Nice to see Kekec products in foreign rations! It's actually a Slovenian brand and the name is a reference to a folk figure that appears in a few old stories. Kekec was a shepherd boy whose adventures include tricking a mean old poacher who lived in the woods, and curing his friend's blindness by stealing a cure from a witch.
Kekec is what everyone on my block calls me. I’m a Shepard and over the course of my adventures I’ve tricked an old mean poacher and cured my friend’s blindness after stealing the cure from a witch. Wow what a strange resemblance ❤❤❤
Sorry to tell you, but kekec is by far the worst part of the new rations. I figure probably a solid 80% just get thrown away because no one wants them. And they're in every. Single. Ration. We're meant to have a kekec for breakfast, kekec for lunch, and kekec for supper. They'd probably be fairly decent if the makers discovered things the rest of the world has known for ages, like salt and pepper. But as they are they're just so tasteless and unpleasant that even though I guess they're cheap, putting them in the rations is a waste of money and trash bag space.
If I'm not mistaken, the snack mix is either Japanese rice crackers or something heavily inspired by Japanese rice crackers. It's called "arare" and they are addictive. It's made by toasting or deep frying rice paste, and they usually come with a little bit of seaweed or sometimes peanuts or crisped peas.
Definitely arare inspired. Usually coated with a light sweetened soy sauce. So you've got salt, sugar with the savory flavor of fermented soy. Instantly addicting. Nice!
Filling, hearty, solid food. Can't go wrong with any of that. Best part about it tho, it's super customizable. Like if you're smart about your choices, you can really make something fun about it.
I am betting the Estonians didn’t want the crackers and the trail mix stirred up in the chili mac. I actually would bet $ the crackers were for the patè-like meat as there are plenty of carbs in the main via the macaroni. I wish Steve would stop “Gundogging” every ration lately. 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you Steve. Having a hard time. My good friend lifelong ya know checked out on us and im pretty upset. Your videos are more than reviews, you are the friend we all need and are grateful for. Love ya, hope your Thanksgiving was good brotha!
Hey man I'm sorry about your friend. Take it easy and take care of yourself - much love from Sunny Florida! Thanksgiving was nice here I ate some IMP baked beans from 2007 ! Musta lost my mind
You'll see him again in the next one, man, let him set the stage for your reunion For now keep him alive in your memory, and leave some offerings next to his stone or drawer.
@Steve1989MRE Always! I have bingewatchen your content more than once. Truly wholesome content. I wish you great health and may everything you desire happen. You rock!
The reason it doesn't have a spoon and a FRH is that the soldiers are equipped with their own mess kits that include a heater(usually a small burner set) and a cutlery set(spoon, knife and fork). It means they can actually cook whatever they want. I've seen guys actually boil fresh potates that were given to them by the locals during a field exercise. And it's useful in winter when you can actually melt snow and boil it for extra hot water to cook or drink.
The downside of course being that lunch takes more effort when you have to dig out the mess kit for it. Often I skipped meals because even a half hour break felt like not enough time sometimes. Not something you want soldiers to do. Not to mention that if you want to send troops on a patrol for a day, they now either need to bring their mess kits or eat cold food. Adding an FRH really is long overdue imo.
can't believe it would be about 3 years since i discovered this channel and only then do i see this in my sub feed after craving chili mac since thanksgiving yesterday
Apologies I haven't watched your (or anybodys!) content in a while, but I have really enjoyed this video, looking forward to viewing the content i've missed and future ones. Thank you
This is truly a time for Thanksgiving because Steve released a couple more videos. Another great ration review, I hope you and yours are doing well, keep up the great videos
@RoundenBrown Peacekeepers? 🤣 they were an invading army. If in a hypothetical scenario, China invaded US soil would you also call Russian forces that would occupy US territory peacekeepers too? So stop tap dancing and trying to put lipstick on a pig by attempting to rewrite reality. The US and NATO attacked/invaded dozens of countries in unprovoked attacks ie: Iraq, Syria, Granada, Libya, Yugoslavia, ect.
I can't help imagining Steve at Thanksgiving dinner mixing his stuffing and mashed potatoes and gravy and green bean casserole and breaking up his cornbread and whatever else and mixing it all together into his turkey. :^) Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Steve!
I just set "Nice" and "Let's get this out onto a tray" as several of my phone notification sounds. Thanks for another great video! If anyone's looking you can find the sounds on Zedge under a few obvious keywords.
