2020 Russian Prisoner 24 Hour Ration Review Tushonka Vegetable Caviar Convict MRE Meal Taste Testing

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  • čas přidán 24. 10. 2023
  • A very difficult to acquire package of food given to Russian suspects, convicts, and prisoners during transit or for when regular hot meals aren't feasible. Featuring a ton of hard tack, sugar, a couple tea bags, and a few halfway nourishing meat and grain kasha type items, along with a vegetable caviar - or rendered puree rather. It's some pretty delectable squash, carrot, and vegetable oil spread which really is the star of the show, along with that beef tushonka.
    Truly a fascinating ration that you don't get to see every day.
    To send an MRE or anything nice:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
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  • @workahol
    @workahol Před 6 měsíci +6957

    Steve can canonically read every language as long as it's written on MRE packaging

    • @mememachine171
      @mememachine171 Před 6 měsíci +1334

      put some clay or stone tablets in front of him, and then watch him explain that it's a Babylonian MRE menu

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 měsíci +3438

      Nice

    • @aremel42
      @aremel42 Před 6 měsíci +262

      In my head canon Steve learns the language of every ration he reviews before filming the video.

    • @Sparrow9612
      @Sparrow9612 Před 6 měsíci +150

      Steve-3P0, protocol human.

    • @klawiehr
      @klawiehr Před 6 měsíci +73

      Linear B civilization ration

  • @TheVIdeosOnly
    @TheVIdeosOnly Před 6 měsíci +4078

    Steve just got out of a Russian prison and still dropped a video. We are blessed

  • @j.ritter619
    @j.ritter619 Před 6 měsíci +1356

    The lengths Steve will go to for a ration. I mean, just imagine going all the way to Russia, committing a crime, turning yourself in, processing into a prison, establishing dominance among the other prisoners, digging a tunnel, breaking out and going on the lamb, then paying off a boat captain to obtain passage back to the states...
    ...just to get lunch.
    Mad respect, Steve. Mad respect.

    • @LeTurpz
      @LeTurpz Před 6 měsíci +105

      Why do you think there's such a long time in between his videos sometimes? He's ultra committed 🤣

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy Před 6 měsíci +39

      It's like a superhero origin story. Steve1989 is like Batman, but in real life - and instead of fighting crime, he's fighting to get pre-1998 salted crackers reinstated. Along with coffee, instant, type II.

    • @telesniper2
      @telesniper2 Před 6 měsíci +14

      In Putin's Russia, crime commits YOU

    • @ancientapparition1638
      @ancientapparition1638 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Nice

    • @SamuraiMorshu
      @SamuraiMorshu Před 6 měsíci +16

      "Alright just gonna shiv this guard in the spine."
      "Nice~"

  • @Si74l0rd
    @Si74l0rd Před 6 měsíci +512

    In 1993 I worked as a labourer on a construction site in Russia for a month and the tea was literally twigs from a tea bush, no leaves at all, and even that tea dust looks like a improvement. The only saving grace was the enormous sack of sugar crystals we had, to dump into the tea for energy. As the hotel food provided was borscht twice a day, those sugar crystals provided most of our calories.

    • @telesniper2
      @telesniper2 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Russian Borscht doesn't have cream? Or just the "gulag" version?

    • @aglimpse5238
      @aglimpse5238 Před 6 měsíci +27

      Страна 2 года существовала, что ты ожидал? Повсеместная разруха - экономечиский кризис

    • @jacobthatguy8001
      @jacobthatguy8001 Před 6 měsíci +97

      ​@@aglimpse5238hes just stating his experience, not putting the country down. I found it interesting aswell as your comment aswell.

    • @matthewsmcdill
      @matthewsmcdill Před 6 měsíci

      I'll put it down. Fuck Russia, can't even beat Ukraine lol.

    • @samteks125
      @samteks125 Před 6 měsíci +33

      ​@@aglimpse5238Maybe shouldn't have started a war then, huh?!

  • @oliverc1293
    @oliverc1293 Před 6 měsíci +1374

    If I was being transferred to a Russian prison and the guy next to me started reviewing the meals in this style then I would feel immediately much more positive about the whole experience.

  • @perw12345
    @perw12345 Před 6 měsíci +2448

    I massively respect Steve's commitment to using that gnarly styrofoam cup.

    • @Geno2021
      @Geno2021 Před 6 měsíci +151

      He didn't even wash it! AAAAAAA

    • @paltryicons4610
      @paltryicons4610 Před 6 měsíci +28

      For science!

    • @whitestararmada103
      @whitestararmada103 Před 6 měsíci +100

      might not see him again for a month due to him catching some sorta disease from that thing XD

    • @vickiekostecki
      @vickiekostecki Před 6 měsíci +123

      "Am I really going to make the tea in that?" *pause* "Yeah, why not." Love it.

    • @timbermicka
      @timbermicka Před 6 měsíci +33

      ​@@Geno2021That makes the experience even more authentic

  • @ProfCoyote
    @ProfCoyote Před 6 měsíci +859

    I swear, Steve has a supernatural ability to find the positive qualities of anything as long as it comes in a MRE box.
    *In a gulag* "Here, you have 1 pickled beet and whatever snow you can melt for dessert."
    *Steve* "Nice! The beet has an earthy quality and the melted snow reminds me of a winter's campout."

    • @EggwardEgghands
      @EggwardEgghands Před 6 měsíci +84

      "Wow, this tea is really weak, but you can taste the black pepper, polonium and bergamot. Nice!"

    • @myleswillis
      @myleswillis Před 6 měsíci +50

      Oh look an unopened can of Zyklon B. Nice hiss.

