Denmark: Danish 24 Hour Field Ration ~2015~
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Just a protip. With most danish uniforms you often have a chest pocket underneath your jacket. So what you do is you put the Grød/Porridge in that pocket and let it sit there. After some time the porridge will be nice and warm and ready to enjoy a cold winter night in the field. :)
In the old days, we had that red salami, that was also very good when it had been lying in your pocket all day :)
Anders Jensen Oh, I can imagine! :)
Back when we wore Flak Jackets in the Marines, you could take your MRE Main Meal and put it in a pouch on the inside back of your Flak. After a few hours it'd be nice and warm. Saved the heater for more important things. Like coffee. :)
Wow !! The danish have both tasty and healthy MREs !!
come visit, it will change your life :-)
That is one cool ration! Awesome vid GunDog, keep em' coming! Happy holidays
Has to be one of the best mre's out there.
We do have a cold-weather ration pack. The one you are reviewing is for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There are 2 types in the danish army... Freezedried rations... and the one you got... the one you got is heated by the heater.. It's a winter or sommerration :)
I was able to get another one of these. Looking forward to trying it out. Cheers
You should put alot more of the cheese on ;) there is not enough if you cannot see your teethmarks after a bite :)
and the Tune lime is SO good
You where actually pretty much spot on in the meal placement. We would probably have it like this:
Müesly for breakfast and maybe crackers or a piece of rye bread with cheese spread.
Rye bread with the spreads and tuna for lunch(it's a stable in Denmark with openfaced rye sandwiches for lunch)
The pasta for dinner
The apple porridge for dessert(usually served with milk and/or heavy cream, but it's not possible in a ration ofc)
And the rest is snacks?
+Stine Kirkeby Not bad for guessing lol. Cheers!
in the army we do not even use the tuna on the bread we just eat it stright
in the army we do not even use the tuna on the bread we just eat it stright
Er det ikke Real Field Meal man får i de normale rationer, husker fra værnepligten at vi havde sådan nogle :P
Nope, ingen Real Field Meal længere. :P
Cool that Apple Porridge, is made in my home town Vejle in Denmark.
Åhhhh! Vejle! Oraleeee!
Two Episodes at once? Why Merry Christmas to us =D
And you, of course.
It looks like such a well balanced ration, not to mention the amount of food you get to chow during your day. I hope you had great holidays!!!
we always put coldwater and the coco powder in the muesli..the perfect morning meal. and then ofc the lime tuna is godlike
Happy Christmas hopes its been a good year for you. Another great review.
never been in the forces but I love watching these ration videos. Very pleasing and Calming. not sure why but keep up the amazing work.
Nice video, never saw a dane mix pate and cheese, but heck, might be worth a try! I remember when I was conscripted, we always had nutella in all our rations, very sad to see they might not be in there no more :(
I'm from Denmark😊👍🏻💚🇩🇰
Vi er nok nogle stykker :-)
Yeah de au yi to
HA!!!! I thought that smaller pack of mixed nuts was vitamins! Lol! Gotta love watching on a little cell phone screen.
Great review! I could almost taste the stuff. Happy Holidays to you and the gang.
VERY GOOD VIDEOS.....AND YOU HAVE RARE FOOD RATIONS THAT NICE....Y ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THIS KIND OF INFORMATION
+Ignacio Pinto Right on Cheers Ignacio!
THE HISTORY OF RATIONS IS PRETTY LONG...most people ignore the fact that every battle in history had depend in a lot of ways of the food available to the army....in the past it was a nightmare but in the modern era its amazing the quality of the rations
That type of spreadable cheese is common in civilian life in Sweden, too. It's what I would use to make grilled cheese+tomato sandwiches, ham or bacon optional. Only the cheese would come in either a bigger butter vat type container or in a toothpaste like tube. It Sweden we really like sandwich spreads in tubes.
Great review, really looks good. Never tried any pates but you never know. Keep up the good work:)
Excellent review, gundog! Definitely, won't be starving with this menu! :D
Gotta be better than my girlfriends cooking.....LOL
Happy Holidays gundog!
