Yes, you have summoned us... and answering about the five stars in the shield actually are the constellation of "Cruzeiro do Sul" seen on the southern sky.
Brasileira aqui, você não nos ofendeu em momento algum, foi sincero em suas percepções. Creio que o pacote 3 pode te oferecer uma experiência agradável. 🌹
You didn't insult anyone at all. I'm Brazilian and your review was very honest. Each culture has a palate and some specific foods. This flour is cassava flour. It is used as food in a series of dishes in Brazil due to its nutritional value. It forms the basis of the diet of original indigenous peoples. You can consume it with other food or with scrambled eggs called "farofa" and in a multitude of other dishes such as beans, meat, barbecue, etc. It turns out that, for palates that are not adapted, it can leave the food it accompanies too dry and reduce the taste. However, it is very typical in Brazil. As for coffee, in Brazil, we drink coffee almost 24 hours a day hahahahaha. And the banana bar is called "bananada", very traditional too, made with banana pulp that is cooked at high temperature with sugar. Personally, I love it! Congratulations on the channel and it was an excellent review!
I’m a reserve Lt. at the Brazilian army, the 5 stars is the southern cross or Crux constellation, it has a lot of meanings in Brazilian history, it’s one of the easiest to identify constellations and it also symbolizes Brazil as a mainly Christian country. Our MREs are made basically from regular food the average Brazilian eat everyday, it’s good nutritious food, the menu you got is not the best one tho, but it’s still decent food… the yuca flour (farinha de mandioca) makes the whole difference tho, it’s a staple of Brazilian food. Great video.
Isso é mt interessante, as estrelas podem ser apenas uma representação do Cruzeiro do Sul para os não-cristãos, enquanto que para os cristãos tem um significado religioso.
Brazilian here, here in Brazil most of the people drink coffee with sugar like the one you drank at the end of the video. No cold coffee as well, that's a crime here
The five stars are the (Cruzeiro do Sul) southern constellation cruise, I always see it from my window at night (it is only visible in the southern hemisphere) and it was always used as a symbol by Brazil, later Australia, New Zealand and other countries in the global south began to use it in their flags.
esses sucos e outras coisas nos kits são puro açúcar de propósito. Eles são assim justamente pra serem uma bomba de energia de rápida absorção pro momento em que o soldado em combate está precisando.
That's a great review pal! I'm from Brazil and you did everything right. The weird canned like taste is probably due to pasteurization, flavor loss to gain shelf life. The ammount of "Farofa" (cassava flour) was about right in the first plate, but you overdid a little in the second, but that's not wrong, everyone is free to put as much they like. In Brazil, people nowadays consume more of the flavoured cassava flour (usually garlic and onions), and it's 1000x better in flavour. Brazillians love sugar, like really love unhealthy ammounts of sugar, that's why the coffe already came with sugar. Some places we say: "oh he got a little bit of coffe in his sugar". The juice brand is not common in Brazil, i've never seen it before, they probably won the bid of military MRE contracts. And as other Brazillians are commenting, you got the worst menu, it didn't came near to represent our national dishes (meat, gravy and rice & potatoes, carrots, and chicken are in our view, worldwide common dishes).
Also what most people drink as coffee in Brazil are exports reject with lots of impurity which are burnt to a crisp to mask flavor so lots of sugar are a need. And I can only imagine that the coffee used in the MRE is of the worst quality possible.
Temos que pensar o seguinte: é uma ração de combate. É exagerado o açúcar? É… mas não é uma dieta do dia a dia, é uma dieta para operação onde a pessoa vai gastar mais energia do que o normal.
It doesn't smoke but it's bright as sunshine at night. We used to dig a hole to use it and decrease the light emission. It doesn't completely fix the problem, but it helps a lot.
Cool video! always cool to see people try stuff from other countries. I wanted to leave some notes here to give a bit of info on some stuff you said/asked! 0:36 I noted this was yet to be mentioned in the comments, I can answer that one: these stars are the Crux, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, it's also present in the flags of Australia and New Zealand, and it's in Brazil's national flag also(together with more constellations of the southern sky, exactly as many stars as the number of states in the country), though in the case of the Brazillian flag, the stars are in the exact alignment/shape as they were in the sky on the evening (in the exact hour/minutes) of 15th of november 1889, when the country became a "republic" 11:54 Mais Doce means something like More Sweet, or Sweeter, so that's likely to be the sugar 21:40 tea is pretty popular in some places of the country, but the big drink is coffee, it's a very big part of the culture and history of the nation(So much so that breakfast is called Café da Manhã, meaning Morning Coffee, and in the northeast region of the country dinner is just called coffee also!) 22:00 that's Guava jam! Had a LOT of that growing up. Indeed a tropical fruit, native to Mexico, the caribbean and nothern South America, they're very good! 42:40 understandable, the farinha, much like any condiment, can be better or worse on some foods/meals, it's all down to each person's taste! Also, if it were a pre-seasoned farinha instead of a non-seasoned(they use the non-seasoned in order to be easier to fit in the average soldier's palate), as they sell here in stores, it probably would have been tastier, as those are generally a mix of spicy with savory (goes great with anything that's got meat) Also on the alcohol thing, there's no need to worry about the soldiers ingesting the thing, the soldiers can just go to any bar at the end of the day or week, the country has not fought any war since WW2(they actively fought in Italy, were a pretty big part of the operations that saw the final surrender of italy and the german forces there) And since they're not participating in any modern conflict, the soldiers mostly eat in the barracks or field kitchens You did it all correctly, this was fun! have a great day!
This is a tremendous amount of really interesting and insightful info! Thank you so much for taking the time to write out all the details, like the constellations and how coffee is huge in Brazil. I appreciate it!! 🙏🏼
Thank you for showing your appreciation towards our MRE package. As many have already pointed out, you're missing out big time on the better option at ration #3, but you already got the message from this one. The yuca flour (farinha de mandioca) is a hit or miss for some people, but it will give any brazilian food a strong, fuller bite and definitely helps you staying satisfied for longer periods of hard physical activities. When i ate my MRE's, i've made use of the provided pans (not packaged on the MRE) to heat up a smaller quantity of water. I've washed my meal packages before hand, set up the little stove with the pan on top, heated the water first, then sat the package on it afterwards. Ive eaten my meals directly from the packs cause i didn't want to deal with dirty dishes afterwards, and the remaining water was enough to clean up the utensils or make some warm coffee. The only sin you've made was throwing the whole jam on a single cream cracker haha. I'd divide the jam and goiabada in equal parts to make oreo-like snacks to eat with the ready lemonade. Candy bars, jelly beans and electrolyte beverages stayed on the jacket pockets to eat during marches or in-between exercises.
