I only just saw that i missec this review. I love the Norwegian Arctic rations. Everyone I've tried has been good. I think i have the chicken and rice one left in my stash. I've not tried that menu before. It looks pretty good. Ive never had a chance to try the fruit soup, I think ill keep an eye out for that menu. Real seems to make really good products Great review Mike :)
Hi Christine....Apologies for the live stream technical issues. It was going really well and i actually carried on talking to myself for 20 mins not knowing sound and vison were lost also 😪😪....Yes, Norwegian freeze dried meals are some of the best.....many thanks again ......ATB....Mick.
Hi, Thanks for watching and commenting.....Another good quality, freeze dried meal. The addition of a little hot sauce made it even better...ATB...Mick
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting....and it's good to be doing a few videos again ..Thanks!..Freeze dried meals tend to hold up well, and this one didn't disappoint. A little sweet at first but the hot sauce improved the dish....ATB..Mick
Hi Kahlest...Thanks for watching and commenting... I'm sure this isn't as good as homemade BBQ pulled pork, but for a freeze dried meal, its still pretty decent...ATB...Mick
I'm late to the show Mick,but I enjoyed the review thoroughly. I'd love to score a couple Noreiegen rations one day,they always look tasty. See you next review. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 🤟
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting... You won't be disappointed, I have done a few now and honestly cannot remember one I actually disliked?...the occasional one might not be a favourite, because of my personal taste but I wouldn't say I found any truly awful ones...unlike a few others I could mention...My Last one from Kazakhstan instantly springs to mind..lol..ATB..Mick
As a USMC infantry vet, those MREs would have never worked for us. We never had hot water to mix with anything. 95% of the time we couldn’t even use the heaters that came with it. We didn’t use the spoon either, we would just squeeze it all into our mouths and eat it quickly so you didn’t have to taste it that long. As for the coffee, we would dump the packet into our mouth and then swish around some water to swallow it. The beef jerky and energy bars would have been great though.
HI..Thanks for watching and commenting... lol..I remember it well also...I'm a British Infantry Veteran, but can never admit to dumping coffee straight into the mouth, just the thought makes me cringe..lol.. more often than not our rations were eaten cold and on the run also (and back then half of it came in tins).. I suppose being for arctic conditions they are given time to ensure they get a much needed hot meal.... that said, this was a pretty good one and would certainly be welcome in those Arctic conditions...ATB..Mick
I think that's why British tanks have a very thoughtful addition.. A tea boiler. I can just see the tank providing infantry support by giving them hot water :-)
As a vet, an UN-soldier in Lebanon in the 80's, we had a few days were we use old MREs, all was without hot anything. Just tins with, imho, beef 'somethingy' was way not something I wanted to eat. Found out later, it was from WW2. Todays MREs, soooo much better!
This actually looks like a really good meal; love the ones you'll find in other countries. I've had a lot of them from Canada, Germany, France and Russia and have to say there's so much in these. Definitely will try the Norwegian one soon......you do a good presentation as well!
Helloooooo Mick! Glad to hear your voice again. Good looking meal. I have never seen delamination on these either? Internal components look good however. The fruit soup, last time I used hot water, people said to use cool. I am unsure which is correct? LOL. I agree with you on that brand of coffee. Other components seemed to have turned out quite well. You did not go hungry, I am glad to see. Great ration and review. If you need me, yell. Peace, John.
Hi John..thanks for watching and commenting...Another good tasting Norwegian ration, I've come to expect them to be good now and im waiting to be caught out with a bad one!...but not happened yet..lol. I think I read use hot water on the fruit soups packets a while ago?.....but you have me wondering now..lol...I'll have to check on my next one!..lol.. either way, it's a strange concept, but still tasty..lol...look after yourself and yours my friend, ATB...Mick
Hi Mark..thanks for watching and commenting...Being freeze dried I bet they will still be good in another 10 years!..except the coffee...lol..not my favourite even when fresh..ATB..Mick
"Real" in Norwegian means "Decent" and is Pronounced "Re-Al". The bottom of the pouch can be popped out to provide a bigger footprint and gives acess to the food hiding there, making the stirring easier and the spoon intact.
Never seen the package de-laminate like that before on a Norwegian ration(I've seen many of them, old and new). I can only guess storage conditions is the cause.
Those European field rations look very tasty indeed, with awesome mains and so many delicious extras. They make U.S. MREs look very plain by comparison.