    • @mewmew2985
      @mewmew2985 Před 6 měsíci +7

      i love the nice part cause i read it in his voice in my head

    • @Popenhtein
      @Popenhtein Před 6 měsíci +3

      Маринованная свекла?😂 Не разу ни слышал о таком)) это наверное вкусно)

    • @allesindwillkommen
      @allesindwillkommen Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@Popenhtein Pickled beetroot is actually quite tasty and eaten often with liver pâté sandwiches in Northern Europe.

  • @whyuhatenonmee
    @whyuhatenonmee Před 4 měsíci +74

    This guy eats expired foods as a pastime and doesn’t look a day over 25 absolutely amazing love you Steve!!

    • @WritesMe
      @WritesMe Před 3 měsíci +7

      Preservatives.

    • @Xtariz
      @Xtariz Před 2 měsíci +2

      You are what you eat...

    • @luckyguy600
      @luckyguy600 Před 3 dny

      Oh. So you have seen my house that looks like the bunker under Berlin in 45.
      I eat nothing fresher than 2 years old.
      Still this side of the grass. Or should I say bunker?

  • @stoneedge4038
    @stoneedge4038 Před 6 měsíci +1623

    Only Steve can describe prison food in a way that makes you hungry.

    • @MrBigboy1057
      @MrBigboy1057 Před 6 měsíci +56

      Nice

    • @derheckenpenner177
      @derheckenpenner177 Před 6 měsíci

      nice hiss
      @@MrBigboy1057

    • @hyypersonic
      @hyypersonic Před 6 měsíci +21

      how the hell did this shit make you hungry bro

    • @nomadmarauder-dw9re
      @nomadmarauder-dw9re Před 6 měsíci +14

      My last time in jail I marveled at what sort of human would poke the fat out of Treet lunch meat.

    • @danieltattersley
      @danieltattersley Před 6 měsíci +9

      You aint wrong! probably dog/cat food as its for prisoner, but he makes it sound so exotic. Suppose it would be if you were on your last legs.

  • @The.Original.Potatocakes
    @The.Original.Potatocakes Před 6 měsíci +451

    “And for dessert, a pack of sugar.”
    He made it sound so nice.

    • @Baron_Lio
      @Baron_Lio Před 6 měsíci +7

      Like, the tundra is cold and unforgiving, the road ahead is long and arduous. But damnit if I dont get my sugar for desert.

    • @wraithwyvern528
      @wraithwyvern528 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Nice

    • @Baron_Lio
      @Baron_Lio Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 nah.

    • @Tunkkis
      @Tunkkis Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 Ya' get a lot of converts this way?

    • @luckyguy600
      @luckyguy600 Před 3 dny +1

      how you make your candy is your problem. Now bring me a bunsen burner some water food colouring and some butter. Right now.

  • @TheRealStitchDaSavage
    @TheRealStitchDaSavage Před 6 měsíci +37

    “Probably don’t get a spoon” firmly grasps it like a knife “For whatever reason 🤷‍♂️”

  • @fgzfz
    @fgzfz Před 6 měsíci +109

    Steve is THE cellmate you want to be with, sharing a good meal taste testing.

    • @gianlorenzobernini6227
      @gianlorenzobernini6227 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I already watch him eating when not imprison. Having him as a cellmate must make the stay insanely more bearable.

    • @teleman07
      @teleman07 Před 3 měsíci +5

      There is going to be a big confusion when guards find out he has been smuggling MREs inside.

  • @Moondog66602
    @Moondog66602 Před 6 měsíci +859

    Steve has the absolute most underground black market ration hookup. And i love his dedication to the sketchy foam cup.

  • @zackbryans4982
    @zackbryans4982 Před 6 měsíci +1531

    I love the idea of avoiding giving prisoners in transport utensils that could be used as a weapon by instead giving them a comically large bag of equally lethal hard tack.

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger Před 6 měsíci +93

      The bag is really weak too, so unlikely to be used as a weapon.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před 6 měsíci +140

      True, but you could nibble the hard tack into shuriken and fling them at the guard. 🤣

    • @arya31ful
      @arya31ful Před 6 měsíci +185

      ​@@peterclarke7240Or shape it into a shiv.
      I'd hate to be the guy who bled to death after being stabbed with a biscuit.

    • @poppymason-smith1051
      @poppymason-smith1051 Před 6 měsíci +59

      @@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger instead of rocks in a sock, hard tack in a sock?

    • @paulwoodman5131
      @paulwoodman5131 Před 6 měsíci +18

      If You're creative. You can turn some of those tins into weapons or spoon if the guards Allow that, might get the poor.l Dissident some more time in the gulag.

  • @James670
    @James670 Před 6 měsíci +33

    "Russian prisoner 24 hour ration" turned out a lot better than I expected it to be.

  • @barryoconnor721
    @barryoconnor721 Před 6 měsíci +24

    "I'm excited about this hardtack" said no one ever but Steve.

  • @TGJoeyT
    @TGJoeyT Před 6 měsíci +845

    I just can't believe how strong this channel is going after all these years. We're a weird, diverse community. Nice.

  • @TheLoxxxton
    @TheLoxxxton Před 6 měsíci +875

    Steve is the only man on the planet who could be on a train to a gulag in Siberia sitting in a cage saying 'nice! Let's get this on to a tray'

    • @djwh7
      @djwh7 Před 6 měsíci +11

      😂😂😂this killed me!!!!

    • @DD-ld1xq
      @DD-ld1xq Před 6 měsíci +40

      Ok. For breakfast, we'll be startin the day off right with some hard tack gruel

    • @Omni0404
      @Omni0404 Před 6 měsíci +15

      ​@@DD-ld1xqA quality gusset right there

    • @ThickMolasses
      @ThickMolasses Před 6 měsíci

      @@DD-ld1xq You do know that shit doesnt come in an easy-open package right?

