For the first time ever, I got my hands on a Chinese MRE! I have plenty of USA MREs of course, so prepare for a showdown between China and USA MREs! Filmed by Ace Videos
The difference is with the Chinese ration is that it’s generally assumed that most of the time you will have a supply of plain rice to supplement your rations.
Probably something that affects the calorie count is that I would assume the average Chinese soldier has a lighter body mass (shorter). Personally I would prefer the Chinese MRE as the amount of sugar in the US one would inflate the calorie count and be not as sustaining between meals. While the quail eggs, pickle, rice, chicken, beef, soup would have a higher protein content and therefore higher nutritional value and staving off hunger between next meal. The only thing I preferred on the US MRE is the choice of drink and coffee and gum!! .... but hey, I wasn't raised on the US 'peanut butter and jelly'... I MUCH prefer the Chinese MRE options :) Great video as usual :)
Have you had the chinese options? No? Then why do you prefer them? You probably haven't even had the things that came in the chinese MRE and you chose that because you don't think for yourself and you are virtue signaling according to what you have been propagandized to do. Terrible comment as usual.
@@thomgizzizWhat the hell are you talking about? Did you ignore the facts and difference between sugar and protein? That's not propaganda those are facts. The rest and my preference is based on my opinion. What do you mean terrible comment 'as usual'? I don't know you, and I have never interacted with you before. Take a chill pill there chief!
@@thomgizziz I think you’re propagandize, america number 1 eh? It’s just facts rice, vegetables and eggs look more appealing than skittles, crackers and jam for lunch. Not all of us want to eat like a 12 year old.
PLA recruitment pre-req's are tighter, they require the cadets to be lean with no excess fat, avg BMI at 23.7 -ish; vs Americans at 27.1. Just call it like it is: we fat motherfudgers.
You have to be careful because half of the time these MREs from China are fake and not really from the military since it's illegal to export. Steve bought from the wrong source unfortunately.
The American MRE seems heavy with sugar, hence more calories. Good for a quick energy boost. The Chinese MRE seems more hearty and substantial, savory vs sweet.
Looks like a real food too. As opposed to GMO, highly processed, carcinogenic, lab"grown", superjunk "food", most probably supplied by the biggest supercreep scamartist and "farmer" in history Billy Gates 😅
Do we know that the Chinese only get three of these a day and that's it? What if they get additional snacks and whatever on the side to supplement their mealtimes? What if they get four of these? From a food quality and macro perspective per calorie, I'm siding with the Chinese MRE here. It's not all overly processed carb sources beyond recognition from its raw form, be it sugar or flour. Skittles and sugary jams isn't exactly my idea of food for a soldier. Why not add a few spoons of animal fats and some protein to the main instead? It takes up less space and has a lot more calories and nutritious quality to it. Lard, duck fat and butter needn't be too expensive either. 🤷🏻
The peanut butter has a large amount of protein and is generally the go to food for long distance hikers in the states. The jam is extra. Also, we're talking about food tailored for very active jobs. The nutrition is fortified into the meals while the extra sugary stuff is bonus morale food. All US MRE's will have some form of sweet item whether its skittles, flavored drink, candy bar, or cookie. It's one of the lessons that the military logistics started to track all the way back during WWII. You need a balance of carbs and glucose for people burning calories at that rate. Animal fats are fine for sustainment but take longer to break down. Not great when you're waking up and starting a road march right away. You'll also notice many other countries use off the shelf products. They tend to be the same or bulkier with less calories. US MRE's are mostly crafted specifically for them with 1 or 2 items as condiments or the comfort food.
9:18 - Fortune Cookies are an American invention. Most people who live in China wouldn't know what you were talking about if you asked for a fortune cookie.
😀 It's actually civilian imitation military food from the Chinese version of aliexpress - Taobao. Real Chinese military food is hard to buy in the civilian world, because military food belongs to the military unified procurement of materials, the logistics department management is very strict, and China's military food has a separate military food standards, does not apply to commercially available civilian food standards. In fact, Chinese military rations are not much different from American MREs, with candy, chocolate, coffee or tea bags, and instant juices as standard, and far more calories than imitations.
in the Chinese MRE. the cucumber, spicy beef, chili sauce, quail eggs is meant as condiments to the rice dish. not to be eaten separately. you finally got it right when added all of the components together. 👍 I agree the calories is what makes the Chinese MRE lose. you are not going to win wars if your soldiers don't have the energy to work.
THrow in some chocolates and you get as many calories as you want, and those may supplied separately. Chines MRE win on the taste, which is the most important metric for food.
I understand why a lot of people are upset about the American MRES having skittles but I’ve always assumed they existed for morale reasons. Yes they are extremely unhealthy but this isn’t the only candy you can find in them.
That leaves 900 calories that aren't and that is still a lot more than the chinese one. The chinese learned that they f'd up and are changing their MREs. GTFO with your america is bad nonsense.
