2015 Spanish Individual Combat Ration 24 Hour Set MRE Review Marathon Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test

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  • This is a 24hr set of Spanish Armed Forces Combat Rations. Truly some of the best MRE's currently produced in the world. Check out this marathon video & see for yourself the absolute quality in food.
    For a much shorter and more concise review of these same rations, check out RC Gusto's review here! • Spanish MRE Review: 24...
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
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  • @Toefurkey
    @Toefurkey Před 5 lety +3743

    *steve brushing his teeth*
    Wintergreen!
    Medium bristle.
    An efficient toothbrush.
    Wow!

  • @nicky5185
    @nicky5185 Před 5 lety +4916

    Spanish MRE do not include spoon, fork or knife because those utensils are part of the standard equipment. We carry them in a nice pouch attached to the belt. The are made out of steel and somewhat miniaturised. Just saying, because you pointed it out in several occasions. Nice vid anyway, brought to me some really nice memories

    • @susanahernandez-oi4ch
      @susanahernandez-oi4ch Před 5 lety +218

      that is super neat!!

    • @golddie8
      @golddie8 Před 5 lety +71

      Wow 👍

    • @nikolaineverdie4771
      @nikolaineverdie4771 Před 5 lety +107

      y el pan? me preguntaba por el pan porque te dan pate pero sin pan :/

    • @KendrickLacannabis
      @KendrickLacannabis Před 5 lety +52

      Thank you for your service, Nicolás! ❤️

    • @blackdotlv
      @blackdotlv Před 5 lety +72

      Well we have our own knife, spoon and fork too, but they put sporks in latvian mre's in case you lose your shit😄

  • @Rayalz
    @Rayalz Před 2 lety +1737

    French rations: We got top chefs doing rations
    Spanish rations: We got grandma coocking rations.

    • @ThatGuyFromD12
      @ThatGuyFromD12 Před 2 lety +235

      Spanish Grandmas and French chefs have the same food cooking skills, which justifies the spanish military food rations

    • @marblemarble7113
      @marblemarble7113 Před 2 lety +12

      @@ethand3577 based

    • @ordinaryfellow9093
      @ordinaryfellow9093 Před 2 lety +55

      @@ThatGuyFromD12 oh god, how powerful would French grandma be..

    • @keithsimpson2685
      @keithsimpson2685 Před 2 lety +6

      I mean the stew an the cassoulet are pretty similar in some ways.

    • @marie7622
      @marie7622 Před 2 lety +56

      Try French food and then try Spanish, at that moment you will understand why one of the things that the French like the most in Spain is their food, and the favorite destination of the French when traveling is Spain, they are countries neighbors.
      It was what happened to me, I checked for myself.

  • @JJAmes-mb4du
    @JJAmes-mb4du Před 3 lety +726

    I spent a couple of week working with Spanish mountain troops in Kosovo in '03. They liked our U.S. rations because they were light and you could break down the parts you wanted to carry and just pull it out of a pocket whenever you had a moment. They liked them for lunch. The Spanish meals were more sit down affairs. We would mix the two in the morning and have a sit down Spanish meal for dinner.

    • @themexicantarzan6995
      @themexicantarzan6995 Před 2 lety +60

      Prob Because us latinos take food (breakfast,lunch,dinner) more as a family event where u take time out to relax and chat .. prob want to give that to theyre soldiers

    • @_motho_
      @_motho_ Před 2 lety +15

      @@themexicantarzan6995 this is true. It’s a culture thing that was passed by the moors to the people of Spain. There’s a time for eating and a time for working, and they shouldn’t take place at the same time.

    • @kelso7206
      @kelso7206 Před 2 lety +75

      @@_motho_ Moors? oh god no, that's a roman thing, italians and french are also the same way

    • @asdfomfglol
      @asdfomfglol Před 2 lety +36

      @@_motho_ Don't think it comes from the moors. That shit's even in the bible, man. Lots of cultures have done it and people overstimate by a huge margin the impact of arab culture in the Christian kingdoms that came after the Reconquista.

    • @mishabm316
      @mishabm316 Před 2 lety +2

      That's how we do it in our everyday lifes. Sit down to rest and eat. But I definitely love eating while working, driving, walking somewhere. It saves time and fills those empty minutes

  • @miraqen7801
    @miraqen7801 Před 5 lety +3932

    *I like how there's a musical chime everytime he taps the spoon on the glass.*

  • @Vishnu-xn4vx
    @Vishnu-xn4vx Před 5 lety +2843

    "it's so nice you don't want to eat... I'm still going to eat it"
    Steve, you are just gold man

  • @LazyCookPete
    @LazyCookPete Před 3 lety +341

    The squid 'chipirones' are cleaned and have the beak removed, then the tentacles are stuffed inside the mantle. Squid in ink is available in some UK supermarkets in the same oval can, only with a fancy label. Spain and Portugal have some fantastic canned seafood products. 😋👍

    • @j-rocd9507
      @j-rocd9507 Před 3 lety +14

      I buy canned spanish and Portuguese seafood from amazon. It's fun to try things I don't normally find here at home.

    • @TheAlmightySnobDog
      @TheAlmightySnobDog Před 2 lety +21

      @@j-rocd9507 Portuguese here, you guys should try, the brand Manná ( the sardinne paste is very good, Ramirez, Pitéu ( the meet stuffed squids are amayzing), and for tunna, Tenório, is one of the best. Have a nice meal ;)

    • @j-rocd9507
      @j-rocd9507 Před 2 lety +9

      @@TheAlmightySnobDog Thanks I'll definitely check those out I appreciate that! You have a good day!

