what"s amazing is that French ration are made mostly with off the shelves cans that you could find in regular grocery stores in France , they have a huge selection of high quality can foods that I have never seen in Canada and USA
@@jermsMRE I have been to germany a few times in the region near france and they have a lot of tinned foods, too. We got a variety of fish tins like different sauces like mustard and tomato. A lot of culinary overlap between the regions, too. It's wine country in Germany. Like people have private vineyards. People age wine in their cellars. Swabia. Really a great place to visit if you want something rural, German, with a little bit of France. Black Forest is fun, too, really great smoked trout. A bit salty for me, but the Black Forest Inn is fun.
@@Éga_Fr imagine believing recycling is a real thing still in 2025. Imagine not being able to comprehend my post either. I was referring to the amount of non-collapsible trash it generates for a ration compared to an American ration
Hey Delicious! Editing has been a learning process! Had never edited anything before my first video. Seems like I learn new things every video. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
Another great review Jerms. I have seen these go for under 20£ here in Europe and am going to buy a couple to try out what all the fuzz is about. I saw Technology Connections 1h video on freeze drying food, now I get the whole process. After seeing your video that was very interesting. Good luck in the coming election. Hoping it's fair, just and that you the Americans get to decide what you the people want as an administration. God bless and lots of love from Norway.
What a great price! You will not be disappointed! The freeze drying process is pretty amazing. Even more amazing is how long the food will last if done properly! I agree with you on the election 100%. At the end of the day, we need to stop letting the extremes on both sides (which are the minority of the population) run the show. Common sense and compromise seem to be lost. Hopefully it will return soon. Thanks for being here Rekleif! I appreciate the support!
Right on Jeremy, you finally got to try an RCIR! They are pretty good in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed it and I applaud your research prior to filming. Some advice on the esbit stove, always “rough up” the fuel tabs prior to lighting. They’ll light so much easier. Great review once again Jerms!
I really enjoyed this one! And I've got a few more! Thanks for the esbit tip! They just stink so bad!! Garage stunk for 2 days 😆 Thanks for always being here Allan!!
Looks like a great ration! Great review man! Im a big fan of duck, i did a video a couple of years back making duck nachos, lol! I'm definitely going to have to try one of these out! The Bloopers are terrific!
Also, would love to see you do some sort of video about the best meals you have tried on the channel thus far... I'm interested to hear what your favorites are!
Hope you enjoyed! This was a great experience!! I have talked about doing a top 10 and have been thinking about it for a while now. I'm getting to the point where I've tried enough rations to really put something together. There are a couple other rations I may want to try first before pulling that trigger. But I will be doing one at some point. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
That is a great ration!! They are amazing!!! Nice a fresh too!! Love the Vault Tec mug!! Another winning video my friend. Also, the chocolate musli is a great start to any day!!! Cheers
Prolly one of the best French MRE review I've seen. Number 9 is one of my all time favorite as a French Vet. Would have eaten the thing COMPLETLY different tho 😂 During my time, I had the soup at breakfast some time after the coffee. I can't eat solids until 3/4 hours after I got up. But that's a great start for you day of work in the field. Cassoulet at lunch, and the cold chicken for dinner. For pate, the cereal crackers are surprisingly better than the salted ones. And as for the chocolate drinks, I'll just mix coffee and chocolate together and add less water than recommended.
You should ALWAYS open up the box for the esbit stove in French rations because the ration packager usually stuffs some small items in there in addition to the fuel tabs & unfolded stove.
Dang!! Very nice. We would've never expected anything that fancy in the field..... France puts on a good spread for their troops! Oh..... I always assumed that your merch didn't ship to Canada, but I was wrong.... I just watched your review while sipping on an ice cold Moosehead beer in my brand new JermsMRE pint glass! Cheers!! 🍺
@@jermsMRE enjoy! The French ones are top shelf stuf - in my humble opinion. Tried several MRE from Germany over USA up to Russia, but French and Spanish were the best ones. The German "Leberwurst fein" from the 80s was devine, but they don't have it anymore.
Hey Jerms! GREAT to see you review this ration! I've heard from many sources that it is one of the best military rations made. Just recently, I purchased and received 3 of these rations. I got them for a decent price, but they were still more than half a day's wages *each*. Two of them I am going to keep for my collection, and I will eat one of the 3. Actually, I purchased a whole bunch of international rations recently. I spent WAY too much money. Nothing I can't afford though. But I am probably not gonna add any more money to my savings account this year! Now I have Chinese, French, Lithuanian, Canadian, British and some US Halal MREs. I just REALLY wanted these international MREs. And I purchased at least two each, so I can eat one and save the other for my collection. I bought them from places located inside the United States. That way, they are guaranteed to arrive intact and I don't have to worry about customs ravaging the packages. They were quite a bit more money because of this, but I paid for extra peace of mind. If customs opens and of the rations, even if they don't remove anything (which they probably will), it ruins any collector value to the ration as well as losing components. I am very happy with what I got. Soon I am going to open up and eat one of these myself! I just can't wait! I want to stay on my keto diet for a few more weeks. But I will have a MRE feast around the holidays! And I will finally try a Canadian IMP! I just can't wait to eat some of these rations I got recently. Anyway, I think your review was cool! I don't really have much to say since I have never eaten one of these (yet!). Keep up the awesome reviews! I hope to see more content from you soon!
