I’ve eaten a lot of MRE’s and hands down the French 24hr is the best aI ever had. I still carry the small stove with heat tabs it came with in one of my BOBs Our main dish was Salade de pates Au salad.
I used MRE entrees, GI stove w/ fuel tabs and canteen cup on multistate moyorcycle trips. Often I had my meal heated and eaten by the time my buddy got his cantankerous Whisperlite hiking stove running. 😆
My 5th year in the military, I was sent out to Afghanistan for a mission (disclosed) and we were sent 4 different types of MRE’s 1 of them being exactly that French MRE. Followed with some others. I had the experience and I can tell you it was real tasty.
@@paulpaluba7780 Since it was a NATO operation, it was a mix of every division from the US, French, etc and I was in a group of the 5th division Airborne.
It’s good to see you again, I hope you’re enjoying your time in Hawaii. That MRE brought back some memories for me. Our family used to visit France every year for a few weeks in the summer. This was in the 70s and 80s when our supermarkets didn’t have the same amount of imported food that we have today. I still remember how good the food tasted, French jam was so much nicer than British and the cheese selection was huge compared to home! I also remember that you were allowed to hunt wild boar in some parts of the country so they’re probably still doing that today. I thoroughly enjoyed your story and your wife is beautiful. God bless you from Scotland,UK
Gillian, great memories of visiting France, I'm sure. I'd like to go there some day and rent a home in the country for a month just to see what France is like away from the touristy areas. Sounds like you got to do that. TFW from Scotland!
Food looks great as expected. French MREs are excellent. I rather liked that creamy pasta with sausages; I think I'll make them at home. I wish great things for Roman. And may I say those were some very lovely pictures? Thanks for the video.
I didn't care too much for the sausages, but the pasta was most excellent. Great things for Roman, indeed. You may say those were some very lovely pictures and she's still as beautiful. TFW
Me Ancient I just recently found your channel and thourghly enjoy it with all your stories of your time in the service and the great mre reviews you do. Thank you for your service to our great nation
Eric, great to hear from you. Maybe one year we'll meet on Maui. I know quite a few Alaskans who get out there in the winter. TFW! I'll have some more cold weather MRE reviews coming soon.....TFW
Best wishes to Roman, his family, his neighbours and his friends. We must remember that a flag represents an idea, or an ideal and is honoured for what it represents. Keep the flag high! We are with U! Regards from Germany. Rainhard
@@0AwesomeProductions0 *I’m* not saying that. _They’re_ saying that. As made abundantly by their insignia and their worshipping of portraits of a man with a silly mustache.
@@0AwesomeProductions0 No sarcasm intended but if you need to look into it more, how did you know specifically what I was referring to in the first place?
Looks like a lot of French components in that one , enjoyed the video thanks for the effort , most of our mail had to be opened in front of them if the felt pics then they would would pin them on the hog board then plant the seed of who took that picture while you ask your self that question for the next month
Bud, As a British Military vet, who has been eating cold rations in the Arctic for days, the last thing I did, was sniff everything I was going to eat, before eating...Just sayin 😆
I’m from Louisiana and all I can say is Cajun/creole cooking although is French based, it’s much better than basic French cuisine inmo. Once you leave Louisiana, food gets kinda disappointing, besides TX BBQ. We’ve been on the road for 6 years and Louisiana spoiled me.
@@Grits_and_Glamour Cuisine in France is the most diverse, Cajun can't be better even in the spiciness with cayenne and espellette pepper as well as dijon mustard
She wasn't so sure when I told her the story about her being 'Hog of the Week' three weeks in a row. But once I explained what that meant, she was sort of ok with it.......TFW, Kayla!
Brilliant video and content as always 👍 I always find that whoever tastes military ration packs always enjoys the simpler foods like jams etc and not the chocolate 🍫 or other sweet things...mind you can't beat a good jam it's certainly hard to find decent ones on supermarket shelves in the UK 🇬🇧
Hello sir, Thank you for that review of our RCIR. I'm going through basic training to be an NCO, I have to admit I dont really enjoy our MRE, but to be honest, seeing you enjoying it make me think twice about how lucky we are to have this. I heard a lot of stories about how a french MRE were traded for two US MRE anyways. It was really funny to watch, thank you sir.