    • @thethirdchimpanzee
      @thethirdchimpanzee Před 2 lety +4

      I really really try to keep an open mind in food, and I LOVE to try new things...but that canned squid in ink...I dunno. But then again I not a fan of many canned seafoods. I prefer fresh as possible. Canned seafood can be...funky.
      I probably wouldn't even eat canned tuna if I hadn't originally had it as a child.
      I *hate* that, because
      know SOOO many grown adults that won't ever try anything that they don't recognize or haven't had before - not sure what the cut-off is, somewhere in childhood I assume - and they eat a VERY limited diet...and I really REALLY like to try new and "foreign" foods...but "canned squid in ink"...I just don't know if I have a strong enough stomach for that.

    • @YouCheekyMinx69
      @YouCheekyMinx69 Před 2 lety +3

      @@TheAlmightySnobDog appreciate the recommendations

  • @LordBuntaro
    @LordBuntaro Před 3 lety +440

    Hi there!
    I am spaniard and I have been a professional soldier in the army for two years, during the first half of the 90s. I have been nostalgic when I saw your video, the format of the army combat rations has not changed: the same color, the same cans...And practically the food, it is the same that I knew 27 years ago, except for some things, like the gum or the toothbrush that I have seen out there. I think that was not at that time
    What I see, the quality of the food hasn't changed at all. It was, and is, of high quality. It was exactly the same food that you could buy in any food store or spanish supermarket, only that the can was another color, the characteristic olive green, in this case for the spanish army. But the product was the same
    By the way, what you put on the cookies is condensed milk. Its true use is to pour it over water, and thus make a kind of milk, but it can also have the utility that you want
    A good video

    • @dieboldranger175
      @dieboldranger175 Před rokem +22

      🇺🇸 trained with the Brits and got the condensed Milk it was a big hit. We added it to coffee, hot coco packet and ate the hell out of it.

    • @marcus_aurelius8214
      @marcus_aurelius8214 Před rokem +4

      Thank you for your service

    • @PhxVanguard
      @PhxVanguard Před rokem +1

      how would you get the hot chocolate to be more like the real stuff? i almost thought the condensed milk should be in that and heated up with a little water and the galletas banado como churros. but i think the condensed milk would make it too sweet.

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost Před rokem

      Grow up

    • @skittlesbutwithchocolatein2274
      @skittlesbutwithchocolatein2274 Před 11 měsíci +4

      estoy aprendiendo español y éxito aprender los palabras, me hace feliz 😊

  • @TheCounterfeit54
    @TheCounterfeit54 Před 4 lety +1417

    "so what do you play?"
    steve: "the mre spoon"

  • @ryandann9362
    @ryandann9362 Před 4 lety +2803

    I had zero interest in MREs two weeks ago. Now I watch everyday. No clue how it even started. Nice

  • @LWalsh0
    @LWalsh0 Před 2 lety +114

    I love how he Eats the cheapest ingredient/ scientific food and describes it better and with more love than anything on the food channel. This guy is a treasure

    • @Rountree1985
      @Rountree1985 Před 9 měsíci

      Are you really calling rations cheap? They certainly are not cheap, at all. They’re very expensive.

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 Před 9 měsíci +4

      In no way did they call rations as a whole “cheap”. Read their post again. They only said Steve can describe the cheapest ingredient a d still do it better than the food tv shows. That’s all. I hope I have helped your reading comprehension skills. You’re welcome.

  • @iiscritical7795
    @iiscritical7795 Před 3 lety +157

    I worked in a Spanish Bistro as a sous chef for years, I know every single dish he is having and i can say, they look nearly identical to the restaurant quality.

  • @meihem2809
    @meihem2809 Před 5 lety +4566

    the spanish army eats better than I do

    • @blpanzer
      @blpanzer Před 5 lety +72

      True! And on random basic action days xD

    • @quattro4468
      @quattro4468 Před 5 lety +171

      I'm sad. I ate a stale sandwich which coste 8 bucks.

    • @bobbystuart8566
      @bobbystuart8566 Před 5 lety +45

      Quattro 4 R.I.P

    • @juandelvalle1450
      @juandelvalle1450 Před 5 lety +135

      We eat preaty good, our politcs are shit af but the food is too good

    • @danner253
      @danner253 Před 5 lety +17

      Ikr... I'm hitting a rough spot rn and I am limited to a meal a day and even that is over doing it for the money I have.

  • @wrakowic
    @wrakowic Před 4 lety +2480

    *Spanish MRE:* has 5000% of daily vitamin C
    *Steve:* _Decent._

    • @rem8702
      @rem8702 Před 4 lety +28

      Yes

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 Před 4 lety +55

      I wonder is scurvy still actually something they are worried about?

    • @xanthopoulos1825
      @xanthopoulos1825 Před 4 lety +105

      Daily recommended values of vitamins is a very skewed rating as some vitamins it's healthy to get 10-50 times the recommended amount while others make you sick and could even cause an overdose of

    • @douglasdixon524
      @douglasdixon524 Před 3 lety +59

      @Tomleç YT Ask your doctor, you cannot die from too much vitamin C, your body uses what it needs and you pee out the rest.

    • @egeerdemsitepr0
      @egeerdemsitepr0 Před 3 lety +63

      @@xanthopoulos1825 Vitamins A,D,E,K are stored in your liver for futher use and need.Those can cause poisoning but B and C are dissolved in water so you pee them out if you take more than your daily need.