Yay, Steve video, nice! Wild idea for you Steve, it might be interesting to weigh all the packaging and pouches of the MREs being reviewed and include it after you've eaten and are giving a summary of your thoughts? It'd be interesting to see how much empty weight the different rations have you lugging about!
I feel like things are gonna be okay after watching Steve enjoy these MREs. Don’t know why but I find the content comforting. Thanks for the content as always Steve! Keep chowing bud!
The year wasn't good for us, so much war and fear and so on. However, Steve has uploaded a huge number of videos. at least a small contribution to be able to say "NICE"
Estonian military knows how to operate in the cold. They know how to build smokeless fires that will not be seen or give away their position. boiling water for tea is not a problem. If it is cold and snowing, dont mess with Estonia. lol. we train with them.
@@vincedibona4687 can be invaluable knowledge. Estonia soldiers do it in Estonia's winters. Can get -40+ F. things go from fun camping to we will die. It is now joke training with men who know they are against russia.
Been to Estonia during BaltOPS92’. They had just gotten their own currency that day. They adopted krowns. They didn’t even know what to charge us for beer and liquor so we just paid them what we would pay in the states and hey we’re happy. The Russians were still there but in their way out and many soldiers selling uniforms, coats, hats etc. Had a great time with the Estonians and the Russians while there.
Nice! This is better than any Black Friday deal right here! Makes me motivated to do my own ideo on a couple of early 90s MREs I got! Keep it up Steve, Ok!
Nice to see Kekec products in foreign rations!
It's actually a Slovenian brand and the name is a reference to a folk figure that appears in a few old stories. Kekec was a shepherd boy whose adventures include tricking a mean old poacher who lived in the woods, and curing his friend's blindness by stealing a cure from a witch.
Kekec sounds like a friend we could all use! Thanks for sharing - this ration did some Slovenian and British outsourcing then
So does Canadian with Paloma tissues and probably more that I can recall right now. @@Steve1989MRE
Good boy
Kekec is what everyone on my block calls me. I’m a Shepard and over the course of my adventures I’ve tricked an old mean poacher and cured my friend’s blindness after stealing the cure from a witch. Wow what a strange resemblance ❤❤❤
Sorry to tell you, but kekec is by far the worst part of the new rations. I figure probably a solid 80% just get thrown away because no one wants them. And they're in every. Single. Ration. We're meant to have a kekec for breakfast, kekec for lunch, and kekec for supper.
They'd probably be fairly decent if the makers discovered things the rest of the world has known for ages, like salt and pepper. But as they are they're just so tasteless and unpleasant that even though I guess they're cheap, putting them in the rations is a waste of money and trash bag space.
If I'm not mistaken, the snack mix is either Japanese rice crackers or something heavily inspired by Japanese rice crackers. It's called "arare" and they are addictive. It's made by toasting or deep frying rice paste, and they usually come with a little bit of seaweed or sometimes peanuts or crisped peas.
Yeah that's a typical mix in Asia. I see Chinese brands selling it.
Look like Japanese Rice Crackers Mix, could be a little bit a problem if you don't have a good amount of Water as they tend to dry up your mouth.
Very thirst-provoking. They're the perfect snack if someone serves you a beer you don't like.
Definitely arare inspired. Usually coated with a light sweetened soy sauce. So you've got salt, sugar with the savory flavor of fermented soy. Instantly addicting. Nice!
They are also sold in Wasabi flavor which is favorite, and ginger which has a stank to her.
Also Steve AvE says "Nice"
Even the Estonians got in on the chili mac MRE craze, absolute legends
Yeah man they're keeping up with the times!
It’s bomb AF
Filling, hearty, solid food. Can't go wrong with any of that. Best part about it tho, it's super customizable. Like if you're smart about your choices, you can really make something fun about it.
I am betting the Estonians didn’t want the crackers and the trail mix stirred up in the chili mac. I actually would bet $ the crackers were for the patè-like meat as there are plenty of carbs in the main via the macaroni. I wish Steve would stop “Gundogging” every ration lately. 🤷🏻♂️
@@vincedibona4687 Are you not entertained??? 😂
Thank you Steve. Having a hard time. My good friend lifelong ya know checked out on us and im pretty upset. Your videos are more than reviews, you are the friend we all need and are grateful for. Love ya, hope your Thanksgiving was good brotha!
Hey man I'm sorry about your friend. Take it easy and take care of yourself - much love from Sunny Florida! Thanksgiving was nice here I ate some IMP baked beans from 2007 ! Musta lost my mind
@@Steve1989MRE Happy Thanksgiving from Tokyo Steve.