Great to see another video posting. It's been a while. I think you spoiled us by posting one a week, for the first month or so, around the first of the year! What a feast. That French MRE, looks like it would be extremely filling, with lots of calories, for a 24 hour period. It kinda makes the MRE's for our troops, pale in comparison. That main dish looks like a Spanish dish that I've heard of, but, can't remember the exact name. Filled with rice, and all different kinds of meats and veggies. Even the picture on the container, reminded me of it, before you opened it up. Thanks for a great video, tell Ace hi from me, looking forward to more. God bless.
My uncle was in the Marines. And my Dad and Grandpa was in the army. All three are no longer with us. One of the things I miss most is the stories they would tell. My dad and grandpa would talk alot about the food. They both had C and K rations and they both said some were good and some were bad tasting. The food they both loved the most was the Chipped Beef on Toast or aka SOS. now my Uncle was in the Marines around the same time you was. He had been stationed in Japan, The Philippines, was also in Panama and in Granada. He was in charge of the armory. And he always talked about the transition from C and K rations to the Mre. He said the mre was horrible and he loved the C and K rations better. He always would rather eat his sisters cooking before a mre. But they all told the greatest stories that's what I really miss the most. Great video as always
Roy, the stories are always the best for memories, aren't they? I remember my dad and uncles standing around the picnic table at me grandma's house and telling stories from when they were kids. It's great to have those memories, isn't it? TFW!
The French mres all look so good well the 2 that you have had now I'd like to see a list of all the meal plans they have that would be interesting the last 2 were good I'd imagine there all outstanding cool video ace and me ancient
Always look forward to you're video. I was born with flat feet and the service wouldn't let me in. 8 kids and 5 grandkids later still wondering what i missed. But god bless you and your family. Love the video's.
He packed it right....he wrote, "Souvenir" in big letters on the outside of the packaging. I don't think they even opened the box. Great to hear from you, Jack! TFW, as always.
I have always wanted to try a French MRE The European mre's are always so unique and different I had a Russian MRE last year and I was just surprised how much variety they have i love the dark chocolate that they come with
Me ancients voice reminds me of a retired vacationing stone cold Steve Austin lol love how you and ace can enjoy recording these videos together looks like an awesome afternoon
I remembered that there would have been a small spork in the stove cardboard box, but apparently I remembered wrong. And that stove, well, it didn't fold like the instructions in the manual said, but it works like that too. I still have 20 of those unopened RCIR packages on my shelf, good review. P.S. You have a beautiful wife.
For your information the pâté was made out of wild boar ( if my translation is right) and you also had cognac in it which is a type of alcohol in France if you didn't know
Great Video Hello from Canada your vids always make me hungry!!!! Take Care. P.S. Send me some of that nice weather my way snowing tonight and a little chilly..
"Boar" usually means it comes from male pigs that aren't castrated (either wild pig or domestic pigs used for breeding). The testosterone and other hormonal stuff causes the meat to taste different ("boar taint"), which can affect marketability, so most farm-raised male pigs are castrated.
Watching this episode and I’m dying. I don’t know what’s funnier? 1. When I was at PI in 07 we still did that. Or 2. Ace having to hear about his mother being, “Hog of the week” 😂😂 Semper Fi, brother!
Good to be back.....Have you seen Ace and High Adventure's new uploads? Ace has put out a few on his new, Ace Underwater channel and Micah just put a 48 hour challenge video out yesterday or Friday. TFW
Paella is a traditional Spanish dish, but it has many variations and names in the Iberian peninsula, and in neighboring countries, such as France, it is quite common to find the dish and its variations (but the "real" paella is Spanish). Traditional paella is made in a "big" frying pan, the base is saffron rice, which is joined by cold meats, such as chorizo and bacon, seafood, pork and chicken. The Portuguese and Spaniards eat a lot of seafood and fish, and pork and chicken are often complemented with seafood in various dishes. There is, for example, "carne de porco a alentejana" (literally pig meat Alentejo style) in the south of Portugal, with pork, clams, potatoes, white rice, and saffron or rice. You will find a "million" dishes of rice and seafood or with meats all over the peninsula, but rice is more popular in Portugal (we even brought it to Italy). The dish you mentioned, "jambalaya", is heavily influenced by Portuguese and Spanish cuisine, like most "cajun" food, which also has French influences. Also do not forget there are a lot of Portuguese and Spanish emigrants and descendants of emigrants in France, so over the years we have influenced ourselves mutually. The pate of wild boar meats is very popular, and eating boar is not very uncommon in Portugal for example, especially in more rural areas, like my hometown in south Portugal where every hunting season, someone got a boar (got one myself when I was a "kid", but I am not much of a hunting fan), there are even restaurants that specialize in boar dishes... Excellent video as always hope the trip is going alright.