    • @zwerker
      @zwerker Před 6 měsíci +8

      "In Soviet Russia, tray gets YOU!"

  • @gloomsouls
    @gloomsouls Před 6 měsíci +74

    My favourite thing to just chill out watching Steve. It's been years now.

    • @NatheerHalawani
      @NatheerHalawani Před 5 měsíci +1

      I can say the same about myself. His videos used to be my late night solace away from the news during Covid times.

  • @tolik5929
    @tolik5929 Před 6 měsíci +103

    Dated a Russian woman for awhile , she made the vegitable caviar . Homemade , it took all day to cook down to the right consistancy , it was realy , REALLY good ! She used it on rye bread , the heavy , dense , European type .

    • @jackuzi8252
      @jackuzi8252 Před 5 měsíci +5

      I had some from a jar when I was over there. My first thought when we served it was "This is like baby food", exactly as he said. But it was surprisingly good, as you wrote, on bread.

    • @tolik5929
      @tolik5929 Před 5 měsíci

      Million different recipies , home made is amazing , but A LOT of work , so most people dont do it . Mass produced is ok , but lacking in flavor @@jackuzi8252

  • @SpookyGrim
    @SpookyGrim Před 6 měsíci +474

    I love the fact that someone is eating this during the worst day of they're life and Steve is enjoying it so far 😂

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 měsíci +210

      Nice!

    • @commandingsteel
      @commandingsteel Před 6 měsíci +62

      *"the worst day of their life, so far..."

    • @scrappydoo7887
      @scrappydoo7887 Před 6 měsíci +5

      I think many would be really happy to see a transfer lol depends on where they are leaving

    • @cgnicolis
      @cgnicolis Před 6 měsíci +25

      I wonder if Brittney Griner enjoyed it.

    • @mrhypno1984
      @mrhypno1984 Před 6 měsíci +18

      ​@@cgnicolisI still can't belive FJB traded the merchant of death for that dude! I bet he was treated to much better food than this too. Gotta treat the trains with raspek!

  • @eldarius237
    @eldarius237 Před 6 měsíci +74

    "We sat and ate hardtack with sausage and drank tea from the cracked cups with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men."

    • @flowerofash4439
      @flowerofash4439 Před 2 měsíci +11

      and there is people who eat luxury food and sleep in expensive house and feeling suicidal

    • @kristidrehnig4313
      @kristidrehnig4313 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Shawshank Redempski

  • @tinakover385
    @tinakover385 Před 5 měsíci +49

    Moscow to Siberia is more like three or four days by car! What an amazing ration to have gotten your hands on. Thanks so much for this, Steve.

    • @murphy7801
      @murphy7801 Před 5 měsíci +3

      I mean where in Siberia? Could be 2 weeks

    • @tinakover385
      @tinakover385 Před 5 měsíci +6

      @@murphy7801 I was thinking Moscow to Tomsk specifically--that's a full seventy-two hours by train.

  • @CursedLink666
    @CursedLink666 Před 6 měsíci +29

    I like that he doesn't waste any of the food, even if it's 100+ years old.
    Alot of people would take a couple bites, make a remark or two, and then throw it away.

    • @HunterShows
      @HunterShows Před 5 měsíci +1

      That lonely pile of hardtack won't eat itself!

    • @jennoq1311
      @jennoq1311 Před 5 měsíci

      I'm so surprised he ate all this. None of it looked like I would eat it if I had a choice. I kept expecting him to say "now that smells like a can of cat food" but then he takes a bite 😅

  • @belliduradespicio8009
    @belliduradespicio8009 Před 6 měsíci +997

    I was in jail and one of the inmates was a Russo-Ukrainian guy who had all the classic prison tats, he showed how Russian prison tea was really used: sticking like 50 of those tea packets in a small container with hot water for an ultra-concentrated version that felt like drinking 20 redbulls at the same time

    • @therealelizafox
      @therealelizafox Před 6 měsíci +164

      It's called chifir.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chifir

    • @F1zzler
      @F1zzler Před 6 měsíci +124

      Chifir' (чифирь) - ultra concentrated Soviet prison tea

    • @giostisskylas
      @giostisskylas Před 6 měsíci +75

      Have you ever heard the term “samovar”? This is a device for making Russian tea. A heating source below, a kettle above. And at the top there is a teapot with extremely strong tea extract. You dilute the tea extract with the hot water to make drinkable tea. The extremely concentrated tea extract has nothing to do with prison, but is the completely normal way Russians enjoy tea. The fact that there are people who drink the tea extract pure... well, everyone as they wish.

    • @ziemowitzderski1071
      @ziemowitzderski1071 Před 6 měsíci +36

      ​@@giostisskylasin Poland we don't have samovars but prisoners still make the tea the same way. They call it "czaj" and it's made as described by the original commenter. It's supposed to have some narcotic effects (or at least give you a lot of energy) but I don't know if it's true.

    • @voliker
      @voliker Před 6 měsíci

      It is somewhat true as this ultra-highly concentrated tea has a lot of caffeine - so it gives prisoners a bump in productiviti and it's a measure to survive long and cold nights. But it's also a drink that is really damaging on your teeth and bad for your overall health@@ziemowitzderski1071

  • @shootinputin6332
    @shootinputin6332 Před 6 měsíci +334

    Been watching Steve for years. What I like about Steve is that he doesn't feel pressured to release videos every day or week. He does his thing, puts up videos when he feels like it, and we all benefit. He has the secret to longevity that many content creators haven't gotten yet, and they end up burning out and vanishing.

    • @repletereplete8002
      @repletereplete8002 Před 6 měsíci +42

      I love him for this. He stays true to himself and his work after all these years. No flash, no gimmicks no fucking moronic thumbnails of himself pointing at things with a clown expression. Absolute A1 informative content delivered with easy going class.