  • @hostiablegamusino549
    @hostiablegamusino549 Před 2 lety +28

    In Spain it is really common to drink coffee with milk for breakfast sweeted with a bit of sugar. Our coffee use to be more concentrated than american coffee. The condensated milk is to mix with coffee: you get your traditional coffee with milk and you don't need to add sugar because concentrated milk is already sweet.
    Squids cooked in their own ink is a tradicional food in spain. When the squid is little we call it "chipiron" and it is really common to cook them filled with the tentacles with a sauce made with their ink or tother kind of spiced sauce. We also use to cook the ink from cuttlefish. There is a dish similar to Paella that is rice with seafood and coloured with cuttlefish ink: "Arroz negro" (Black rice) . Ink from squids or cuttlefish gives a really good taste to dishes
    Related to this kind of "Pate", we don't use to eat it directly. The most common is to extend it over bread slices to eat it in that way , or extend it between to bread slices and do a sandwich
    Quince jelly used to be eaten as dessert in combination with cheese. the "granurality" is because it is good, withou chemical additives. Quince meat has this granurality. If quince jelly has a a smooth jelly texture it means that the chemical additives are higher

  • @georgefeser6483
    @georgefeser6483 Před 2 lety +166

    He drinks 75 year old coffee. His coffee makes itself in the morning, purely out of respect. He is, the most interesting ration reviewer in the world
    I don't always drink coffee. But when I do, I prefer Instant Type 2

    • @sendneubs
      @sendneubs Před 2 lety +1

      There's no coffee in this one though! Worst breakfast I've seen.

  • @jeebus022
    @jeebus022 Před 6 lety +2830

    "in about 3 or 4 hours, we'll come back to lunch". I can just see you turning off the camera, sighing, and sitting down. start fidgeting, start shaking your leg, saying "...yep". then turning on the camera after 3 minutes and saying "alright, now we're back with lunch here..." And none of us would be the wiser.

    • @AgentTasmania
      @AgentTasmania Před 6 lety +387

      It'd take an impressive appetite.

    • @EFCasual
      @EFCasual Před 6 lety +474

      AgentTasmania from the look of it he lifts between each meal.

    • @chrisevil7012
      @chrisevil7012 Před 6 lety +280

      well, he better. eating rations is not good for a sedentary lifestyle. like.. at all, lol.

    • @titanicstars5221
      @titanicstars5221 Před 6 lety +24

      LOL

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 Před 5 lety +4

      not true

  • @mattheweatsgrass6294
    @mattheweatsgrass6294 Před 5 lety +848

    I just want a compilation video of you saying “alright let’s get this out onto a tray. Nice! M’kay”

  • @DoctorUmbra
    @DoctorUmbra Před 2 lety +13

    Dude, the spanish army eats better than me in my Internal medicine residency. That's all I'm gonna say. Keep at it Steve, you're golden, man!

  • @thexbigxgreen
    @thexbigxgreen Před 2 lety +9

    10:46 "Hmm! Wintergreen... Medium bristle."
    Dude you are too much hahaha! Love ya, Steve!

  •  Před 6 lety +1556

    We really love your opinion about the Spanish Army combat rations, essential part for the support to our soldiers in any mission that they carry out.

    • @brettw.7329
      @brettw.7329 Před 6 lety +157

      Departamento de Comunicación del E.T. Yer Spanish boys in the military eat very well, sadly the American soldiers must live off of trash food, all those hundreds of billions of dollars we spend on the military and none seems to go to make some decent MRE's. Hopefully we can get some good MRE's such as Spains or Italys.

    • @panzerV2
      @panzerV2 Před 6 lety +30

      Aprovechando que el departamento del ejercito de tierra ha comentado en estos videos, me graduó de ingeniero aeroespacial a finales de 2017, como tal, como me recibiría el ejercito?

    • @Daehawk
      @Daehawk Před 6 lety +9

      Felicitaciones. Espero que disfrutes de una nueva vida si te unes.

    • @esejony65
      @esejony65 Před 6 lety +124

      Dejaros de leches y desarrollar una abuela cocinera de combate

    • @pericodelospalotes5738
      @pericodelospalotes5738 Před 6 lety +15

      Departamento de Comunicación del E.T. Deberían hacer algo por recuperar la calidad Aitor de las navajas de dotación, es una vergüenza la malísima calidad de las fabricadas en China, sean comercializadas por Albainox, Aitor-Pielcu o quien sea.

  • @ClutchSituation
    @ClutchSituation Před 6 lety +385

    We know you're dedicated when you bust into that toothbrush and paste and comment on the weight of the bristle. Your commitment is legendary, my friend.

    • @hocus2591
      @hocus2591 Před 5 lety

      Clutch Situation and the commentary

    • @GaMMERKitten
      @GaMMERKitten Před 5 lety +11

      Don't forget the musical cup

    • @Skystrike70
      @Skystrike70 Před 5 lety

      Took this long for this comment lol

  • @tm502010
    @tm502010 Před 2 lety +19

    He’s got a curious mind and an open palette. Excellent way to be for presenting food like this…

  • @Dranka5
    @Dranka5 Před rokem +35

    Only Steve can say the phrase, “that’s one of the best things you could ever eat,” and actually mean it, when talking about anything in an MRE. 😂

  • @eistee5974
    @eistee5974 Před 6 lety +521

    Some say he's still busy putting condensed milk on biscuits to this day

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 lety +224

      That is perfect.

    • @ozonemaniac
      @ozonemaniac Před 6 lety +2

      Pote gallego???? HAHAHA Es COCIDO. El pote es de los asturianos.
      Pote is from Asturias, the one from Galicia is cocido

    • @Ithaca1974
      @Ithaca1974 Před 6 lety +14

      Te confundes, el pote el gallego, la FABADA es asturiana, y el cocino montañes de cantabria, luego esta el cocido madrileño.