Cajun food is influenced by Spanish and Portuguese ? Their primary influence is French (roux, cochon de lait, boudin, noircissement, écrevisses, etc) Spanish influences in their cooking is as important as Amerindian and African influences meaning some influence but few comparing to the French influence And boar pâté as shown in the MRE ration is made with brandy and a binding with eggs and seasoning with aromatics. Same recipe in Portugal ?
@@bennett1199 Who do you think influenced the French? Besides that, I was not questioning it was the Acadian immigrants that created cajun, that is a given, in my opinion, I was talking about influences. And at least in Portugal, in South Portugal where I am from, you will find the same kind of boar dishes (like I said in my comment), in fact, I had hunters in my family (even hunted when I was young but got bored with it and stopped) and had boar cooked in all possible ways, including a delicious pate made with the liver, heart and innards of the beast we mix with blood, seasoned, and made into a kind of "sausage" (the Portuguese and Spanish always prepared meats almost always in sausage or presunto, jamon form due to the climate, to have meats that would survive a harsh Summer and a harsh Winter without spoiling, and we started using spices due to moorish influence and because it preserved food better). My friends in my hometown often treat me to a boar dinner. As for eating seafood we have done it since pre Roman times, and always had, we are a seafaring culture, the potatoes it was the Spanish that brought them, the tomato so common in south Europe I think no one knows who had the idea, and the rice, yes, the Portuguese again, and from there everywhere (including Italy), and mixed with every good idea we got along the way. Heck, one of our princesses, a queen of the English, even brought the habit of tea drinking, little cookies, and a daily bath, to the King of England - some of us enjoy tea, but we prefer coffee, I like both to be honest. Influences my friend, I was not questioning the Acadian origin, Portuguese cuisine as influenced other cultures cuisine and got influenced by them, spreading it across the world, see where the Japanese "tempura" comes from...
@@joaomarreiros4906 that is exactly what i'm questionning : Portuguese cooking has had zero influence on French cooking : French cooking has been the result of the French chefs since the Roman Empire and French humble people who were astute enough to make the best with their local products. The way you describe "boar pâté" is proof enough of that. Check " terrine de sanglier" and see the difference. And the Portuguese people who came in France were influenced by French cooking and not the other way around. In matter of cooking, we owe you zilch.
Pendant mon service la ration pailla n'existait pas dans les différents menu C'est l'un des plats que je préfères et son origine viens de chez nos voisin : l'Espagne
Thank you for holding up the can of paella. I have a bit of difficulty understanding you when you speak a Spanish word. Tu no hablas una palabra en Espanol?
Hey question do you have any extra mres or spare mres that you alr reviewed? I’m looking to find a more taste test reviewer that would be willing to send me a mre or a couple to test for the first time I’d really appreciate the chance if able
I really wish videos would be in a time line. One after another in order. I'm always confused. This goes for Ace, Micah and Me Ancient. This was obviously filmed in Hawaii which was 7 weeks ago. I don't get it
Marc, Not sure what you don't get? We filmed a video while on Maui and it took me a few weeks to get to the editing process. I have another one that I'm still working on from Maui. It's part of the whole creative process and life.......Just enjoy each video as it comes out....no time line necessary. TFW!
Did anyone else see why happened in Beirut, Lebanon? The explosion that happened there? Didn’t know if this is old news but thought The Ancient One here would think that was interesting.
The French rations have definitely improved since I had them in Zaire back in the mid 90s. I remember them all being cans of fish, fish and more fish.🤮🤢🤮. No crackers, stoves or sweets just very basic stuff yet the box was exactly the same and still is. Anyway they seem to have improved somewhat so that has to be some good news for French forces 😂. Good to see ya back on the tube, we missed ya. Semper Fi marine. Oh and (ubique loquimur) 🇬🇧😉😊
Your MRE videos are the best! You’re stories and experiences are what keep me coming back, what a great channel!
Matt, I am happy to have you aboard. TFW!
Just to long between
@@MeAncient My granddad was in the navy world war 2 okay and thank you very been there for Us okay and I am just letting you know about that okay
Wow! These French MRE’s are amazing! They put these meals together very carefully. I love it! Great job Me Ancient!
Thank you
I’ve eaten a lot of MRE’s and hands down the French 24hr is the best aI ever had. I still carry the small stove with heat tabs it came with in one of my BOBs
Our main dish was Salade de pates Au salad.