    • @TwoDogsFighting
      @TwoDogsFighting Před 6 měsíci +13

      the secret is botulism.

    • @garymitchell5899
      @garymitchell5899 Před 6 měsíci

      If you'd watched before you'd know he used to post regularly but doesn't so much now.

    • @hollerinwoman
      @hollerinwoman Před 6 měsíci +1

      I would think he would need to spread a lot of mulch and put tons of plants in the ground so he could earn enough money to purchase some of these gems. Military ration collecting is not an inexpensive hobby.

    • @mrwood4557
      @mrwood4557 Před 6 měsíci +10

      Some of these rations Takes him years and thousands of dollars to get his hands on.

  • @FransLebin
    @FransLebin Před 6 měsíci +383

    I like how Steve treats this with as much respect as any other ration.

    • @TheB3e3
      @TheB3e3 Před 6 měsíci +32

      I'm VERY curious how "Russian-prisoner-grade" pork pate compares, taste and quality wise, to stuff that's easily available in the US like Potted Meat Food Product, or those little cans of deviled ham in the paper wrapper.

    • @charlesmullen3359
      @charlesmullen3359 Před 6 měsíci

      Or the cat food on isle 6?😂😂@@TheB3e3

    • @taran7728
      @taran7728 Před 6 měsíci +26

      why shouldn't he

    • @TheTurbinator
      @TheTurbinator Před 6 měsíci +1

      What a fu*king weird comment.

    • @hpalpha7323
      @hpalpha7323 Před 6 měsíci +15

      just a good honest review

  • @daviddohner1080
    @daviddohner1080 Před 6 měsíci +30

    Steve I was excited to see millet in this ration. My wife (native Russian) has been feeding me millet for years but always at breakfast. She says farmers would usually eat it in the morning before heading out to work due to how calorie dense it is. I typically eat mine stirred up with a bit of sugar as well. Definitely my favorite Russian breakfast food.

  • @lionheartz1337
    @lionheartz1337 Před 6 měsíci +185

    Steve may be the most "glass half-full, not empty" person to ever exist. Only he could find the brightsides of what could barely pass as effort given for this ration lol. Never change Steve.

    • @XxpurexrussianxX
      @XxpurexrussianxX Před 6 měsíci +1

      raised in the US by euro immigrants - these rations actually look awesome 😭

    • @MeanLaQueefa
      @MeanLaQueefa Před 6 měsíci

      @@XxpurexrussianxXpackaging is absolutely garbage, but it doesn’t look that bad, a decent main, beverage and vegetables.

  • @GPTblacksmith
    @GPTblacksmith Před 6 měsíci +135

    I replicated this breakfast with a can of my cats food, crackers and a coffee cup with a few dry grounds in the bottom I found in the dumpster. It was thirst provoking

  • @robertsolomielke5134
    @robertsolomielke5134 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I have following steve for since I first saw his awesome reviews.
    My understanding of MRE culture is now greater than norm, and I thank steve in public, but love him for it ! TY steve! We need you, an TY .

  • @minecachair
    @minecachair Před 6 měsíci +15

    Another brilliant video.Just to add that transporting convicts from Moscow to Siberia is normally by prison train which takes 45 hours-a bit more than all day.If they are transported by road for any reason,it takes six days.

  • @Omniprong
    @Omniprong Před 6 měsíci +217

    Really unique and fascinating ration. Only Steve could "start the day off right" with a meal of hardtack and cat food.

    • @messagedeleted1922
      @messagedeleted1922 Před 6 měsíci +25

      Hahaha you thought that too. You can bet western cat food is better quality meat cuts then whatever they ground up into "meat"
      There is a chance Steve just ate people.

    • @canadiansoviet
      @canadiansoviet Před 6 měsíci +3

      And baby food (orange paste in the corner of tray)

    • @XxpurexrussianxX
      @XxpurexrussianxX Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@canadiansovietI know it looks bland at best, but that stuff is AWESOME. eggplant-based is 10/10

    • @denofpigs2575
      @denofpigs2575 Před 6 měsíci +16

      Chicken pate is SO good, especially when made with liver. Highly recommend with flowery teas. Calling it cat food is doing it a disservice. Though for sure the one he had was very low quality

    • @baconatordoom
      @baconatordoom Před 6 měsíci +9

      It’s better than the food prisoners get in the states. That would be a high priced commissary item.

  • @luvlols4462
    @luvlols4462 Před 6 měsíci +438

    I've struggled with an ED for most of my life. Watching Steve helps me eat. Even when the food is ancient, he's so excited and grateful. It's like his attitude is contagious. Thank you so much for these videos!

    • @daveR0berts
      @daveR0berts Před 6 měsíci +312

      I thought you were talking about erectile dysfunction at first and was wondering how what you said made any sense. 😂

    • @beargirl1
      @beargirl1 Před 6 měsíci +11

      nice!!

    • @Hevynly1
      @Hevynly1 Před 6 měsíci +29

      @@daveR0berts I'm so glad I wasn't the only one! 🤣

    • @applesauce6264
      @applesauce6264 Před 6 měsíci +48

      I also struggle with ED!
      ....... oh

    • @bivvystridents3752
      @bivvystridents3752 Před 6 měsíci +26

      Erectile dysfunction?

  • @jameswhitmore1984
    @jameswhitmore1984 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Steve you are a national treasure. You bring so much joy to so many people. Nothing makes my day like realizing you uploaded a new video!

  • @nailbunny95jthm36
    @nailbunny95jthm36 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Hearing Steve say nice is like hearing a warm hello from an good friend.

