RUSSIA VS USA MRE BATTLE 

I like that idea. I need to nominate you for a Nobel Prize. TFW and Merry Christmas!

I third this Idea but how would all the politicians get rich

@nicholaspowell7931 agreed. Also how would they thin the ranks of the working class. We know as a general rule their sons and daughters aren't going

You people get a hard on over your canteen don't you?

This is a boring American package). there is so little of everything in it) that you can't get enough). and here is Russian package - take, take, take..... by the way, the package is designed for 24 hours.... breakfast. lunch and dinner

crazy how they have it more together nutrition wise than the US does.

​@@devynyates1929 The thing is that in the USA food traditions developed thanks to huge food holdings; in the Soviet Union there were no private food production facilities; the state itself was in charge of food. Yes, there was not such abundance as now, but the diet was healthy and balanced.

@@devynyates1929Why is that crazy? Russia is not some backwards nation, and America let its oligarchs win while Putin pushed them out of windows 😂 so less poison in the food supply is what I would expect. But maybe I’m just crazy

this is not army MRE

@@senpalma а я сказал, что это армейский?

I don't think something that was tried to be made a thing and failed in soviet times can be called a tradition.

@@AlexanderVonMalachi There is no failure here, many catering enterprises and canteens in Russia still use this method of nutrition. And fish dishes are served on Thursday. Basically, this is for the first ear and for the second fried fish with a side dish.

fish soup made of freshly caught fish is a common russian outdoors delicacy. implying you are eating this meal outdoors i guess they are trying to emulate it. %) i don't think those russian mres are supposed to be eaten everyday. hence its rich contents.

@@AlexanderVonMalachi Well in comparison to the US russia exists longer than 100 years.

Это было в советское время

Never mind that Russia can be trusted to use better ingredients. With the US meals you get a large load of chemicals and cheap ingredients. The only real upside there is they include a cooker of sorts. Maybe that doesn't make a huge difference to you when you don't have a choice either way, but it does reflect on how much each military values their individual personnel.

Stop talking crap about Russians and Palestinians, it is all propaganda war!

@@statinskill I'm not sure about that one. Have you heard about the Russian Army canned dog food incident?

@@strf90105 Sure, the one time it doesn't hold true. Major Igor Mateev was found out and sentenced to four years of imprisonment. It was one man at the center of that scam. I'll still pick any IRP over any MRE.

@@statinskill I would too for a camping trip

А вдруг это Влад Борисыч?.. Да не, фигня какая-то...

@@user-fm5wx7uz9d Влад Борщ?)

@@user-fm5wx7uz9d А кто такой Влад Борисыч?

My problem is that I don't appreciate the 'fine' coffee thing. I drink mine black. So there is that. TFW!

Это безумие! Я заплатил более 70 долларов за русскую еду. TFW

@@MeAncient Yeah things from Russia that cost close to nothing within Russia itself are incredibly pricy once it's beyond its borders. Trying to find Russian quality produce for example here in the U.S is not an easy task.

WOW))))) Just business nothing personal... Я могу вам посоветовать 2 на мой взляд самых вкусных Русских. Сухпаек Министерства Обороны №1 и Рацион питания горный - вкуснее их не пробовал. Если будет возможность сравнить с самым вкусным вашим MRE на ваш взгляд) Спасибо огромное за контент. Я бы вам отправил их, но мне пока этого никак не сделать.

@@gregklein4846I share homes between Los Angeles and Moscow. For some reason, U.S. goods do cost more in Russia, but it only applies to things that are rarely available in Russia (example Twizzlers candy lol), while something like Doritos Chips cost maybe 30 - 50 cents more if that. But when I get to the U.S., Russian goods are literally X4 or X5. Also, for some weird reason, the price of seafood in Russia is a lot lower, and this is shocking, as the U.S. has a huge supply of seafood (I am from Los Angeles, and you can get many things at markets like Redondo Beach etc.) So I am assuming, all of this has to do with demand. Russian items are not in high demand, so they are not imported in bulk, hence the cost. The cost of things like seafood, I really do not understand. P.S. The prices with regards to seafood, I calculated both in dollars and rubles, and adjusted for avg salary and region were they are purchased. This is all so that it is fair. Just my view and thoughts on the subject! Happy Holidays to you and yours from Moscow, Russia!)

Lithuanian coast only 4 euros 😂

'fruit bar' LMAO

Ну не совсем) Палтус варю, получается очень наваристый суп - уха)

From USA with Love, back atcha! TFW

From America with love as well

@@MeAncient❤

How much do Rations cost y’all over there? Here they’re anywhere from 5-20 USD a ration depending on the amount of contents.

Praying for peace from USA my friend.