I used MRE entrees, GI stove w/ fuel tabs and canteen cup on multistate moyorcycle trips. Often I had my meal heated and eaten by the time my buddy got his cantankerous Whisperlite hiking stove running. 😆
French are good, but the Belarus MRE was surely great as well. TFW!
French MREs are about the best for quality flavour and variety! Btw the clam/oysters you mentioned were mussels (moules in French)
Good to know! TFW, Bill
My 5th year in the military, I was sent out to Afghanistan for a mission (disclosed) and we were sent 4 different types of MRE’s 1 of them being exactly that French MRE. Followed with some others. I had the experience and I can tell you it was real tasty.
Cool! TFW
What unit were you in?
Don’t claim Valor like that. Disgusting. I know your a kid from the videos you post.
@@paulpaluba7780 Since it was a NATO operation, it was a mix of every division from the US, French, etc and I was in a group of the 5th division Airborne.
In that case, thank you for your service.
You have such a beautiful wife, really great pictures. Been missing your stories glad you are back!
She is just as beautiful today. She is very camera shy. TFW
I’ve had one of these mre’s. Really great food, it feeds one very well throughout the day. Thank you for sharing!
It’s good to see you again, I hope you’re enjoying your time in Hawaii. That MRE brought back some memories for me. Our family used to visit France every year for a few weeks in the summer. This was in the 70s and 80s when our supermarkets didn’t have the same amount of imported food that we have today. I still remember how good the food tasted, French jam was so much nicer than British and the cheese selection was huge compared to home! I also remember that you were allowed to hunt wild boar in some parts of the country so they’re probably still doing that today.
I thoroughly enjoyed your story and your wife is beautiful. God bless you from Scotland,UK
Gillian, great memories of visiting France, I'm sure. I'd like to go there some day and rent a home in the country for a month just to see what France is like away from the touristy areas. Sounds like you got to do that. TFW from Scotland!
Food looks great as expected. French MREs are excellent. I rather liked that creamy pasta with sausages; I think I'll make them at home.
I wish great things for Roman. And may I say those were some very lovely pictures? Thanks for the video.
I didn't care too much for the sausages, but the pasta was most excellent. Great things for Roman, indeed. You may say those were some very lovely pictures and she's still as beautiful. TFW
Me Ancient I just recently found your channel and thourghly enjoy it with all your stories of your time in the service and the great mre reviews you do. Thank you for your service to our great nation
Welcome aboard, Will. TFW!
Good to see you back again 😀
Good to be back. TFW
This is awsome, love you videos and love hearing your stories
Thank you for that, Perry Family. TFW
great story sir, you're a lucky man. have a great day and thank you for your service.
Karry, I've been a fortunate man all my life. You are welcome and TFW!
Another fantastic video, love these longer ones.
You are too kind, Steven. I'll get another one out as soon as possible......TFW
Love your content/videos sir! Keep up he good work! Love and prayers from Alaska!
Eric, great to hear from you. Maybe one year we'll meet on Maui. I know quite a few Alaskans who get out there in the winter. TFW! I'll have some more cold weather MRE reviews coming soon.....TFW
Thanks for video, Safe and peace to Roman
You are welcome, Nick. TFW
@@MeAncient What TFW means?
@@nickhandsome7183 Thanks For Watching
@@MeAncient Ok i got it :)
Great video!! Keep em coming so really enjoy. Was getting worried hadn’t seen new one in awhile..
More to come! TFW, Michael.
Im so glad i found this channel, it took so long to find another good MRE channel besides Steve lol
Also just subscribed for you. Keep up the great videos.
Best wishes to Roman, his family, his neighbours and his friends. We must remember that a flag represents an idea, or an ideal and is honoured for what it represents. Keep the flag high! We are with U! Regards from Germany. Rainhard
The flag that Ukraine’s Azov battalion flies represents an idea too.
You like that idea?
@@rifleshooterchannel208 are you saying that the Azov battalion are National Socialists?
@@0AwesomeProductions0 *I’m* not saying that.
_They’re_ saying that. As made abundantly by their insignia and their worshipping of portraits of a man with a silly mustache.
@@rifleshooterchannel208 hm, I see. I will have to educate myself further
@@0AwesomeProductions0 No sarcasm intended but if you need to look into it more, how did you know specifically what I was referring to in the first place?
Glad your back .Another great video .
Thanks 👍. Good to be back. TFW, Larry
Looks like a lot of French components in that one , enjoyed the video thanks for the effort , most of our mail had to be opened in front of them if the felt pics then they would would pin them on the hog board then plant the seed of who took that picture while you ask your self that question for the next month
Hey hey welcome back chief! Great video as always!!