I'm pretty sure the chinese dish was supposed to have the beef and cucumber combined with the rice... still, even mixed together the Chinese MRE was depressing to look at. Like, that's it? That's all they get? I think my favorite MRE I've ever had was Ukrainian, followed by a close second with the South Korean MRE
@@MeAncient Korean one looks pretty good overall except for that dry pound cake and the questionable m&ms that didn’t melt. I find that the American one in comparison seems to have more processed and sugary foods which I’m not a fan of. I prefer savory, salty and spicy but to each his own.
Having lived in China and lookin at what you got on that tray, my bet is that everything except the tomato and eggs is sposed to be mixed together with the main dish. Also, they don't really eat much egg drop soup in China, but tomato and scrambled eggs is a dish they serve all over the country.
If we're being charitable to the Chinese MRE, the fact that they have so few calories probably points to a doctrinal or operational assumption by the Chinese that they'll mostly be operating within close proximity to a field kitchen or commissary of some sort. A and B rations, basically. They're probably not anticipating conducting operations where they'll have to rely on soldiers carrying high calorie individual meals like we do.
Look up BMI by country. On Wikipedia China is listed as 143rd, but I wouldn’t trust those stats. There are very few overweight people in socialist countries. I think it’s mostly a mentality of the CCP to provide their soldiers with the bare minimum to survive, but I’m sure average BMI has something to do with it.
@@Sniperboy5551 Looked up average weight, and for a Chinese man it's 153.4. For the American man it's 199.8 which is 46 pounds heavier. If true, that would explain the difference in calories. There's multiple sites listing different numbers, but they're all within a few pounds of one another. Yeah, the CCP is literally insane! They're doing everything in their power it would seem to tick off those who would give them success. To not treat your soldiers like valuable assets is just plain stupid! 👍✌🗽
Never met anyone who served in the Marine Corps who doesnt clean their plate. Least picky eaters Ive ever met. In the field, you never know when youre meal is your last for a while. Gratitude for all meals offered is expressed by not turning down eats.
"...Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and were eaten with tea... ...As far back as the 19th century, a cookie very similar in appearance to the modern fortune cookie was made in Kyoto, Japan, and there is a Japanese temple tradition of random fortunes, called omikuji. The Japanese version of the cookie differs in several ways: they are a little bit larger; are made of darker dough; and their batter contains sesame and miso rather than vanilla and butter. They contain a fortune; however, the small slip of paper was wedged into the bend of the cookie rather than placed inside the hollow portion. This kind of cookie is called tsujiura senbei (辻占煎餅) and is still sold in some regions of Japan..."
I'd take the Chinese one at least it looks like real food. Three boiled eggs, egg soup, topped rice, spicy sauce. Sounds like something I'd Uber. No contest the Chinese wins for me in this. The sugar on that US MRE laid out on that tray is so unappealing to me. Sure it has more calories but its from sugar so that means it will dissipate faster from the body. Also why they are giving troops food like they are little kids? That won't fill me up then probably go on a glycemic crash from all the sugar. Utter disrespect.
The Chinese MRE was really tasty. However, there are not enough calories to stay active as required in the field at the body weight and overall size of US troops. That may be the big difference......Chinese troops may be smaller in stature so they don't need as many calories per day. I do agree about the quality of food in the US MRE as being lots of sugar, but that is what most Americans eat and therefore what they want in their MREs. TFW, Jalide.
What kind of nonsense is this? Do you go around attempting to virtue signal like this all the time? You are the type of slow mo that will try to self aggrandize because you go to an expensive restaurant and you think it is healthy when you are gobbling down more fats, sugars, salts and calories than you would get at the worst fast food joints and still slow enough to claim that you are healthy. You are a joke.
@@MeAncient Are you sure it was tasty? Or do you have a bit of exoticism going on there? Just because it is different doesn't make it better. I haven't had that menu but I have had chinese MREs before and they aren't good examples of food just like the american ones aren't.
@@thomgizziz I would OBVIOUSLY prefer my wife's cooking or a good restaurant any day. I am comparing and have the mindset of in the field, hungry, and need food to keep me going. The Chinese MRE was quite tasty. If it had more items, it would have won the 'battle.' Hope that helps. TFW
When I was active duty in the US Army we never used the hot beverage bag. i dont think anyone does, least not that i ever seen. also when you are on the move. you dont have time for it. i used to eat the milkshake powder mix plain like sugar candy as i marched. you dont have the water to mix it or the time, and you sure as heck dont want to put sticky stuff in your flask it will mess it up
This was painful to watch. Any Asian meal served with rice, everything else is to be eaten with it. The box was meant to have the rice to a side. With everything else in the other free space areas. Combine as you eat them as they are meant to complement the other options. Hooah to an OOrah!
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They both looked pretty tasty. I noticed no matches in the accessory package. Maybe to discourage smoking? I always ate peanut butter and banana together. Thanks
I’m pretty sure anything you buy from the store on a military installation is tax-free, so cigarettes and matches are probably cheap enough for them to justify leaving them out in an economic sense. It still doesn’t make practical sense to me since matches are infinitely useful in a survival situation.
