New Zealand Operation Ration Pack -- tasting a Kiwi MRE 

You are correct about the instant beef soup, something like that is absolutely wonderful after you've been cold for several days. Once when I was in the US Army I was doing some "war game" type training in the field at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. It was winter and we had been rained on literally non-stop for six days. A humvee pulled up to our patrol base with some containers of hot instant chicken noodle soup, and to this day I still say that it was the best meal I've ever had.

I really like how you aren't over reacting. like you never spit something out. you just say something like "that's not very good". Not like some other people who would freak and spit it out. I feel like I'm getting an honest reveiw

Having eaten these in the field, best thing to do is: combine 1x chocolate drink, 1x peanuts and raisins, 1x fruit grains inside 1x muesli. Add water. Makes a quick breakfast straight after stand to and one that has almost half your day's caloric needs in one go. (All should be mixed in the same bag as the muesli and eaten from there). Save the scratchy pad for rifle cleaning. Potato and chicken boil-in-a-bag is fucking vile. Morale Booster: Boil anything other than the chicken and potato boil-in-a-bag in 1 cups canteen 1x Boil in a bag, chuck the noodles in there, once noodles are done, chuck the soup in there with the noodles. Minimal water used. Pour into the frying pan you should be carrying with you because fuck mess tins, add the curry or vege tagine (if someone knows what the fuck that is, please tell me, we're not sure if its even real food) to the noodles. This takes longer to prepare and eat but is good for morale in the field if you are in an entrenched position for a long time. Super brew: All the coffee, all the chocolate drinks, some sugar to taste, all in your cups canteen, melting some chocolate in it too if you're inclined or maybe adding the condensed milk. Guzzle that shit in place of breakfast if need be if you need that caffeine or both if your platoon commander is fucking around or you're still waiting for a tasking. Medical: When you have the shits, eat the condensed milk straight, plugs you right up 'til the next time you can see the upper tier of medics. Most of us also toss the accessory pack's nebulous shit before we head out into the field. A lot of us have our own coffees. I for instance have a lifeventure thermos that I chuck a sachet of nescafe cappuccino into, recycling any leftover clear water into that and shaking up inside the thermos to not have to clean another item with your finite supply of baby wipes. Also, the cheese is also known as BBC (Bring Back Cheese, for a while they were in tubes, and would explode, so after protest the tin was brought back), if you eat enough of them, you apparently have funky dreams. One guy I heard of woke up 5m outside the harbour away from his hootchie after eating 8 of them the night before. Also if you have assorted cuts on your hands (if you're a gunner, you better have them otherwise you're not working hard enough, and a lot of us have them on our knuckles) the moist towelletes burn with the fury of a thousand suns, use your own baby wipes. The ratpack's bag itself should be saved too, because you can make makeshift chest seals with them along with an infantryman's unusually large supply of insulation tape, or as your nebulous rubbish bag.

Hmmm, I have a feeling the Onion flakes were supposed to go with the beef soup perhaps.. And the fruit bits can go in the muesli to make it sweeter!

Someone on the RU-vids did Marmite correctly?!? My mind is blown!

I would've put the instant noodle/ramen in with the beef soup

Onion flakes + beef soup= French onion soup

Seems like adding a simple tube of condensed milk would brighten up all the MREs in the world.

Another brilliant ration review Emmy! It never ceases to amaze me how you can make a clear and concise video like this and manage to be informative and comprehensive. It took me THREE PARTS to cover the NZ ORP (around 45 minutes total). Thanks for the shout out too!

SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING! !!!

Great review Emmy! Again, awesome to see a humble NZ ORP so far from home. Hope you enjoyed it.

This new zealand operation pack is more generous than the others.

I'm on a roll watching all of these MRE videos back to back!

''mmmm'' the sound she makes EVERYTIME she bites soething

I love this girl so much. I found her a few days ago and she's really kind and soothing.

ur voice is cute makes me wanna sleep. in a good way.

Humm… mixing the noodle with the beef soup!

I would put a piece of chocolate in my hot chocolate lol

this should of been called "Emmy adds sweeter condensed milk to military food"

You are such a doll Emmy. You are so considerate of what our service men and women around the world go through when you try their food. It would be so easy for someone to focus on the negatives about the various MREs you've tried - but you focus on the good. I remember my Dad bringing those home from deployments and weekend training and thinking they were just awful. It was only when I got older that I realized that those men and women are thankful for anything that reminds them of home. Stay Sweet - We just love you!