  • @EditoratIP
    @EditoratIP Před 6 měsíci +125

    One of the reasons we watch Steve1989 is to hear sentences you can't possibly hear any place else in the world - like "I'm excited about this hardtack!"

    • @brianseem
      @brianseem Před 6 měsíci +6

      Or that that vegetable spread looked amazing.
      Me: that looks disgusting
      Him: this looks amazing

    • @t.c.bramblett617
      @t.c.bramblett617 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Lol he would be funny if he lived during early sailing times on some English ship... so cheerful and annoying the other sailors (there probably were some guys like that then too actually, people who are naturally happy and appreciate the simple things)

    • @AudieHolland
      @AudieHolland Před 4 měsíci +2

      He once ate Civil War era hard tack, it smelled like 'old library books and leather boots'
      It tasted like it too!

  • @Weltrath
    @Weltrath Před 6 měsíci +299

    For a Russian convict MRE, it's better than I figured it would be. Though it's also clear there's a fair bit of a 'we don't really want to give you anything but we still will' feel to it.

    • @stevemcgowen
      @stevemcgowen Před 6 měsíci +16

      Russian prisoners don't get rations like these...

    • @KirkHermary
      @KirkHermary Před 6 měsíci +53

      ​@stevemcgowen this video is about rations for Russian prisoners. What do you, on keeper of infinite knowledge, know that this video doesn't show us.

    • @kw2519
      @kw2519 Před 6 měsíci +26

      This is the guards ration 😂

    • @MrVovansim
      @MrVovansim Před 6 měsíci +13

      This is a labour camp ration, not a prison ration.

    • @Tinil0
      @Tinil0 Před 6 měsíci +88

      @@kw2519 Did you not pay attention to the actual video? This is not the guards ration, this is the prisoner ration during transfer between facilities. He specifically mentioned the guard ration has an extra 1k kcal

  • @caseykudlicki3837
    @caseykudlicki3837 Před 20 dny

    The phrases and transitios from the trays and everything is just absolutely perfect

  • @kchretien1457
    @kchretien1457 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I'm new to your channel but I already love these videos. I enjoy how you can see the good in meals that aren't desirable to most!

  • @bowendgmail
    @bowendgmail Před 6 měsíci +303

    I don't even eat MREs but a Steve video always makes my day.

    • @MrBigboy1057
      @MrBigboy1057 Před 6 měsíci +25

      It's Nice

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 měsíci +156

      Nice

    • @Zaapiel22
      @Zaapiel22 Před 6 měsíci +18

      Oh shit, you were blessed. Nice.

    • @Stinger9516
      @Stinger9516 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I hated WITH A PASSION the Spinach Fettuccine Alfredo. Then watched Steve’s review and he loved it! I guess it just your preference

    • @hanksamuelson
      @hanksamuelson Před 6 měsíci +3

      He eats them, So we don't have to!

  • @darkpikachu959
    @darkpikachu959 Před 6 měsíci +74

    So much new content in such a short time! 2023 has been blessed by Steve

  • @thatcriticvideo
    @thatcriticvideo Před 6 měsíci +3

    Steve is truly blessing us this month.

  • @saudisinaudis
    @saudisinaudis Před 6 měsíci +25

    There's something almost artistic about the way Steve presents all of these MREs and I really liked how he committed to using the cracked cup just for that added effect... It really gives you a feeling of what it's like on your way to the gulag and the type of food you're expected to eat and how it's presented and what's the best way to make it enjoyable if you can even say that. Avid follower for many years. Keep it up!

  • @channelboop4561
    @channelboop4561 Před 6 měsíci +129

    Please note that the food and materials provided cannot be turned into a weapon to be used against guards or other inmates. Though the foil can be twisted in to a spike like shiv if you get enough meat tins and twist around tight enough.
    The bag of hard tack could be used like a sock full of pennies as a makeshift sap, but authorities thought ahead and made the bag super flimsy.

    • @qwopiretyu
      @qwopiretyu Před 6 měsíci +30

      I think if you give prisoners a sturdy bag they'll asphyxiate themselves/one another. But yeah a sap would work too.

    • @fillosof66689
      @fillosof66689 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Another potentially interesting detail is the low amount of very weak tea given and a very flimsy cup provided with the ration. This might be, at least in part, to prevent the convicts from using extra strong double or triple boiled tea as a low impact drug.

    • @poppymason-smith1051
      @poppymason-smith1051 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I commented that hard tack sock instead of sock of rocks thing somewhere else lmao. surely they would have socks?

    • @matthewcaughey8898
      @matthewcaughey8898 Před 6 měsíci

      @@poppymason-smith1051 actually I’m fairly sure they do have socks. So that hardtack in a sock might actually work. Has anyone mentioned that to Alexi Navalny yet?

  • @matten5532
    @matten5532 Před 6 měsíci +286

    Steve's stuck in a Russian prison but he still manages to pump a video out for us, nice 👍

    • @juhaj.5616
      @juhaj.5616 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Lol

    • @Lunethex
      @Lunethex Před 6 měsíci +3

      As usual, he's got a lot on his plate. Sorry, I meant tray.

    • @ThickMolasses
      @ThickMolasses Před 6 měsíci +1

      While you are stuck at your dead end job watching it. :) Win-win.

    • @munat3413
      @munat3413 Před 6 měsíci +1

      they even let him keep his nic cage shirt, nice

  • @philipchiu9835
    @philipchiu9835 Před 6 měsíci +23

    I worked in a correctional facility and prisoners could make weapons out of simple Styrofoam by simply heating it and molding it into a knife or sharp object. Crazy stuff prisoners will do out of ordinary items.

    • @StazherEzhov
      @StazherEzhov Před 5 měsíci +6

      In some correctional colonies of the former USSR there are museum corners with confiscated “prison weapons”. In some colonies, especially gifted self-taught people managed to assemble revolvers and single-shot pistols.