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting...The US mres have some tasty mains (and some not so tasty..lol.) but I think the problem is they dont change the menu's for years (and most of them look and taste very similar to each other) resulting in a monotonous feeling when eating them....but they do the job of filling you...(if you dont mind all of the chemicals and preservatives that go in the US rations)...ATB...Mick
@@MichaelGreenReviews Most European MREs have stew as the main dish. And the logic behind it is it can always be heated with fire without fear of burning the food thanks to the high water content. Some European MRE even have both option of using the chemical heater and fuel tablets. The US MREs apparently are designed without using fire in mind. They can be boiled but US soldiers are not given fuel tablets anyway.
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting...I think someone told me mountain house claim to be good for 20+ years?..would be interesting to see if anyone had actually eaten any...if you ever get the nerve..let me know if the claims are true...ATB..Mick
Most Norwegians prefer their coffee black. There's of course exceptions, but they're rare, at least outside of the cities where people often like fancier coffees.
I am pretty sure the energy drink shows the required amount for drinking (around 3 dl). I like most of these rations, but the pulled pork isn't a favorite. That said - when hungry, I will eat any of them.
@@almost_harmless Oh no! The name "karsk" is from Trøndelag, yes, but the brew is traditional further south too. It's called "kaffedoktor" down here but it's the same thing. --- For those who want the recipe: 1. Put a coin in the bottom of a cup. 2. Fill with pitch black coffee until you can't see the coin. 3. Top it up with 80 or 120 proof (40% or 60%) moonshine until you see the coin again. 4. Remove coin before drinking.
I only just saw that i missec this review.
I love the Norwegian Arctic rations.
Everyone I've tried has been good.
I think i have the chicken and rice one left in my stash.
I've not tried that menu before. It looks pretty good. Ive never had a chance to try the fruit soup, I think ill keep an eye out for that menu.
Real seems to make really good products
Great review Mike :)
Hi Christine....Apologies for the live stream technical issues. It was going really well and i actually carried on talking to myself for 20 mins not knowing sound and vison were lost also 😪😪....Yes, Norwegian freeze dried meals are some of the best.....many thanks again ......ATB....Mick.
Well that looked tasty. I think I would enjoy that meal. Thanks for sharing Mic.
Hi, Thanks for watching and commenting.....Another good quality, freeze dried meal. The addition of a little hot sauce made it even better...ATB...Mick
That looked really good. Good to see you again Mick!
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting....and it's good to be doing a few videos again ..Thanks!..Freeze dried meals tend to hold up well, and this one didn't disappoint. A little sweet at first but the hot sauce improved the dish....ATB..Mick
Very interesting and when I saw the video I was making some pulled pork myself
Hi Kahlest...Thanks for watching and commenting... I'm sure this isn't as good as homemade BBQ pulled pork, but for a freeze dried meal, its still pretty decent...ATB...Mick
I'm late to the show Mick,but I enjoyed the review thoroughly.
I'd love to score a couple Noreiegen rations one day,they always look tasty.
See you next review.
🇬🇧🇺🇸 🤟
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting... You won't be disappointed, I have done a few now and honestly cannot remember one I actually disliked?...the occasional one might not be a favourite, because of my personal taste but I wouldn't say I found any truly awful ones...unlike a few others I could mention...My Last one from Kazakhstan instantly springs to mind..lol..ATB..Mick
As a USMC infantry vet, those MREs would have never worked for us. We never had hot water to mix with anything. 95% of the time we couldn’t even use the heaters that came with it. We didn’t use the spoon either, we would just squeeze it all into our mouths and eat it quickly so you didn’t have to taste it that long. As for the coffee, we would dump the packet into our mouth and then swish around some water to swallow it. The beef jerky and energy bars would have been great though.
HI..Thanks for watching and commenting... lol..I remember it well also...I'm a British Infantry Veteran, but can never admit to dumping coffee straight into the mouth, just the thought makes me cringe..lol.. more often than not our rations were eaten cold and on the run also (and back then half of it came in tins).. I suppose being for arctic conditions they are given time to ensure they get a much needed hot meal.... that said, this was a pretty good one and would certainly be welcome in those Arctic conditions...ATB..Mick
I think that's why British tanks have a very thoughtful addition.. A tea boiler. I can just see the tank providing infantry support by giving them hot water :-)
One thing norway got alot of is water😂
Hence arctic field rations, you would be dead without the ability to boil water anyways.
As a vet, an UN-soldier in Lebanon in the 80's, we had a few days were we use old MREs, all was without hot anything. Just tins with, imho, beef 'somethingy' was way not something I wanted to eat. Found out later, it was from WW2.
Todays MREs, soooo much better!
You have no idea how rare that spicy sauce is, its legendary luck to get one.
This actually looks like a really good meal; love the ones you'll find in other countries. I've had a lot of them from Canada, Germany, France and Russia and have to say there's so much in these. Definitely will try the Norwegian one soon......you do a good presentation as well!