I love the way she doesn't give up on it and instead tries to see if she can adjust it.

Seriously. It's something about the way Emmy eats. It makes the food looks a million times more delicious.

Emmy you should have soaked the noodles in the beef broth

A quick question Emmy, do you wash your mouth or drink water between tastings so you can wash away the taste and all? ps: I really love your videos, been addicted non stop since a week ago, even told my friends, stay awesome.

My foster cat Loki (he's a stray who wandered into my house last year) loves your videos, Emmy. Whenever I'm watching them, he jumps up onto my lap and I have to angle my screen so he can see properly. He keeps reaching out to try and pat your face (unfortunately this pauses the video) so I suppose he's a fan (my other two cats are indifferent). Don't know what your magic is, but keep on posting your videos - Loki can't get enough of you. ;)

I am honestly addicted to watching MRE review videos by all of those guys. They all do a great job. And of course, I LOVE watching your videos, Emmy!! I think it's pretty neat that you all are colabing together! My daughter just started watching the MRE review videos with me, and guess what she asked for as one of her presents for her 10th birthday?! Lol! A couple MREs to try out. She is her mother's daughter, after all. ;) Keep up the great work, and keep your videos coming, I'll keep watching!

I love you Emmy!! Your videos are awesome & so detailed :)

Pascals make Clinkers they are like a malt ball/honeycomb like centre covered in milk chocolate the centres are pink, yellow, green and ovalish. 😊

In my finest Crystal (The Boss) voice YUMMY! Cheers Emmy!

The little tube of condensed milk is a brilliant idea. Much better than sachets of milk powder or tea/coffee "whitener".

Jesus Christ... The food never ends in this pack.. New Zealand armed forces are spoiled lol!

I echo the Marmite/Vegemite sentiments already here. Too many people spread it on thickly and it's just disgusting like that. A thing layer is all you need. Pair it up with some cheese!

Isn't it always the way the day you want to film a video all the noises outside are so loud LOL. Fascinating ration pack. Another good review Emmy I love that you review such a variety of foods.

yep its a scour pad for cleaning up. it has soap built into the pad. all you need is water.

Amy, I'm European but work in childcare centre in Australia. You should see the amount of vegemite children have on their sandwiches, they love it and eat in thick layers :D (I'm always surprised because even though I like it I have to eat it like you, in thin layer)

her hair reminds me of a cool surfer

Did you mean 14000 and 8600? 1400 and 8600 would mean there are more people active in the army than there are people in the army :S

rat packing is how I learned to improve MREs. all but one of my drill sergeants were Pathfinders and they taught us to not eat or drink everything that you get. put some things back to enhance your other MREs. and if you happen to be in a area where the kids are genuinely friendly and you can trust them, you can trade your candy for some fresher local food or a soda like drink.

To be perfectly honest you have to be super careful with Xyletol gum especially if you have pets, it's extremely toxic and can kill your pets :(

I've had these! My dad is in the NZ army and whenever he used to be out in the field, he'd bring them back for me to try haha

I would make the beef soup then use that to hydrate the noodles! That with the chicken flavor pack and the onion flakes should make for something much more yummy then the two things separately.

OK that chicken jambalaya does not look like jambalaya not like a thick sauce gumbo I would know i live in Louisiana woods

Canned cheese is the best! Also you can add the trail mix and chocolate drink to the muesli, makes it much tastier and fairly substantial breakfast. We usually just threw out the onion flakes and drinks we didn't want. Oh also those scrubbing pads are great for cleaning weapons.

Dear Emmy, thanks for the video it was very informative, having been in the NZ army I can tell you that not much has change in rations packs over the years, but I have noted that most people doing this type of video are tending to use the hand wipe after the meal but as you can imagine being in the field it is of the up most important that hand hygiene is maintain, so no gut bug can take hold. Thanks again.:-}

I love how down to earth she is. I also love how she always is considerate of the military, if she doesn’t like something, she always acknowledges that they’re hungry and that it would taste good when you’re tired.

4:50 The other match on the right is a strike anywhere wind/water proof match.

If that was me I'd use to beef soup with the noodles coz damn those noodles looked bland.