@@Igor-d2y5j Acho que por custo-benefício. É realmente muito melhor, mas acredito que seja mais por isso, tanto que a farinha vem até envasada no mesmo tipo de embalagem da própria ração. Acho que a empresa que ganhou a licitação pra prover as rações embolsou o dinheiro com uma ração que cumpre o papel dela sem custar muito pra eles.
Cassava flour is a typical and healthy food, rich in fiber that improves intestinal function, as well as potassium that prevents cramps and magnesium, which helps control blood pressure.Of indigenous origin, it is part of the diet of most Brazilians. With thousands of preparations and variations from region to region.
And it's not even a regional thing. My sister for instance eats more farinha than actual food, me on the other hand would never have it of given the choice.
9:02 that gray cone looking thing under the cap of your Canteen is for NBC purposes (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical). you flip the little lid on the top of the Canteen cap, then you insert a tube that connects all the way to your Gas Mask. that way the soldier can drink from their Canteen without exposing their face or their water to the outside environment. *just some random trivia stuff lol. great vid, Thank You.
About the alcohol: no they won't drink it because companies specifically lace it with the bitterest substance known to man at very low concentrations which as you can imagine makes it unpleasant to consume. Happens also with cleaning alcohol for variable purposes.
What impressed me the most is that he can read everything in Portuguese, and Portuguese is difficult and he knows how to read. Very cool even to pass on the most complete information to the rest of the people in other countries. Liked
Just to add: You have the exact pan/cup the military uses (The first you try to heat the food in). These cream crackers are pretty the same I was used to eat every single morning while I was a kid before getting to school. The cold morning, the hot coffee with cream and sugar, the cream crackers (that really taste buttery), these jams i use to do something like a sandwich with 2 cream crackers (actually, that second one is made out of guava. My favourite fruit). The beverages, I often use a little more water. And these flavours are awesome. These gum drops are of my favourite brand (Dori). And just to finish, ME (personally) I'm used to put farinha de mandioca aside with other flavours into my plate: i'm not a fan of mixing all that to an only thang (and by this you can change the ratio spoon by spoon). Loved to watch the entire video. Thank you again
The love for cassava flour runs deep among Brazilians in the North and Northeast. This flour, characterized by its unique texture, is a staple in most main dishes, making it a cornerstone of their culinary tradition.
Hey soldier, I'm from Brazil and I really enjoyed your video. What I have to say about the cassava flour is that you put a lot of it in the second dish and it was very dry, which is why you didn't like it.
You need to have in mind that the mre foods serve a purpose. To have the necessary amount of nutrients needed in a war scenario and of course its not gonna be a gourmet meal. Its functional meal to give high amounts of energy in form of carbohydrates, thats why theres a lot of those sweet drinks and candys. The farinha is great to satiate the hunger of a soldier that needs to walk long distances or needs to stay long times without eating anything. The farofa (a better version of farinha) is 100% tastier but if you are going to eat that much everyday you are going to have a hard time to poop it out hahaha.
So the choice for alcohol as fuel is due to the fact that alcohol doesn't produce smoke when ignited, and that it can be used for sanitization in case of need. The stars are the Southern Cross, a constelation only seen in the southern hemisphere and part of our country's flag. The grape juice is meant to be diluted in 1 liter of water, about 2 qts if I'm not mistaken. Farinha de mandioca (Mandioca Powder) is a staple food in Brazil that you can add to pretty much every single dish (yes, every single dish, including pastas. We even had a guy at my previous job that added Farinha on his soup...) Great video and analysis of the MRE, we value the criticism and in no moment did I ever feel offended. Also, MRE No. 3 is leagues better than the "Carne de Monstro" MRE, which is me and my mates used to call the one you had in the video.
Thank u for trying our Military food. That been said, I've something to say. You definetly should follow the instructions of the amount of water for this beaverages... hahaha It is suposed to dilude for 2 glasses of water, but you've been pouring too little water on it! We can still see the leftover powder at the botton that couldn't delute well, since it didn't have enought water on it. That's why the taste is soo strong and sugary... take care OK?! That`s too much sugar ahahaha Nice video, Bro. I wish you well and keep doing this great content. See Ya, God bless you.
Nice video, man. The cassava flour is really up to taste. Personally, I don't like to add much. It doesn't really change the taste of the food, just makes it thicker. Some folks love it, I just add a little to the side.
This video brought tears to my eyes... My squad (1st Jungle Infantry Brigade) and I always had this same menu after a jungle operation. Thank you for the content, my brother!
O mano comeu um dia de comida em uma hora 😂 e açúcar pra 10 kkkkkkk great review tho, pretty complete and in depth. I never served but its cool to see people having a sneak peak at our culture, because those are what the average Brazilians eat regularly. Lunch and dinner were mid tho. Pretty sure every other option is better. Looks like hospital food lol
Everything in this kit has a lot of sugar because it is a way to add a lot of energy to your diet. Another example is that you always have a 395g (13,9332 oZ) condensed milk in your backpack because it has 1,216Kcal, it is a lot of energy in a small weight, this helps to give you energy on a long walk.
It's awesome you reading out loud portuguese in those packages. A lot of things are pretty correct. Some moments I was only hearing in background and coming back to see, and I'm very impressed about the content our army provided inside.
*_The constellation at the package is called "Cruzeiro do Sul", this cross constelation shape ia the simbol of the Brazilian army is only seen in Brazil, Australia because of the planet circunference_*
Dude, you read Portuguese pretty for well for someone who didn't have any previous contact with the language! Really liked the video. You are an awesome guy.
I've been on the Brazilian army for a a few years, but it was long ago. The MREs we had were a bit different, specially the meals, that were dried and should be prepared from scratch, and not pre-cooked as these ones. A few facts that I think might put some context for you: 1- The regular Brazilian army soldier diet should be IIRC a minimum of 3 thousand calories while they're deployed on the field, that's why the beverages are so sweet. We do usually drink a lot of sugars with our beverages, but there is an operational reason here. 2- You´re supposed to always keep the leftover matches, alcohol and sanitizer pills for survival situations. This is a tropical country and almost every wood you get your hands on will probably not be dry. That's why they switched from paper matches and fire bricks (yes, we used to have those on the old meals) to the ones you got. The water pills were packaged on blisters instead of envelopes before. 3- I suggest you try the alcohol next time. I have reasons to believe they put additives to make it taste bitter, to prevent people from consuming it, exactly as you said they would. 4- The napkins are on the accessories package, and it's called "multiple purpose paper". It's supposed to be napkins, note taking paper, paper towels and toilet paper, all at the same time. 5- Farinha is just a side, but a very popular one here. You're not supposed to have it if you don't like it, but it's basically manioc starch flour deep fried with butter, so very calory rich, that's the reason they've put it on the meal. 6- We didn't use to have the lime and orange beverages on the MREs, they actually are electrolytic replenishers, as we call them here. But I've seen people having cramps after long periods of extenuating exercises while been deployed for long periods, and only having MREs as their food, and heard reports that some of the drowned because they had cramps while doing water infiltrations and exfiltrations. After these the MREs started coming with those, and I think this is related.