I think the Chinese one is supposed to be mixed all together as a complete meal not individual hence the reason you only got one container for eating out of😊
No, no it isn't. The only thing that would be mixed in is the chili crisp. You should stop thinking. That isn't how things are done there. There is a main that will go with the rice and the rest are side dishes. Why are there a bunch of people that know nothing about china or chinese food pretending like they know what is going on?
One tird of USA calories go to Skities,and as we know carbo hidrates doesnt keep U full for to long That three egs will keep U full much longer then beef or jam or peanut butter.
The eggs wouldn't quite do the trick for me. Give me beef or peanut butter. I''d eat them when I'm hungry and if that's the best option, but I'd prefer more caloric volume. TFW
@@MeAncient The proteins From the eggs need lot of time to be digested, more than meat proteins. For me Best combination in ration eggs and little of bacon or spam
I hope you can get your hands on one of the British ones. They're usually 24 hour so equivalent to 3 MREs but a massive step up from the 80s stuff. You might actually confuse them with real food.
Soldiers should have a lot more calories than that, and protein. Since their bodies are in constant physical strain. And they need more energy than the average office work.
Hey Me Ancient! Always love your videos 😊 I actually already watched this one, but I came back to make a suggestion. It seems like you are often on the move, visiting cool places - I’d love to watch some videos of you getting random things from the Army Surplus stores in various areas you already travel to. You could even visit several places and collect cool things, then come share them and their histories with us 😊 Keep it us as always! ❤
Speaking of pizza not being like in the US, the worst pizza I ever had was in Scotland. It was uncooked dough with tomato paste spread on top and sprinkled with salt. I was asked if I wanted chips (french fries) to go with it.
US pizza is pretty goddamn similar to Italian pizza and there are a ton of places that try to replicate the exact style of Rome and Naples here in the states. As someone who has had both, people blow the pizza thing out of proportion.
Energy is just what you need when you're working hard. Too much sugar not good, but I'd rather have too many calories and be judicious than be working and wishing I had something more to eat. TFW
@@MeAncient I agree 100% I was a M1A2 sep 3/8 calvery ft hood tx tank commander you would be suprised on how much you sweat and work during the summer and hot climates. That chinese mre is more like pogey bait or a snack., when your on the tan bag take out you need those calories to replenish your body. During gunnery I use to get extra Mre for my loader because he was a real work horse gotta love the good ole days
i've said it in other videos ill say it again.. Chicken with Noodles and Chicken with Dumplings were and will always be my 2 favorites LOL. I love Ace's minor bout's of skepticism before his eventual agreement, although it seemed he said no then yes pretty quick this time (must have been your re-evaluation of the beef after the first fatty bite). great video as always brother and see ya on the next one!
Mre for asian army are back up , shit hit the fan shit , normal in field we still eat hot meal cook by army cook ( they also part of exercise and in combat ) you only eat mre when the cook cant cook the meal aka it must be in really bad sitution or in deep behind enemy line combat stuff
This is my 2nd video i seen of yours. Very interesting keep up the videos. I have a question is it possible to get a North Korea MRE, or do they have them too?
@mikegammon1 Nope, I heard they normally sold gutter oil to the US... In China, gutter oil can not get pass the CCP censor. And Taiwan also exported gutter oil to the US.
Another good video Me Ancient! I have a request, try to see if you can get a Brazilian MRE to show us. I would be interested in that. Thanks again, vr, Shannon
I’ve met a lot of really tall Chinese guys and I remember reading books about the Korean War when the Chinese crossed the Yellow River the author mentioned there were quite a few Chinese soldiers that were really tall.
I think the Chinese MRE is designed where literrally all of it is meant to be placed in the box as a large bento style box or whatever. got to keep in mind the Chinese are smaller and I dont think their gov cares as far as less calories go. Though I do get fighting you are going to burn calories. I know in Iraq I ate 3 MREs most days and lsot weight. Semper Fi!
630 calories a meal is a starvation diet for the military. However, I'm beginning to wonder if Chinese rations are supplemented by separate packets of rice.
Tastewise I would go for the Chinese experience. But from what I see here the US ration has more to it and keeps you going a lot more. Also, it has a lot of small things that you can bring with you like gum, skittles and maybe a packet of peanut butter and crackers.
@@zachbase1124 Tbh the Chinese would sooner overthrow the CCP than invade the USA. They want to secure ties in Asia and are willing to send firepower to do so, but that's about it and they know they can't do much more than that. China is saber-rattling at Taiwan to silently takeover Myanmar, which is more valuable to them to secure their main oil import route.
The difference is with the Chinese ration is that it’s generally assumed that most of the time you will have a supply of plain rice to supplement your rations.
Probably something that affects the calorie count is that I would assume the average Chinese soldier has a lighter body mass (shorter). Personally I would prefer the Chinese MRE as the amount of sugar in the US one would inflate the calorie count and be not as sustaining between meals. While the quail eggs, pickle, rice, chicken, beef, soup would have a higher protein content and therefore higher nutritional value and staving off hunger between next meal.