    • @isam1542
      @isam1542 Před 6 lety +10

      El pobre ha leído lo que ponía en la lata, no es culpa de él.

    • @ishzarkklyon9590
      @ishzarkklyon9590 Před 4 lety +5

      @@ozonemaniac por todas partes pone pote gallego, es como si ahora vengo yo y digo "el cocido es de los madrileños, el gallego se llama pote"

  • @GUIA-ou9fx
    @GUIA-ou9fx Před 5 lety +341

    Bread in Spanish Individual Combat Ration: This 24 hours ration is not complete!. They give you other little box with two different types of bread.You use all this food with bread.

  • @netsfera
    @netsfera Před 3 lety +15

    15:55 "It smells like the ocean..." God, I smiled so loudly! I love your reviews!

  • @bjkarana
    @bjkarana Před rokem +15

    A $100+ "Tapas" menu here in the US and Spain serves it as a military ration. Real Spanish food is next level.

    • @isabelrayas3286
      @isabelrayas3286 Před 12 dny

      i don´t agree, i prefer american food and i´m from spain

  • @drnerdrage2535
    @drnerdrage2535 Před 6 lety +1183

    I just spent the past 6 hours watching these with the same intensity I would a podcast
    Why?

    • @core2zero
      @core2zero Před 5 lety +21

      im on it too

    • @legoluke321
      @legoluke321 Před 5 lety +8

      Same

    • @ericisprobablyfullofshit7797
      @ericisprobablyfullofshit7797 Před 5 lety +18

      Yeah, I've been watching these since 2300 and it's 600 now.
      As to why?
      Because it's awesome!
      I mean, duh! 😆

    • @warlikelaughter6230
      @warlikelaughter6230 Před 5 lety +46

      cause he describes it so well that it psychologicaly tricks your brain into thinking you are actually smelling and tasting every sample

    • @OpticSpycrab_OG
      @OpticSpycrab_OG Před 5 lety +53

      lets get this out on the tray. nice mmkay

  • @ChilyMc
    @ChilyMc Před 6 lety +151

    Spanish fan here, from Madrid. I love your videos

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 lety +43

      Hey Sambadead, that's awesome! So glad ya like the videos & stay tuned for something new (or old)

    • @ladybassplayer23
      @ladybassplayer23 Před 6 lety +2

      Steve1989MREInfo can you do a mre from Vietnam war.

    • @HeartDigger9
      @HeartDigger9 Před 6 lety +1

      Steve1989MREInfo BOI

    • @petibonus
      @petibonus Před 6 lety +6

      another viewer from Spain (basque country) here!

    • @Anonymous8421
      @Anonymous8421 Před 6 lety +5

      ladybassplayer23 he's done lots from that era

  • @AxeLady66
    @AxeLady66 Před 3 lety +49

    "Sweetened condensed milk. Food of the gods."

    • @shizukajonouchi2562
      @shizukajonouchi2562 Před 2 lety

      Life-giving sweetened condensed milk, nectar of the gods!

    • @thethirdchimpanzee
      @thethirdchimpanzee Před 2 lety +1

      Never really encountered it, except maybe occasionally as a banking ingredient - until I started living in the Southwest US (Southern Arizona) and shopping at Mexican markets. Sweetened C
      condensed milk and goat milk caramels and those short-bread type biscuits, like "Maria's".
      Not the hugest fan of a lot of the Mexican bakery goods, but maybe if I go to a fresher source like a Mexican bakery. But they all seem a bit dry to me, and not sweet enough. (I'm not a huge fan of US baked goods either, for the opposite they tend to be WAY to sweet. I partly grew up in Germany as an Army Brat, and German and
      other European pastries are less overpoweringly sweet. They actually taste like something other than just a mouthful of sugar.)
      But anyway...yeah, didn't know there were so many delicious uses for sweetened condensed milk. And good for making caramel and fudge too, but never thought of using it alone or as a topping before I moved here, and it's delicious. I was missing out!

    • @davell1078
      @davell1078 Před rokem

      Hey try Dulce de leche if you can. It's the best thing ever.

  • @lllExodus
    @lllExodus Před 3 lety +13

    As a young Hispanic man prepping to go into service (2 years away) , I can say I’m very proud of my people and what imma be eatin 😎

    • @mechaneko6154
      @mechaneko6154 Před 3 lety +1

      @ilargitxo2 chill dude wtf xD

    • @kelso7206
      @kelso7206 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah well... There's a difference between Spaniards and Hispanic people ya know... just saying champ

  • @gregvaldez1269
    @gregvaldez1269 Před 4 lety +697

    That mre looks like the most delicious out all the ones he’s reviewed.

    • @jesusa_ikher
      @jesusa_ikher Před 4 lety +60

      Of course cus spanish food is amazing. I live in spain and that looks more delicious than food in restaurants and healthier!

    • @buffymidgey5746
      @buffymidgey5746 Před 4 lety +16

      Greg Valdez the Australian one is hard to beat!!

    • @adamlucas2203
      @adamlucas2203 Před 4 lety +5

      Yea, the Australian has been my favorite so far

    • @adamlucas2203
      @adamlucas2203 Před 4 lety +17

      Although, the pepperoni pizza with bread sticks and cheese spread looked good too

    • @BlckHwkdwn-zh7ob
      @BlckHwkdwn-zh7ob Před 3 lety +9

      Except for the squid... Idk what it is about them but the thought of eating a squid makes me gag

  • @baffler27
    @baffler27 Před 6 lety +360

    Steve truly is the Bob Ross of MREs, and the musical spoon is his version of "beat the devil out of it."