Hey hey! TFW, Ryan!
Bud, As a British Military vet, who has been eating cold rations in the Arctic for days, the last thing I did, was sniff everything I was going to eat, before eating...Just sayin 😆
You, sir, were much hungrier than I and had fewer options. But I do get it. TFW, Jack!
Since Cajun culture has french roots, i would assume that they're good at making jambalaya.
I’m from Louisiana and all I can say is Cajun/creole cooking although is French based, it’s much better than basic French cuisine inmo. Once you leave Louisiana, food gets kinda disappointing, besides TX BBQ. We’ve been on the road for 6 years and Louisiana spoiled me.
@@Grits_and_Glamour I can definitely say that i would rather be eating gumbo than escargot.
My wife makes a great gumbo and Jambalaya. TFW!
@@PFVHL2 thinking French eat escargot is the same of thinking british eats only jellied eels
@@Grits_and_Glamour Cuisine in France is the most diverse, Cajun can't be better even in the spiciness with cayenne and espellette pepper as well as dijon mustard
That looked like a great MRE !! Be safe to all !!!
David, thank for that. It was a really good one. TFW
I respect that little bit of prayer before your meal
Just thanking God for His blessing. TFW
The moka bar looks really good! Reminds me of a star crunch. I love those things
It was a very tasty and pleasant surprise, Noah! TFW
Aww, that’s so cute about your wife too! You’re so proud! 😂❤
She wasn't so sure when I told her the story about her being 'Hog of the Week' three weeks in a row. But once I explained what that meant, she was sort of ok with it.......TFW, Kayla!
I was worried about your long upload time, tho I had a feeling you would make a new video.
Welcome back Marine!
Thanks for your concern. I've just been busy with other commitments. It's good to be making videos again. TFW, Mister Houdi!
Another nice mre, some amazing pictures of Mrs Ancient with the story. Thanks Me Ancient
Glad you enjoyed it. She's still as beautiful. TFW , Srijan!
Brilliant video and content as always 👍 I always find that whoever tastes military ration packs always enjoys the simpler foods like jams etc and not the chocolate 🍫 or other sweet things...mind you can't beat a good jam it's certainly hard to find decent ones on supermarket shelves in the UK 🇬🇧
Fatty, that jam was the best apricot jam I've ever had, hands down. TFW!
Hello sir, Thank you for that review of our RCIR. I'm going through basic training to be an NCO, I have to admit I dont really enjoy our MRE, but to be honest, seeing you enjoying it make me think twice about how lucky we are to have this. I heard a lot of stories about how a french MRE were traded for two US MRE anyways. It was really funny to watch, thank you sir.
Good luck for the training, during Iraq war, the rate was 6 us for one French 😂
Keep up the good work, Brother! Me Middle Aged...lol!
The rice dish is Spanish rice. It typically comes served in the pan because it sticks to it. It always comes with seafood and sausage!
Great to see another video posting. It's been a while. I think you spoiled us by posting one a week, for the first month or so, around the first of the year! What a feast. That French MRE, looks like it would be extremely filling, with lots of calories, for a 24 hour period. It kinda makes the MRE's for our troops, pale in comparison. That main dish looks like a Spanish dish that I've heard of, but, can't remember the exact name. Filled with rice, and all different kinds of meats and veggies. Even the picture on the container, reminded me of it, before you opened it up. Thanks for a great video, tell Ace hi from me, looking forward to more. God bless.
Darryl, great to hear from you. Thank you for those kind words and yes, it was a great MRE. Those French know their food, for sure. TFW
Wow missed your videos nice to see another review
Michelle, great to be back and thank you for your patience. TFW
My uncle was in the Marines. And my Dad and Grandpa was in the army. All three are no longer with us. One of the things I miss most is the stories they would tell. My dad and grandpa would talk alot about the food. They both had C and K rations and they both said some were good and some were bad tasting. The food they both loved the most was the Chipped Beef on Toast or aka SOS. now my Uncle was in the Marines around the same time you was. He had been stationed in Japan, The Philippines, was also in Panama and in Granada. He was in charge of the armory. And he always talked about the transition from C and K rations to the Mre. He said the mre was horrible and he loved the C and K rations better. He always would rather eat his sisters cooking before a mre. But they all told the greatest stories that's what I really miss the most. Great video as always
Roy, the stories are always the best for memories, aren't they? I remember my dad and uncles standing around the picnic table at me grandma's house and telling stories from when they were kids. It's great to have those memories, isn't it? TFW!