Only Steve would eat an MRE for Thanksgiving!!@@Steve1989MRE
Hang in there, lots of love and light coming your way!
You'll see him again in the next one, man, let him set the stage for your reunion
For now keep him alive in your memory, and leave some offerings next to his stone or drawer.
Thanks for all the recent posts Steve, its a real treat when your videos pop up in feed!
I religiously watch his videos while I eat my dinner. It somehow makes it taste better lmao.
My wife and I always say “let’s get this out on a tray……nice” as we dish up supper at night
Nice!
YESS NEW STEVE CONTENT!!!
Thanks for your awesome content bro, have a good one and keep up the awesome work!
Hey man got a couple more on the way so stay tuned! Thanks for stoppin by and see ya around!
@Steve1989MRE Always! I have bingewatchen your content more than once. Truly wholesome content. I wish you great health and may everything you desire happen. You rock!
Steve and smashing all of the sides directly into the entree, name a more iconic duo
Been a rough week with bad news in the family. This is like chickensoup for the soul. Cozy "tv" at its best. Thanks Steve, from Finland with love.
I think I'm going to make me some chili con carne today.
Why do people need to share all their bad news? Keep it to yourself man. JFC… 🤦🏻♂️
@@vincedibona4687 I'm sorry you got upset Vince, I hope your day gets better.
@@vincedibona4687 Hey Vince! Just stopping by to let you know you're a dork! Alright cool see ya
Well this Thanksgiving weekend I'm thankful for the double hitter MRE dinners Steve dropped for us, thanks man!
Too cool man I hope you and yours had a Happy Thanksgiving and hope ya have a great weekend!
@@Steve1989MRE We did indeed! I hope you did as well and hope you have a great weekend as well!
Got some food to watch this. Good to see you uploading Steve.
Niice quite frankly
Gotta have some proper snacks on hand when watching some MRE vids. nice
@@Steve1989MREAbsolutely agree
Digging into a case of MREs as we speak. Grabbing menu 19, warming it up, getting it out onto a tray (nice), and watching Steve on this Black Friday!
Nice! 😅
nice
21sec, food just got heated, this cannot get any better, right on steve
nice
alright cool see ya!
see ya!
Nice!
🍿😮
But did you get your food out onto a tray? 🤔📥
Always a pleasure when Steve uploads!
Cheers Steve! 🍻
Hey thanks so much Sam! Appreciate ya stoppin by and take care
Nice!
The reason it doesn't have a spoon and a FRH is that the soldiers are equipped with their own mess kits that include a heater(usually a small burner set) and a cutlery set(spoon, knife and fork). It means they can actually cook whatever they want. I've seen guys actually boil fresh potates that were given to them by the locals during a field exercise. And it's useful in winter when you can actually melt snow and boil it for extra hot water to cook or drink.
They really don't give US soldiers field kits do they?
Same in Germany, still have my knife, spoon and fork from conscription.
The downside of course being that lunch takes more effort when you have to dig out the mess kit for it. Often I skipped meals because even a half hour break felt like not enough time sometimes. Not something you want soldiers to do.
Not to mention that if you want to send troops on a patrol for a day, they now either need to bring their mess kits or eat cold food.
Adding an FRH really is long overdue imo.
@@TyonKree U.S. military soldiers have a mess kit and canteen cup which are metal, but the mess kit is shallow like a plate...
I have a Swedish military m40 cookset that I use.
@@njzeigler4370Nope. Just canteen cup
Thanks for posting on my Birthday Steve!
Happy Birthday, man!
yoooo happy birthday
Happy birthday!
The 28th?
Yes! Black Friday Steve! Well needed after my 16 hour retail shift! Looks like a good tasty ration with some HUGE upgrades!
16 hour shift, goddamn, that's rough!
Thank you for what you do!❤
Bring on the weekend w some Steve reviews! Awesome!
Hope you have a great weekend! nice
Very thankful for you and your channel, Steve! Been a big fan for a very long time! Your videos are timeless gems
Hey thanks Hanz! I appreciate ya stopping by
Two videos from Steve! Great for a Friday night. 👍
Hope you have a great evening and weekend too!
The only channel on UA-cam that I immediately watch as soon as I see a new one. You’re the man Steve. Hope you’re doing well
Same😂
I rewatch steves videos so much it took half way thru the vid till i realized it was a new one. Nice!!
nice!
Good to see you dropping cool MRE videos more often recently, Steve. Enjoyed this Estonian ration very much! "Nice Hiss!"