    • @veganmikedizzle4303
      @veganmikedizzle4303 Před 6 lety +8

      Anthony Valencia "let me take a bit of this lil' squid friend over here."

  • @dantheman6855
    @dantheman6855 Před 3 lety +17

    I always love how he says “Lets get this sat onto a tray, Nice”. Give me good vibes

    • @texasturner2313
      @texasturner2313 Před rokem

      Steve has those particular sayings Trade Marked. Pretty cool.

  • @hvr1874
    @hvr1874 Před 4 lety +316

    Hand sanitizer, Spanish army 5 years ahead of their time

    • @stupido2535
      @stupido2535 Před 3 lety +4

      @@eddymichaels5486 i think he was making a reference to covid

    • @alphariusfuze8089
      @alphariusfuze8089 Před 3 lety +4

      @@eddymichaels5486 But chaos when civil war happens.

    • @takerdust
      @takerdust Před 2 lety +3

      "let me add some of this sanitizer to the biscuit... NICE"

  • @angelochoa593
    @angelochoa593 Před 5 lety +2160

    Tactical Gordon Ramsay

  • @romanvalenzuela874
    @romanvalenzuela874 Před 6 lety +2162

    Steve: It’s mostly Oil
    US Army: *busts in the room*

  • @moralcompass8457
    @moralcompass8457 Před 3 lety +30

    Spain: Clean teeth and fresh breath.
    Usa: Just be glad we included a spork.

    • @bobbyhill5067
      @bobbyhill5067 Před 3 lety +5

      US MRE is literally full of artificial sugar. Just trash

  • @joseluisposevelo
    @joseluisposevelo Před 3 lety +21

    The green leaf in the Galician stew is called " Grelos" it's the equivalent of the green leaf of the turnip. I'll recommend to everyone to try it. Love your videos.

    • @e.graceoldstoneroses9947
      @e.graceoldstoneroses9947 Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks for the explanation. I kept thinking those greens looked like turnip greens.

  • @ChelseaGetStackszz
    @ChelseaGetStackszz Před 5 lety +769

    he goes crazy with sweetened condensed milk every time

    • @jacobfarrell7171
      @jacobfarrell7171 Před 4 lety +26

      He goes crazy with everything!

    • @thelovertunisia
      @thelovertunisia Před 4 lety +33

      mmm such a round flavour mmmm it has such a high sugar content mmmm so smoothmmm

    • @novene
      @novene Před 4 lety +72

      i wonder if he knows grocery stores sell them in huge cans

    • @thelovertunisia
      @thelovertunisia Před 4 lety +3

      @@novene hhh yep

    • @ishzarkklyon9590
      @ishzarkklyon9590 Před 4 lety +52

      Sweetened condensed milk, fruit bars, chocolate, old cigs and coffee is his shit

  • @Darkdeath628
    @Darkdeath628 Před 5 lety +707

    Nobody expects the Spanish Individual Combat Ration!

  • @vannk73
    @vannk73 Před 2 lety +8

    Steve, your cool demeanor and positive attitude are everything that the world needs more of. Thank you.

  • @ciankai
    @ciankai Před 2 lety +56

    I grew up in Spain, eating for them is very very important. They have one of the best diets in the world (Mediterranean) which is why they have a good life expectancy despite partying so much.

    • @leflexecutioner8343
      @leflexecutioner8343 Před 2 lety +9

      We don't drink that much, partying doesn't really affect our life expectancy but sadly our male suicide rates are stupidly high, it seems not even the sun can fix the problems of a terrible mental health system, but yeah mediterranean diet definitely keeps you breathing for a few years more at least

    • @logenninefingers6906
      @logenninefingers6906 Před 10 měsíci

      World (mediterranean).... yeah the world is bigger that a sea you neanderthal... god help us from these cavemen thinking they know anything about our planet😅

  • @jasonpitts895
    @jasonpitts895 Před 6 lety +2402

    Steve. Your editing is getting way better and rather comedic, keep it up brother.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Před 6 lety +214

      Hey thanks Jason! I'll keep at it. Always great to see ya around man - and thank you.

    • @kslatter1168
      @kslatter1168 Před 6 lety +66

      I love how relaxing your videos are to watch.

    • @Mr1bigbaddaddy
      @Mr1bigbaddaddy Před 6 lety +123

      Steve1989MREInfo your spoon taps have become yet another awesome thing I look forward to in your vids. Keep up the great work sir.

    • @kennethchou4384
      @kennethchou4384 Před 6 lety +11

      +Steve1989MREInfo How many spoons do you have?

    • @ennerbuddy2956
      @ennerbuddy2956 Před 6 lety +14

      1bigbaddaddy don't you mean great work STIR

  • @RozzWilliamGrover
    @RozzWilliamGrover Před 6 lety +450

    The musical spoons is my favorite

  • @jenniferlynn3537
    @jenniferlynn3537 Před rokem +6

    I’m gonna say again how great these videos are. They’re not just enlightening and entertaining - they provide valuable commentary on how U.S. rations can be improved. I do appreciate the flexibility aspect of U.S. MREs - and that MREs need to be tailored to ensure proper nutrient and caloric intake in combat situations. Still, I look at those chunks of meat and fish in the Spanish meal, and feel American soldiers deserve comparable quality meals. Thanks for the tremendous public service you provide 💚

  • @jm9371
    @jm9371 Před 3 lety +25

    Canned Squid?.. That is crazy exotic stuff! I would love to try that. It shows how different the Spanish pallet is from us here in North America. No hot dogs or processed cheese in a Spanish ration.