Нет. Это разовый паек, не суточный. Четверг это просто набор меню. Ещё с ссср есть такое понятие- четверг - рыбный день. Поэтому в нем была уха. А в суточном пайке 3 основных блюда и много закусок

Yeah I figured it was a 24 hour ration with 3 packs of crackers and 3 main dishes. The American one was a single meal.

It's not "Week of Rations". Nedelya zhisni means "Week of Life". Which is probably their way of setting expectations. Expectations of maybe not a "Week of Delights", but a week with reasonably enough calories and nutrients that you will live.

There's also the consideration that not all MREs are created equal in the US ARMY. Those of us who spent a lot of time in the field or overseas learned really fast which ones were actually good, and which ones were offensively bad. You could see this too because there would end up being a pile of MREs no one wanted after the boxes were pilfered through. A lot of people thought omelet MRE was bad, which I concur, the entrée tasted terrible, but it had Skittles in it, and you could trade Skittles for almost anything.

@@Animaggilgamesh As an exercise to myself I will translate the Russian comment here without using a translator. "No. This is a single pack, not a daily. Thursday is simply a menu selection. Back in the USSR Thursday was understood as fish day. Therefore there was ukha fish in them. But in the daily packet were three basic dishes and many side items".

I did, my friend. TFW

I enjoy putting them out there when I have the time. TFW!

@@MeAncientAnytime, loved watching the Australian MRE I would love to see a Greece MRE not sure if they even do them but that would be cool.😊

imagine him hiring a translator who translated hematogen into 'fruit bar' lmao EPIC FAIL

@@XtremeGamez They do make them! I've seen a couple of people try them and compare it to other countries. I agree it would be nice to see what he thinks about them. If I remember right there are a lot of fish dishes in theirs. Go figure, right? lol

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun one to make, for sure. TFW

I'm headed to West Virginia to look around. I hear it's a beautiful state. TFW!

⁠@@MeAncientabsolutely gorgeous, full of wildlife and beautiful scenery. A beautiful place to check out is Canaan Valley and Black Water Falls!

Gillian, you have to try Turkey (or Chicken) Tetrazzini. I'm hoping to have one more video review out as well. We'll see. But just in case, Merry Christmas to you and your, Gillian. As always, TFW!

I've been to Russia, this is actually a standard MRE and the army made one's are insane, they all have beef and pickled and salt preserved meat and a bunch of other stuff

Welcome aboard! I hope you get a chance to look at some of my other videos. I enjoy making them, for sure. Ace Videos is my camera man on most of the reviews. If you haven't seen his videos, check out his channel here..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_jjCAAUDzFU.html&start_radio=1 TFW!

Michael, great to hear from you. TFW!

You are correct, sir. I was mistaken. We'll take care of that next time I do a Russian 24 hour MRE......TFW!

Nice) I’m from Kyiv, Ukraine. I wish you a Happy New Year. Glory to Ukraine God bless USA

Mike, that's Ace, for sure. His brother, Micah of High Adventure Videos has filmed a couple, but Ace has filmed the rest......TFW!

In a survival situation, carbs are the most important. Russian may be more nutritional, preferable for usual situations in battle, but i would take the US one in a dire situation.

That's a fun idea. I'll have to talk with Asa and Micah about that. TFW

Yeah they don’t have anything to compare to USA mres

We don't have a 3 meal combo in a single MRE at this time. I didn't realize that the Russian MRE was a 3 meal one until I started to edit. My bad but TFW!

If I could only get one. I do have a main dish component from a Japanese MRE that I'll be reviewing one of these days. Stay tuned and TFW!

Japanese MRE won't be anything but rice and dried fish

​@@jameswhitener123I like sushi and sake. Hope they have them in their MREs. Banzai for the Emperor! ⚔️⚔️⚔️

@@Artyom_K. you are delusional if you think military meal gonna have alcohol in it

Glad you like them! That's a great name, by the way. TFW!

That sounds delicious. Thanks for the tip and TFW!

Doing better than we deserve, for sure. TFW!

The Russian MRE was a 24 hour one. I didn't realize that until I was editing the video. Another comparison video coming soon. TFW!

Don't forget that find water is harder than fire dry alcohol tablet

Very nutritious, for sure. TFW!

Disagree, last 10 years there is good variety

Да накой это разнообразие? Когда еда должна быть проверенной временем. Чтобы не было потом эксцессов в поле с пищеварительной системой

My favorite russian snack was when i was in alaska and mixed dirt with unflavored when i went hiking in the wilderness

David, that's hilarious!!!!🤣@@DavidS22003

That is awesome! I wish you well with it. I enjoy the video process when I am able to take the time and do them. TFW

I'm happy you enjoy them. TFW

Great idea. I'll have to do that. TFW and TF the idea!