    • @taraellis8279
      @taraellis8279 Před 3 měsíci

      @@StazherEzhov thats crazy! Can you give me a description on how they made them?

    • @shawnmiller4781
      @shawnmiller4781 Před 2 měsíci

      @@StazherEzhovMost prison facilities in the US do this as well for training guards

  • @Espresso139
    @Espresso139 Před 2 měsíci

    Steve's knife is always so sharp. I swear he must strop it before the shoot.
    Great work as always--thanks for coming back and giving us all this fantastic content.

  • @evaone4286
    @evaone4286 Před 6 měsíci +126

    Steve please do a room tour one day! Please please pleeeeeeeease!

  • @episodesglow
    @episodesglow Před 6 měsíci +40

    "For dessert, a pack of sugar"
    I laughed way too hard at this 🤣

  • @purpleaquarius6611
    @purpleaquarius6611 Před 6 měsíci

    I just started watching these with my boyfriend, and honestly, I'm hooked. I I 😊never expected to be so into this kind of thing, but dude, this is so cool! ❤

  • @SynerG4ce
    @SynerG4ce Před 6 měsíci +53

    What I love most about this video is Steve delivers the "alright let's get this out on to a tray, nice, m'kay" with the same exact enthusiasm as Italian or French rations with alcohol and liver pate as he does for post-Soviet gulag rations in modern Russia.

  • @gentryreed1115
    @gentryreed1115 Před 6 měsíci +80

    Can we just say that Steve has some mad shirt game. Always excellent taste in attire and food rations.

    • @StormTrackerWV
      @StormTrackerWV Před 6 měsíci +8

      The "I ❤ Ham" tshirt is hard to beat!

  • @williamjeffersonclinton69
    @williamjeffersonclinton69 Před 6 měsíci +27

    The way Steve says "We'll be starting the day off right with a nutritionally balanced meal." Tells me this is the man you don't play poker against.

  • @patrickschoenpflug
    @patrickschoenpflug Před 6 měsíci

    Steve you make laugh they way you describe everything about that ration is superb thank you so much for these amazing videos 😃👍🏻😊

  • @LavitosExodius
    @LavitosExodius Před 6 měsíci +51

    This is surprisingly better quality than I would think for a prisoner ration in Russia.

    • @ApathyBM
      @ApathyBM Před 6 měsíci +18

      He's eaten worse military rations

    • @wmduav
      @wmduav Před 5 měsíci +4

      Propaganda is real

    • @fvckgoo9le242
      @fvckgoo9le242 Před 5 měsíci +13

      Hurr durr propaganda, it's not like it's a prison ration or anything

    • @kylelopez7631
      @kylelopez7631 Před 5 měsíci +4

      ​@wmduav dawg if it's in an MRE steve will find something positive to say about it. That's just how he is. I always appreciate his positivity.

    • @wmduav
      @wmduav Před 5 měsíci

      @@kylelopez7631 facts

  • @Niedans
    @Niedans Před 6 měsíci +148

    I"ve been sicker than a dog the last few days and legit, seeing these pop up on my feed made me so happy. I'm already a blanket burrito, and now I have something to watch for the next hour. Hope you're well Steve!

    • @gunnar6674
      @gunnar6674 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Get well soon, FishinGeek!🌻

    • @SpookyGrim
      @SpookyGrim Před 6 měsíci +3

      Get well my dude, time to binge Steve's videos again😂

    • @aBlackMage
      @aBlackMage Před 6 měsíci +2

      Same, also been wasting away in bed. Let's both hope for a swift recovery

    • @tacit9873
      @tacit9873 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I hope you all get healthy soon

    • @lethrington
      @lethrington Před 6 měsíci +4

      I'm in the exact same situation, hope you get well soon

  • @jamesjacobson2780
    @jamesjacobson2780 Před 6 měsíci +120

    I never would've expected myself to regularly watch MRE reviews, let alone get excited for them before discovering this channel. It's funny how a bit of passion and personality can make a seemingly mundane hobby entertaining and interesting.

    • @theroman886
      @theroman886 Před 6 měsíci +13

      Steve mre vids got me through many bad barely sleeping nights

    • @fokendikhed
      @fokendikhed Před 6 měsíci +8

      wholesome and heartfelt, that's what I love about Steve...I can't believe the amount of knowledge he has regarding rations around the world.

    • @adamthompson7387
      @adamthompson7387 Před 6 měsíci +8

      Roses are red, violets are blue. The best kind of coffee is instant, type two.

    • @denofpigs2575
      @denofpigs2575 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Even the most mundane of things has a unimaginable breadth and depth of knowledge even down to the most minute of details. Steve just shares the beautiful view he sees that we can't.

  • @ThrustingButts
    @ThrustingButts Před 6 měsíci +1

    currently snorting at my work desk in response to each of these meals accompanied by a miserable plastic sack of hard tack- bless Steve for giving all his taste tests an equal level of thoughtfulness, critique, and respect

  • @mrd80
    @mrd80 Před 6 měsíci

    Yo Steve! brilliant as usual I don't usually comment but i felt compelled to today.. thanks for the great content and knowledge you share .. Respect dude.

  • @gregorypappas8226
    @gregorypappas8226 Před 6 měsíci +81

    We're going to start the day off right with a nutritionally balanced meal, haha thank you Steve you're the best.

