The shrimp is salted, and sun-dried, which is used in a lot of Chinese dishes. The meat is lop-cheong, which is a preserved dried Chinese sausage - it is usually made from spiced pork and it is used in a lot of protein Chinese dishes. In my household, we use both to make our fried rice. Good review!
The soup is egg drop soup. It is scrambled eggs drizzled into boiling chicken soup slightly thickened with corn starch. It usually also has some veggies in it.
I love those ration heaters and the pouches are nice as well. Overall I really like these mains in the PLA I think the dynamic flavors offer a nice change up. Nice Duo Review.
Never noticed that hole in the outer packaging. Seems impractical from a military use. It might just be a way of telling they are decommissioned.Just like they used to take a chunk out of the album covers when they were being sold as used.
The meat in the rice looks more like Chinese pork sausage (lap cheong) cut up into tiny pieces and the sauce for the noodles is either oyster sauce or dark soy sauce.
I like how the Chinese MRE comes with a paper bowl/tray. Most other countries' MREs make you either bring your own mess kit, or eat out of the pouches. With US MREs, it is very difficult to eat out of the pouches. They don't have a gusset so you can't put it down unless you lean it against something, and then it inevitably gets knocked over. And the crackers and spreads make an EPIC mess if you are not careful and are near impossible to eat if not on a plate/tray. I think it would be real cool if more MREs came with plates/bowls/trays for eating properly. I guess soldiers would have mess kits with them on long missions tho.
Happy New Year from Australia. Lup cheong are skinny pork sausages about as thick as your little finger. Fun fact: Koreans use them in the depths of winter as "fingers" on their mobile 'phones so they don't get frostbite. That outer wrapper for the meals with the recycling symbol on it is supposed to be used as a type of blanket to keep the heat around the pouch.
The Red Chinese military got smart and adopted the American MRE style of military ration to great success. The PLA MRE is a clone of the American MRE, of course for the difference of Chinese foods inside. The PLA MREs always seems to include fresh fruits, like pineapple, which is invaluable in preventing scurvy. I believe fresh fruits are cheaper to package than freeze-dried fruits or preserved fruits used in American MREs. I like the PLA idea of the collapsible bowl but not its execution. It looks too flimsy. Soldiers usually don't have tables to dine upon out in the field. They would hold the paper bowl in their hand with the spoon in the other. This flimsy bowl will collapse upon itself. A thick cardboard disposable rectangular plate would be more useful.
Wish American instant soup makers would take a leaf from the Asian instant soup cookbook. Every time I see one of those freeze dried cubes they always blow up into this soup full of stuff vs the Americans which is just seasoning and nothing else.
Awesome review like always. Have a safe and Happy New Year. Many blessings to you and your family in the new year. From a dedicated subber in Canada. BTW.....it was -33 C today where I live, which is -28 F.
You looked like you had Godzilla and Mothra going off on the table. Happy New Year too guys. I can't wait to see what 2022 has for rations. Keep up the great content.
Hey Nathan, love it when you try out some Asian MREs. The tastes, ingredients and flavours may be totally foreign to your palettes but I do enjoy you guys keeping an open mind to it, especially when Amanda and Phil find something they initially may dislike but end up liking it - it's nice when different cultures can come together and enjoy new foods. Keep up the great work!
The hole is probably to mark it as no longer military supply just a guess or could be how the manufacturer loads it by hanging as it moved along and load the items.
So many MRE rations around the world contain nice fluids like, soups, milk, shakes, but require the soldier to have more than one canteen cup. It is in the best interest of most soldiers today to carry a small, hard polymer cup that is unbreakable, durable against rough usage and can hold hot liquids.
I really enjoy reviews of real military MRE's vs MRE's cobbled together to please American civilian tastes. You honestly critique the products you test. I've tried some US military issue MRE's. I think they take too much time and effort to prepare, Most USA military MRE's aren't anything to get excited about. I was in the California National Guard from 1972 to 1978 as a combat engineer 12B40 MOS Demolition Specialist. Staff/Sergeant E6. Platoon SGT. I am old school C rations/with cigarettes. My P-38 was issued to me in 1961 and I've carried it and used it ever since then. During my Nat'l Guard years when I was issued "C"Rats" they were 99 'n' 44/100% eaten cold from the can while in the field using a big spoon, I carried in my web gear. No time to heat 'n' eat. It seems to me that many European MRE's are Tastier, with more items to be eaten on the go. Please, you and your lovely sister Amanda keep up the good videos. Happy new year.
The best Chinese heaters that’s how they get rid of their hazardous waste You Gotta quit poking at it so much you’re not going to find the chopped up lap dog they chop up the mystery meat really fine
Good job sir!, always enjoy the videos. And tell your sister to not worry about the haters, remember...haters gonna hate, and you can't fix stupid. Happy New Year!!!
Funny it didn't come with the chop sticks? I've eaten at a Chinese Buffet before and it is good food, probably not something I'd eat everyday. I think I'd take the noodles on this ration. Good job guys!
Nathan I missed you broad case (damn) But for you, Amanda and Phil I hope you all have a great New Year's Eve party and did not get to hung over. Have a great Saturday and stay safe. Chief Dave and his lady Patti