Great review.
Tks, guys and TFW! I hope you are doing better, my friend.
That looked awsome that museli looked delious .
Tom, that dish was particularly good. I must say, I would have preferred all seafood. It was delicious, however. TFW
Paella is one of the national dishes of Spain and can have most any protein. I love it with seafood.
I think with seafood only would be best. The chicken kind of threw me for a loop. TFW
Great review on a terrific ration
Indeed it was, Chris. TFW!
The French mres all look so good well the 2 that you have had now I'd like to see a list of all the meal plans they have that would be interesting the last 2 were good I'd imagine there all outstanding cool video ace and me ancient
Tks, as always, Daniel. TFW
Always look forward to you're video. I was born with flat feet and the service wouldn't let me in. 8 kids and 5 grandkids later still wondering what i missed. But god bless you and your family. Love the video's.
Fred, I appreciate you watching the videos. I'm glad I can bring you something to look forward to. I enjoy doing them when I can take the time. TFW!
French MRE's are epic.
Great work, epic. And it fits, too. TFW, Jeremy
The french liver is called foia gras. Pronounced fwa gra. Great content ! Paella is a Spanish dish that consists of rice, chicken and seafood
Absolutely, I would be scraping the plate for the last bit. It is amazing to see that customs allowed pork products to enter the country.
He packed it right....he wrote, "Souvenir" in big letters on the outside of the packaging. I don't think they even opened the box. Great to hear from you, Jack! TFW, as always.
Great video! Keep up the good work also first
Thanks! Will do! TFW
I have always wanted to try a French MRE The European mre's are always so unique and different I had a Russian MRE last year and I was just surprised how much variety they have i love the dark chocolate that they come with
Bobby, lots of variety, for sure. Especially when you're not used to the food in general. TFW
Cool
TFW
Me ancients voice reminds me of a retired vacationing stone cold Steve Austin lol love how you and ace can enjoy recording these videos together looks like an awesome afternoon
We do have fun. One coming soon that High Adventure Videos, Micah, is the cameraman. Coming soon.....TFW
Very cool. RCIR'S Rock. Nougat bar, not so much, LOL. Cool ration. Good food abounds. Glad you enjoyed friend. Excellent meal. Peace, John.
French MREs are good, for sure. TFW, John
you make your viewers mouths water! wish we can also experience what you are having!
I'm happy to share the experience. It's fun for me as well.
I remembered that there would have been a small spork in the stove cardboard box, but apparently I remembered wrong. And that stove, well, it didn't fold like the instructions in the manual said, but it works like that too.
I still have 20 of those unopened RCIR packages on my shelf, good review.
P.S. You have a beautiful wife.
I'll pass that on to her......remember, we've been married these 42 years now. :-)
Thanks to you for such a good vid :)
You are very kind. TFW
That is very good and yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy food
Yes it was
Paella is a Spanish dish. Very, very tasty ❤😋😋
Not even a 1000 likes after 10k views.
You sir, deserve better.👍
I don't know about deserving, but I am happy y'all are enjoying the videos, for sure. TFW
I personally like before watching. I know I will like them and it shows me which ones I have watched.
For your information the pâté was made out of wild boar ( if my translation is right) and you also had cognac in it which is a type of alcohol in France if you didn't know
It was sure good, Guillaume. TFW and welcome aboard!
well done
French nougat bars are excelent.
Indeed, especially with a hot drink. TFW
Great Video Hello from Canada your vids always make me hungry!!!! Take Care. P.S. Send me some of that nice weather my way snowing tonight and a little chilly..
Ya'll have been sending cold weather down to where I am now, in the Smoky Mountains. BRRRRRR. TFW!
This mre looks awsome
Chris, it really was. TFW
"Boar" usually means it comes from male pigs that aren't castrated (either wild pig or domestic pigs used for breeding). The testosterone and other hormonal stuff causes the meat to taste different ("boar taint"), which can affect marketability, so most farm-raised male pigs are castrated.
Bon appétit 😊
Oui Oui!
I like when you’re doing the US MRE because it is really interesting.
Yes, but those international MREs are REALLY good, generally speaking. TFW
Grandpa wildin
😍😍😍
I wish I could buy one of these at a grocery store
No kidding....that would be nice! TFW
He is a former Marine. I can believe that he doesn't have any crayons to snack on. Semper Fi
I was starting to miss the mre videos i didnt think id enjoy them so much but i do starting to like more than aces😂😂
Ty, let's keep that our little secret ;-). TFW!