The rations have changed a lot since I was in the Danish army 25 years ago
What's the difference, and for the better or worse?
Long time since I was a soldier, so I am pulling this list from memory. It looks like the rations has improved.
1 500 g. can of food (think there were 10 different types made by Beauvais), 1 pack of freeze dried milk powder, 2 pack of chocolate, 1 pack of coffee, 1 tea, 1 soft drink powder, 1 freeze dried vegetable, 2 packs of sugar, 2 salt, 1 pepper, 5 crackers, 1 can of pate (liver or cod), 1 pack of fruit porridge, 2 pack creme cheese, 10 pieces of rye bread 400 g., 1 pack of salami 6 pieces, 1 pack of mackerel in tomato, 2 packs of marmalade (apricot or blackcurrant), 1 pack tomato soup,1 pack mashed potatoes powder, 1 bar light chocolate, 1 bar dark chocolate, 1 pack margarine.
- You would heat the can by making a dent and throw it in the fire, when the dent straightened you quickly got it out of the fire before an explosion happened. Having your uniform covered in dark gravy when camping in insect covered forests is not recommended.
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Oh I see...
Btw, I read in another comment that there is 2 different rations in the Danish military, one for normal conditions, as the one he got, and one for freezing conditions. Maybe they still have your kind, but is just the one for freezing conditions?
My niece joined the military last year. When there was an open day at the academy I looked and tasted the new rations. They are very different today. A little search found these pictures for comparison www.mreinfo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4161
This was a classic back then whatisthelab.dk/l33t/2007/03/faaborg-leverpostej-daase.jpg
Wow Gundog......this is the antimater world opposite of the Ukrainian 24 hr ration.
If I was 30 years younger and half the man I am today ( by weight not volume )
I would enlist in the Danish Army just for the chow.
Thanks for the cool review. Hope you had a Happy Christmas.
I remember licking those little cheese containers like a dog would clean its bowl. Apart from the chocolate bars, those were the best bits in the box
Btw, Happy Holidays, Gundog :) !
Ok the fact that it's called "Voyager Bread" just makes my brain flash to 1. "Ships biscuits" from the age of sailing ships and because I'm a huge Tolkein fan, he created his Elvish from a nearly dead scandanavian languag, the "Lembas Bread" given to our boys on a long range search and destroy (emphasis on the latter) mission regarding the ring of power
OrifO is a Denmark company, Gundog! (Hansborggade 30, 6100 Haderslev, Denmark), so of COURSE a Danish ration is going to be packed with (primarily) OrifO, and other danish products. OrifO is to Western European rations as Ameriqual, Sopakco or The Wornick Company is to US Rations.
One thought - we all know that every soldier eats their rations differently - so there is no right or wrong way of presenting - IMHO.
Merry Christmas, Gundog!!
+Smackedown Merry Christmas SD!
Does OrifO produce any products for the civilian commercial market(s), or are they strictly a government contractor?
+Jaybird196 - okay - here's a direct statement from there Company Profile: "The commercial activities of OrifO ApS ranges from supporting military forces, humanitarian aid organisations all over the world, to supplying supermarkets and catering companies either as our own OrifO brand or other branded products."
This field ration looks great!
the Vollkornbrot is pretty good. you can get the same thing from the same german company in well stocked supermarkets. not bad stuff
quick tip if you get another one of these, use half of a salt on the dinner pack, and the other half in the nuts and give if a good shake :) oh and btw the toothbrush has tooth paste on it,
I just got another one so I'll try to remember that. Cheers
TUNA LIME & PEPPER, ooooh i miss those :D !
They were the best, i'd eat it as soon as i got mine haha
Same hahaha :D !!
When I was in the army, I actually was issued, and ate, a can of beef that had been killed, cooked, and canned a year before I had been born. I was 19 at the time......and it was probably as good then as when it had originally been packaged. That's not saying much......
That part at the end. Love your anti-bacterial wipes. 😆
Nice review gundog!