Hey CB!! I'm stoked for you! You are going to love all those rations you acquired! I'll be interested to hear what you think of those vs. the US MRE's! You won't regret the purchases. LOTS more reviews to come! For every one review I seem to acquire 5 rations 🤣 Thanks for your support CB! I really appreciate it!
I live alone, my children come regularly of course, but there is not an evening when I do not cook, never canned food at home. In France, food is very important, a meal is the time of day when we can talk as a family
I'm with you!! We love to cook in our family! And we love doing it the most authentic way we can without canned or processed stuff. Dinner as a family is so important! Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching!!
Very cool Amigo. These are one of my favorite rations. Only downside to me, the smell of the fruit nougat bars, LOL. Smells like paint thinner. LOL. Food is usually awesome. Salades say to be eaten cold. I usually heat half, try other half at room temp. Warmed up tastes better to my personal preference. It brings out more flavor. I think I will heat them all from now on. Cassoulet looks awesome. I have not tried it before. Yes, the fuel tabs are aromatic, LOL. All components look solid. Cool meal, great review. Glad you enjoyed most. Peace, John. P.S. , cool bloopers.
These are now in my top rations for sure! Just so complex! Next time, I would heat the chicken pasta salad up because I do agree, I think it'd be better. Thanks for watch buddy!
The French field rations that I tried in Beruit, Lebanon bacn in 1983 were really good. They even had two airline sized bottles of both red and white wine in the lunch and dinner ones back when. I wonder how it would taste if you added the coffee to the hot chocolate mix.
These are top tier for sure! I wish I had just mixed the choco milk powder and coffee together. Would have been fantastic I'm sure!! Thanks for watching!!
The best way to heat the French ration cans is to simmer them in water with the lid pierced - they heat up quicker, don’t burn and you’ve got the water to clean up
I tried ordering this on Amazon, but TSA took most of all of the food, especially the main rations such as the canned meat I like to know where did you get yours and how can I get one without the TSA taking everything?
I expected to see the sporkin the box for the stove. It's tiny. You made the right choice to use a different spork. Yes, French soldiers are given a Mess Kit that includes metal flatware. The spork is added just Incase a soldier is separated from their Mess Kit.
I thought there'd be a little spork too from other reviews I've seen. Looked all over for it thinking maybe I dropped it but after watching the footage I knew it just wasn't there. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
Well, I commented too soon. No little spork in the stove. Maybe the French decided it was too flimsy and just did away with it. I fold my stoves a little different than that. Two ends down, for legs and the other sides up too hold the container. I'm not a fan of duck. But Smitty said I haven't tried his famous duck recipe. Someday I'll find out. Great review, bud.
Hey Tracy! Yeah, I was expecting that little spork and even double checked to make sure I didn't miss it. But nope, not there. Thanks for watch Tracy! I appreciate it!
I'm a big fan of the french RCIR...but they also have a few downsides ... no whitener for the coffee/tea , the biscuits go stale / stale really quick . The menus are good, alot of variety... btw , the salads taste even better warm... nice review, , you just won a new subscriber
I think for the reasons you mentioned I don't give it a definitive "best in the world" rating. The mains were extraordinary for a military ration though. If I get another chicken pasta salad in one of the others I have, I'll definitely heat it up. I think it would be better. Thanks for the comment, thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching!
Hey Flash!! I'm a huge fan of pate now that I've been reviewing these foreign rations. This one did not disappoint! Thanks for always being here buddy!!
I wasn't quite sure. Most likely for with the muesli inside. That's why I didn't add to the fill line and it still seemed runny. I just didn't want to mix it in the bag. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
Great review, thanks for sharing. A lot of countries eat much better than we do LOL most of our food is banned in a lot of other countries due to all the chemicals and such they put in our food.
Thanks JB! I appreciate it! I got this from someone I know in the States. Not sure where they got it. Keep an eye on eBay, in particular this seller. He's in the US: www.ebay.com/usr/cbouhapodu58
Great observation! I didn't think of that! Thanks for watching!!