The only thing I preferred on the US MRE is the choice of drink and coffee and gum!! .... but hey, I wasn't raised on the US 'peanut butter and jelly'... I MUCH prefer the Chinese MRE options :)
Great video as usual :)
Have you had the chinese options? No? Then why do you prefer them? You probably haven't even had the things that came in the chinese MRE and you chose that because you don't think for yourself and you are virtue signaling according to what you have been propagandized to do. Terrible comment as usual.
@@thomgizzizWhat the hell are you talking about? Did you ignore the facts and difference between sugar and protein? That's not propaganda those are facts. The rest and my preference is based on my opinion.
What do you mean terrible comment 'as usual'? I don't know you, and I have never interacted with you before. Take a chill pill there chief!
@@thomgizziz I think you’re propagandize, america number 1 eh?
It’s just facts rice, vegetables and eggs look more appealing than skittles, crackers and jam for lunch. Not all of us want to eat like a 12 year old.
PLA recruitment pre-req's are tighter, they require the cadets to be lean with no excess fat, avg BMI at 23.7 -ish; vs Americans at 27.1. Just call it like it is: we fat motherfudgers.
You're brave for doing a Chinese ration after one almost took out Steve!
I hadn't heard that........TFW
Nothing like that 120old Civil War beef🐂😉
Melamine poisoning
You have to be careful because half of the time these MREs from China are fake and not really from the military since it's illegal to export. Steve bought from the wrong source unfortunately.
The American MRE seems heavy with sugar, hence more calories. Good for a quick energy boost. The Chinese MRE seems more hearty and substantial, savory vs sweet.
It is literally not hearty or substantial. It literally doesn't have enough calories to get somebody doing physical work through the day.
Looks like a real food too. As opposed to GMO, highly processed, carcinogenic, lab"grown", superjunk "food", most probably supplied by the biggest supercreep scamartist and "farmer" in history Billy Gates 😅
@@thomgizzizsurprise surprise... it does... the chinese soldiers.. they DO exist, live, work, breathe, etc
People in this chat knocking chinese stuff when half the shit in their house (including the device they are watching this on) is from china lol.
Ya honestly dont understand the hate like china has their problems just like every other nation
Do we know that the Chinese only get three of these a day and that's it? What if they get additional snacks and whatever on the side to supplement their mealtimes? What if they get four of these?
From a food quality and macro perspective per calorie, I'm siding with the Chinese MRE here. It's not all overly processed carb sources beyond recognition from its raw form, be it sugar or flour. Skittles and sugary jams isn't exactly my idea of food for a soldier. Why not add a few spoons of animal fats and some protein to the main instead? It takes up less space and has a lot more calories and nutritious quality to it. Lard, duck fat and butter needn't be too expensive either. 🤷🏻
Totally agree with you on all points.
The peanut butter has a large amount of protein and is generally the go to food for long distance hikers in the states. The jam is extra. Also, we're talking about food tailored for very active jobs. The nutrition is fortified into the meals while the extra sugary stuff is bonus morale food. All US MRE's will have some form of sweet item whether its skittles, flavored drink, candy bar, or cookie. It's one of the lessons that the military logistics started to track all the way back during WWII.
You need a balance of carbs and glucose for people burning calories at that rate. Animal fats are fine for sustainment but take longer to break down. Not great when you're waking up and starting a road march right away.
You'll also notice many other countries use off the shelf products. They tend to be the same or bulkier with less calories. US MRE's are mostly crafted specifically for them with 1 or 2 items as condiments or the comfort food.
9:18 - Fortune Cookies are an American invention. Most people who live in China wouldn't know what you were talking about if you asked for a fortune cookie.
Beef n broccoli, general tso chicken, orange chicken, egg foo yung, chop suey, kung pao, sweet n sour chicken these are all american lol
😀
It's actually civilian imitation military food from the Chinese version of aliexpress - Taobao. Real Chinese military food is hard to buy in the civilian world, because military food belongs to the military unified procurement of materials, the logistics department management is very strict, and China's military food has a separate military food standards, does not apply to commercially available civilian food standards. In fact, Chinese military rations are not much different from American MREs, with candy, chocolate, coffee or tea bags, and instant juices as standard, and far more calories than imitations.
Thank you for the info
in the Chinese MRE. the cucumber, spicy beef, chili sauce, quail eggs is meant as condiments to the rice dish.
not to be eaten separately.
you finally got it right when added all of the components together. 👍
I agree the calories is what makes the Chinese MRE lose. you are not going to win wars if your soldiers don't have the energy to work.
THrow in some chocolates and you get as many calories as you want, and those may supplied separately. Chines MRE win on the taste, which is the most important metric for food.
Gotcha. TFW
@@polysporin8332 what impress me the most is the food heat itself just using water in a special bag
Your funny fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco so they’re not even Chinese they’re American funny huh?