@@MeAncient omg thank you for responding made my day seeing that :))))
Yo Roman wish you health and safety 🙏🏼
for sure......
great video. was getting worried about you. had not seen you in awhile.
Michael, just had lots of commitments. Hope to have another one out this weekend....we'll see. TFW
That last sweet thing is nougat, it can be soft or crunchy
It was good. The French know how to put a good MRE together, for sure. TFW!
I want one! 😳🤩
I think you can buy them online. TFW, Sonja!
Yummie.Hope you are doing well. You make my day. 😂😂😂😂😂
Darius, I am doing well, thank you. And TFW!
Watching this episode and I’m dying. I don’t know what’s funnier?
1. When I was at PI in 07 we still did that.
Or
2. Ace having to hear about his mother being, “Hog of the week”
😂😂
Semper Fi, brother!
I'm glad to hear that the tradition continues. Were you in 3rd Bn? TFW
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yes sir, 3rd BN I Co. also, I hit the 7. It was 06 not 07 when I was in PI.
Love the content, got the missus wanting to try MREs now.
Your wife is beautiful, that was a cute story. The candy and paella looked really good.
She still is, after 42 years of marriage! TFW
The lost has been found! I missed you guys.
Good to be back.....Have you seen Ace and High Adventure's new uploads? Ace has put out a few on his new, Ace Underwater channel and Micah just put a 48 hour challenge video out yesterday or Friday. TFW
@@MeAncient I'll check it out!
Just as a small comment, Paëlla is Spanish, but very popular in France too - especially the South-West.
Tks for the info. TFW
It's good to see you back I been waiting for you dad
Good to be back, Lucy. Hopefully more to come in the weeks ahead.....certainly more than the first 8 weeks of the year. TFW
@@MeAncient keep them coming dad
Paella is a traditional Spanish dish, but it has many variations and names in the Iberian peninsula, and in neighboring countries, such as France, it is quite common to find the dish and its variations (but the "real" paella is Spanish). Traditional paella is made in a "big" frying pan, the base is saffron rice, which is joined by cold meats, such as chorizo and bacon, seafood, pork and chicken. The Portuguese and Spaniards eat a lot of seafood and fish, and pork and chicken are often complemented with seafood in various dishes. There is, for example, "carne de porco a alentejana" (literally pig meat Alentejo style) in the south of Portugal, with pork, clams, potatoes, white rice, and saffron or rice. You will find a "million" dishes of rice and seafood or with meats all over the peninsula, but rice is more popular in Portugal (we even brought it to Italy). The dish you mentioned, "jambalaya", is heavily influenced by Portuguese and Spanish cuisine, like most "cajun" food, which also has French influences. Also do not forget there are a lot of Portuguese and Spanish emigrants and descendants of emigrants in France, so over the years we have influenced ourselves mutually. The pate of wild boar meats is very popular, and eating boar is not very uncommon in Portugal for example, especially in more rural areas, like my hometown in south Portugal where every hunting season, someone got a boar (got one myself when I was a "kid", but I am not much of a hunting fan), there are even restaurants that specialize in boar dishes...
Excellent video as always hope the trip is going alright.
Back home now, trip went well, tks for the kind wishes. I also appreciate your input on the various cuisines out there. TFW!
@@MeAncient If you ever have the opportunity, try the Portuguese "Arroz de Marisco" (Seafood Rice), it i like a paella of seafood only...👍
Cajun food is influenced by Spanish and Portuguese ? Their primary influence is French (roux, cochon de lait, boudin, noircissement, écrevisses, etc) Spanish influences in their cooking is as important as Amerindian and African influences meaning some influence but few comparing to the French influence
And boar pâté as shown in the MRE ration is made with brandy and a binding with eggs and seasoning with aromatics. Same recipe in Portugal ?