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i personaly would use the sugar for the coffee rather than the muesli but even then i find it tasting like burnt coffee or camping coffee as we would call it, really isn't the best at all if you like coffee its always disappointing i would usually mix the hot chocolate with on bag of coffee and one of sugar for breakfast, worked for me
Sorry ur chocolate bar bit the dust. Those are so good, and Ive tried to source them by themselves but failed. When I have a reason to celebrate, sometimes i order a french mre!
You burnt it the last main because you're treating it like you're cooking it. The food is already cooked and safe. You're only trying to warm it up. (It was already boiling hot with the the first tab.)
"It doesn't tell you how much water to add". Proceeds to run finger across the instructions where it says how much water to add. 🤣 Pretty good review though, keep it up.
Umm...Jerms, 1.75kg is 3.86lbs. I had to use a conversation chart, so...like your prep lesson. Surely does sound like an MRE made by people who truly care about their troops.
I weighed the ration before filming and it said 3.1 lbs 🤷♂️At any rate, you are correct, these rations are top notch!! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it David!
French fries? French toast? French bread? French roast coffee? French chop Suey.¿¿ OK OK OK I’ve always been a little concerned of heating up things in those kind of cans They use a coating I don’t know exactly what it is to keep certain things like tomato based products from reacting with aluminum cans. I don’t know if it would be good to heat up those cans because of that just a thought I’d like to find out more. I think I’d heat stuff up in my mess kit.🙃
French Fries... OMG THE best French invention 😂🤣🤪 I really don't like heating in the cans but never thought about it the way you put it. It's a very good point! I hadn't seen one of those esbit kits before so I decided I should give it a go. It's the best heating kit I've seen in a ration without an FRH. But like I said in the video, I doubt I'll do it again. Not only does it burn the food, it stinks up my life! So, the mess kit on the camp stove makes more sense. Thanks for watching Randy! As always I appreciate the comment and appreciate you watching!
Hey I’ll tell you a little story. World War II Korean. Early Vietnam. Sea ration in the little steel cans that you have to open with a P 38. The little steel cans of peanut butter about a half inch high little thin cans. If you want to hear a big boom, I don’t mean firecracker boom but a big boom that I wouldn’t want to be close to Throw one of those little peanut butter cans in a burn barrel I did it by accident And then about three or four minutes? That thing. BLEW UP BIG BOOM. It threw pieces of burning material out on the grass and started a fire that I had to grab the hose and put it out. Just a little story I thought I’d let you know. I don’t think an FRH gets that hot to cause any problems. open flame that’s another story. Talk to you later OK fine. MCI peanut butter you ate one those peanut butter cans in a fire Booooom
It really is a shame. There are definitely some pro's to the US MRE's vs. something like this but I'm sure our troops would prefer these! Thanks for watching!!
No cigarettes. The packs in the background are from some vintage Meal Combat Individuals from the Vietnam era when they did put them in rations. I have a few more of those MCI's with cigs. Stay tuned for those reviews!! Thanks for watching!
Yes, I didn't mention it being cooked in the oven but it's a great point! I think this was the last time I use the esbit because of that reason. Even with the windows open, it still stinks up the place. Plus the food always burns. I'll stick to the mess kit from now on 👍Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
What a rookie mistake, burning your food because you left it alone on a stove. That isn't a microwave, and as long as the fuel is burning and have to keep an eye on it.
DON'T tell Chef that he burnt the cassoulet! He'll blow a gasket! AND 3600 calories (!)...WHAT! SHOULD'VE had that caramel cake washed down with black coffee or tea. I'M thinking of getting a couple of MREs for the Festering season; a French one & a Belarusian one, because they same to be good stodgy fare.
I'm pretty easy going. I know when I screw up 🤣 I have 2 Belarusian on the way!! Hopefully they make it in tact! I've heard they are phenomenal!! Thanks for watching!
Don't you feel ashamed you wasted your time making that dumb comment? Like he's the only person allowed to make MRE videos? Go watch him and don't watch me. Pretty simple
Another good review - no bullshit, no pointless talking, just about right amount of details and comments. Keep it up.
I appreciate the comment!! I try to keep things moving. Thanks for watching! Much more to come!
what"s amazing is that French ration are made mostly with off the shelves cans that you could find in regular grocery stores in France , they have a huge selection of high quality can foods that I have never seen in Canada and USA
I can only imagine trying some of this stuff actually IN France and homemade!! Would so amazing! Thanks for watching!
@@jermsMRE I have been to germany a few times in the region near france and they have a lot of tinned foods, too. We got a variety of fish tins like different sauces like mustard and tomato. A lot of culinary overlap between the regions, too. It's wine country in Germany. Like people have private vineyards. People age wine in their cellars. Swabia. Really a great place to visit if you want something rural, German, with a little bit of France. Black Forest is fun, too, really great smoked trout. A bit salty for me, but the Black Forest Inn is fun.