Sugar even though being neutral, will worsen heartburns. Been there myself thinking that sugar helps.
sugar is a nonpolar compound, it does not affect the ph of the stuff u put it in, aside from adding volume.
People from Europe seem to really enjoy their pates. European rations seem to have food that seem to be more natural than US ones. Like that they have less of those hard to pronounce chemicals. If you don't mind me asking do you have an absolute favorite ration ever and why is it your favorite?????????
It's packed with meaty goodness without wasting space on bones or any other parts of a regular piece of meat you might not eat. A pretty neat way to store meat.
lol i remember how fond everyone was of the breakfast. some people would trade their dinner serving for the breakfast one. also, protip about the freeze dried coffee. pour it in your mouth and take a swig of water if you are in a hurry :D
That's how we did the coffee too!
Someone liked the breakfast? :O I personally hate it xD
Protip: Pour the cocoa and sugar in it, and it tastes like Risengrød.
That actually looks pretty appetizing.
These videos absolutely fascinate me! I love seeing what other countries feed their troops, not to mention it is kind of a snap shot of the norms of that area. To me it is almost a type of socio-political commentary also. But alas I am rambling, I just wanted to ask that you keep making awesome videos and that I watch you, Steve1989, and Kiwidude aLOT. Thank you guys!! :)
You are welcome! I too see sociological side to it...the cultural thinking, bias, logistics and of course financial aspect/quality of the rations. It does give some insight into what that particular society views its troops. Cheers BL!
+gundog4314 I am so glad that I was not reading too much into it! I really wish that I could sample some of these myself, after eating so many American issued meals, I think it would be awesome to try something different. (Not in the service myself, but my father was Special Forces, and my older brother was an engineer for the Army. I have had my share of the things)
I'd recommend a good start is the Lithuanian ration. The can be purchased and shipped for around $20 and they have a Eastern European region flair. My business partner is a former 18B. Give your Dad and Brother my regards. Cheers
+gundog4314 +gundog4314 +gundog4314 I will have to look into that type of ration pack then. What was the website that I have heard you refer to in your videos again? :) Oh! I wanted to apologize for taking so long to respond, I think I might have tweaked my settings for RUclips incorrectly.
I will pass on your salutations also to my brother. Dad is no longer with us but I am sure that this thread would tickle him pink! Just out of curiosity what years did your business partner serve? If I may be so nosy that is. :)
FYI, its not pronounced "mew-suh-lee" but "moo-slee". UE doesn't mean its a "yew-ee" sound, but is just short for a "u" with an Umlaut (the two dots) that make it sound like an "oo" sound. Originally, it would have been written Müsli.
Great vid, glad your liked our chow :)
wonder why the D.O.D. doesn't do 24 hr. packs to, the spoons by the way are corn based plastic that supposed to break down in under a year but who really knows or cares!
seems the d.o.d is changing some things at a pace it's hard to keep up with, plus rations are something you tend not to pay much attention to unless your eating them regular! I know I find it a little disconcerting how they seem to be getting a commercial feel to the packaging and some of the lingo you hear being used on some of the shows out there seems to be getting more and more teenage hipster, it makes me nervous for the country's security
I haven't had anything to do with m.r.e.'s in 20+years but going by what you see on here they don't look like a 24 would do you for 12
not saying they aren't but just looking on here they seem small it might be the angels they're using or me for some reason I have trouble with size on the screen, it just seems to me that the military is getting a little childish from where it was more commercial in packaging I mean did you read the nutritional bull they're printing on the packs? and it seems that they only want hi-tech gear anymore instead of what works I know we need some hi-tech but some of it seems to be hi-tech just to be hi-tech!
the cheese thing is "SmørOst" translated to ButterCheese and you put it on bread instead of butter and most people put a good layer of it onto the Rye Bread
It's not "smør" but "smøre". Smøre is not an object but an action. It is translated to "spread" - the english term for "smøre". Du smører det på brødet. That's the reason it correctly says "cheese spread" on the package.
Those salt and pepper bags seem to be very same stuff fast food chain Hesburger uses.