  • @PenSteel-ih8qr
    @PenSteel-ih8qr Před 3 měsíci +4

    Just wanted to let you know Steve that we veterans appreciate you and enjoy watching youre videos ,especially the research and knowledge you have about this subject!! Actually youre catch phrase ( nice hiss ) has become a thing among us!!!😅😅😅

  • @SlapStyleAnims
    @SlapStyleAnims Před 6 měsíci +2

    This vid sparked a very comfy thread that turned into a lesson on Japanese ration history on /k/. Thanks Steve

  • @get_some2083
    @get_some2083 Před 6 měsíci +116

    Who would've known that mre reviews would bring joy to my life. You make my day man, thank you. I wish you could narrate all my meals. You're like the Morgan freeman of meal reviews

    • @sanc9808
      @sanc9808 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Bob Ross of MRE reviews

  • @KorianHUN
    @KorianHUN Před 6 měsíci +45

    That hardtack is pretty much the same as we have in Hungary called "háztartási keksz". A ton of hildhood memories of eating it either soft in vanilla pudding as a dessert or by itself with tea when recovering from massive monsoon level diarrhea. It is good keksz.

  • @ricktaylor7892
    @ricktaylor7892 Před 6 měsíci

    I love your content been watching you for years! Good job

  • @tweezerjam
    @tweezerjam Před 6 měsíci +4

    I love the strategy of getting through these things with as little discomfort as possible.

  • @Yenneffer
    @Yenneffer Před 6 měsíci +85

    It'd probably be best to have half the kasha and half the tushonka together both for lunch and dinner. The kasha would soak up the juices and fat from the tushonka. Or at least save the vegetable puree for the kasha. That'd probably give it a bit more life.

    • @bakielh229
      @bakielh229 Před 6 měsíci +16

      That's what I would do (provided you're given the whole box at once, not an item every meal time)

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Agreed

    • @scratchcratch
      @scratchcratch Před 6 měsíci +5

      That's exactly how it's done. In retail, they actually have them mixed together and canned for sale, which works great for camping.

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 Před 6 měsíci

      @@scratchcratch actually looks good

  • @mikearmstrong8483
    @mikearmstrong8483 Před 6 měsíci +63

    "A drive from Moscow to, say, Siberia, transporting a bus load of convicts, could take all day."
    Steve, I am ever so glad that you know more about MREs than you do about geography.

    • @riotsquadgaming7460
      @riotsquadgaming7460 Před 6 měsíci

      i kek'd

    • @glasgowgallus247
      @glasgowgallus247 Před 6 měsíci

      😂😂😂

    • @kettujabamiesukkeliukko
      @kettujabamiesukkeliukko Před 6 měsíci +5

      Depends on where you drive, as looking at a map of what is considered Siberia, it could be a day or few hours more non-stop driving.

    • @ZetaReticuli_1
      @ZetaReticuli_1 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Google map couldn't find a way there.

    • @mikearmstrong8483
      @mikearmstrong8483 Před 6 měsíci +11

      @@kettujabamiesukkeliukko
      Siberia is a general term used in the western world for the eastern undeveloped area of Asian Russia, but it is also a specific region defined by internal political borders within Russia, just like a province or county.
      A major city in southern proper Siberia is Krasnoyarsk, which is a 53 hour drive from Moscow nonstop.

  • @wpbrigham
    @wpbrigham Před 6 měsíci

    Steve, this is another first! Your channel is certainly the standard for other ration channels to follow!

  • @davidblack7184
    @davidblack7184 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for posting , always enjoy 👍

  • @Xhero419
    @Xhero419 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Thank you for sharing these types of videos. I never thought I would enjoy watching another person eat food that I have no interest in eating, but I think I've watched every single video on this channel... maybe multiple times

  • @YaztromoX
    @YaztromoX Před 6 měsíci +30

    This has to be one of the coolest and strangest rations you’ve ever reviewed. Kudos!

  • @dabajabaza111
    @dabajabaza111 Před měsícem

    Fascinating. Great channel as always.

  • @BRBTechTalk
    @BRBTechTalk Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks Steve, always interesting as usual.

  • @wolfschadow6399
    @wolfschadow6399 Před 6 měsíci +103

    Steve you are the guy who got me interested into MRE's. I'm actually looking to getting myself some US MRE's from the german military surplus shop this year. A delectable creamy spinach fettuchine and a pepperoni or cheese pizza.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 měsíci +183

      Right on man I hope you have some amazing times with rations and get them out onto a tray. Hit the trail too. Nature is nice

    • @jtaco4101
      @jtaco4101 Před 6 měsíci +2

      For what purpose? Genuinely asking.

    • @T0asterB4th
      @T0asterB4th Před 6 měsíci

      US MREs in Germany should be easy to come by. There's plenty of us stationed out here and plenty of bases, just ask any american and I'm sure you'll find it no problem.

    • @Omni0404
      @Omni0404 Před 6 měsíci +7

      ​@@jtaco4101For eating 😅

    • @draxxsklounst6595
      @draxxsklounst6595 Před 6 měsíci +5

      ​@@jtaco4101tf you think lol. To eat.

  • @henryjones8256
    @henryjones8256 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Unexpected but never disappointing when a new video comes along. Thanks Steve

  • @richardtabor8686
    @richardtabor8686 Před 2 měsíci +14

    RIP Navalny. I'm sure he never got stuff this good over the years. ty so much for the content!!

  • @jastrapper190
    @jastrapper190 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Wow this was an interesting ration. Rare. Great video as always Steve.

  • @robertbullcarmichael9856
    @robertbullcarmichael9856 Před 6 měsíci +19

    Steve, I've been having MREs off and on for years. Used to take them for work in the woods. Never did i ever think i would find someone making videos about them. After finding your channel i have a new problem. Now i order MREs more often and the people in my office think im nuts. But i don't care. Thanks for the great work and effort you put in your videos.

    • @alfonzo_
      @alfonzo_ Před 6 měsíci

      if you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living?

    • @maximilianrpm2927
      @maximilianrpm2927 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I would buy a tray, just to drive those coworkers mad.