I think that's a big negative actually, generates a ton of trash and kit. Purpose built kits are much better, this is lazy work by the French govt
@@sgeine Do you know recycling?..
@@Éga_Fr imagine believing recycling is a real thing still in 2025. Imagine not being able to comprehend my post either. I was referring to the amount of non-collapsible trash it generates for a ration compared to an American ration
Excellent review Jerms! Not only the disehs, but also editing and I appreciate that you've made some research about the dishes you ate
Hey Delicious! Editing has been a learning process! Had never edited anything before my first video. Seems like I learn new things every video. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
When you slapped those meals on to a tray. I thought NICE !! 😄👍🇺🇲
Haha! Perfect!! 😉 Thanks for watching!
Good channel so far,love the editing ,and the vault-tec cup!!! you keep making them,ill keep watching them
Thank you! I appreciate the support! I plan on making many, many more!! Thanks for watching!
I'm subscribed to your channel and I sure do enjoy your videos keep up the good work😅
Hey Erwin! Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! Lots more to come! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Great job ! Love how you eat the mains and the germ killer hilarious . 💯❤️
Thanks! Can't let these go to waste! They aren't cheap! So awesome to be able to try this food from around the world.Thanks for watching!!
Another great review Jerms. I have seen these go for under 20£ here in Europe and am going to buy a couple to try out what all the fuzz is about.
I saw Technology Connections 1h video on freeze drying food, now I get the whole process. After seeing your video that was very interesting.
Good luck in the coming election. Hoping it's fair, just and that you the Americans get to decide what you the people want as an administration.
God bless and lots of love from Norway.
What a great price! You will not be disappointed! The freeze drying process is pretty amazing. Even more amazing is how long the food will last if done properly! I agree with you on the election 100%. At the end of the day, we need to stop letting the extremes on both sides (which are the minority of the population) run the show. Common sense and compromise seem to be lost. Hopefully it will return soon. Thanks for being here Rekleif! I appreciate the support!
Another excellent review, as always!
Thanks Nord! I appreciate you watching 👍👍
Welcome back brother! I can gladly say I’ve had a few side items from this ration as my buddy Jerms sent them to me a while back haha
Hey Chris!! Yes, you got a few from the one customs ravaged LOL I appreciate you always being here brother!!
@@jermsMRE always my brother!
Right on Jeremy, you finally got to try an RCIR! They are pretty good in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed it and I applaud your research prior to filming. Some advice on the esbit stove, always “rough up” the fuel tabs prior to lighting. They’ll light so much easier. Great review once again Jerms!
I really enjoyed this one! And I've got a few more! Thanks for the esbit tip! They just stink so bad!! Garage stunk for 2 days 😆 Thanks for always being here Allan!!
Looks like a great ration! Great review man! Im a big fan of duck, i did a video a couple of years back making duck nachos, lol! I'm definitely going to have to try one of these out! The Bloopers are terrific!
It was a great ratio! Those mains were just so next level! Thanks for watching buddy!
Aye caught it early this time! Hyped for the video 🎉
Also, would love to see you do some sort of video about the best meals you have tried on the channel thus far... I'm interested to hear what your favorites are!
Hope you enjoyed! This was a great experience!! I have talked about doing a top 10 and have been thinking about it for a while now. I'm getting to the point where I've tried enough rations to really put something together. There are a couple other rations I may want to try first before pulling that trigger. But I will be doing one at some point. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
That is a great ration!! They are amazing!!! Nice a fresh too!! Love the Vault Tec mug!! Another winning video my friend. Also, the chocolate musli is a great start to any day!!! Cheers
Hey Buddy!! Gosh those mains are ridiculous for a military ration! So good! Thanks for watching Matt!!
Great review Jerms! The RCIRS are fantastic. I love them. Them biscuits never hold up.
These really are fantastic! Can't believe I waited so long to review one. It was nice to have a very fresh one too! Thanks for watching buddy!
Prolly one of the best French MRE review I've seen. Number 9 is one of my all time favorite as a French Vet.
Would have eaten the thing COMPLETLY different tho 😂
During my time, I had the soup at breakfast some time after the coffee.
I can't eat solids until 3/4 hours after I got up. But that's a great start for you day of work in the field.
Cassoulet at lunch, and the cold chicken for dinner.
For pate, the cereal crackers are surprisingly better than the salted ones.
And as for the chocolate drinks, I'll just mix coffee and chocolate together and add less water than recommended.
Thank you for that! Very much appreciated! Such a great ration! Thanks again for watching!
Surprised there was no creamer for the coffee.
You should ALWAYS open up the box for the esbit stove in French rations because the ration packager usually stuffs some small items in there in addition to the fuel tabs & unfolded stove.