This ration seemed small when you were opening it, but once all the contents were out of the box, there was like 3x the amount of food that i thought was in the box
there is no "right" way of eating these other than do whatever you like 😊. I liked to use the porrage (or how you spell it) for on the go food.
Im from Denmark, and i schools kids gets "Rug Brød" In school every day ;D - I rlly wanted rug bread afterwords
Rug brød = rye bread. :) The bread you see in the video!
it's in one word though :) Just to clear things up
It looks delicious.
Would love to see a norwegian one sometime.
Almost the same
It's really quite fascinating to see what foreign countries provide their soldiers... Thanks Gundog... and as for the "fresh fragrant meadow"... you're supposed to wipe your hands with it... not suck all the alcohol out of it!! :-)
+CP140405 Hey when you hard up in the field you take alcohol in what ever form you get it! lol
Merry Christmas! :)
They have the same type of gum in the uk MRE I love the spearmint such a nice gum
It's actually a Swedish brand of gum designed to clean your teeth.
ppehrson sweds always fast to claim credit - whatever as long as it makes you happy :)))
Awww, spork bork....
A very good pack. The variety is very good, and the nutrition values seem good too with the tomato and lime, the fish and the cheese and fruit and nuts.... Nice! Double the variety of food of that poor Ukrainian pack.
Hey man! Love the video! Too bad you didn't get the chicken tika masala, that dish rules in these rations..
To shed a little light on some of the stuff. The nuts are unsalted, you're supposed to pour half of one packet of salt and mix it yourself. Together with the raisins, the nuts are supposed to be a small mid-snack in between activities. The strawberry porridge is supposed to be eaten as "dessert" and not together with the müesli, but I actually think your option seems more delicious.. Wish I had thought of it during my stay in the army.
The peach drink is energy drink btw, and reading the nutritional label for it is not a good idea. And you are supposed to eat the paté and cheese spread on rye bread, but not together.
+Fjampe Yeah, that's the beauty of these reviews though. You can eat them however you want and sometimes mixing and matching makes happy surprises. For example here in the states the first time I saw someone make Ranger Pudding or a Ranger Cookie I thought they were mad LOL. Cheers!
I wish I could get Danish Mre it looks do tasty
Interesting variety this time. Plenty of food for a 24 hr. ration. Great review as always. Sherman will be as well known as Alligator soon ,lol. Peace, Magnum, John. Jack says Merry Christmas to them.
+MultiMagnum62 Merry Christmas John & Jack
Some years ago (7? 10?) I read that the Danish soldiers in Afghanistan had severe weight loss problems, because their field rations were too small. They had to borrow food from other soldiers just to be able to continue fighting.
Presumably the 3400 kcal ration shown here is a newer "boosted" version. Throwing in peanuts, more peanuts and then some peanuts mixed with other nuts was probably part of the solution, as those are very calorie dense.
Dude.....man okay, here in Denmark most are eating like this, chess +biscut or dark bread, goes hand in hand, pate+ dark bread goes together. the appel you had together with the Müslie, well kinda okay, but it is not ment to eat like that, the appel thing is an dessert , eats normally with milk to it, but in this,,...just alone with spoon or pure it into your mouth simpel. but i guess just as long you get it down, you get full ....Bon Appetit funny videos and keep it up. :) Greetings DK
+gundog4314 tha "spirally" kind of pasta is called fusilli.
and that pasta really doesn't look half bad.
merry christmas.
PS. hope you make more italian rations reviews
+Gabriele Ciciriello Perhaps win I win the lottery I'll do another Italian one. They are super hard to find and the shipping is crazy to get to the states. Cheers
Yeah same here for us stuff
Im from Denmark, you did a food job...
while i'm watching one of your videos i have to eat something everytimelol
Keep up the good work; get a Swiss Armee knife with scissors and the cork screw always is handy, eh?
I'm curious about the dental health of soldiers who use a lot of these style rations. The high-carbohydrate content is great for energy throughout the day, but between the sweetened drinks, carb-heavy meals, and sweet snacks you'd pretty much be asking for dental caries.