    • @robertbullcarmichael9856
      @robertbullcarmichael9856 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@alfonzo_ I'm an Emergency Management Coordinator for my local county.

    • @robertbullcarmichael9856
      @robertbullcarmichael9856 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@maximilianrpm2927 Now that's a good idea. Think I'll have to get a mess kit and join them for lunch.

    • @chugs1984
      @chugs1984 Před 6 měsíci

      Having spent time in the bush MRE make so much sense especially with the water and carbs they provide.
      A self contained easily packable high quality meal
      Or
      Stuff you buy at the shopping centre, packets that break, stuff that goes off, crap thats heavy and the hassle of nothing fitting easily in your pack.
      I think people think poorly of MREs due to the shit talk of soldiers whinging about MREs from the 70s and 80s that made them terribly constipated.
      Modern MREs are just so superior an option for when you're outside of a civilisation.

  • @selfloathinggameing
    @selfloathinggameing Před 6 měsíci +23

    You know Steve1989 is adding the "Russian Prison Ration Styrofoam Cup" to his MRE Museum

    • @Khunark
      @Khunark Před 5 měsíci +1

      you make it sound as if he'd eat it

  • @victorguerin5252
    @victorguerin5252 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Fascinating, thanks again Bro!

  • @maskddingo1779
    @maskddingo1779 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This channel always provides the soothing entertainment the body craves.

  • @MasterRello
    @MasterRello Před 6 měsíci +3

    Thank you for your videos steve! You're new videos are always ... Nice!

  • @donalonzo63
    @donalonzo63 Před 6 měsíci +17

    Thanks Steve, very much appreciate your MRE reviews 😊

  • @pimmpdaddyquill
    @pimmpdaddyquill Před 6 měsíci +1

    Steve I don't what you had to go through to get this but thank you very much.

  • @Monnssoon
    @Monnssoon Před 6 měsíci

    Great video as always! Didn’t see anyone mention it, or didn’t look hard enough, but loved the shirt!

  • @Goldensheep12
    @Goldensheep12 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Steve is always back when we need him most.

  • @used2beburnsy336
    @used2beburnsy336 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Been sitting at the hospital since 7:45 this morning with my dad.. getting pretty irritated that he’s been waiting over 2 hours for a room.
    Then Steve pops up- I’m cool as a cucumber.
    Nice… mmmkay-

  • @90MHOTMUD
    @90MHOTMUD Před 6 měsíci

    ANOTHER AWESOME REVIEW..........THANKS

  • @kyronking4771
    @kyronking4771 Před 6 měsíci

    Looking good steve, nice job getting this MRE.

  • @Conflict_Boardgaming
    @Conflict_Boardgaming Před 6 měsíci +4

    I like how Steve ALWAYS starts the day off right!!
    Good man!

  • @Tonystarks1217
    @Tonystarks1217 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I can tell this is quality content already!! Thanks Steve!!

  • @jimvac77
    @jimvac77 Před 6 měsíci +3

    "This is great" said no one ever about a Russian prisoner ration. Until now. Love it.

  • @failtolawl
    @failtolawl Před 6 měsíci +11

    Tushonka is the ultimate hangover cure. These eastern European canned meat usually tastes much better than it looks. Just gotta open up your mind to try new things.

    • @maximilianrpm2927
      @maximilianrpm2927 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ...or old

    • @vio-noob_6737
      @vio-noob_6737 Před 6 měsíci

      @@maximilianrpm2927nice

    • @juliusbernotas
      @juliusbernotas Před 5 měsíci +4

      Buckwheat porridge with tushonka is amazing, actually.

    • @pozloadescobar
      @pozloadescobar Před 2 měsíci

      Any idea where to buy it? I have trouble finding any eastern European products anywhere in the interior US

    • @failtolawl
      @failtolawl Před 2 měsíci

      @@pozloadescobar depends on where you are. European markets around the US tend to be run by eastern Europeans so they would have it. Just avoid "army brand" stuff

  • @joec3537
    @joec3537 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I love how his videos are just as long as a tv show minus commercials.

  • @tommyjoestallings855
    @tommyjoestallings855 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Great video as always

  • @kyleshuler2929
    @kyleshuler2929 Před 5 měsíci

    The thing I appreciate about this channel is how he does things like uses the broken cup simply because that's what the ration came with. Small thing, but it's nice.

  • @TrippTech
    @TrippTech Před 6 měsíci +6

    I will never understand why i always watch these during dinner....
    anways, love the 24 hour ones, those are my fav. Steve brings the knowledge, humor, and handsomeness that makes these perfect!
    love you steve, keep up the good work, god bless

    • @adamthompson7387
      @adamthompson7387 Před 6 měsíci

      Yes i have to agree, the 24 hour ration reviews are. Nice!

    • @ThickMolasses
      @ThickMolasses Před 6 měsíci

      Its because you are lonely and you have no one to share your dinner with.

    • @morpheussieben
      @morpheussieben Před 6 měsíci

      @@ThickMolasses hey. come on now, man.

  • @scoutfinch47
    @scoutfinch47 Před 6 měsíci +10

    Highly unusual ration, never seen this type ever. Thank you, another great video, presented in your lovely kind way.

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl Před 6 měsíci +1

      Very strongly reminds me of the food served at our county jail.

    • @scoutfinch47
      @scoutfinch47 Před 6 měsíci

      @@RT-qd8yl I've never been in a prison (UK here), the portions appear small, is that correct?

    • @whysix3417
      @whysix3417 Před 6 měsíci

      @@RT-qd8yl we have okay food in our county jail. Full trays of home-cooked food for supper at 4:30 p.m. Breakfast is a little light at 4:30 a.m. and they give a sandwich then for lunch.