I was impressed with that little kit! Thanks for watching!
It's interesting how many things they give you that need water. It's definitely a good way to stay hydrated without getting bored of just water.
Definitely! What a great ration! Thanks for watching!
Dang!! Very nice. We would've never expected anything that fancy in the field..... France puts on a good spread for their troops! Oh..... I always assumed that your merch didn't ship to Canada, but I was wrong.... I just watched your review while sipping on an ice cold Moosehead beer in my brand new JermsMRE pint glass! Cheers!! 🍺
That was some gourmet stuff! Very impressed with those mains! Thanks for buying the pint glass!!
French rations are the tops !!! our ration packers need to step up their food game. my favorite is the 2015 ration with tne ostrich with cranberries
I'd love to try that menu!! Thanks for watching Kaylynn!!
Had the same one about two years ago. It's amazing.
I want more!! LOL I do have 3 or 4 more French to review so I'm looking forward to those! Thanks for watching!
@@jermsMRE enjoy! The French ones are top shelf stuf - in my humble opinion. Tried several MRE from Germany over USA up to Russia, but French and Spanish were the best ones. The German "Leberwurst fein" from the 80s was devine, but they don't have it anymore.
Hey Jerms! GREAT to see you review this ration! I've heard from many sources that it is one of the best military rations made. Just recently, I purchased and received 3 of these rations. I got them for a decent price, but they were still more than half a day's wages *each*. Two of them I am going to keep for my collection, and I will eat one of the 3. Actually, I purchased a whole bunch of international rations recently. I spent WAY too much money. Nothing I can't afford though. But I am probably not gonna add any more money to my savings account this year! Now I have Chinese, French, Lithuanian, Canadian, British and some US Halal MREs. I just REALLY wanted these international MREs. And I purchased at least two each, so I can eat one and save the other for my collection. I bought them from places located inside the United States. That way, they are guaranteed to arrive intact and I don't have to worry about customs ravaging the packages. They were quite a bit more money because of this, but I paid for extra peace of mind. If customs opens and of the rations, even if they don't remove anything (which they probably will), it ruins any collector value to the ration as well as losing components. I am very happy with what I got. Soon I am going to open up and eat one of these myself! I just can't wait! I want to stay on my keto diet for a few more weeks. But I will have a MRE feast around the holidays! And I will finally try a Canadian IMP! I just can't wait to eat some of these rations I got recently. Anyway, I think your review was cool! I don't really have much to say since I have never eaten one of these (yet!). Keep up the awesome reviews! I hope to see more content from you soon!
Hey CB!! I'm stoked for you! You are going to love all those rations you acquired! I'll be interested to hear what you think of those vs. the US MRE's! You won't regret the purchases. LOTS more reviews to come! For every one review I seem to acquire 5 rations 🤣 Thanks for your support CB! I really appreciate it!
Dam that looks good 👍
So good! Such a great experience! Thanks for watching!!
Directly above the bar code on the backside of the muesli pouch, “Add 100ml cold or hot water, stir, wait 3-4 minutes and eat”.
Looks tasty.
Yeah, I missed that 😆 All I saw were the blue triangles showing where to fill. Definitely a tasty ration! Thanks for watching!!
Hey Jerms there is a bunch of food in that one.. THANKS for showing !!
Hey Rusty! What a great experience!! Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it 👍👍
I live alone, my children come regularly of course, but there is not an evening when I do not cook, never canned food at home. In France, food is very important, a meal is the time of day when we can talk as a family
I'm with you!! We love to cook in our family! And we love doing it the most authentic way we can without canned or processed stuff. Dinner as a family is so important! Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching!!
Very cool Amigo. These are one of my favorite rations. Only downside to me, the smell of the fruit nougat bars, LOL. Smells like paint thinner. LOL. Food is usually awesome. Salades say to be eaten cold. I usually heat half, try other half at room temp. Warmed up tastes better to my personal preference. It brings out more flavor. I think I will heat them all from now on. Cassoulet looks awesome. I have not tried it before. Yes, the fuel tabs are aromatic, LOL. All components look solid. Cool meal, great review. Glad you enjoyed most. Peace, John. P.S. , cool bloopers.
These are now in my top rations for sure! Just so complex! Next time, I would heat the chicken pasta salad up because I do agree, I think it'd be better. Thanks for watch buddy!
The French field rations that I tried in Beruit, Lebanon bacn in 1983 were really good.
They even had two airline sized bottles of both red and white wine in the lunch and dinner ones back when.
I wonder how it would taste if you added the coffee to the hot chocolate mix.
These are top tier for sure! I wish I had just mixed the choco milk powder and coffee together. Would have been fantastic I'm sure!! Thanks for watching!!
Until the 60s, children were allowed a glass of wine in the school canteen.