Richard, that's a cool family history to have. What a nightmare the Polish people have been thru these past 80 years. TFW from the UK! I loved my few days in Plymouth nearly 40 years ago.

Yeah, the Russian one was supposed to be a 24 hour MRE. I'll be doing another review of one of those. That one was for a Thursday menu. The next one will be for a Friday menu. I'll treat it as a 3 meal, 24 hour MRE, the way it was intended. Stay tuned.......TFW!

Your confidence is astounding, sir! TFW, Adam.

It's hard to keep up, for sure. TFW, Viper!

You may not have heard the story about the old tray I ordered. It was sold on the website (this has been about 2 1/2 years ago) that it was an 'original military food tray.' When I received it, the receipt said that it was either from the military or 'might have originated in the US Prison System.' There is a dent on one side of the tray and I always imagine my try came from a prison and one prisoner used it as a weapon to crown a fellow prisoner's gourd at the chow hall. TFW!

My pleasure. I'll keep on until I run out of MREs or something. TFW!

Christine, thank you for your kind words. I'm happy you were able to see it right away. TFW

There's a Russian RU-vidr who tries different MREs from different countries. From his experience, Russian military MREs don't have a diverse variety of dishes, they generally don't have exceptional taste but they still taste good enough and have enough calories to keep someone active for an entire day. Russians also don't use a lot of chemical preservatives so they don't have fancy stuff like soft biscuits or pizza, but at the same time Russian meals taste more natural, like something you (or your parents) would've cooked at home.

The Russian one was for 24 hours. The US one was for one meal. Times the US by 3 or 2. See which one has more. The US wins by quite a bit, and has much different varieties.

@@whysix3417 The packaging of the Russian MRE says "Thursday". There are 7 different types of packages :)

​@@whysix3417 это разовый набор. Суточные имеют 3 отдельных блюда и много закусок

Joao, I'm hoping to have one more out before Christmas. Merry Christmas to you as well! BTW, turns out the Russian one was a 24 hour meal so I would say it was a little 'light' on the calories for a whole day. I will try a comparison pitting a Russian MRE against another country's 24 MRE. Stay tuned! TFW

Glad you enjoyed it, Srijan! It was a fun one to make, for sure. TFW!

Kurt, you are kind. TFW!

Thank U as Well💯 God speed

I hope you get to feeling better, Matthew. TFW, as always.

You'll love my next video!!!! TFW!

@@MeAncient looking forward to it brother 😅🍻🍻

You are correct about the sprinkling of the chocolate. I've had a few comments from Russians explaining that to me. I'm pretty simple when it comes to coffee.....give it to me black. This fancy stuff is more Ace's style. TFW!

Dear God I still have flashbacks of the winters at Fort drum coldest place I've ever been 2/22 infantry that's why I live down south and visit the Philippines frequently lol

Good observation. In fairness, I did not figure out the Russian MRE was a 24 hour one until I was editing the video. I'll have another video coming next year comparing 24 hour Russian to 24 hour from another country. USA does not have a 24 hour ration that I am aware of. The honey was of a quality that I don't remember enjoying for a long time. TFW

@@MeAncient Thanks for the reply. First time watching and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Love how the Lord is first and foremost in your mind and I am so appreciative and blessed to see you and your son in partnership - nothing better :) Looking forward to watching your others - just watched the Aussie one, and as an Australian, had a good cackle at your 'usage' of the good ol' vegemite :D Thanks for the content, please keep it up.

I lived on US MREs back in the 80s for a month. Didn't do too bad. I was sick of MREs though. TFW!

@@MeAncient I guess not having to 💩 is a good thing in the field. However, the composition of the US ration would have done serious harm to your gut bacteria.

​@@zeideerskine3462you'll poop OK, there is a humor that the gum has laxatives in them lol

I missed getting them out there. Hopefully one more before Christmas....we'll see. TFW!

Me and you both. TFW

Merry Christmas to you as well! TFW

I'll have to incorporate a few more stories in some shorter videos. Stay tuned & TFW

Yeah.....I realized while editing the Russian meal was a 24 hour one. In light of that, I think it was a little shy of food in general. Merry Christmas and yes indeed, what a great celebration of the birth of our Savior. TFW!

Had mine, too! :-O. TFW!

Nick, it's what we do in our house. Thank the God who provided it for us. TFW!

My pleasure! TFW

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your kind words. TFW

ну и что?

Oh, My! I cannot wait. Many thanks, as always, Vlad. Merry Christmas, my friend!

Welcome aboard!

Merry Christmas and thank you for the compliment. TFW, Shannon!

Can't help you, I'm afraid. They were a gift. TFW!

I get that.....NOW! Thanks for the tip and TFW!