Hey thanks Gary! nice
Steve, thank you for what you do my Brother. Wishing you the best!
Steve drops Thanksgiving leftovers on Black Friday! Edible, delicious leftovers! Shelf stable! Thanks, Man!
Living vicariously through SteveMRE is one of my monthly joys. Bless your gut biome 🙏
Dang it Steve, I was gonna be productive this evening. But now I'm gonna watch these two instead. Haha Cheers man, keep up the good work.
I had my entire extended family posted up watching your stuff over Thanksgiving homie. Thank u
can't believe it would be about 3 years since i discovered this channel and only then do i see this in my sub feed after craving chili mac since thanksgiving yesterday
Perfect timing
Nice
Apologies I haven't watched your (or anybodys!) content in a while, but I have really enjoyed this video, looking forward to viewing the content i've missed and future ones. Thank you
This is truly a time for Thanksgiving because Steve released a couple more videos. Another great ration review, I hope you and yours are doing well, keep up the great videos
WOW a Steve video posted 4 minutes ago and I just sat down with heated up Thanksgiving leftovers. Thanks for the cozy Thanksgiving gift Steve!
Hey man that sounds like some perfect timing and good eatin!
Happy Thanksgiving and hope ya have a great night too!
Reminder, Estonia wanted to be part of NATO so bad, that they honoured Article 5 after 9/11, even though they weren't in yet.
I remember Ukraine sent peacekeepers to Iraq and Bosnia too.
They gotta. Russia is on expansion mode.
Google is good to u
@RoundenBrown Peacekeepers? 🤣 they were an invading army. If in a hypothetical scenario, China invaded US soil would you also call Russian forces that would occupy US territory peacekeepers too? So stop tap dancing and trying to put lipstick on a pig by attempting to rewrite reality. The US and NATO attacked/invaded dozens of countries in unprovoked attacks ie: Iraq, Syria, Granada, Libya, Yugoslavia, ect.
Good on them, no country deserves to be a post soviet shthole.
It's a treat every time I see a Steve video pop up! Let's get this video out onto a tray.
nice
I can't help imagining Steve at Thanksgiving dinner mixing his stuffing and mashed potatoes and gravy and green bean casserole and breaking up his cornbread and whatever else and mixing it all together into his turkey. :^) Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Steve!
Yay, he “Gundogs” his Thanksgiving meal, too. 🙄
Steve Dropped, best day ever
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Keep it easy peasy Steve. Hope you had a lovely thanksgiving. Cheers from the UK!🇬🇧
Impeccable timing. Sat down with a big bowl of chili and... Hey! Steve's MRE's!
With love from estonia 😉
It's always soothing to have a Steve1989 video first thing in the morning.
Two drops is more than we deserved. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
Hey man thanks for stoppin by and Happy Thanksgiving!
I just set "Nice" and "Let's get this out onto a tray" as several of my phone notification sounds. Thanks for another great video! If anyone's looking you can find the sounds on Zedge under a few obvious keywords.
what a thanksgiving blessing
Thank you brother! nothing better than having you pop up on thanksgiving vacation with another great video...
Nice..
nice!
alright cool, see ya
Yay, Steve video, nice! Wild idea for you Steve, it might be interesting to weigh all the packaging and pouches of the MREs being reviewed and include it after you've eaten and are giving a summary of your thoughts? It'd be interesting to see how much empty weight the different rations have you lugging about!
I feel like things are gonna be okay after watching Steve enjoy these MREs. Don’t know why but I find the content comforting. Thanks for the content as always Steve! Keep chowing bud!
A perfect vid to watch during breakfast. Thank you Steve
Dude, you have been serving up so much content lately. Thank you so much ❤
Hey thank you for stoppin by!
Man missed your videos so much. I couldnt sleep without my bedtime story. please do more.
You've been spoiling us with all these double bills man. thank you
The year wasn't good for us,
so much war and fear and so on.
However, Steve has uploaded a huge number of videos.
at least a small contribution to be able to say "NICE"
nice!
A fresh, crisp and savory upload. Perfectly integrated into Steve's main catalogue of very nice MRE videos. Absolutely decedent.
YES!!!! THE KING IS BACK!!
nice
As Ash would say "Hail to the king baby!!!" 😂😂😂
My buddies and I always have a watch party when you release new videos. Let's goooo!
Two reviews on a Friday night!...NICE! 💯👌
I love when you post these videos!
Thanks for always being awesome and always providing awesome videos 😎👊❤️
nice!
