The cool thing is 80% of that stuff can be bought in Croatian or Slovenian stores (and other Balkan countries, of course). Podravka is a huge company and they make great foodstuffs!
As Croatian I am really proud that you liked our MRE. Idk about other countries, but every single product you tasted is available for purchase in local stores. Made by same companies, with same quality just packaging is different. Kavabon is my favorite too :)
The fact that they use common available foodstuffs instead of specially prepared and overfortified military meals (that often taste downright nasty), has got to be a source of comfort and a morale booster for Croatia's Forces. Familiar foods they would eat in their homes and not mystery meats and dishes. Everything in the US MRE tastes like they dumped a whole bottle of One-A-Day Vitamins and Minerals into every course. Way more vitamins than even a soldier in combat needs.
The reason it's all so great is because most of it wasn't made specifically for MREs. The goulash and the narezak, for example, you can just buy in stores. And yeah, if that's a Kraš chocolate, you know that's top notch.
Ive watched a lot of these MRE vids and am surprised to find that what you would assume would be some 3rd world crap rations from certain countries turn out to be far and away better than what most US soldiers get.
Im a croat, i dont find my self living in a 3rd wolrd crap country...Also im a soldier, and im a navy cook/cls, i fed some americans that came on my boat for various NATO practice runs. EVERY single american was amazaed by our food, i kid you not, they come back with a cleaned plate looking can they get some more, any dish we make. Very nice people i must add, pleasure working with them.
some interesting info for you steve, btw thanks for reviewing our countries rations. All the products in the croatian ratpack are local products sold in the supermarket, especially the pate and gulaš made by podravka. the powdered drinks are called cedevita, very popular vitamin drink.
To je Lero Vita od Podravke. Čak je bilo razmirica između podravke i cedevite zbog tog pakiranja od 15 grama kojeg je podravka napravila vrlo sličnim onom od cedevite. Al sjebo je kad je stavio vrucu vodu unutra hahah
Nah, these are not looking as those from war days. They've changed biscuits. It wasn't just camo packaging that were "ramboish", you could use those as weapon if needed. They had texture of bathroom tiles.
PiratmitHolzbein I also find the videos so relaxing. You should look into ASMR. Tutorials and softly spoken videos like this with unpacking or cooking always set me off and I almost knock out. Helps when you're tired also.
But take a step back, the US MRE stuff is only produced for their MRE so it is much more Expensive and "Cheap" same times, than the European way take good products from the store and put it together so the soldier in an bad situation(when there is not even a field kitchen) has at least some good minutes.
Thank you Steve. For keeping the past alive and helping us to better understand what we could not be there for and for preserving things so that later generations may understand than as well. So once again thank you.
Those coffee candies looked so good I went looking for some on Amazon they were all sold out but found some very similar. I love coffee and candy so yum!
I am so addicted to this guy....why is this entertaining??? I have watched a ton of these vids now. Has this guy ever had a actual reaction or got sick??? I end up falling to sleep to these every night now.....wth??
Most of these items we can get in the international section of Australian supermarkets too. Lots of Croatian origin people here downunder. I have that pate in my pantry!
I think Steve1989 is the only person on the planet that can say items in ANY mre are 'decadent'! :) love the video, glad I don't have to eat these daily for any length of time.
Well, Steve, the thing with honey is that if it's crystallized, it's probably real honey. If it's liquid and golden and perfect, it's likely mostly glucose. If it's real honey, it essentially lasts forever. They found some honey in Egyptian tumbs that was perfect. The only reason they don't include it in more rations is probably how sticky and annoying it is to clean. To fix crystallized honey, just warm it up for a bit.
this looks delicious, i love that liver paté, you can pretty much get that from any store too, its amazing on any form of hot bread, spreading it on there so it gets slightly lukewarm
I am a High School American History Teacher and my students and I LOVE your videos! We now say "nice" about everything. Thank you for showing some awesome History!
Crystallized honey is still more than edible. My SIL raises bees, so I am also knowledgeable, whether I want to be or not. If you warm it up a bit, it will smooth right out. I prefer honey to sugar whenever I can. NICE.
Most of the stuff in the pack (cans, honey, kavabon etc.) is commercially available in the same form in almost every supermarket in Croatia and other countries in region. They didn't cut corners by putting cheaper or lower quality items in this pack.
all of the candy is from Kraš and the orange drink is Cedevita (they also have lime which is better in my opinion)...all manufactured in Croatia, wonderful.
Yeah if you look at our airforce (using Mig 21 bis) you would asume we eat cockroaches and other bugs but all the stuff in the mre you can get in any store
“Look at that cow.. he’s lookin at ya, he’s saying “Let’s get this out onto a tray!”” Is possibly the best transition sequence you’ve ever done. Love your content man, I’m binging it at the moment bc you just have so many videos to watch through and it’s always fascinating stuff 😌
govno zukerberg My dad says we descend from the original gypsies driven out of that area. I found Irish gypsies on both sides of the family, too, but I guess we lost the traditions somewhere along the way. Lots of estranged family right down the road, too, so I'm always looking. Goricki is not common in my area
I just love watching you opening what is essentially a food time capsule. Do you do your own editing if so your awesome at it. I am so addicted to watching these Steve. From how you critique the food, to eating some ranks stuff and it's really cool what your doing. We should never forget about the sacrifices the worlds military's make for freedom. Keep it up steve your voice is so calming to me. Lol (hope that didn't come off weird sounding. You should do camping trips and like live off M.R.E.S while spending a night or two in the woods to offer viewers the full effect of what it's like to be in the military. Take care! over and out.
A good friend of mine joined the military & when he came back home he brought some mres 2 try..they were Omelets with ham & I just remember them being disgusting but since I subscribed 2 ur channel you've most definitely opened & changed my mind!
That Gulas is one of signature foods from former Yugoslavia. Nobody makes it as good as Podravka (Croatia). Expensive for a canned food really, but worth it.