The best way to heat the French ration cans is to simmer them in water with the lid pierced - they heat up quicker, don’t burn and you’ve got the water to clean up
Yeah, I'm sure that's a better way. I just like frying things in a pan since I love the crispy bits 😉 Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
Great vid bro!!! Loved this menu.... mine wasn't duck, but France is top
Hey buddy! This was a great menu! If you can ever get the cassoulet, I highly recommend it! Thanks for watching!
Menu #9, the previous generation with Pork w/ Pineapples and Cassoulet is my all time favorite.
Hey Mark! I think the Cassoulet is mine now too. So good! Thanks for watching!!
Sounds amazing
Armagnac is an apple brandy. It’s one of my go to drinks with espresso at night.
I kinda want to find some and try it! Thanks for watching!!
What's the recall of off the shelf MRE vs. Government ones?
I think they're about the same. Thanks for watching!
These are such great meals and another great review
Yes they sure are! Thanks Cliff! I appreciate you being here!
Hi Jerms. Did you look in the stove kit and see if it had a little foldable spork? A few other items in it also.
I haven't seen the little foldable spork inside the newer French ration stove kits, just the older ones. Maybe it was discontinued.
@lance9848 , the spork was so flimsy the French might a have decided to do away with it.
@@tracyphillips3325 that wouldn't surprise me, it would take forever to eat a meal with it
@@lance9848 , sure would
1:07 campagne can mean contryside, bit here it mean another thing.
Its campagne as in military campain
Interesting! Thanks for that! And thanks for watching!
I tried ordering this on Amazon, but TSA took most of all of the food, especially the main rations such as the canned meat
I like to know where did you get yours and how can I get one without the TSA taking everything?
That has happened to me too on a couple occasions. I look for sellers on eBay that ship from the US. Good luck!! Thanks for watching!!
this is the only time I wanted to try army food!
OMG it was so good! All the European rations have been so good! Posting a good one tomorrow 😉 Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
No wine😮 great review.
Wine would have sent it in a different universe!! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
I expected to see the sporkin the box for the stove. It's tiny. You made the right choice to use a different spork. Yes, French soldiers are given a Mess Kit that includes metal flatware. The spork is added just Incase a soldier is separated from their Mess Kit.
I thought there'd be a little spork too from other reviews I've seen. Looked all over for it thinking maybe I dropped it but after watching the footage I knew it just wasn't there. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
The lunch menu looks good I would just worry about if it’s oily because of my acid reflux
I don't think it'd be bad for you. Was actually pretty mild in that regard.
Campagne also means campaign. Like in military campaign.
Makes sense! Thanks!
Well, I commented too soon. No little spork in the stove. Maybe the French decided it was too flimsy and just did away with it. I fold my stoves a little different than that. Two ends down, for legs and the other sides up too hold the container. I'm not a fan of duck. But Smitty said I haven't tried his famous duck recipe. Someday I'll find out. Great review, bud.
Hey Tracy! Yeah, I was expecting that little spork and even double checked to make sure I didn't miss it. But nope, not there. Thanks for watch Tracy! I appreciate it!
I'm a big fan of the french RCIR...but they also have a few downsides ... no whitener for the coffee/tea , the biscuits go stale / stale really quick . The menus are good, alot of variety... btw , the salads taste even better warm... nice review, , you just won a new subscriber
I think for the reasons you mentioned I don't give it a definitive "best in the world" rating. The mains were extraordinary for a military ration though. If I get another chicken pasta salad in one of the others I have, I'll definitely heat it up. I think it would be better. Thanks for the comment, thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching!
I had the boar 🐗 pate and at first the cognac was a bit strong to me until I let the rest sit until the next day then it mellowed out
Hey brother! I'd love to try the boar pate! Thanks for watching Decarlos!!
I've been told the Pate in these is really, really, good.
Hey Flash!! I'm a huge fan of pate now that I've been reviewing these foreign rations. This one did not disappoint! Thanks for always being here buddy!!
Try putting the match under the fuel tab, you'll have a lot more success.
Probably would have worked better for sure. Probably the last time I do it though. Stinks up the place! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
Had it amazing mre. The best i had
Such amazing mains! Truly delicious! Thanks for watching!!
Are Vault-Tec mugs radioactive?
Only about 2 rads. But I took some rad away after so I'm good 👍 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching!!
Is that line for with or without the contents inside?
I wasn't quite sure. Most likely for with the muesli inside. That's why I didn't add to the fill line and it still seemed runny. I just didn't want to mix it in the bag. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
I could have sworn I’ve seen a French review from you that’s crazy how our minds think one thing
Viper sent me one a long time ago and for whatever reason I just wanted to hang into it. But recently got a few more so decided to finally review one
strange they have no sort of milk powder for the tea and coffee.