There's a flint on the bottom of those Match Tubes. Also when we were augmented with NZDF, they taught us to mix the instant noodles with the entrees, to make a noodle dish. The Yeast Extract is Marmite, something the Kiwis LOVE. Strawberry Jellies were added to our Muesli Oats with the Condensed milk with boiling water to make oatmeal. When we were not on base, we carried Hexamine Tablets with a Hexamine stove and cooked on our Canteen Cups, Cleaning it with the scouring pad. Other than that, I definitely prefer the 24-hour Rat Pack over our MREs any day! Awesome Video!

i love emmy. she is pretty. honest sweet and she doesn't overreact on things she doesn't like.

Finally! Someone who understands to spread Marmite on 'THINLY'! Coz when I watch other people try Marmite/Vegemite the pile the damn thing on or eat a whole spoonful. That would make me hella gag. Just a touch of it on hot buttery toast with a milo and I'm in heaven.

Am I the only one who thinks that Emmy would make really good Asmr videos ? Her videos are so relaxing to me and I enjoy them a lot !!

I ordered my first Poppin Cookin today! emmymadeinjapan I am so excited xD

Guess what's going on my shopping list?? Condensed milk! I have to try it now.

with all the budgit cuts im supprised is not just a can of watteys spegety and a can of l&p

the "instant noodles" are gonna take some time......

Here's the Dollar Tree version: Alejandro Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snack Cup, 8 oz. All-Natural Premium Black Tea Bags, 100 ct. Assured Antibacterial Wet Wipes, 3 ct. Brillo Basics Heavy Duty Scouring Pads, 2 ct. Chef Karlin New Orleans Style Jambalaya Rice, 8 oz. (mix with Crider Chicken and Margaret Holmes Tomatoes, Okra & Corn to make chicken jambalaya) Coastal Bay Confections Assorted Hard Candy, 10 oz. Crider Premium White Chicken, 5 oz. Diamond Strike-on-Box Matches, 10 ct. Goya Powdered Chicken-Flavored Bouillon, 2.82 oz. (no beef available) Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar Jif to Go Creamy Peanut Butter, 3 ct. (American substitute for Vegimite) Margaret Homes Tomatoes, Okra & Corn, 14.5 oz. Mrs. Field’s Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies, 3 oz. Nature’s House Fruit & Nut Trail Mix, 6 oz. Nestle Crunch Bar Nestle La Lechera Sweetened Condensed Milk, 7.05 oz. (no tubes, unfortunately) Nestle Taster’s Choice House Blend Coffee Packets, 6 ct. Nissin Top Ramen Chicken Flavored Oodles of Noodles, 5 ct. Original Saltine Crackers, 8 oz. Select Choice Chewy Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Granola Bars, 6 ct. So Natural Freeze Dried Strawberries, 0.7 oz. Southgate Beef Stew, 15 oz. (substitute for Moroccan Lamb) Sugar in the Raw Packet Box Supreme Tradition Chopped Onions, 1.58 oz. Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix, 6 ct. Trident Peppermint Sugar-Free Gum, 20 ct. Village Farm Instant Oatmeal Variety Pack, 6 ct. (substitute for muesli) Wyler’s Light Lemonade Singles to Go, 10 ct.

"Oh yeah". When you added the sweetened condensed milk to the oats. Haha.. Loved it

I love that you ate the marmite correctly and loved it! Everybody judge Marmite and Vegemite so poorly it actually is good they just eat it wrong lol Thank you Emmy!

#CONDENSEDMILK🍦

I’d def added the beef soup to the noodles and that’s been good I feel like or the noodles to that first lamb stew. So many combos to improve on these. My husband was a marine and apparently guys will swap MREs for flavors they like better. I don’t blame them

Kiwi rat packs are all about the mixing and matching to personal taste, there is no wrong way to go about it. I mix my Peanuts and raisins in with one of the meat packs for a bit more texture and sweetness. Others just use it as a snack. Depending on how many packs you are given at one time, it is possible to make a cheese cake in the field. Using crushed crackers and biscuits as a base, the sweetened condensed milk, canned cheese and lemon sports drink satchets (or chocolate drink) as the main layer, with jam and strawberry fruit grains on top. It is easy to be creative when you have the time.

Everyone out there is eating really good food in their MRE....everyone except the USA

Kiwi Dude is awesome..the Boss is cute as can be..

I need a significant other that looks at me the way Emmy looks at sweetened condensed milk

Omg! I only have watched 2 videos of her, and I'm already in luv with her!

if I was in the military in my ration I will have a cosmic brownie as a dessert

I just love listening to her talk

WHERE'S THE -LAMB SAUCE- SWEET CONDENSED MILK!?

you have entirely too much fun doing these! i am envious! lol. love them!