When I ate this operational ration, I liked the protein bar so much that I exchanged it for rice, for the sauce, to be able to eat more, because during the operations when we needed to eat the rations we didn't have anything sweet with us, as they prohibited us from taking anything like that. like sweets, food in general or alcohol, many carried honey hidden in toothpaste packaging, to have something sweet to cheer themselves up during the tiredness. and as everyone is saying, many exchanged and ran to get it before package no. 3 ran out
I love those sweet beverages because they used to give me a lot of energy during the training camps. When you are 3-4 days with only 1-2 hours of sleep, it is really invigorating.
A comida infelizmente fica com gosto industrializado mas é o que se pode fazer para durar muito tempo e produzir em larga escala e mesmo assim lembrar mesmo que distante a comida de casa...
@bravebelly I’m from Brazil, Thanks for testing the army food, I thought your video was cool The flour is best when sautéed with bacon (especially if you dip the roast beef in it - LOL). There are a lot of people here who don't like food with a lot of broth, and they add flour to thicken it. The army here sends the soldiers the closest food possible to what they would find at home, I think this is a great initiative. Try the one that comes with feijoada next time, it's delicious.
Nice video! Some Brazilians can't live without farinha. It may see a weird at first, but it really goes well with saucier food after you get used to it. It also goes very well with meet, try to dip roasted meat in farinha or try it with stewed meat, it really goes well
you are the first MRE reviewer that ate the farinha de mandioca on the right way! The farinha (stands for cassava flour) is used as a thickener for main meals, and makes it stuffier for stomach
One of the reasons why foreigners perceive this strange is that they are used to ultra-processed foods and not natural foods. Each country has its own preferences. Nothing against it, but to me, American food seems like toy food. Only a few states have real food.
Brazilians use farinha (manioc flour) to sop up the gravy, sauce and juices from the food. It's a texture thing, and it goes especially well with our food because we eat a lot of it stewed, not to mention we always have stewed beans in our meals.
Yet another Brazilian here. UA-cam suggested it to me. Great video, man! The jam (not jelly): "goiaba" is guava. The "bananika": it's a brand of a popular Brazilian marmalade called bananada (in case you want to search and buy it). The goulash: "carne bovina" is beef (I have no way to know if the one you're trying actually tastes like beef, so...) The beverages: Brazil is almost as big as USA, so I speak for myself when I say it's the 1st time I see the brand. I suppose it was picked through some bidding. The "farina": it's very popular here. It's basically cassava flour. I'm not a fan of the plain one you tried, but there are lots of variations by adding other ingredients that make it taste very good (at keast to me). It goes well with gravy foods, but you can either add it to any food or just skip it.
Meu deusss quando colocou o suco de pozinho com quase nada de água quase morri de overdose por você... a não ser que seja menos doce porque um saquinho desse dava 1,5 litro de suco
Great video 🇧🇷 I don't know why UA-cam recommended me this channel, but it's great to see foreigners trying the food from my country. Greetings from Fortaleza/CE
Que nada, a carne ele disse que tinha gostão de carne enlatada, e mandou mesmo assim, falou que lembra mastigar maçã murcha kkkkkkkkkkkkk Falou que não é RUIM, mas não é tão saboroso quanto as MRE europeias, a refeição principal. Mas todos os líquidos é 10/10 pra ele. Chega mastigar o açúcar! kkkkkkkkkk
Here in Brazil, you have two ways to eat farinha: Raw (Kindda rudimentary and flavorless) or turn it into "farofa", wich is ages better then raw farinha. To turn Farinha into farofa, all you need to do is fry your farinha with a spoonfull of butter and a bit of salt. Now, soldiers obviously won't have those items at their disposal on the field most of the times, that's why on brazilian ration review videos, you'll see people putting raw farinha on their meals. However, on Brazilian homes, we'll prefer farofa over farinha a million times over. Next time you try a Brazilian MRE, try doing that on the video, and see how much the overall flavor improves! Nice video, btw 👍
Regarding the alcohol. Most high proof alcohol has a chemical added into it that either induces vomiting or is extremely bitter and with the gel there's the added benefit that it can be used as an antiseptic I guess.
i don't know the name in english but that's the southern cross constellation, here in brazil, located in the south hemisphere, you can use those stars for geo locating, kind ike yours north star or polar star
Hello Brave Belly, hello guys. Greetings from Brazil. This is your 1st video i'm watching, and damn bro, so far you've got every single thing right! You're actually reading well, knowing well and maybe i'm enjoying more to watch you getting all the things right. Just saw you have uploaded another one. Can't wait to see that once this one finished. You've won a subscriber and a legion of brazilian people coming
Mixing the farinha (or harina, as some call it in the us) was spot on. Next time try frying the farinha with butter on a pan before mixing with the rest of the meal. You'll see the difference! and those "juices" (lime, grape, orange)...you used 2 doses for one drink. it's supposed to serve 2 drinks, not one. tha's why it's so sweet.
You have such an interesting and spot on opinion about, everything really. You've pointed out the risk of mental illness during combat, You've also noticed how a few things are legit and well made like the aluminum stand, but also how old school the matches are. You could learn a thing or two by just analysing why Brazil has chosen every and each option and accessories. Awesome video!
And btw, I don't think you've poured even 1/3 of the recommended quantity of water on those drinks 😂 you're drinking like a 8 year-old wants it to but mom says no lmao a sugar bomb
Фарину надо было залить горячей водой, получили бы кашу вместо хлеба. "Бовина" - это говядина. А в остальном все отлично. Напитков много, потому как в Бразилии жарко, и пить надо всегда, иначе теряешь соли и электролиты.