Well, you get dental gum with most rations and everyone carried a toothbrush & paste with them so it was never a problem when I was in. Besides, you didn't really get clean in the field...brushing your teeth several times a day had a cleansing affect to the soul. Cheers
Thanks for the insight!
In my time the patés were feared and i would trade my protein bars for the breakfasts cause i thought they were horrible.
The cinnamon bar had me gag with the smell of it :P
The Tuna lime was probably my favorite after the warm meals
The tuna was rather pleasant, feel ya about the pate's too. Cheers
In denmark we love our patés
Yes we do
Liver paté is really what PB&J sandwiches are the americans. - Atleast according to the clichés! :D We love it overhere! It's basicly our national lunch eating. It's good on white bread, and specially on ryebread. (the "rougher" the better, I.E. seeds, darkness etc).. If you get some and like it, try it with sliced cucumber on, or sliced pickled red beads. :) I wish I had the money to send you some. It's cheap and simple. But sometimes the best pleassures are exactly that. :) It's also eye-watering good when baked in an oven for 15 minutes, and served with bacon and mushrooms! Bon appetite! :D
wavygr it's red beets pickled.. :p sorry I guess I got the word wrong. But just like u get pickles. Pickled eggs or onions or whatever its called. We get it with red beets. :) usually for paté or as a siding amongst other sidings. For scandinavian meatballs fx.. :)
merry christmas!
1 day too late. :P
ur a big guyyy
When did they start putting little dogs in accessory packs
"We have even more peanuts. Here are cashews and almonds" aaalmost got it...
why would you mix.. the cheese and the pate? The cheese is cream cheese that come with small pieces of ham, shrimp, paprika, herbs, bacon or natural flavors. It is normaly eaten on ryebread by iteself, the same goes for the pata. The peach drink is an energy drink so you dont ad hot water and the same with the muslie. The Muslie is eaten for breakfast, the breads for lunch and the heated meal for diner and all the nuts, reasons end bars are eaten as snacks thru out the day when you need enegry.
Just goes to show everyone eats stuff different, some of the Danish Soldiers said I ate it pretty much like they used to....except the cheese/pate thing but you'll never know if something tastes good or bad unless you try it. Cheers Lizzey
+gundog4314 why your camera goes crazy with the focus non stop?
lol sometimes i was so hungry i just ate the margerine straight out of the tube
I know exactly what you mean lol Cheers!
Feliz Frijoles!
Pasta Bolognese? I was almost sure that I saw: "Oksekød Lasangette" on the box..? Ah well. It is not a too big loss. Italian either way. If there is one thing they are known for, it must be their food.. Or the Roman Empire.. Hmm. Must think about that one for a few centuries. Brb.
I think I saw "lasagnette" too...
It turns out the Flameless heaters are being phased out, because there is a new Air activated heater!
+GreatBigRanz Yeah they'll be fancy hand and foot warmers that are already commercially available. Real curious to see how hot that FRH will actually be. Cheers
+gundog4314 And, how safe they are to operate, at food temps.
If this is supposed to last you for only 24 hours, why do you get an entire box of matches with each one?
nice to see the porridge is still in there =). GO APPLE
That would be incorrect..dates matter....all that has been measured out by chemists etc... Then what also makes a difference is where the meal goes with you...the lower and closer to the equatorial line...the sooner it will expire...the exception might be altitude...as in cold high very high mountains.
+dboyfff I've eaten 30 year old MREs, stuff was just fine. It might have lost the nutrition value but the taste was still there and that's all I'm really concerned about. Cheers
great and a bit weird video :)
I hope you get one from norway
Rye bread is life.
where do you get all of these??? i am setting up my bug out bag and those would spread out into multiple meal sides and meals :)
+Erin Ramirez Hi Erin, for your situation I'd go to theepicenter.com/ where you can pick and choose mains, sides and snacks. Cheers
+gundog4314 koolness! :) thanks tons!
Thank you for the video will we get to see your new dog ??
+Richard Maunder Will throw a pic of them on the FB page once things settle down here a bit. Cheers Richard
gundog4314 Thank you.