    • @tximeleta35
      @tximeleta35 Před 3 lety +3

      Hahaha, not for us, we call them " chipirones en su tinta". The colour is strange but they are delicious

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 Před 9 měsíci

      *palate

  • @android16B
    @android16B Před 6 lety +386

    I just watched a man review a toothbrush and I'm satisfied with how my day is going.

    • @N_Wheeler
      @N_Wheeler Před 6 lety +4

      android16B 10:25 tooth review.

    • @wanderer7755
      @wanderer7755 Před 6 lety +35

      "Wintergreen, Medium Bristle, Efficient".

    • @unclemeat1977
      @unclemeat1977 Před 6 lety +27

      And not even on camera! Steve just has a wholesome, savory appeal.

    • @Jixijenga
      @Jixijenga Před 6 lety +16

      An efficient toothbrush, Steve's verdict? It's great. "Not bad," with very positive, pleasantly satisfied inflection.

    • @peterbrennan4242
      @peterbrennan4242 Před 6 lety +8

      Decadent...

  • @ShooterNoex
    @ShooterNoex Před 6 lety +198

    Spanish army give to all soldiers a kit with spoon, knive and fork. That's why rations don't have them.

  • @andrewwilliams528
    @andrewwilliams528 Před 4 lety +46

    Glad to see that Spain is really taking care of their soldiers.

  • @Citricut2
    @Citricut2 Před 2 lety +5

    I find it interesting that all these canned foods are retail products specially labelled for the army. Seafood and stew cans, powdered soup, are a staple for students and something everyone would have at home in Spain. Glad you enjoyed it 👍

  • @ebiven1563
    @ebiven1563 Před 5 lety +881

    "I wonder if all those tentacles are hand-tucked"
    -Steve1989MREInfo

    • @bo49685
      @bo49685 Před 4 lety +24

      ebiven1563 Only Steve would think of something like that!

    • @Arablo-nt4uv
      @Arablo-nt4uv Před 4 lety +7

      Siiiiii, ¡Qué "asquito"!. Sigue comiendo comida basura.

    • @igallardo
      @igallardo Před 4 lety +9

      they are indeed

    • @tinastagg6258
      @tinastagg6258 Před 3 lety +10

      Steve: “I wonder if like, when the squid dies, its tentacles kinda retract into its body ...”
      The rest of the seafood-eating world: 😳😆😂🤣

    • @MrMisterDerp
      @MrMisterDerp Před 3 lety +7

      I hope that the thought of someone roughly fingerbanging a squids own tentacles inside of its body crossed Steve’s mind.

  • @guitarfreak342
    @guitarfreak342 Před 5 lety +722

    Bob Ross is like the Steve of painting.

  • @dionysusjuice
    @dionysusjuice Před rokem +6

    I was recently deployed in Turkey and the Spanish still has this on their menu. They let us have some and I immediately thought of this video

  • @redwingrob1036
    @redwingrob1036 Před 3 lety +17

    WHEN you eat Spanish MREs you know where you come from & you know what you're fighting for. Home & a taste of home. I could really see that the company behind the Spanish thought carefully about preparing these rations. So, Spanish MREs along with Belorussian, French, will be on my to try list. BUT one thing puzzles me, obviously these MREs had a strong emphasis on fluid balance etc, so why so much vit C? Isn't it a diuretic? A bit of an inconvenience when you're sat in in an AFV, & you have to keep getting out to have a tinkle. DOES the modern day Spanish Armada get supplemental tea & coffee rations? Spanish biccies with DCM...O yes! But not without a mug of builders tea!
    NICE review S89👍

  • @dominicomegon4714
    @dominicomegon4714 Před 4 lety +826

    The Italians and The Spanish are the MVPs in MREs

    • @paspax
      @paspax Před 4 lety +42

      Steve really liked the Australian MRE he sampled.

    • @antonxuiz
      @antonxuiz Před 4 lety +123

      That's just beacuse y'all former British colonies eat like fucking shit

    • @s.tellington
      @s.tellington Před 4 lety +24

      @@antonxuiz rude.

    • @antonxuiz
      @antonxuiz Před 4 lety +66

      @@s.tellington true tho

    • @arcadius853
      @arcadius853 Před 3 lety +3

      all that looked disgusting

  • @gabriellagonzalez608
    @gabriellagonzalez608 Před 6 lety +86

    "Oh yeah that's lit".
    -Steve1989

  • @williamkirkland2222
    @williamkirkland2222 Před 10 měsíci +2

    i couldn't figure out why these vids are so nostalgic to me - I'd never seen them before, then it hit me. the out-of-place music, the stationary camera, the unmodified voiceover - it's the early youtube vibes.

  • @xdcameronplayzxd7342
    @xdcameronplayzxd7342 Před 3 lety

    I like that I’ve never had an ad at the beginning of the video, truly a man of quality right here

  • @asterixace2076
    @asterixace2076 Před 6 lety +203

    Damn the Spanish know how to give their Soldiers the best.