After watching a few of these, I think the New Zealand ORP is the best just because of the condensed milk for the tea.

I'm a Kiwi & I enjoyed watching this one. 😊 glad you tried New Zealand's!

You legit 100% look like my Japanese teacher I actually thought you were her and I was like "what omg she has a RU-vid channel?!?!" Lol 😂😂

I love her hair!!!

Thank you for doing the marmite correctly. Cheese on top of marmite is amazing! Clinkers are a kind of fruit flavoured hokey pokey covered in chocolate.

her reaction to the muesli is hilarious, i grew up eating muesli that looked exactly like that and my dad still eats it. it isn't bad you know! is raw rolled oat muesli for brekky an aussie/kiwi thing? i had no idea it wasn't common in other western countries

What I like about this ration is the modular nature. By mixing and matching the items one could get quite the variety. Nice.

I don't get why she doesn't have like a million subscribers. You're awesome and your so pretty Emmy! 😀😊😄😃

This video of yours looked more rushed than others.

wow maybe it's just me but you make noodles very differently. How my family and I make it is we boil them until soft *obviously* then we drain nearly all the water leaving a tiny bit and then add the flavour because that way you get more flavouring to them. And then you can either tip out the rest of the water or not.

Clinkers are kind of like a cinder toffee coated in chocolate. They come in green, yellow, and pink but don't really have a specific flavour. A popular road trip game in Australia is to try and guess the colour of the clinker before you bite into it!

I'm so used to hearing KiwiDude call his daughter the Boss that I forgot her name was Crystal. She's so adorable!

Can you do a video where you just eat a 24 hour pack for a day

Also klinkers are little like malty bits like malt balls

After a day in the bush you longed for something solid to chew on. I could trade a slice of Rewena bread for stuff like electric razors...RNZE. Your a crackup!..the way you cakeup your lips with choc or coffee and stickee bits..charming! You sound and talk fast like a Kiwi except for 'tomayto'

Emmy you're awesome and I 💜u and ur so pretty and sweet and I love how u include your kids in cooking and stuff

It's not surprising the stew is a little sweet -- kiwis seem to like sweetness in their savory food. It mystifies me, an American expat trying to get along in NZ. Muesli (isn't it Swiss?) is the big breakfast food here. Commercial mueslis are oversweet. My partner works for NZ Defense Force, and I'm pretty sure this is what he ate while on a training session in caves on the south island. (No Tim Tams -- I am surprised.)

the italian mre also has a tube sweetened condensed milk in it. when i was a soldier we had a tube of margarine.. lol

Another great ration review, and I learned that the Kiwi's have grandma candy in their rations lol

OMG THE LAST SECONDS OF THE VIDEO WAS SO FREAKING CUTE AWWWWW EMMY UR SO ADORABLE

You are probably the only person that knows how to put on the marmite and vegemite

Ive totally been binging all your videos! To damn cute lol.

watching this video makes me feel so hungry

It's funny, I started watching your Emmy Eats Germany videos a week ago or so and then "switched over" to Kiwi Dude's MRE videos the last couple of days. Then I wondered what you would think of these MREs. And then I find out Kiwi Dude actually sent you one :-D

Just one tin of cheese will stop you being able to shit for a whole week.. Great stuff.

Hahahaha milk chocolate with clinkers🤣🤣🤣 here in the UK Clinkers is an expression for the little balls off poopy tissues you get stuck to your butt, or a dog gets stuck to its fur on it butt🤣🤣🤣 that made me giggle!

I've watched you since the beginning and wow have I seen you grow :) youre so much more comfortable in front of the camera now and having kids and just continuing in life has made you blossom so much :3 you have a special little glow to you and I love it. Love you Emmy! :D

Clinkers are a candy we have here in Australia. They are are hard coloured candy covered in chocolate. Kids (and adults) will play games with them like "what will be the gender of yoyr child?" And you bite into the candy and if its pink its a girl or yellow for a boy. They are quite tasty. I can send some if you like :)

Idk why the oatmeal part has me dying😭😭 why didn't they say use hot water like the noodles😩

She's knows the secret to Marmite n Vegemite! I thought only us Kiwis n Aussies know how to eat it correctly. Not sure how the English eat it tho.

I wonder what a North Korean MRE pack would be like.