I understand why a lot of people are upset about the American MRES having skittles but I’ve always assumed they existed for morale reasons. Yes they are extremely unhealthy but this isn’t the only candy you can find in them.
Most of the candies aren’t gourmet shit that would get anyone excited.
If I'm getting shot at on a daily basis, I don't think the unhealthy skittles are going to stress me out too much...
1150 calories and 250 of them are from the bag of skittles.
That leaves 900 calories that aren't and that is still a lot more than the chinese one. The chinese learned that they f'd up and are changing their MREs. GTFO with your america is bad nonsense.
@@thomgizziz not bad but mainly sugar and chemical preservatives. Hate to say it but many countries have better ones.
Chinese are much smaller than fat Americans
@MuffHam we're talking about soldiers momo
@@rainman6080 you literally don't know what you are talking about do you?
As a chinese, yup, them foods are supposed to be eaten together to form a nice tastes from each of the side dishes. The eggs are prob tea eggs.
fortune cookies aren’t from china lol they’re a chinese-american thing so an mre from china wouldn’t have them.
My bad.....TFW
the chinese mre is basically full of condiments, its supposed to be eaten with rice
Sides w/the rice. TFW
U are probably one of the sweetest American War Veterans Ive ever seen. You must be the sweetest Granpa. God bless 🙏🙏
I'm pretty sure the chinese dish was supposed to have the beef and cucumber combined with the rice...
still, even mixed together the Chinese MRE was depressing to look at. Like, that's it? That's all they get?
I think my favorite MRE I've ever had was Ukrainian, followed by a close second with the South Korean MRE
@@symphony_in_152mm2 I rather rice, eggs and veggies than skittles, jam and crackers. That’s junk food for lunch.
I hope you saw that I published a S. Korean comparison today.......TFW
@@MeAncient Korean one looks pretty good overall except for that dry pound cake and the questionable m&ms that didn’t melt. I find that the American one in comparison seems to have more processed and sugary foods which I’m not a fan of. I prefer savory, salty and spicy but to each his own.
Having lived in China and lookin at what you got on that tray, my bet is that everything except the tomato and eggs is sposed to be mixed together with the main dish.
Also, they don't really eat much egg drop soup in China, but tomato and scrambled eggs is a dish they serve all over the country.
Chinese fortune cookie is an American thing
Yep most “Chinese” takeout things are mostly invented in the United States. It was just mainly cooks adapting to a post-WW2 American palette.
that’s right. The real Chinese foods served in China are too hardcore for us to consume so here the lesser version
Fortune cookies only exist in the US, they are not Chinese
That's not a viable excuse
from an asian country the price of 1 american mre actually can buy us 10 kilos of rice 🤣
Chinese don't have "fortune cookies ", this is western invention.
Japanese America invention
@@MyOuchies possibly. I China fortune cookies are not known.
@@MyOuchiesnah it's Chinese American in SF
@@Gongolongo nope china towns popularized it after the Japanese went to internment camps
If we're being charitable to the Chinese MRE, the fact that they have so few calories probably points to a doctrinal or operational assumption by the Chinese that they'll mostly be operating within close proximity to a field kitchen or commissary of some sort. A and B rations, basically. They're probably not anticipating conducting operations where they'll have to rely on soldiers carrying high calorie individual meals like we do.
True, PLA has mobile kitchen and usually stays within border. But still, that's more like a civilian version from Aliexpress.
Every time you say "get it out on a tray" you owe Steve1989MREinfo a royalty fee 🤣
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Fortune cookies are an American invention and are not Chinese.
The rice is the main dish, and everything else is to spice it up. You got it right by adding the pickle, beef and spices to the rice dish.
TFW!
Maybe less caloric due to Chinese men, for the most part, have a smaller build, and less weight? 👍😎✌🗽
Look up BMI by country. On Wikipedia China is listed as 143rd, but I wouldn’t trust those stats. There are very few overweight people in socialist countries.
I think it’s mostly a mentality of the CCP to provide their soldiers with the bare minimum to survive, but I’m sure average BMI has something to do with it.
@@Sniperboy5551 Looked up average weight, and for a Chinese man it's 153.4. For the American man it's 199.8 which is 46 pounds heavier. If true, that would explain the difference in calories. There's multiple sites listing different numbers, but they're all within a few pounds of one another. Yeah, the CCP is literally insane! They're doing everything in their power it would seem to tick off those who would give them success. To not treat your soldiers like valuable assets is just plain stupid! 👍✌🗽
Never met anyone who served in the Marine Corps who doesnt clean their plate. Least picky eaters Ive ever met. In the field, you never know when youre meal is your last for a while. Gratitude for all meals offered is expressed by not turning down eats.
I really appreciated you didn't cut out the prayer. You're a godly man, and a role model. Thank you for your service!
All of the ingredients are supposed to be mixed together with the rice except the egg drop soup...
Someone even suggested that I add the egg drop soup to make the dish more moist. TFW
Great analysis. I agree the Chinese kit looked tasty, but that just isn't enough food to keep a soldier in fighting shape let alone happy.