    • @tambourineman6653
      @tambourineman6653 Před 6 lety +27

      No one better fuck with Spain. Them motherfuckers are well fed. Lol

    • @julidiamondlover
      @julidiamondlover Před 6 lety

      The Real Dovahkiin Miraak Usually you say something like that and one of them comments to tell you how shit the food is after having it multiple times! Lol guess it's really good

    • @carlosflar
      @carlosflar Před 6 lety +12

      Jake Hammaker hehehehhe the food is really good! It will get repetitive, but same as with all the rations, once you are In the military for 2 or more years and there are only 5.menus of each meal... But the soldiers are pretty happy with it... It's healthy food also, and no need for bran tablets like many rations do because you have a lot of veggies, chickpeas and the cereals which have a lot of fiber... Also, the dishes that are in the rations are typical Spanish food, "grandma food" we could say, so it is comfortable too...

    • @carlosflar
      @carlosflar Před 6 lety +1

      If you are Interested in getting Spanish rations go to mreinfo. Com, and search for my username in the forum

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario Před 6 lety +1238

    Nothing like a good MRE video from Steve...

    • @AndrewNoneya
      @AndrewNoneya Před 6 lety +12

      ProtoMario but proto I’ve seen you here before nice

    • @kinuux
      @kinuux Před 6 lety +2

      I get my full satisfaction when he opens old MRE but the newest nothing I feel

    • @ignoreme8841
      @ignoreme8841 Před 6 lety +12

      ProtoMario just trying to revive your dead channel eh?

    • @ethanhensley9355
      @ethanhensley9355 Před 3 lety +1

      I’m pretty sure I’ve seen you on a destiny comment

    • @Darkstar-rg8ze
      @Darkstar-rg8ze Před 3 lety +1

      Love ur channel dude.. You're everywhere lol

  • @lisadeedee2445
    @lisadeedee2445 Před 3 lety +13

    You really should go to Spain. It's one of my favorite places on earth and a lot of that has to do with the food in general. You can bring home those squid! They also have sardines, anchovies and octopus canned like that.

  • @TheScarface43
    @TheScarface43 Před 6 měsíci +2

    How do you develop tastebuds that can simultaneously enjoy every kind of cuisine from all over the world, from French squid in ink to Russian prisoner food, no matter if it's fresh or expired. Steve's reviews are my favourite thing to watch while I eat - they make my food taste better every time.

  • @Scott3387
    @Scott3387 Před 4 lety +972

    MRE Manufacturer - "How many biscuits do you want us to fit in?"
    Spanish Army - 'Yes'

  • @williamdavis7718
    @williamdavis7718 Před 4 lety +459

    The Spanish and Italians truly take care of their soldiers, I'm thoroughly impressed.

    • @ladycplum
      @ladycplum Před 4 lety +34

      Yeah, some Italian rations have liquor in them!

    • @tomeullabres5288
      @tomeullabres5288 Před 3 lety +99

      In countries like Spain or Italy, food is a sacred thing. People there is used to eat homemade cooked meals made with fresh ingredients every day. Anything worse than this would be considered inhuman from spanish point of view.

    • @Morphling92
      @Morphling92 Před 3 lety +9

      The French appear too as all.

    • @stealthnoid
      @stealthnoid Před 2 lety +8

      ​@@tomeullabres5288 same in Italy, we think exactly the same

    • @tomeullabres5288
      @tomeullabres5288 Před 2 lety +10

      @@stealthnoid I know. I'm from Mallorca and in many ways we are closer to italian culture than to mainland spanish culture. We have very similar food, a family centered society, we are loud and friendly, passionate on things we love, etc. I've always thought that we should be part of Italy instead of part of Spain.

  • @notasb4
    @notasb4 Před rokem +1

    Iva hear your excitement for this MRE in every word! You are so thrilled and it definitely can be heard in each and every word you share! This had to be one of your very favorites it seems so anyway 😊 If someone would have told me I would be watching a guy in the internet eating from MREs for these past few years I honestly never would have imagined it but here we are Steve 😉💕

  • @wafflesnfalafel1
    @wafflesnfalafel1 Před 3 lety +2

    this has got to be the nicest ratio you have ever tried - lunch in particular looks amazing

  • @Bchan
    @Bchan Před 6 lety +286

    Perfect audio editing

  • @user-ns3vs3bp3e
    @user-ns3vs3bp3e Před 5 lety +129

    You know an MRE is good when you choose to eat the whole thing while sat at home, well done Spain well done

  • @bluerambler65
    @bluerambler65 Před rokem +3

    I have watched hundreds of your reviews, and, for me, this Spanish ration is the winner. All that stuff looks SO good to me. The 2016 Portuguese Navy is up next, though, so we'll see how they do when you get their stuff out onto a tray. Nice!

  • @stephenjohnson8237
    @stephenjohnson8237 Před rokem +1

    Just discovered this channel, and now I can’t get enough, Nice!

  • @sparkygroover
    @sparkygroover Před 5 lety +225

    Having lived in Spain for almost 10 years not surprising the meat was so tender. They know how to cook it till it falls apart!

  • @AshleyMckendree
    @AshleyMckendree Před 4 lety +3180

    Steve after getting his date home: Nice, lets get you out on a bed.

  • @oh6328
    @oh6328 Před 3 lety +48

    We have gun Jesus (forgotten weapons)
    We have AK Jesus ( Brandon Herrera)
    Now we have MRE Jesus

    • @VortechBand
      @VortechBand Před 3 lety

      *pokes* "Nice hiss..."

    • @vicburt6001
      @vicburt6001 Před 2 lety

      Some have actual real Jesus..

    • @tastychunks
      @tastychunks Před 6 hodinami

      And only Steve has stayed consistently amazing

  • @rogercarrico4975
    @rogercarrico4975 Před 2 lety

    I like this guys style. When showing these. He makes it even more interesting

  • @bryancoombesart
    @bryancoombesart Před 5 lety +338

    These Spaniards make the most attractive looking MRE package I've seen Steve sample.