1) some just call the cheese "melted cheese", I think the one you have there are natural flavor, but there are some different flavors.
2) I believe most poeple are eating it alone on bread.
3) I didn't know that the danish army used the heating bag, I find that a bit shocking.
Do they Dane's issue solid fuel type stoves to heat up all that tea and coffee?
+Ryan Smith I know they get a mess kit but I'm not sure about the fuel type.
Cheese is almost like butter? From the looks of it.
Where can I order one of those trays? Thanks!
instead of mixing the e energy powder in water just eat it as it is and drink water on the side ;) taste better 👌
Someone mentioned that...Good thing is I have another to try that in the near future. Cheers Mathias
Sounds like the powder would dry the mouth out a bit. That's not nice in most places, but especially in warm and dry desert regions.
how did the peach drink taste?
Intro song name?
the biscuit ar wary god but dont eat them all at ones and drink a lot of warter,they expands in the stomach.
What is that beef looking thing with like, pasta or something?
Those screw thingies are pasta, yes.
Hey.. Ever had a Guatemala mre.. ?
+Ludvin Franco I've never even heard of one, so no I haven't. Getting any type of ration from South America is extremely rare. Cheers
gundog4314 yeah I can get some central American ones with the rum and all.. I'm in Cali so it's cheap to ship lol I just like your way of reviewing things
Central America...ugh and I've been to Belize too. I blame lack of sleep lol. That would be awesome. Hit me up sometime and we'll gab.
The chess is with pork
What's protein bar? Something like choco/cheese bar with fat?
+Fajar Nugroho Usually it's a compressed vitamin bar with protein powder added to it. Could be fruit or chocolate, peanut butter.
I once as a kid found some unopened gummy bears from last year ate it all didn't get sick
the bread is german bread. Whole grain bread
It migth look grand and like you get alot of stuff in this but usealy about 40-60% of the food gets discarded due to lack of tast/tasting bland or discusting, in my company about 90% of the ppls will thowout the rye bread/the müsly(super nasty tasting), the tuna and vairus other pices. Normaly before going in the field or if we get the chance we will make an expedition the the local Aldi or somthing eaquel to get somthing there is worth eating it is general accepted that the most posetiv thing about this ration in compering to the old F1/F2 ons is that you dont need fire to heat your food and the army proberly is saving money on these allso, but given the option most of us wud swap it in for the older ons or proberly even MREs in a blink of an eye.
+Nodwick123 That exact reason is why I always brought stuff with me to spice my food up. Garlic powder, red pepper flakes, adobo seasoning and sugar/cinnamon make just about everything taste better...well that and the Makers Mark miniatures I packed with me. Cheers Nodwick
one would never get hungry with one of those Russians, so much food! Very interesting as always thank you for putting this up
This one doesn't look as good as our old ration, 15 or so years ago..... You got 2 boxes, and a pack of bread.... The bread was nicer, and you got a tube of margarine... Cans of tuna, mackerel, pate, resealable...
The main food was a in a can, and we'd pool it all together in one big pot for one guy to heat, while the rest set up base..... Also it had nutella, thanks to a comedian turned M.P......
It was cool to have something comedic in your ration.. :-)
So he did manage to get the fake nutella replaced with genuine Nutella?
Cool.
Peter K.
Well, I dont know about authenticity, but the label looked legit, and the state doesnt usually rely on fake brands :-) I think you can trust denmark to serve real nutella :-)
Three coffee? Poor poor soldiers, how do they survive on that? :S
That's like what I eat in 3 days lmao...
yes but being in the army you burn a ton of calories, so you need to eat well.
If you are consuming just 3450 calories in 3 days, you would be close to starving.
I am sure you eat something close to this amount in 24 hours.
3450 calories is too much for a normal average person daily. Around 2500 for a male and 2000 for a female on average per day.
Tobias Schneider Sure 3450 cal. is above average for most guys. Unless you use up lots of energy through work or sports, then its another matter. Its an adequate amount for a soldier who is very active.
3450 calories in 3 days, is 1150 on average per day. Thats starvation level.