1) you don't put water in Farinha, you'll piss out every Brazilian on the planet lol (i see you probably google translated it, and it will say "farinha" = Flour, which is not the case with "Farinha de Mandioca" served in the MRE) You mix it with the food (Rice, Beans, Meat etc) 2) this was a 24 hour MRE, it's meant to be consumed thorough the day and not in a single meal. It's made like that for patrol operations on the wild since soldiers will be away from resupply and support for some time, so it ensure good amount of calories in a single pack
In Brazil the most important meal of the day is lunch. That's why our breakfast is basically coffee with crackers or a bread (thins like this 😅). Lunch for us is important because it gives us energy to stay a long time in the afternoon without eating if necessary (because of work or a busy long day).
Brazilian Army 24h combat rations... or as we call it, the Stomachache Kit. Carne Bovina means beef, and the 5 stars is the Southern Cross constellation, an important symbol of Brazilian military in general. God bless you, brave soldier, specially for eating that
Hello, I served 5 years and I can say that you forgot the most important thing: lemon juice or "electrolyte replenisher" was mixed with alcohol gel to make drinks in the woods lol Note: each package of powdered juice was supposed to be diluted in 1 liter of water XD You lost a kidney with every sip there, my friend lol
@@Bravebelly Usually those types of alcohol have some substance in it to induce vomit if ingested. HOWEVER, those powdery juices have so much sugar that it isn't hard to find the correct proportions to mitigate the substance and get something like a lemon vodka (almost like our beloved "caipirinha") :P
Brazilian here, you got the worst menu, try to get your hands on the number 3
I have another. Have to check which one.
@@Bravebelly as a Brazilian my self, I agree with you, that one doesnt look "tasty" number 3 is better!
O negócio é carne de monstro e suco amarelo meu agraciado
@@11thdoctorhooves5 Eu rio disso até hoje, meu nobre. "No racho tem suco sabor verde..."
@@Bravebellyo problema mais grave da ração brasileira é como meu comentário, devia ter também instruções em inglês 😂
Congratulations, you summoned an army of Brazilians. I loved the video
Thank you!! 😆💯🙏🏼
@@Bravebelly yep brother if you speak of Brazil always the brazillians will came.....
Yes, you have summoned us... and answering about the five stars in the shield actually are the constellation of "Cruzeiro do Sul" seen on the southern sky.
Esposa linda que coincidência te encontrar por aqui ❤️💍
@@MarkBrazil30 gado maldito
Brasileira aqui, você não nos ofendeu em momento algum, foi sincero em suas percepções. Creio que o pacote 3 pode te oferecer uma experiência agradável. 🌹
Thank you :)
So he said, " I can't read portuguese", then proceed to read in portuguese! 😂 great vídeo man, greetings from Brazil!
Hey, thanks!
That was definitely above average for someone who can't read Portuguese.
"Mad Max" is possible, WWIII ☢️ ",farinha, de mandioca," 😂
You didn't insult anyone at all. I'm Brazilian and your review was very honest. Each culture has a palate and some specific foods. This flour is cassava flour. It is used as food in a series of dishes in Brazil due to its nutritional value. It forms the basis of the diet of original indigenous peoples. You can consume it with other food or with scrambled eggs called "farofa" and in a multitude of other dishes such as beans, meat, barbecue, etc. It turns out that, for palates that are not adapted, it can leave the food it accompanies too dry and reduce the taste. However, it is very typical in Brazil. As for coffee, in Brazil, we drink coffee almost 24 hours a day hahahahaha. And the banana bar is called "bananada", very traditional too, made with banana pulp that is cooked at high temperature with sugar. Personally, I love it! Congratulations on the channel and it was an excellent review!
Thanks for the info and your kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video :))
Ótima e resumida explicação!
I’m a reserve Lt. at the Brazilian army, the 5 stars is the southern cross or Crux constellation, it has a lot of meanings in Brazilian history, it’s one of the easiest to identify constellations and it also symbolizes Brazil as a mainly Christian country.
Our MREs are made basically from regular food the average Brazilian eat everyday, it’s good nutritious food, the menu you got is not the best one tho, but it’s still decent food… the yuca flour (farinha de mandioca) makes the whole difference tho, it’s a staple of Brazilian food.
Great video.
Isso é uma missão fica melhor que comida de mãe
@@floydo1840 concordo, mas o cardápio 3 é melhor
PARECE QUE ELE ESTÁ BEM "INTERESSADO" NESSA GRANDE E RELEVANTE INFORMAÇÃO...
@@SheriffJ.M.W Ele pediu essa informação no inicio do video.
Isso é mt interessante, as estrelas podem ser apenas uma representação do Cruzeiro do Sul para os não-cristãos, enquanto que para os cristãos tem um significado religioso.
Brazilian here, here in Brazil most of the people drink coffee with sugar like the one you drank at the end of the video. No cold coffee as well, that's a crime here
Mano, eu acho um crime tomar café frio, café quente é melhor😅
Eu nem sabia que tinha gente que tomava café frio.
Acredito que no starbuks aqui no Brasil mesmo tem café gelado
crime ai vc me quebra kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Frozen cappuccino é muito bom, não sei porque é um crime café frio.
É impressionante como todos os brasileiros resolveram comentar nesse vídeo hahahaha orgulho demais 🇧🇷
😆🤷🏼♂️ I love it! “Brazilian food is the best!”
Brasileiro gosta de atenção de gringo mesmo
The five stars are the (Cruzeiro do Sul) southern constellation cruise, I always see it from my window at night (it is only visible in the southern hemisphere) and it was always used as a symbol by Brazil, later Australia, New Zealand and other countries in the global south began to use it in their flags.
That’s awesome
o suco que era pra ser feito em um litro, ele fazendo em um copo hahaha açúcar puro no fundo.
hhahahahahaha simmm meio kilo de açucar no fundo
Eu rachei de rir com isso hahahaahhaha
Nem fale, fiquei agoniada, mas pelo menos ele gostou. haha
esses sucos e outras coisas nos kits são puro açúcar de propósito. Eles são assim justamente pra serem uma bomba de energia de rápida absorção pro momento em que o soldado em combate está precisando.
@@elisiomajin Sim! Inclusive o de limão se pesquisar é um isotônico. hahahaha
That's a great review pal! I'm from Brazil and you did everything right. The weird canned like taste is probably due to pasteurization, flavor loss to gain shelf life. The ammount of "Farofa" (cassava flour) was about right in the first plate, but you overdid a little in the second, but that's not wrong, everyone is free to put as much they like. In Brazil, people nowadays consume more of the flavoured cassava flour (usually garlic and onions), and it's 1000x better in flavour. Brazillians love sugar, like really love unhealthy ammounts of sugar, that's why the coffe already came with sugar. Some places we say: "oh he got a little bit of coffe in his sugar". The juice brand is not common in Brazil, i've never seen it before, they probably won the bid of military MRE contracts. And as other Brazillians are commenting, you got the worst menu, it didn't came near to represent our national dishes (meat, gravy and rice & potatoes, carrots, and chicken are in our view, worldwide common dishes).