  • @YoureAPillock
    @YoureAPillock Před 6 lety +318

    Oh, another Steve1989MREInfo video....Alright, lets get this out onto a screen....Nice!

  • @pb68slab18
    @pb68slab18 Před rokem +3

    Spent some time in Spain while I was in the Navy. What a beautiful country, friendly people, and unbelievable food! Made me wish I actually paid attention during HS Spanish class.

    • @susanfarley1332
      @susanfarley1332 Před rokem +2

      No you don't. I tried my Spanish on a Spaniard while in Amsterdam. He didn't like it.
      They speak Castilian Spanish. I think they teach Mexican Spanish in our school. Probably pronounced differently. I remember hearing Mexican making fun of Spaniards for the way they pronounced certain words. They said the Spaniards lisped some of their words.

    • @pb68slab18
      @pb68slab18 Před rokem +1

      @@susanfarley1332 Yes, Spaniards take it as an insult. I noticed when some of our American-Latino (Mex-PR-etc) sailors tried their Spanglish on them.

  • @jayde5833
    @jayde5833 Před 2 lety +2

    I bought just the lunch part of this and it was good. Thanks Steve for introducing me to an amazing topic.

  • @hankhasemeier6887
    @hankhasemeier6887 Před 6 lety +246

    "Its almost so nice you don't want to eat it...
    I'm still gunna eat it"
    Idk why I thought that was so funny just the way he said it

  • @mohitgangrade5491
    @mohitgangrade5491 Před 5 lety +499

    Your description of the toothbrush was just amazing 🤣🤣

    • @KCR0506
      @KCR0506 Před 5 lety +44

      Mohit Gangrade medium bristle

    • @olih27
      @olih27 Před 5 lety +42

      Hmm Winter green

    • @hocus2591
      @hocus2591 Před 5 lety +30

      An efficient toothbrush

    • @piterleik2953
      @piterleik2953 Před 5 lety +6

      yeah man we are one of the few countries in the world that give a toothbrush to its soldiers lol

    • @jaqwanburney1505
      @jaqwanburney1505 Před 5 lety

      @@piterleik2953 u

  • @canjo4588
    @canjo4588 Před rokem +1

    I’ve always loved the spoon taps or the powder mix drinks added to the glass it had now become the classic for me

  • @kalemacpherson2270
    @kalemacpherson2270 Před 3 lety

    that little jingle with the spoon and glass was so satisfying

  • @ihateg2789
    @ihateg2789 Před 6 lety +150

    that's probably the most nutritious and unprocessed rations i've ever seen.

  • @thefundamentals4301
    @thefundamentals4301 Před 5 lety +305

    " wintergreen " " medium bristle " " an efficient toothbrush "
    - Steve

  • @alengunnery8311
    @alengunnery8311 Před 2 lety

    Got to be the my most favorite channels , never thought I could watch a guy eat rations before

  • @johnquisenberry2402
    @johnquisenberry2402 Před 2 lety

    I appreciate your content and you for your professionalism in your delivery of your message. thank you.

  • @miked1765
    @miked1765 Před 5 lety +346

    The bones in the Sardines are good for you, full of calcium. So always eat those as well.

  • @vonsauerkraut
    @vonsauerkraut Před 6 lety +122

    i love the musical spoons

  • @mikevaujin4525
    @mikevaujin4525 Před rokem

    These videos are hypnotizing. I can’t stop watching. Nice!

  • @davidmarshall7752
    @davidmarshall7752 Před 2 lety +4

    The Spanish are renowned for their canned goods, nice to see a good selection. The squid-in-ink was quite a surprise. Almost ordered the Danish 24 hr. kit from your review but couldn't find a fresh one, so I went with a French & a Polish.

  • @AUDI_obsession
    @AUDI_obsession Před 6 lety +66

    3:30 “It’s almost so nice it’s like you don’t want to eat ... still gonna eat it”

  • @davidnievas2243
    @davidnievas2243 Před 6 lety +30

    The no-spoon thing is because every spanish soldier has a multi-tool kit in which is included a spoon/fork, forged metal

  • @AbruptandOffensive
    @AbruptandOffensive Před 2 lety +1

    Bro I’m so invested in your videos at this point.

  • @josephlicata4304
    @josephlicata4304 Před 2 lety +1

    Love your channel. I'm always craving an mre after watching!

  • @vaylonkenadell
    @vaylonkenadell Před 6 lety +69

    Sweetened condensed milk truly is a wonderful invention. It's a calorie-dense food that doesn't take a lot of space, has a good mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins in it, and is immensely enjoyable to boot.

  • @theopinion9452
    @theopinion9452 Před 6 lety +95

    Spanish soldiers do have one heck of a ration for sure.I did tried something like this in Afcrapistan back in '10 and a buddy and I were beyond impressed!..my Unit delivered some things to their base in the Western AOs of my Unit and since I speak Spanish I got to eat in their Chow Hall...Wow..it was MREs thou but damn!..prepared by a Chef probably!?..Salud y Feliz Navidad to you all!

    • @aciddd5232
      @aciddd5232 Před 4 lety

      Mario Soto
      lol Afcrapistan
      Pretty apt name tho

  • @kaneljhawk
    @kaneljhawk Před 2 lety

    I love the sound effect on the clinking of the spoon on the glasses every time he stirs a drink. I giggle every time I hear it.

  • @Chainsaw2373
    @Chainsaw2373 Před 2 lety

    I appreciate the dubbing on the sounds on the glass when stirring.