Yeah, I would prefer some cream in my coffee. Thanks for watching!!
Great review, thanks for sharing. A lot of countries eat much better than we do LOL most of our food is banned in a lot of other countries due to all the chemicals and such they put in our food.
Hey Belinda! You're definitely correct that these European rations are fantastic!! Thanks for watching!!
They banned Stagg beef chilli in Australia, because we don't consider it edible beef. We get the pork stuff, which is just...awful.
Nice.
Thanks for watching John! I appreciate it!
I want to try this. Where did you get yours intact? I see a lot of videos where they have been opened for your safety.
And great video!
Thanks JB! I appreciate it! I got this from someone I know in the States. Not sure where they got it. Keep an eye on eBay, in particular this seller. He's in the US: www.ebay.com/usr/cbouhapodu58
Where do I sign up?
Right!?!?! What an amazing ration! Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching!
Remember, their most famous general said "An army marches on its stomach".
Great observation! I didn't think of that! Thanks for watching!!
i personaly would use the sugar for the coffee rather than the muesli but even then i find it tasting like burnt coffee
or camping coffee as we would call it, really isn't the best at all if you like coffee its always disappointing
i would usually mix the hot chocolate with on bag of coffee and one of sugar for breakfast, worked for me
I wish I had mixed it with the hot chocolate before making it. You're spot on with that!! Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it 👍👍
Sorry ur chocolate bar bit the dust. Those are so good, and Ive tried to source them by themselves but failed. When I have a reason to celebrate, sometimes i order a french mre!
I've got a few more of these so hopefully I get to try one of them that isn't toast! Thanks for watching!
Very good as usual Wrong?
Time to watch, you have to go to the fridge Now
Hey Lester! Definitely a great experience! Exquisite mains! Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it 👍👍
@jermsMRE No problem At all
You burnt it the last main because you're treating it like you're cooking it. The food is already cooked and safe. You're only trying to warm it up. (It was already boiling hot with the the first tab.)
I know. Gordon Ramsey called me and kicked me out of my own kitchen 😭 I'll do better next time 😉😆 Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
10:10 Armagnac is the oldest Alcool in Europe and the oldest alcool to be still distilled in the world
Very interesting! I did not know that! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!!
This caramel dessert shouldn't be swimming in that sweet juice. I suspect the tin went through a brutal change of temperature that created this.
I'm sure you're right. Definitely didn't seem it was meant to be like that. But still good! Thanks for watching!!
Il faut ajouter un peu d,eau au cassoulet pour que cela ne brûle pas.
Great idea! I'll definitely try that if I heat up a meal in a can again. Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it 👍👍
"It doesn't tell you how much water to add". Proceeds to run finger across the instructions where it says how much water to add. 🤣 Pretty good review though, keep it up.
I know, I know. My eyes were instantly drawn to the pretty blue triangles that were begging me to "fill me to here" 😵💫 🤣 Thanks for watching!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 lightning that tablet scared 😱 me
😆 I had to stop and make sure I didn't light anything on fire 😆😆
Umm...Jerms, 1.75kg is 3.86lbs. I had to use a conversation chart, so...like your prep lesson. Surely does sound like an MRE made by people who truly care about their troops.
I weighed the ration before filming and it said 3.1 lbs 🤷♂️At any rate, you are correct, these rations are top notch!! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it David!
The French know how to eat and drink, I'll give them that.
They sure do! Thanks for watching!
Why do a French ration and not try the biscuits??
I did try the biscuits?? They were stale AF
French food 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
A++++++++!!! Thanks for watching!!
vault tec!!!
HAHA!! Glad you noticed! Just need to find me some Fancy Lad cakes now 🤣 Thanks for watching!!
Funny how there's pork in a current french mre
Interesting? Not sure why that would be? Thanks for watching!!
@jermsMRE muslims
French fries? French toast? French bread? French roast coffee? French chop Suey.¿¿ OK OK OK
I’ve always been a little concerned of heating up things in those kind of cans They use a coating I don’t know exactly what it is to keep certain things like tomato based products from reacting with aluminum cans. I don’t know if it would be good to heat up those cans because of that just a thought I’d like to find out more. I think I’d heat stuff up in my mess kit.🙃
French Fries... OMG THE best French invention 😂🤣🤪 I really don't like heating in the cans but never thought about it the way you put it. It's a very good point! I hadn't seen one of those esbit kits before so I decided I should give it a go. It's the best heating kit I've seen in a ration without an FRH. But like I said in the video, I doubt I'll do it again. Not only does it burn the food, it stinks up my life! So, the mess kit on the camp stove makes more sense. Thanks for watching Randy! As always I appreciate the comment and appreciate you watching!
Er, freedom fries? ;)
Thanks for the review!