Thanks for the info! I appreciate it 🙏🏼
Also what most people drink as coffee in Brazil are exports reject with lots of impurity which are burnt to a crisp to mask flavor so lots of sugar are a need. And I can only imagine that the coffee used in the MRE is of the worst quality possible.
Temos que pensar o seguinte: é uma ração de combate. É exagerado o açúcar? É… mas não é uma dieta do dia a dia, é uma dieta para operação onde a pessoa vai gastar mais energia do que o normal.
Your understanding of Portuguese is great bro, even not knowing the meaning of the words you did pretty great!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
About the Alchool: It does not make smoke when it burns. So you can use it and don't show your position.
It doesn't smoke but it's bright as sunshine at night. We used to dig a hole to use it and decrease the light emission. It doesn't completely fix the problem, but it helps a lot.
Yeah, on Vietnam right?? Mad respect Vet kkkkkkk @@r.macedo3612
@@r.macedo3612 That's exacly how you should use it. Dig a hole and cover the light with the pan!
Os bisonhos discutindo.
Diz ai como é então
As a good Brazilian, I'm happy to see another person from another nation enjoying our food. Good video 😀🤜🏻🤛🏻
Thank you! 😃
OBRIGADO "VIRA LATA" !!!!
@@SheriffJ.M.Wmuito gay você
@@SheriffJ.M.Wfecha a matraca fih 😂
@@SheriffJ.M.W Disse o "SHERIFF".
Cool video! always cool to see people try stuff from other countries. I wanted to leave some notes here to give a bit of info on some stuff you said/asked!
0:36 I noted this was yet to be mentioned in the comments, I can answer that one: these stars are the Crux, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, it's also present in the flags of Australia and New Zealand, and it's in Brazil's national flag also(together with more constellations of the southern sky, exactly as many stars as the number of states in the country), though in the case of the Brazillian flag, the stars are in the exact alignment/shape as they were in the sky on the evening (in the exact hour/minutes) of 15th of november 1889, when the country became a "republic"
11:54 Mais Doce means something like More Sweet, or Sweeter, so that's likely to be the sugar
21:40 tea is pretty popular in some places of the country, but the big drink is coffee, it's a very big part of the culture and history of the nation(So much so that breakfast is called Café da Manhã, meaning Morning Coffee, and in the northeast region of the country dinner is just called coffee also!)
22:00 that's Guava jam! Had a LOT of that growing up. Indeed a tropical fruit, native to Mexico, the caribbean and nothern South America, they're very good!
42:40 understandable, the farinha, much like any condiment, can be better or worse on some foods/meals, it's all down to each person's taste! Also, if it were a pre-seasoned farinha instead of a non-seasoned(they use the non-seasoned in order to be easier to fit in the average soldier's palate), as they sell here in stores, it probably would have been tastier, as those are generally a mix of spicy with savory (goes great with anything that's got meat)
Also on the alcohol thing, there's no need to worry about the soldiers ingesting the thing, the soldiers can just go to any bar at the end of the day or week, the country has not fought any war since WW2(they actively fought in Italy, were a pretty big part of the operations that saw the final surrender of italy and the german forces there)
And since they're not participating in any modern conflict, the soldiers mostly eat in the barracks or field kitchens
You did it all correctly, this was fun! have a great day!
This is a tremendous amount of really interesting and insightful info! Thank you so much for taking the time to write out all the details, like the constellations and how coffee is huge in Brazil. I appreciate it!! 🙏🏼
I'm Brazilian and I can say that Farinha is a very personal taste, some people like to put a lot of it in their food, but not me. So, it's up to you.
Thank you for showing your appreciation towards our MRE package. As many have already pointed out, you're missing out big time on the better option at ration #3, but you already got the message from this one. The yuca flour (farinha de mandioca) is a hit or miss for some people, but it will give any brazilian food a strong, fuller bite and definitely helps you staying satisfied for longer periods of hard physical activities.
When i ate my MRE's, i've made use of the provided pans (not packaged on the MRE) to heat up a smaller quantity of water. I've washed my meal packages before hand, set up the little stove with the pan on top, heated the water first, then sat the package on it afterwards. Ive eaten my meals directly from the packs cause i didn't want to deal with dirty dishes afterwards, and the remaining water was enough to clean up the utensils or make some warm coffee.
The only sin you've made was throwing the whole jam on a single cream cracker haha. I'd divide the jam and goiabada in equal parts to make oreo-like snacks to eat with the ready lemonade. Candy bars, jelly beans and electrolyte beverages stayed on the jacket pockets to eat during marches or in-between exercises.
Pq nao trocam a farinha por farofa? Acho bem mais gostosa pq é temperada etc
@@Igor-d2y5j Acho que por custo-benefício. É realmente muito melhor, mas acredito que seja mais por isso, tanto que a farinha vem até envasada no mesmo tipo de embalagem da própria ração. Acho que a empresa que ganhou a licitação pra prover as rações embolsou o dinheiro com uma ração que cumpre o papel dela sem custar muito pra eles.
Obrigado por ter essa experiência de nossa comida do exército brasileiro 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷
Cassava flour is a typical and healthy food, rich in fiber that improves intestinal function, as well as potassium that prevents cramps and magnesium, which helps control blood pressure.Of indigenous origin, it is part of the diet of most Brazilians. With thousands of preparations and variations from region to region.
Farinha is something totally optional, there is a lot of ppl who dont enjoy, so thats why they give this extra pack for the people who like it
Including me 😂
Also me 😂😂
I like
And it's not even a regional thing. My sister for instance eats more farinha than actual food, me on the other hand would never have it of given the choice.
Como estão as coisas no chan, anão?
9:02 that gray cone looking thing under the cap of your Canteen is for NBC purposes (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical). you flip the little lid on the top of the Canteen cap, then you insert a tube that connects all the way to your Gas Mask. that way the soldier can drink from their Canteen without exposing their face or their water to the outside environment.
*just some random trivia stuff lol. great vid, Thank You.
That’s some cool info! Thanks!! No, I never knew that. Where would one get such a straw??
@@Bravebelly Sim
10:58
About the alcohol: no they won't drink it because companies specifically lace it with the bitterest substance known to man at very low concentrations which as you can imagine makes it unpleasant to consume. Happens also with cleaning alcohol for variable purposes.