@Steve1989MRE hope you have a good day man 😎
Hey man will do you do the same! alright cool, see ya
Thank goodness for chili mac!!! no matter where it's from! Another great video from the LEGEND himself!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, sending love from Texas!
Alright, nice!
Hey right on man Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! nice
alright cool, see ya!
Man, these videos always make me hungry. Funny enough, I wouldn’t eat most things in these rations, but the way you describe them makes my mouth water
Estonian military knows how to operate in the cold. They know how to build smokeless fires that will not be seen or give away their position. boiling water for tea is not a problem. If it is cold and snowing, dont mess with Estonia. lol. we train with them.
Man those guys are tough!
I learned how to make smokeless fires when I was a Boy Scout. 🤷🏻♂️
@@vincedibona4687 can be invaluable knowledge. Estonia soldiers do it in Estonia's winters. Can get -40+ F. things go from fun camping to we will die. It is now joke training with men who know they are against russia.
You need to be tough with russia as neighbour 😬
@@lgnfve 4,000 active personnel .Biden ‘C’mon man’ 😂
Love the Big Trouble in Little China shirt!
Henry Swanson! nice
Steve - Thanks for the great content. Also... love the shirt. Big Trouble in Little China... one of my favorite movies.
Miss the Hair, Love the Chops - a fan always and forever.
Always love to see another video from steve pop up right as I sit down with dinner. Nice.
nice!
Heck yeah! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving, man!
Hey TJ what's up man always good to see ya, Thanksgiving was great here hope yours was too!
Thank you, sir. Your videos are a national treasure.
I buy MRE’s because of Steve. Do I need MRE’s?! Absolutely not 😂😂
You're killing me with these, I just ate two hours again but seeing that chili mac I instantly get hungry again! XD
I just made my dinner, and I saw this new upload. Nice.
Nice!
Happy Thanksgiving to Steve. I'm thankful for this video you've graced us with this evening.
Thank you!
Hey thanks so much for stopping by, Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Christmas came all year this year with all the Steve vids we got. You sir are amazing.
You know it's going to be a good day when Steve uploads. Nice!!
nice!
11:45 Congratulations. You just made what we in Ireland call a "dogs dinner"
nice!
So great to get a view into their world - thank you
Steve just gets more buffed for every MRE.
Man, nobody else can describe food like Steve. I can always imagine the flavors, textures, and smells.
nice!
Been to Estonia during BaltOPS92’. They had just gotten their own currency that day. They adopted krowns. They didn’t even know what to charge us for beer and liquor so we just paid them what we would pay in the states and hey we’re happy. The Russians were still there but in their way out and many soldiers selling uniforms, coats, hats etc. Had a great time with the Estonians and the Russians while there.
Been a fan since 5 years love the videos Steve
Hey man thank you! Take care & see ya around
Steve saves the weekend! Nice!
Hey man I hope your weekend is... nice! alright cool, see ya
love your,e content
thank you for all the Uploads,keep em going
your,e one of a kind Steve,and that,s a good thing.
He is very good and thorough......
Love the bandanna Steve. One of my favorite looks.
nice
I immediately thought of Encino Man when I saw the title lol
Haha nice!
Squeeze the jui oooce
Night always gets better when Steve drops a new video
Hi Steve! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours helios!
Great ration review as always, Steve. Thanks.. good vibes.
Chili mac - that classic Estonian dish.
Universal Comfort Food! 😎👍
EXACTLY
Woohoo! New videos from my favorite guy! Thanks Steve!!😘❤️
I don’t know why I like watching this dude eat military food so badly🤣
nice!
Nice! Just finished work and so glad to see new uploads. Keep up the hard work Steve 🖖 (Scotland)
Hey man thanks for stoppin by and I hope you have a great night!
:dumps Tea into the main as well. places food bar on top. spoons mixture into wet nap like a tortilla.
Unhinged 😂
Nice
Nice! This is better than any Black Friday deal right here! Makes me motivated to do my own ideo on a couple of early 90s MREs I got! Keep it up Steve, Ok!
nice!
Steve’s super power is the ability to read any language so long as it is written on a ration.
Thanks for another cool video Steve!
Yoooooooo, this is amazing. Cheers from Estonia.
New skin just dropped: Bandana Steve! Nice!
nice!
i already know it's gonna be a great day because of new steve content!
nice!
WHHHOOOOOO STEVE VIDEO
NICE
Nice!
alright cool, see ya
Oh man. I cant sleep now and wondering what was I gonna do, then Steve comes up with a new video. Nice!
Nice!