It's the air force mre if it's the one I think it is.
It's good enough for them. They are mostly lean & fit, hardly anyone with excess fat - check out their physical size at their military parades.
The egg and tomato cube is actually freeze dried soup. It's a watery type of soup, so you'll need to add it into 120-150ml of hot water for a minute.
I could have used that advice before I put that together, for sure. Thanks for hanging out and the suggestions. TFW
Fortune cookie doesn't exist in China, it's an American thing.
500 calories of the US one is from sugar of the skittles, peanute butter/jam and "drink". Maybe the Chinese are offered those items in a seperate bag?
Fortune cooking were invented in the US, if i am not mistaken. No real Chinese person would expect a fortune cookie in a Chinese meal.
Jerome, you have shattered a childhood idea. Thanks a lot, man! TFW
"...Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and were eaten with tea...
...As far back as the 19th century, a cookie very similar in appearance to the modern fortune cookie was made in Kyoto, Japan, and there is a Japanese temple tradition of random fortunes, called omikuji. The Japanese version of the cookie differs in several ways: they are a little bit larger; are made of darker dough; and their batter contains sesame and miso rather than vanilla and butter. They contain a fortune; however, the small slip of paper was wedged into the bend of the cookie rather than placed inside the hollow portion. This kind of cookie is called tsujiura senbei (辻占煎餅) and is still sold in some regions of Japan..."
I'd take the Chinese one at least it looks like real food. Three boiled eggs, egg soup, topped rice, spicy sauce. Sounds like something I'd Uber. No contest the Chinese wins for me in this. The sugar on that US MRE laid out on that tray is so unappealing to me. Sure it has more calories but its from sugar so that means it will dissipate faster from the body. Also why they are giving troops food like they are little kids? That won't fill me up then probably go on a glycemic crash from all the sugar. Utter disrespect.
The Chinese MRE was really tasty. However, there are not enough calories to stay active as required in the field at the body weight and overall size of US troops. That may be the big difference......Chinese troops may be smaller in stature so they don't need as many calories per day. I do agree about the quality of food in the US MRE as being lots of sugar, but that is what most Americans eat and therefore what they want in their MREs. TFW, Jalide.
What kind of nonsense is this? Do you go around attempting to virtue signal like this all the time? You are the type of slow mo that will try to self aggrandize because you go to an expensive restaurant and you think it is healthy when you are gobbling down more fats, sugars, salts and calories than you would get at the worst fast food joints and still slow enough to claim that you are healthy. You are a joke.
@@MeAncient Are you sure it was tasty? Or do you have a bit of exoticism going on there? Just because it is different doesn't make it better. I haven't had that menu but I have had chinese MREs before and they aren't good examples of food just like the american ones aren't.
@@thomgizziz I would OBVIOUSLY prefer my wife's cooking or a good restaurant any day. I am comparing and have the mindset of in the field, hungry, and need food to keep me going. The Chinese MRE was quite tasty. If it had more items, it would have won the 'battle.' Hope that helps. TFW
fortune cookies were invented by a Japanese guy in US (SanFran I think?). They are not really Chinese.
@@ChekhovBla Possibly made by the same person that invented Egg Fu Young (also invented in San Francisco).
You put the hot drink bag and your meal pack in the heater at the same time. I used to put the cheese or peanut butter in there too.
Good afternoon! I love just chilling and watching these fun videos and listening to your stories from when you were serving! Keep it up!
thank you for another banger, your always fun and entertaining to watch....as always take care brother ✌
You are very kind. TFW!
soup is freeze dried, very fast recon in hot water.. super light weight to carry on camps and very good flavour after reconstitution..
Great tasting, too. TFW
When I was active duty in the US Army we never used the hot beverage bag. i dont think anyone does, least not that i ever seen.
also when you are on the move. you dont have time for it. i used to eat the milkshake powder mix plain like sugar candy as i marched. you dont have the water to mix it or the time, and you sure as heck dont want to put sticky stuff in your flask it will mess it up
Thank you for confirming my thoughts on the matter. And TFW!
Chinese mre looks good
And keep up the good work
Fortune cookies are an American invention.
Ask for fortune cookies in China & they give you a puzzled look !😅
This was painful to watch. Any Asian meal served with rice, everything else is to be eaten with it. The box was meant to have the rice to a side. With everything else in the other free space areas. Combine as you eat them as they are meant to complement the other options. Hooah to an OOrah!
Matthew, I'm sorry to have caused you pain. Thank you for sticking it out and TFW! Oorah to an Hoorah! My brother was 82nd AB.
That spicy beef looked good, especially the spicy sauce
I rarely say this to a video i watch, but this vid. deserves more views. It's really entertaining.
You are very kind to say that. TFW
Thank you so much for all the quality content you put out! I hope you know how much joy you bring to people. I’m an attorney that volunteers my spare time helping vets appeal VA benefit denials/discharge upgrades and sooo many of my clients watch your videos. You’d be surprised how well watching MRE testing videos has allowed me to build common ground and trust with my clients as someone who has never served. I stared watching after a client started talking about them and you are my favorite channel for this type of content.