Brazilian here! I was proud to be brazilian while watching you!! So awesome video! thank you!
That’s awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍🏼👍🏼😊
Dude, you nailed your Portuguese. Congratulations.
Thanks! 😃
What impressed me the most is that he can read everything in Portuguese, and Portuguese is difficult and he knows how to read. Very cool even to pass on the most complete information to the rest of the people in other countries. Liked
Pois é kkkkkk ele lê parecendo que sabe
@@CEAlencar Provavelmente ele tem contato com alguns latinos, por mais que nosso idioma não seja espanhol muitas palavras são parecidas.
@@yTrix01 tem razão, comecei pensar nisso vendo uns outros vídeos dele
Just to add: You have the exact pan/cup the military uses (The first you try to heat the food in). These cream crackers are pretty the same I was used to eat every single morning while I was a kid before getting to school. The cold morning, the hot coffee with cream and sugar, the cream crackers (that really taste buttery), these jams i use to do something like a sandwich with 2 cream crackers (actually, that second one is made out of guava. My favourite fruit). The beverages, I often use a little more water. And these flavours are awesome. These gum drops are of my favourite brand (Dori). And just to finish, ME (personally) I'm used to put farinha de mandioca aside with other flavours into my plate: i'm not a fan of mixing all that to an only thang (and by this you can change the ratio spoon by spoon). Loved to watch the entire video. Thank you again
The love for cassava flour runs deep among Brazilians in the North and Northeast. This flour, characterized by its unique texture, is a staple in most main dishes, making it a cornerstone of their culinary tradition.
It's really nice to listen to you reading in portuguese ^^
Glad you enjoy it!
you have summoned brazilians bro, and this cannot be undone
That’s so awesome! I’m greatful 🙏🏼✨
Hey soldier, I'm from Brazil and I really enjoyed your video. What I have to say about the cassava flour is that you put a lot of it in the second dish and it was very dry, which is why you didn't like it.
Good to know. Thank you 🙏🏼
You need to have in mind that the mre foods serve a purpose. To have the necessary amount of nutrients needed in a war scenario and of course its not gonna be a gourmet meal. Its functional meal to give high amounts of energy in form of carbohydrates, thats why theres a lot of those sweet drinks and candys. The farinha is great to satiate the hunger of a soldier that needs to walk long distances or needs to stay long times without eating anything. The farofa (a better version of farinha) is 100% tastier but if you are going to eat that much everyday you are going to have a hard time to poop it out hahaha.
O homi fez a pesquisa e colocou a farinha de forma correta na comida, tragam um caramelo e um RG pra esse homem! 🎉🎉🎉
So the choice for alcohol as fuel is due to the fact that alcohol doesn't produce smoke when ignited, and that it can be used for sanitization in case of need.
The stars are the Southern Cross, a constelation only seen in the southern hemisphere and part of our country's flag.
The grape juice is meant to be diluted in 1 liter of water, about 2 qts if I'm not mistaken.
Farinha de mandioca (Mandioca Powder) is a staple food in Brazil that you can add to pretty much every single dish (yes, every single dish, including pastas. We even had a guy at my previous job that added Farinha on his soup...)
Great video and analysis of the MRE, we value the criticism and in no moment did I ever feel offended. Also, MRE No. 3 is leagues better than the "Carne de Monstro" MRE, which is me and my mates used to call the one you had in the video.
Thank you!!
Thank u for trying our Military food.
That been said, I've something to say.
You definetly should follow the instructions of the amount of water for this beaverages... hahaha
It is suposed to dilude for 2 glasses of water, but you've been pouring too little water on it!
We can still see the leftover powder at the botton that couldn't delute well, since it didn't have enought water on it.
That's why the taste is soo strong and sugary... take care OK?! That`s too much sugar ahahaha
Nice video, Bro.
I wish you well and keep doing this great content.
See Ya, God bless you.
Thank you for the info 🙏🏼
I am Brazilian and a used to wokt in the Brazilian army as military. I have eaten this food many times. Thank you for sharing our culture.
test the "feijoada" 24 hour MRE, is the better flavor of MRE.
Best regards from Brazil bro!!
🙏🏼
Exelent video!! Finaly a REAL review!!!
Thank you!
Nice video, man.
The cassava flour is really up to taste. Personally, I don't like to add much. It doesn't really change the taste of the food, just makes it thicker. Some folks love it, I just add a little to the side.
Thank you..I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing
This video brought tears to my eyes... My squad (1st Jungle Infantry Brigade) and I always had this same menu after a jungle operation. Thank you for the content, my brother!
O mano comeu um dia de comida em uma hora 😂 e açúcar pra 10 kkkkkkk great review tho, pretty complete and in depth. I never served but its cool to see people having a sneak peak at our culture, because those are what the average Brazilians eat regularly. Lunch and dinner were mid tho. Pretty sure every other option is better. Looks like hospital food lol
hahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahah cara rachei o bico, olha o tamanho da criança, precisa 4kg de acucar para comecar a se mexer no mato
Isso vai inchar na barriga desse cara ele vai passar o resto do dia arrotando.
Kkkkkkkkkkkkk Rindo até 2030
O suco todo num copo apenas kkkkkkkkkk rapaz, que cara macho da poha
Im from brasil, and felt glad watching you comment about the food, very humble and honest about what you were eating, great content man!
Everything in this kit has a lot of sugar because it is a way to add a lot of energy to your diet. Another example is that you always have a 395g (13,9332 oZ) condensed milk in your backpack because it has 1,216Kcal, it is a lot of energy in a small weight, this helps to give you energy on a long walk.
Sou brasileiro e fiquei muito honrado com seu vídeo experimentando a MRE brasileira, muito abrigado
Glad you enjoyed it :))
I have served in the brazillian army and i’ve seen some soldiers mixing the lemon powdered juice mix with the alchohol to get hammered 😂😂😂
So ive heard!! 🙃😆🤦🏼♂️
It's awesome you reading out loud portuguese in those packages. A lot of things are pretty correct. Some moments I was only hearing in background and coming back to see, and I'm very impressed about the content our army provided inside.
*_The constellation at the package is called "Cruzeiro do Sul", this cross constelation shape ia the simbol of the Brazilian army is only seen in Brazil, Australia because of the planet circunference_*
Dude, you read Portuguese pretty for well for someone who didn't have any previous contact with the language! Really liked the video. You are an awesome guy.
