nalioth 405 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 The New York Times is running an interactive page with several different ration packs from armies around the world. South KoreaSautéed kimchi, ham fried rice, flavored sausage, white beans and sauce, almond cake, and chocolate candy. Australia Barbecue beef, chicken Italiano, tuna over dried tomato and basil, creamy chicken soup, two fruits diced in syrup, Australian cheddar cheese, raspberry fruit grains, candy chocolates, fruit bar, apricot coconut bar, tropical fruit bar, chocolate bar, tropical beverage powder, chocolate drink powder, sweet biscuit, cream biscuit, Vegemite, musk flavor candy, plum fruit spread, tea bags, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, instant coffee, ketchup, salt, pepper, chewing gum, scouring sponge, matches. See the rest of the article at the NY Times . . and yes, you can leave it to the French to feed their soldiers pâté and other hors d'oeuvres. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I think I see some dog food and a line of blow in the australian rations! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BuffetDestroyer 969 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I think I see some dog food and a line of blow in the australian rations! It keeps them humble and alert! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bean.223 365 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 The Ukrainian is the best, Whole Herring??? mmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stansplace 414 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I think I see some dog food and a line of blow in the australian rations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardC1967 81 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 WTF is "musk flavor candy"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BpS12 512 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 I miss C rats, so spam will have to do, lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitetrashrn 74 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ironic while I am eating a small brown foil bag of POTATO STICKS. Before that I had a CARMEL APPLE RANGER BAR. (not yelling, it's how it is written on the bag) Cant beat the MRE snacks.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Why doesn't the Australian military just save some money and give the guys Alpo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
self_inflicted 70 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ironic while I am eating a small brown foil bag of POTATO STICKS. Before that I had a CARMEL APPLE RANGER BAR. (not yelling, it's how it is written on the bag) Cant beat the MRE snacks.. HAHA me too, except I just finished the deliciousness that is the Sloppy Joe MRE. Some people may think that MRE's are nasty but they are awesome, especially when you live in an area not visited by the snow plow after a nice snow storm... beats going hungry. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Some people may think that MRE's are nasty but they are awesome They're not awesome after they're all you eat for months at a time (breakfast, lunch and dinner). We'd get a case issued to us every 4 days. Yum Yum NOT NOT I hate Uncle Sam for that ( I used to think they were awesome, too, but now they're ruined for me ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Cool little article! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
going12220 125 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 from the movie Dr. Strangelove: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major T. J. "King" Kong: Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BronCobraJet 80 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 MRE's were excellent in the Deep South during hurricane season when the power was off for days or weeks at a time. The only one I didn't like was the dehydrated hamberger patty. Tasted like a meat flavored sponge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
self_inflicted 70 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Some people may think that MRE's are nasty but they are awesome They're not awesome after they're all you eat for months at a time (breakfast, lunch and dinner). We'd get a case issued to us every 4 days. Yum Yum NOT NOT I hate Uncle Sam for that ( I used to think they were awesome, too, but now they're ruined for me ) I must admit, I've never eaten MRE's day in and day out, I guess that's Air Force for you lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dlcjr1973 24 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 I traded a case of '90's era MREs to some Dutch marines in Bosnia-Herzegovina for five cases of French rations. I thought I was taking advantage of them until I tried to eat the French stuff. Those crazy Dutchmen probably laughed all the way back to their camp, because the French crap made our Omelet with Ham taste like a gourmet meal. I remember liver paste, some sort of stuffed ham abortion and cheese that the ants wouldn't touch. I traded the rest of them to a bunch of Seabees who were helping us clear minefields. I haven't tasted the latest variations, but I used to love my '90's MREs! Regards, Sapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Some people may think that MRE's are nasty but they are awesome They're not awesome after they're all you eat for months at a time (breakfast, lunch and dinner). We'd get a case issued to us every 4 days. Yum Yum NOT NOT I hate Uncle Sam for that ( I used to think they were awesome, too, but now they're ruined for me ) Its the aftertaste... I swear, after just eating MREs for a while they all taste the same. I think its the preservatives or the packaging or something that does it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
454496 71 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Britain looks like human scat on bedding and coyote scat after being in a berry patch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 More interesting reading: Field Ration - Wikipedia International Rations - MRE Info A japanese collector has a nice page of the world's military rations: 世界中から軍事配給 - English translation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkbit 109 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 WTF is "musk flavor candy"? that's candy that forgot you had in your gym shorts pockets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graniteer 10 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Denmark's looks absolutely atrocious. I think I flushed something more appetizing a few minutes ago. And what's with all these scrubby sponges? I thought the point of an MRE was you didn't need a plate? Maybe that's just the ones I've had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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