@@classicalguitarschool1326 Haha! Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍👍
Hey I’ll tell you a little story. World War II Korean. Early Vietnam. Sea ration in the little steel cans that you have to open with a P 38. The little steel cans of peanut butter about a half inch high little thin cans. If you want to hear a big boom, I don’t mean firecracker boom but a big boom that I wouldn’t want to be close to Throw one of those little peanut butter cans in a burn barrel I did it by accident And then about three or four minutes? That thing. BLEW UP BIG BOOM. It threw pieces of burning material out on the grass and started a fire that I had to grab the hose and put it out. Just a little story I thought I’d let you know.
I don’t think an FRH gets that hot to cause any problems. open flame that’s another story. Talk to you later OK fine.
MCI peanut butter you ate one those peanut butter cans in a fire Booooom
Why don't soldiers in the United States have rations like this?
It really is a shame. There are definitely some pro's to the US MRE's vs. something like this but I'm sure our troops would prefer these! Thanks for watching!!
Us rations probably last a lot longer... Probably laced w experimental chemicals too.
French rations look the best. German and Spanish look good too.
So far they're right there at the top! German are pretty amazing as well. Thanks for watching!!
🤣🤣🤣 I like the smell of fish 🐟 but only when it’s coming from my wife 🤣🤣🤣 I’m just joking
OMG!!!
@ my sense of humor is a little off 🤣🤣
@decarlosperry5111 Ya don't say?? 😆
Smells like fish eat all you wish😜
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Nope...no apricots on the tank. So, no apricot bar.😉😉😉
😆 Thanks for watching!!
They have cigarettes in there?
No cigarettes. The packs in the background are from some vintage Meal Combat Individuals from the Vietnam era when they did put them in rations. I have a few more of those MCI's with cigs. Stay tuned for those reviews!! Thanks for watching!
the duck is cooked in the oven tahats important, dont use esbit in a closed room
Yes, I didn't mention it being cooked in the oven but it's a great point! I think this was the last time I use the esbit because of that reason. Even with the windows open, it still stinks up the place. Plus the food always burns. I'll stick to the mess kit from now on 👍Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
@@jermsMRE or use a waterbath thanks for the content
Why is my comment shadowbanned?
??? I'm not sure?? I'll have to check??
I'm not seeing any other comments??
I think your dark chocolate got spoiled or smashed or something... Saw it look completely different on other reviews, unfortunate
Yeah, definitely unfortunate. Could have seen some prolonged best too. Fortunately I have more of these to try! Thanks for watching!!
I don’t dunk in tea ☕️ or coffee ☕️ it doesn’t do anything for me
Definitely didn't work in this case
You heat the cassoulet for too long. It looked too dry. The sauce should be creamy but still runy.
Yeah, I know. Next time :) Thanks for watching!
Too bad these things are so expensive to get nowadays
Definitely not a cheap hobby! But well worth it for the review. Thank you for watching!!
So much brainrot from the internet I thought the french mre came w two condoms for a full second even after you said it was salt and pepper.
🤣🤣🤣 That's hilarious!! Thanks for watching!!
What a rookie mistake, burning your food because you left it alone on a stove. That isn't a microwave, and as long as the fuel is burning and have to keep an eye on it.
DON'T tell Chef that he burnt the cassoulet! He'll blow a gasket!
AND 3600 calories (!)...WHAT!
SHOULD'VE had that caramel cake washed down with black coffee or tea.
I'M thinking of getting a couple of MREs for the Festering season; a French one & a Belarusian one, because they same to be good stodgy fare.
Yeah, definitely. Next time.... If there is a next time 🤣 Stinks up the place!! Thanks for watching!
I'm pretty easy going. I know when I screw up 🤣 I have 2 Belarusian on the way!! Hopefully they make it in tact! I've heard they are phenomenal!! Thanks for watching!
Dont own an esbit , never will . Seems like all their fuel tabs , either smell like rotten fish , or a$$
I loved the kit! Best kit I've seen. BUT, I just hate the smell of the tablets!! Thanks for watching!!
I you like French food then the best if you don't then it's not.
I'm a fan!! Thanks for watching!!
Does it come with a candle and small bottle of red whine?
No candle and no red wine. Would love it it had come with the wine! Thanks for watching!
It smells French made…I don’t like it.
Don't you feel a little ashamed of yourself.ripping off steve1989?
Don't you feel ashamed you wasted your time making that dumb comment? Like he's the only person allowed to make MRE videos? Go watch him and don't watch me. Pretty simple
Nice to see that the French still get cigarettes in their rations. (Or is that from a different ration?)
No cigs in that ration. Those are from vintage Vietnam era Meal Combat Individuals. And they were amazing 😎 Thanks for watching!!