Thank you again!
You are very kind to say such things, Amanda. Thank you for your volunteer work with Veterans. TFW!
I wanna see you get your hands on a Dutch MRE. Absolutely massive units.
I'll have to see what I can do........TFW
Delicious also
They both looked pretty tasty. I noticed no matches in the accessory package. Maybe to discourage smoking? I always ate peanut butter and banana together. Thanks
I’m pretty sure anything you buy from the store on a military installation is tax-free, so cigarettes and matches are probably cheap enough for them to justify leaving them out in an economic sense. It still doesn’t make practical sense to me since matches are infinitely useful in a survival situation.
Yes, I like your reviews Sir and your adventures are amazing tbh good to see you two together. (Ace videos)
This is an awesome vlog very cool never thought of comparing MRE love it
Chinese mre 1000 to 950 calories not 600 calories
I think the carton is for the soup.
I think the Chinese one is supposed to be mixed all together as a complete meal not individual hence the reason you only got one container for eating out of😊
Correct. Ofcourse it is supposed to be a complete indo-chinese rice dish. Nasi Goreng, Babi Pangang and Atjar
No, no it isn't. The only thing that would be mixed in is the chili crisp. You should stop thinking. That isn't how things are done there. There is a main that will go with the rice and the rest are side dishes. Why are there a bunch of people that know nothing about china or chinese food pretending like they know what is going on?
Gee buddy chill out I didn't know it was a punishable offense you need to tone down the nastiness a little bit it's not that big a deal. :-) :-)
@@thomgizziz
Why are you so mean to everyone?
Do they not add matches to mres anymore?
Depends on what kind of MRE. Most MRE don't contain them anymore to keep them lightweight and these day loads of modern MRE are self heating.
EAT THE QUAIL EGGS!!! The egg drop soup is supposed to go in the small plastic bag with hot water.
That's what I would have done.
Next time........I have a few more. TFW
That 600 calorie Chinese MRE would be acceptable as a civilian MRE, but not for a soldier who has to carry supplies on his back.
It's an air force mre
@@Gongolongo In that case my bad lol
That is a pretty light calorie meal, very interesting though. Another great video and look forward to the next. Super job and awesome camera work.
Pickled cucumber is an appetizer.
One tird of USA calories go to Skities,and as we know carbo hidrates doesnt keep U full for to long
That three egs will keep U full much longer then beef or jam or peanut butter.
Stay in school, kid.
The eggs wouldn't quite do the trick for me. Give me beef or peanut butter. I''d eat them when I'm hungry and if that's the best option, but I'd prefer more caloric volume. TFW
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S tupid ITS a picture of my son
@@MeAncient
The proteins From the eggs need lot of time to be digested, more than meat proteins. For me Best combination in ration eggs and little of bacon or spam
Use your words.
I can never watch this video with sound on as soon as you start eating. The smacking of the lips is so bad. I start punching drywall 😂
Finally back to watch more mre videos while eating 😊
Just had to focus on college .-.
and more videos to watch nicee foods stuff inside those packs!
I hope you can get your hands on one of the British ones. They're usually 24 hour so equivalent to 3 MREs but a massive step up from the 80s stuff. You might actually confuse them with real food.
Soldiers should have a lot more calories than that, and protein. Since their bodies are in constant physical strain. And they need more energy than the average office work.
Me Ancient tasting the Chinese MRE so we wont have to 😂 For real though, enjoyed the video a lot! ONTO THE NEXT ONE!
The American MRE looks like it went with sugar and carbs in the Chinese MRE went with protein in carbs
Kevin, great observation. I agree. TFW
A lot of sugar in the American mre, you should try a brit mre, if you haven't already.
I agree, that pack of candy contains a ton of calorie and it is very unheathy food.
Love your videos. Try having an extra spoon before you start so your friend can sample along with you.
Hey Me Ancient! Always love your videos 😊 I actually already watched this one, but I came back to make a suggestion. It seems like you are often on the move, visiting cool places - I’d love to watch some videos of you getting random things from the Army Surplus stores in various areas you already travel to. You could even visit several places and collect cool things, then come share them and their histories with us 😊
Keep it us as always! ❤
Fortune cookies are a staple of Chinese American cuisine, not Chinese cuisine. Like how pizza in the US is not like pizza in Italy.
Speaking of pizza not being like in the US, the worst pizza I ever had was in Scotland. It was uncooked dough with tomato paste spread on top and sprinkled with salt. I was asked if I wanted chips (french fries) to go with it.
US pizza is pretty goddamn similar to Italian pizza and there are a ton of places that try to replicate the exact style of Rome and Naples here in the states. As someone who has had both, people blow the pizza thing out of proportion.
The USA meal has lots of sugar for energy
Energy is just what you need when you're working hard. Too much sugar not good, but I'd rather have too many calories and be judicious than be working and wishing I had something more to eat. TFW
@@MeAncient I agree 100% I was a M1A2 sep 3/8 calvery ft hood tx tank commander you would be suprised on how much you sweat and work during the summer and hot climates.