Very sweet themed, seems like only the coffee wasn't sweet in there ^^
Helloooooo Mick! Glad to hear your voice again. Good looking meal. I have never seen delamination on these either? Internal components look good however. The fruit soup, last time I used hot water, people said to use cool. I am unsure which is correct? LOL. I agree with you on that brand of coffee. Other components seemed to have turned out quite well. You did not go hungry, I am glad to see. Great ration and review. If you need me, yell. Peace, John.
Hi John..thanks for watching and commenting...Another good tasting Norwegian ration, I've come to expect them to be good now and im waiting to be caught out with a bad one!...but not happened yet..lol. I think I read use hot water on the fruit soups packets a while ago?.....but you have me wondering now..lol...I'll have to check on my next one!..lol.. either way, it's a strange concept, but still tasty..lol...look after yourself and yours my friend, ATB...Mick
Hi, norwegian here. We usually drink it cold in the summer and hot in the winter 😊
I've got Norwegian rations from 2015 and they look perfect.
Hi Mark..thanks for watching and commenting...Being freeze dried I bet they will still be good in another 10 years!..except the coffee...lol..not my favourite even when fresh..ATB..Mick
"Real" in Norwegian means "Decent" and is Pronounced "Re-Al". The bottom of the pouch can be popped out to provide a bigger footprint and gives acess to the food hiding there, making the stirring easier and the spoon intact.
Never seen the package de-laminate like that before on a Norwegian ration(I've seen many of them, old and new). I can only guess storage conditions is the cause.
Those European field rations look very tasty indeed, with awesome mains and so many delicious extras. They make U.S. MREs look very plain by comparison.
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting...The US mres have some tasty mains (and some not so tasty..lol.) but I think the problem is they dont change the menu's for years (and most of them look and taste very similar to each other) resulting in a monotonous feeling when eating them....but they do the job of filling you...(if you dont mind all of the chemicals and preservatives that go in the US rations)...ATB...Mick
@@MichaelGreenReviews Most European MREs have stew as the main dish. And the logic behind it is it can always be heated with fire without fear of burning the food thanks to the high water content. Some European MRE even have both option of using the chemical heater and fuel tablets. The US MREs apparently are designed without using fire in mind. They can be boiled but US soldiers are not given fuel tablets anyway.
Yum. I’d eat all of that. I fell heir to some 20 year old Mountain House dried rations. Might not have the nerve to try them…
Hi..Thanks for watching and commenting...I think someone told me mountain house claim to be good for 20+ years?..would be interesting to see if anyone had actually eaten any...if you ever get the nerve..let me know if the claims are true...ATB..Mick
Most Norwegians prefer their coffee black.
There's of course exceptions, but they're rare, at least outside of the cities where people often like fancier coffees.
Awesome review Mick
Hi Marilyn.... Thanks for watching and commenting... Those freeze dried meals came up trump's again... filling and tasty as usual....ATB..Mick
Fun fact: "Real" in Norwegian means genuine or authentic, so I think the name may be a bilangual play on the words
I am pretty sure the energy drink shows the required amount for drinking (around 3 dl). I like most of these rations, but the pulled pork isn't a favorite. That said - when hungry, I will eat any of them.
this one is why you need to know a guy in the depot. or you could wait if you like freeze dried cod.
Hardly anyone in Norway use milk or sugar/sweeteners in the coffee. Like 98% drink their coffee black here.
Regardin cofee. No Norwegians with a little respect, would choose to ad milk/cream or sugat to their coffee
Do real men really need sweeteners and milk even? :D I jest, but yeh, difference in culture.
@@almost_harmless Black coffee is so prevalent here in Norway that out unofficial national drink is black coffee and moonshine, aka "karsk".
@@DivineFalcon That is mostly in the Trondheim area, as far as I know, but yeah, I have heard of it :D
@@almost_harmless Oh no! The name "karsk" is from Trøndelag, yes, but the brew is traditional further south too. It's called "kaffedoktor" down here but it's the same thing.
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For those who want the recipe:
1. Put a coin in the bottom of a cup.
2. Fill with pitch black coffee until you can't see the coin.
3. Top it up with 80 or 120 proof (40% or 60%) moonshine until you see the coin again.
4. Remove coin before drinking.
I'm sure there's an equivalent word to kaffedoktor around the world, funny how it was self translating
I'd love to try the reindeer stew.
It's super good, and I say this as a norwegian who makes reindeer stew from scratch several times a year!
Arctic rations....don't melt the yellow snow (civilian joke 😇)
it is 100% good to eat i know a channel who eats ww1 things
:)
Hi...Thanks for watching...The Norwegian rations seldom fail to be good, and this was no exception...ATB....Mick