.

  • @akiamini4006
    @akiamini4006 Месяц назад

    Dayum Steve , you are the only person that can make my mouth water over a PLA ration which has expired for over a decade

  • @wuzup789able
    @wuzup789able Месяц назад +52

    Steve holding the box to the camera like he can read it💀

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +54

      nice!

    • @wuzup789able
      @wuzup789able Месяц назад +3

      @@Steve1989MRE Can you though?

    • @Palovinny
      @Palovinny Месяц назад +14

      He can. He can magically read any language.

    • @jerrydonquixote5927
      @jerrydonquixote5927 Месяц назад +10

      ​@@wuzup789ableonly if it's MRE he has a specialty in that!

  • @Conan3145
    @Conan3145 Месяц назад +7

    Chinese Space Pineapple. Cuttlefish Balls. Soylent Green bars. Nice 😳. Thank you Steve for a fascinating presentation.

  • @benanderson1599
    @benanderson1599 Месяц назад +7

    Steve I've been watching you since 2019 and you have always brought me great peace for some reason. You seem like a really great dude and I thank you for your content!!! Much love !!

  • @WheelieBreaker2
    @WheelieBreaker2 Месяц назад +1

    Those hawthorn candies were one I ate a lot as a kid! It's a layered treat that combines hawthorn gummy (the darker color) between layers of hawthorn flakes (the lighter color). Real good stuff. I recommend you trying to find some at your local Asian supermarket.

    • @WheelieBreaker2
      @WheelieBreaker2 Месяц назад +1

      and the bean curd you're eating is made by boiling soy milk! the thin layer of protein that forms on top from boiling is harvested and then dried for later rehydration to eat. It's very delicious and soaks up tons of flavor when it's used in a braised dish :)

  • @user-or9ir7dp5v
    @user-or9ir7dp5v Месяц назад +2

    0:10 On the box it says "Hold on to the end, rescue will surely come."

  • @Spongygerbil
    @Spongygerbil Месяц назад +5

    Wow, this video is a treat! Such interesting, rare rations, and so many of them! Thank you, Steve!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +4

      Hey thanks so much for checking this one out!

  • @Rych
    @Rych Месяц назад +4

    Opening those cans inside was a boss move. For me that would have been an outside task.

  • @LemonHCP
    @LemonHCP Месяц назад +8

    Hell yeah it's always a good day when Steve uploads!!

  • @electprism2136
    @electprism2136 Месяц назад +2

    The small squares from the space ration are labeled "little moon cakes" so most likely lotus seed paste or red bean

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад

      I wish there was a way to get more. Most certainly the best part of that kit

  • @GlazedLemon
    @GlazedLemon 14 дней назад

    I've enjoyed your videos for years and sometimes my wife sits and watches them with me too. Thankyou for all your hardwork providing us with great, informative information! Hope your doing well sir, have a good weekend 👍

  • @Joe.Rogan.
    @Joe.Rogan. Месяц назад +19

    Lol.. Steve was tempted to catch the drip off the spoon of cuttlefish juice and wisely decided not too..

  • @lieutenantatrex
    @lieutenantatrex Месяц назад +64

    You already know shit's fucked when he says it smells rancid the moment he opens the bag

    • @nojuanatall3281
      @nojuanatall3281 Месяц назад +11

      I wouldn't eat anything made by "the people's republic". Steve is a daredevil.

    • @CaptchaNeon
      @CaptchaNeon Месяц назад +7

      What’s sad is that he’s eaten plenty of really ancient rations, leave it to the Chinese to have rancid food after only a short time

    • @ashtheswan705
      @ashtheswan705 Месяц назад +7

      the box says 3 year shelf life and it was manufactured in 2008. are people actually surprised that its rancid? does american food also stay fresh 13 years after the expiry date?

    • @CaptchaNeon
      @CaptchaNeon Месяц назад +6

      @@ashtheswan705 Yes. MRE’s have stayed fresh for far longer than that. Steve has eaten food dating back to the civil war

    • @hatokra678
      @hatokra678 Месяц назад +6

      ​@@CaptchaNeon He was eating hardtack tho, that stuff has an indefinite shelf life so not really noteworthy, the mres do stay fresh longer tho

  • @trent4356
    @trent4356 Месяц назад +34

    3 year shelf life, produced in 2008...
    My brother in Christ, it is 2024.

    • @bobbymoss6160
      @bobbymoss6160 Месяц назад +30

      Bro, this must be your first time watching a Steve video.

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou Месяц назад +11

      in the description he said this was filmed 4 and a half years ago

    • @trent4356
      @trent4356 Месяц назад +2

      @@bobbymoss6160 Nope, long time viewer. Just amazed he's still gambling on PLA rations, even if it was filmed 4 years ago like the other guy said.

  • @Vok250
    @Vok250 Месяц назад +3

    I hope you have a safe and fast recovery!

  • @dendrov
    @dendrov Месяц назад +1

    SZHT is Shen Zhou Hang Tian which means Shen Zhou Aero space. that is one awesome find thank you for sharing!

  • @lex1945
    @lex1945 Месяц назад +4

    The Chinese space Pineapple IS the sillica, Steve! LOL!

  • @DustyGamma
    @DustyGamma Месяц назад +16

    Just today I actually tried a Chinese self heating meal thing, which actually had these bits congealed duck blood in it, but somehow was delicious...
    Way too much salt though. Yeah, that was surprisingly the only bad thing.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +10

      Oh wow that sounds adventurous! nice

  • @xMithras
    @xMithras Месяц назад +19

    "That looks a lot more normal and appealing" and out comes this ghastly looking clump of spotted slime
    Never change, Steve

    • @tomp5377
      @tomp5377 Месяц назад +1

      I just burst out laughing when that slid out of the package, too funny

  • @thedankerdank3216
    @thedankerdank3216 Месяц назад

    After eating many mre’s for months on end I can say seeing your videos on other countries systems of feeding their troops is fascinating. Even if it’s way out dated you still take a bite out of the food. Love the vids man.

  • @rz5129
    @rz5129 Месяц назад +1

    Steve it is called bean curd and you can get it at any Asian store. It's just soy/tofu rolled thin and then flattened into a sheet. It's one of my favorites if you go to a Chinese hot pot restaurant which is how I know

  • @hankvine2149
    @hankvine2149 Месяц назад +10

    A new video.. thank you Steve.. your work is awesome..

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Месяц назад +5

      Right on thanks Hank!

    • @hankvine2149
      @hankvine2149 Месяц назад +1

      @@Steve1989MRE very welcome... My son is six, he found your channel on my RUclips and has become fascinated... he is allowed one video per day 😁.. he wants to get Mexican MREs next time we visit family in Mexico..