That chinese mre is more like pogey bait or a snack., when your on the tan bag take out you need those calories to replenish your body. During gunnery I use to get extra Mre for my loader because he was a real work horse gotta love the good ole days
i've said it in other videos ill say it again.. Chicken with Noodles and Chicken with Dumplings were and will always be my 2 favorites LOL. I love Ace's minor bout's of skepticism before his eventual agreement, although it seemed he said no then yes pretty quick this time (must have been your re-evaluation of the beef after the first fatty bite). great video as always brother and see ya on the next one!
Got anything on modern French rations? Last time I seen them on youtube it looked like something out of a proper restaurant.
Mre for asian army are back up , shit hit the fan shit , normal in field we still eat hot meal cook by army cook ( they also part of exercise and in combat ) you only eat mre when the cook cant cook the meal aka it must be in really bad sitution or in deep behind enemy line combat stuff
We always preferred hot chow as well. MREs only used as last resort. TFW, Jerry.
I get depressed with both "dishes".
They were really quite good.
I remember the old beef stew MREs with the Cherry nut pound cake and the little bottle of Tabasco sauce man I loved those things😂
This is my 2nd video i seen of yours. Very interesting keep up the videos. I have a question is it possible to get a North Korea MRE, or do they have them too?
The beef,the spicy sauce, the pickle, and eggs all get mixed into the main on the chinese mre.
3500 calories are still on the lower end of what you burn through in the field. China has to up their game.
The Quail eggs are definitely supposed to be broken up and mixed in with the rice.
What do you call that metal plate you're using I want to buy one
If you look up military mess tray or canteen tray you should be able to find something similar
The egg was probably boiled with Chinese tea, tea-egg is a traditional Chinese egg cuisine.
@mikegammon1 Nope, I heard they normally sold gutter oil to the US... In China, gutter oil can not get pass the CCP censor.
And Taiwan also exported gutter oil to the US.
That's cool. I have a few more. I'll try to remember to mention that. TFW, Xiao.
@@MeAncient Thank you for your review! I like it very much! Wish peace & friendship last forever between our beloved nations.
That Chinese meal is just sad.
That’s why they all weigh 110 pounds soaking wet 😂🤣
@@dboy124 And tiny Peckers.
they’re girls love us long time because our USA tube steak is bigger and better !
Awesome video today man
Another good video Me Ancient! I have a request, try to see if you can get a Brazilian MRE to show us. I would be interested in that. Thanks again, vr, Shannon
You should have mixed all of it together with the rice including the soup...
Chicken rice doesn't mix with egg tomato soup until they are in the mouth. Other things mix or not, up to you man.
wasn't a fortune cookie an Chinese American invention
yes, it is
man your channel doesnt get old!
Love the videos keep up the good work putting smiles on our faces and curing our boredom
Austin, happy to bring a few smiles here and there. TFW!
china can feed its military and its people on silkworms a cheap mre
Gross. We may find out first hand one day soon, Gerald. TFW
Thank you for your service, boss!
Lost all respect when you said you don't care for skittles lol but nice video
Remember when your 5'.4" and 110 lbs that's plenty four Chinese rations
I’ve met a lot of really tall Chinese guys and I remember reading books about the Korean War when the Chinese crossed the Yellow River the author mentioned there were quite a few Chinese soldiers that were really tall.
I think the Chinese MRE is designed where literrally all of it is meant to be placed in the box as a large bento style box or whatever. got to keep in mind the Chinese are smaller and I dont think their gov cares as far as less calories go. Though I do get fighting you are going to burn calories. I know in Iraq I ate 3 MREs most days and lsot weight. Semper Fi!
I think you are right. I have two more Chinese MREs.....stay tuned. TFW, Tyler
630 calories a meal is a starvation diet for the military. However, I'm beginning to wonder if Chinese rations are supplemented by separate packets of rice.
Tastewise I would go for the Chinese experience. But from what I see here the US ration has more to it and keeps you going a lot more. Also, it has a lot of small things that you can bring with you like gum, skittles and maybe a packet of peanut butter and crackers.
They don’t need as many calories because they are half the size of a marine.
We may find out for sure one of these days........TFW
Lol cause it's true maybe even a 1/3 of a marine. Lol
@MeAncient and if we do on our soil they are going to have quite the fight. A million man army and 170 million civilians with 500 million guns. Lol.
Does the size even matter when you have guns😂
@@zachbase1124 Tbh the Chinese would sooner overthrow the CCP than invade the USA. They want to secure ties in Asia and are willing to send firepower to do so, but that's about it and they know they can't do much more than that.
China is saber-rattling at Taiwan to silently takeover Myanmar, which is more valuable to them to secure their main oil import route.
I'm pretty sure you're supposed to eat this with rice lol
When you’re fighting for your life and need energy to continue. You will not turn down any substantial amount of food to get you through the day