Carne de monxtro é um patrimonio do exército
Kkkk
kkkkkkk é carne de algum mamifero
@@BabiloncaoticVocê tá sendo bem confiante com esse "mamífero"...
@@BabiloncaoticVocê tá sendo bem confiante com esse "mamífero"...
@@Babiloncaotic Mamífero = cabeça de aves aleatórias e carne de jegue ou o primeiro animal encontrado pela frente.
I've been on the Brazilian army for a a few years, but it was long ago. The MREs we had were a bit different, specially the meals, that were dried and should be prepared from scratch, and not pre-cooked as these ones. A few facts that I think might put some context for you:
1- The regular Brazilian army soldier diet should be IIRC a minimum of 3 thousand calories while they're deployed on the field, that's why the beverages are so sweet. We do usually drink a lot of sugars with our beverages, but there is an operational reason here.
2- You´re supposed to always keep the leftover matches, alcohol and sanitizer pills for survival situations. This is a tropical country and almost every wood you get your hands on will probably not be dry. That's why they switched from paper matches and fire bricks (yes, we used to have those on the old meals) to the ones you got. The water pills were packaged on blisters instead of envelopes before.
3- I suggest you try the alcohol next time. I have reasons to believe they put additives to make it taste bitter, to prevent people from consuming it, exactly as you said they would.
4- The napkins are on the accessories package, and it's called "multiple purpose paper". It's supposed to be napkins, note taking paper, paper towels and toilet paper, all at the same time.
5- Farinha is just a side, but a very popular one here. You're not supposed to have it if you don't like it, but it's basically manioc starch flour deep fried with butter, so very calory rich, that's the reason they've put it on the meal.
6- We didn't use to have the lime and orange beverages on the MREs, they actually are electrolytic replenishers, as we call them here. But I've seen people having cramps after long periods of extenuating exercises while been deployed for long periods, and only having MREs as their food, and heard reports that some of the drowned because they had cramps while doing water infiltrations and exfiltrations. After these the MREs started coming with those, and I think this is related.
I ate this one a lot when i was at the army. Particularly, i like this one very much. Nice video, brother
Thank you bro
Muito legal ver pessoas de outros países conhecendo nossa comida! Obrigado pelo vídeo! 🇧🇷
Amamos seus vídeos aqui no Brasil, quando possível faça mais experimentando comidas brasileiras 🇧🇷🥚
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy my video :))
More coming 🔜
@@Bravebelly👏👏😎👊
Dude.. this is one of the most honest things that I’ve seen in youtube… you are being you in the hole vídeo!!😂
When I ate this operational ration, I liked the protein bar so much that I exchanged it for rice, for the sauce, to be able to eat more, because during the operations when we needed to eat the rations we didn't have anything sweet with us, as they prohibited us from taking anything like that. like sweets, food in general or alcohol, many carried honey hidden in toothpaste packaging, to have something sweet to cheer themselves up during the tiredness. and as everyone is saying, many exchanged and ran to get it before package no. 3 ran out
Oh wow, that’s interesting. I’m surprised why they give it in the rations, just to take it away..
I love those sweet beverages because they used to give me a lot of energy during the training camps. When you are 3-4 days with only 1-2 hours of sleep, it is really invigorating.
It's always good to see the opinion of people outside of Brazil, reactions to food are always funny, great review man 👍
That looked very good for an MRE! Great video, dude.
Thanks!
Nice video, thanks for reviewing our MRE and sharing your thoughts with respect 🇧🇷
My pleasure! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
Parabéns pelo vídeo, excelente conteúdo.Nota 1000
Thank you! I will do more Brazilian food shortly :)
I appreciate how respectful he was, nice one brother!!!
It's a shame you didn't get the MRE with feijoada for lunch and rice with sausage and sauce for dinner, this is the best
🇧🇷 Tu tem de provar a que vem com Feijoada; é muito boa!👍🏻
A comida infelizmente fica com gosto industrializado mas é o que se pode fazer para durar muito tempo e produzir em larga escala e mesmo assim lembrar mesmo que distante a comida de casa...
Isso em uma missão vc estando com fome fica melhor do que comida de casa kkk
@@floydo1840 o melhor tempero é a fome
Adoro esses conteúdos de MRE… e o cara mandou bem na leitura do Português. Congrats bro
Obrigado! 😁
Fun a55 video, I had no idea of what we had for our army, pretty interesting.
I think it’s interesting also. I genuinely enjoy trying these military foods..it’s fun.
@bravebelly
I’m from Brazil, Thanks for testing the army food, I thought your video was cool
The flour is best when sautéed with bacon (especially if you dip the roast beef in it - LOL).
There are a lot of people here who don't like food with a lot of broth, and they add flour to thicken it.
The army here sends the soldiers the closest food possible to what they would find at home, I think this is a great initiative.
Try the one that comes with feijoada next time, it's delicious.
You get the best mre's man! Glad your commited! A fellow of loving history and culture.
I appreciate that!
Hello another brazilian here lol. Awesome video man, keep going, love from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Nice video! Some Brazilians can't live without farinha. It may see a weird at first, but it really goes well with saucier food after you get used to it. It also goes very well with meet, try to dip roasted meat in farinha or try it with stewed meat, it really goes well
you are the first MRE reviewer that ate the farinha de mandioca on the right way! The farinha (stands for cassava flour) is used as a thickener for main meals, and makes it stuffier for stomach
One of the reasons why foreigners perceive this strange is that they are used to ultra-processed foods and not natural foods. Each country has its own preferences. Nothing against it, but to me, American food seems like toy food. Only a few states have real food.
Brazilians use farinha (manioc flour) to sop up the gravy, sauce and juices from the food. It's a texture thing, and it goes especially well with our food because we eat a lot of it stewed, not to mention we always have stewed beans in our meals.
I love the banana bar and goava jam, It's pretty easy to do in home.
It was delicious 😋
Muito bom ver este vídeo cara. Valeu por apreciar nossa cultura. Grande abraço!
Great video, thanks for try our food 🤝
Thanks. My pleasure!
Yet another Brazilian here. UA-cam suggested it to me. Great video, man!
The jam (not jelly): "goiaba" is guava.
The "bananika": it's a brand of a popular Brazilian marmalade called bananada (in case you want to search and buy it).
The goulash: "carne bovina" is beef (I have no way to know if the one you're trying actually tastes like beef, so...)
The beverages: Brazil is almost as big as USA, so I speak for myself when I say it's the 1st time I see the brand. I suppose it was picked through some bidding.