@@bennett1199 Who do you think influenced the French? Besides that, I was not questioning it was the Acadian immigrants that created cajun, that is a given, in my opinion, I was talking about influences. And at least in Portugal, in South Portugal where I am from, you will find the same kind of boar dishes (like I said in my comment), in fact, I had hunters in my family (even hunted when I was young but got bored with it and stopped) and had boar cooked in all possible ways, including a delicious pate made with the liver, heart and innards of the beast we mix with blood, seasoned, and made into a kind of "sausage" (the Portuguese and Spanish always prepared meats almost always in sausage or presunto, jamon form due to the climate, to have meats that would survive a harsh Summer and a harsh Winter without spoiling, and we started using spices due to moorish influence and because it preserved food better). My friends in my hometown often treat me to a boar dinner. As for eating seafood we have done it since pre Roman times, and always had, we are a seafaring culture, the potatoes it was the Spanish that brought them, the tomato so common in south Europe I think no one knows who had the idea, and the rice, yes, the Portuguese again, and from there everywhere (including Italy), and mixed with every good idea we got along the way. Heck, one of our princesses, a queen of the English, even brought the habit of tea drinking, little cookies, and a daily bath, to the King of England - some of us enjoy tea, but we prefer coffee, I like both to be honest. Influences my friend, I was not questioning the Acadian origin, Portuguese cuisine as influenced other cultures cuisine and got influenced by them, spreading it across the world, see where the Japanese "tempura" comes from...
@@joaomarreiros4906 that is exactly what i'm questionning : Portuguese cooking has had zero influence on French cooking : French cooking has been the result of the French chefs since the Roman Empire and French humble people who were astute enough to make the best with their local products. The way you describe "boar pâté" is proof enough of that. Check " terrine de sanglier" and see the difference. And the Portuguese people who came in France were influenced by French cooking and not the other way around. In matter of cooking, we owe you zilch.
Pendant mon service la ration pailla n'existait pas dans les différents menu
C'est l'un des plats que je préfères et son origine viens de chez nos voisin : l'Espagne
This looks so good and quite fancy compared to lame US MRE
Quite fancy, for sure. TFW
I would like to see a side by side of the worst and best mre that you have had
Perhaps I could edit the two videos together or something.....I'll have to give it a think. TFW, Paul.
Thank you for holding up the can of paella. I have a bit of difficulty understanding you when you speak a Spanish word. Tu no hablas una palabra en Espanol?
Not a bit, unfortunately. I should do BABEL.......TFW, Michael.
Hey question do you have any extra mres or spare mres that you alr reviewed? I’m looking to find a more taste test reviewer that would be willing to send me a mre or a couple to test for the first time I’d really appreciate the chance if able
Lots of flavored drinks to cover the taste of the purification tabs. Iodine tastes like crap. LOL.
@meancient we need more videos and more stories
Jeremy, we're trying....stay tuned and TFW
@@MeAncient brother you know I don't miss an episode of you or the boys
Well they can afford to seeing that we paid for it 30X over
As a fellow Grandpa, I can tell you it was surely good eats. TFW
That Boar Pate' looks like 9 Lives...
paella, a dish of rice cooked with meats, seafood, and vegetables.
Indeed. TFW, Joseph.
I really wish videos would be in a time line. One after another in order. I'm always confused. This goes for Ace, Micah and Me Ancient. This was obviously filmed in Hawaii which was 7 weeks ago. I don't get it
Marc, Not sure what you don't get? We filmed a video while on Maui and it took me a few weeks to get to the editing process. I have another one that I'm still working on from Maui. It's part of the whole creative process and life.......Just enjoy each video as it comes out....no time line necessary. TFW!
Ancient I would guess no silver ware because they probably still use mess kits?
Ron, probably. I think another commenter said just that....they are issued silverware and just reuse it. TFW
Viva la French cuiz!
Robert, indeed!
I think that's pig brawn not pate , 2 different dishes lol enjoy !
Good stuff, whatever it was. TFW!
Asa eat some of the boar pate!!
I know, right!?! He needs to be more adventurous.
Did anyone else see why happened in Beirut, Lebanon? The explosion that happened there? Didn’t know if this is old news but thought The Ancient One here would think that was interesting.
I'll have to tell about that in a future video.....I was there when the US Embassy was truck-bombed. TFW
it's not oysters it's moules xD zloso in paella there is chicken and fish also =)
I wish I would have know that when I opened and ate that. TFW!
I love these! But you have to learn how to brew tea, it's made with freshly boiled water please - not lukewarm water.
Keep on tasting!
The French rations have definitely improved since I had them in Zaire back in the mid 90s. I remember them all being cans of fish, fish and more fish.🤮🤢🤮. No crackers, stoves or sweets just very basic stuff yet the box was exactly the same and still is. Anyway they seem to have improved somewhat so that has to be some good news for French forces 😂. Good to see ya back on the tube, we missed ya. Semper Fi marine. Oh and (ubique loquimur) 🇬🇧😉😊
You have certainly spoken on my channel, Marcus. The French MRE have improved since the mid 90s, sounds like. TFW!