The "farina": it's very popular here. It's basically cassava flour. I'm not a fan of the plain one you tried, but there are lots of variations by adding other ingredients that make it taste very good (at keast to me). It goes well with gravy foods, but you can either add it to any food or just skip it.
Meu deusss quando colocou o suco de pozinho com quase nada de água quase morri de overdose por você... a não ser que seja menos doce porque um saquinho desse dava 1,5 litro de suco
Más eu acho que esses é pra copo mesmo.
mas é assim msm
Great video 🇧🇷 I don't know why UA-cam recommended me this channel, but it's great to see foreigners trying the food from my country. Greetings from Fortaleza/CE
I suggest looking if there is any Brazilian restaurant in your city, especially one that serves Brazilian barbecue. I assure you'll love it.
Pelas colheradas generosas, o gringo apreciou a refeição. With the generous spoonfuls, the foreigner enjoyed the meal.
Que nada, a carne ele disse que tinha gostão de carne enlatada, e mandou mesmo assim, falou que lembra mastigar maçã murcha kkkkkkkkkkkkk
Falou que não é RUIM, mas não é tão saboroso quanto as MRE europeias, a refeição principal. Mas todos os líquidos é 10/10 pra ele. Chega mastigar o açúcar! kkkkkkkkkk
@@reagindoerindo4311essa refeiçao ficou com cara de comida de cadeia mesmo kkkkk
Cobras fumantes eterna é sua vitória!! thanks for showing this my man
Respect for all good soldiers in the world and of course, Brazil
Arroz feijão e carne 🍖🍖😋😋😋,e um café calientito pra assentar a bóia 😂😂😂😂 brasileiríssimo 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Here in Brazil, you have two ways to eat farinha: Raw (Kindda rudimentary and flavorless) or turn it into "farofa", wich is ages better then raw farinha. To turn Farinha into farofa, all you need to do is fry your farinha with a spoonfull of butter and a bit of salt. Now, soldiers obviously won't have those items at their disposal on the field most of the times, that's why on brazilian ration review videos, you'll see people putting raw farinha on their meals. However, on Brazilian homes, we'll prefer farofa over farinha a million times over. Next time you try a Brazilian MRE, try doing that on the video, and see how much the overall flavor improves! Nice video, btw 👍
Regarding the alcohol. Most high proof alcohol has a chemical added into it that either induces vomiting or is extremely bitter and with the gel there's the added benefit that it can be used as an antiseptic I guess.
another brazilian hre, thanks for the compliments to our food!
You can put the rice plastic directly on the fire, it was made for that. That's how we used it when we were in the field.
What do you mean?
You can put the food package direct on the fire!
@@vanessanogueira5684 so I’ve heard!
Love the way you try to speak Portuguese. And well done by the way!
Thabk you
i don't know the name in english but that's the southern cross constellation, here in brazil, located in the south hemisphere, you can use those stars for geo locating, kind ike yours north star or polar star
Oh that’s a pretty cool tidbit of info! Thanks 🙏🏼
Crux, for our cross, Polaris for their lone star
Hello Brave Belly, hello guys. Greetings from Brazil. This is your 1st video i'm watching, and damn bro, so far you've got every single thing right! You're actually reading well, knowing well and maybe i'm enjoying more to watch you getting all the things right. Just saw you have uploaded another one. Can't wait to see that once this one finished. You've won a subscriber and a legion of brazilian people coming
Those little packages that were contaminated are just sugar as well. You were right. 12:00 min video
its very pleasant hear your portuguese, nice how you are learning it, keep going. Nice video man
a regra é clara, gringo gravou sobre o Brasil, ganha like instantâneo
Good to know
Mixing the farinha (or harina, as some call it in the us) was spot on. Next time try frying the farinha with butter on a pan before mixing with the rest of the meal. You'll see the difference! and those "juices" (lime, grape, orange)...you used 2 doses for one drink. it's supposed to serve 2 drinks, not one. tha's why it's so sweet.
Bom video! nice video man!!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
You have such an interesting and spot on opinion about, everything really. You've pointed out the risk of mental illness during combat, You've also noticed how a few things are legit and well made like the aluminum stand, but also how old school the matches are. You could learn a thing or two by just analysing why Brazil has chosen every and each option and accessories. Awesome video!
And btw, I don't think you've poured even 1/3 of the recommended quantity of water on those drinks 😂 you're drinking like a 8 year-old wants it to but mom says no lmao a sugar bomb
Фарину надо было залить горячей водой, получили бы кашу вместо хлеба. "Бовина" - это говядина. А в остальном все отлично. Напитков много, потому как в Бразилии жарко, и пить надо всегда, иначе теряешь соли и электролиты.
Thanks for the info 👌🏼
@@Bravebellyno hot water for farinha please 😂 I personally prefer a little to the side so I can add crunchiness to the meal.
1) you don't put water in Farinha, you'll piss out every Brazilian on the planet lol (i see you probably google translated it, and it will say "farinha" = Flour, which is not the case with "Farinha de Mandioca" served in the MRE) You mix it with the food (Rice, Beans, Meat etc)
2) this was a 24 hour MRE, it's meant to be consumed thorough the day and not in a single meal. It's made like that for patrol operations on the wild since soldiers will be away from resupply and support for some time, so it ensure good amount of calories in a single pack
farinha com agua agua??? ta doido mano
Não era praticamente farinha e tipo um mocilon@@MarcusLong-Plays
In Brazil the most important meal of the day is lunch. That's why our breakfast is basically coffee with crackers or a bread (thins like this 😅). Lunch for us is important because it gives us energy to stay a long time in the afternoon without eating if necessary (because of work or a busy long day).
The stars are a constelation called "Cruzeiro do Sul"
Brazilian Army 24h combat rations... or as we call it, the Stomachache Kit.
Carne Bovina means beef, and the 5 stars is the Southern Cross constellation, an important symbol of Brazilian military in general. God bless you, brave soldier, specially for eating that
Hello, I served 5 years and I can say that you forgot the most important thing: lemon juice or "electrolyte replenisher" was mixed with alcohol gel to make drinks in the woods lol
Note: each package of powdered juice was supposed to be diluted in 1 liter of water XD You lost a kidney with every sip there, my friend lol
No way..are you serious about the gel and lemon drink?!
😂😂
@@Bravebelly Usually those types of alcohol have some substance in it to induce vomit if ingested.
HOWEVER, those powdery juices have so much sugar that it isn't hard to find the correct proportions to mitigate the substance and get something like a lemon vodka (almost like our beloved "caipirinha") :P
Very good video, and you understand well some words in portuguese, keep doing brazilian stuff vídeos 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