/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.14584029]

How do you call yourself a first world nation when you feed your solders this mutt food not fit for prisoners

[Anonymous No.14584042]

>>14584029
the presence of army wine ("pinard") in French rations is nearly sacred because of how famous it was for morale in WWI

[Anonymous No.14584089]

>>14584029
It's called emergency rations for a reason retard. It's only used in case something goes wrong (plane crash, lost soldier etc...) or inside a bunker in time of war. Every modern army has them, otherwise their soldiers would be forced to eat bugs and worms in the same situations.

[Anonymous No.14584099]

>>14584029
Me and my friend eat these for fun sometimes. They're neat and they taste decent. Also; seethe more, europoor. USA #1

[Anonymous No.14584110]

>>14584099
It's okay John Hernandez, I can hear your stomach rumble.

[Anonymous No.14584118]

>>14584029
Nice.

[Anonymous No.14584122]

>>14584118

[Anonymous No.14584126]

>>14584110
>without pork

[Anonymous No.14584130]

>>14584029
How does any non-USA nation consider itself first world when they suck the cock of America for aid money and military protection

[Anonymous No.14584131]

Rations are meant to be a morale boost, and have a full day's nutritional requirements. They do that just fine except hwen I DON'T GET MY FUCKING JALAPENO CHEESE.
Anyway every nation has shitty menus every year, and good ones every year. Except china their stuff is usually barely even fit for human consumption.
Believe it or not, soldiers out on the field aren't expecting gourmet meals, they want something they can easily heat and eat, and candy. candy and snacks are fuckin huge because having real shit brand named skittles or m&ms is worth a three course dinner when your only other meals are field kitchen slop or even worse you're out on patrols and are watching the desert do fuckall. I traded for other rations all the time but besides breaking up the monotony I never favored one more than another, with one exception, when I traded with an italian, that shit had liquor in it.

[Anonymous No.14584152]

>>14584130
NATO is a meme, it was never useful and never will.
Thanks god the EU is coming back to reason thanks to Trump and has already started replacing NATO by an EU army.

[Anonymous No.14584167]

>>14584130
The USA isn't a first world country, Javier.

[Anonymous No.14584176]

>>14584167
Whatever helps you sleep at night, Muhammed

[Anonymous No.14584183]

>>14584176
>W-whiter than you A-achmed
Kek cope Amerimutt

[Anonymous No.14584214]

#14584183
Oh boy, you're seethin' hard now. I must've hit a nerve. Peak euro fragility

[Anonymous No.14584217]

>>14584122
It's honestly depressing to see American MREs.
Most other countries I see him eat from at least look like something your mother would cook for you.

The US ones though remind me of fast food shit, they miss a himely feel

[Anonymous No.14584453]

>>14584217
They’re meant to be light and long lasting, with aesthetics down st the bottom of the list.

[Anonymous No.14584956]

>>14584089
Thats not true at all you retard. Soldiers live off this shit whenever they're not at a base

[Anonymous No.14584984]

>>14584029
Because you're at fucking war to go fucking kill someone, not have a comfy meal with mommy. This is for peak performance and fuel.

[Anonymous No.14585003]

Laugh all you want, but this shit is like solid gold when you're trading rations. I've had french faggots ask for this shit.

[Anonymous No.14585009]

>>14584029
show a country with an actual army that's killed anyone in the last 20 years with better rations.

[Anonymous No.14585020]

>>14584183
the republikkk of deez stanky nutz nighuh

[Anonymous No.14585023]

>>14584029
>American MREs
>Hershey's, Nestlé and white bread

[Anonymous No.14585028]

>>14585009
These guys.

[Anonymous No.14585038]

>>14585023
They got rid of most name brand candies, and they've never used actual white bread in MREs because it isn't anywhere near shelf stable. But you're a retard muttlet and I'm not surprised at your ignorance.

[Anonymous No.14585045]

>>14584217
I’ve only had british version from when they abandoned sangin (bunch of pussies). They were pretty good but US mres give you the better bowel movement which is really the only I cared about. One huge shit a day, barely need to even wipe.

[Anonymous No.14585082]

I had pic related for breakfast today. I'm using the Covid lockdown as an excuse to order a bunch of foods I've never had before. It was fine, though everything had a subtle metallic chemical taste. I couldn't imagine eating this stuff every day.

[Anonymous No.14585091]

>>14585082
>Covid lockdown
What backwater part of the world are you living in where they actually have "lockdowns"? We've been back to business as normal for a month now.

[Anonymous No.14585109]

I never understood the faggots who complained about MREs and how they aren't fit for animals. What type of gourmet shit are you eating at home, your fucking highness? Do you expect to have a mini chef and a full kitchen inside of these MREs? They are pretty good for what they are, which is a ration that you can stuff in your pack and eat anywhere.

>>14585003

>me before clicking the image
>better be jalapeno cheese spread
>click image
>is jalapeno cheese spread

my nigga. This on the vegetable crackers is the god tier MRE snack.

[Anonymous No.14585111]

>>14585028
>Lugging around 50 cans

[Anonymous No.14585117]

MREs are kinda good though

[Anonymous No.14585122]

>>14585111
Limpwristed Americans need their rations in plastic bags. It's no wonder you guys kneel to the chad Israelis and their BIG CANS OF FOOD.

[Anonymous No.14585130]

>>14585082

That is quite literally one of the worst MREs. Avoid all of the breakfast shit. The vegetarian and italian ones are typically good. The pork rib was my favorite, but I don't think they make those anymore.

[Anonymous No.14585132]

>>14585130
You have the complete opposite opinion of me. The italian and vegetarian ones are dog shit and the pork rib is the worst.

[Anonymous No.14585136]

>>14585028
>>14584183
You do realize these are basically the same exact thing as a standard American MRE just with more retarded packaging, right?

[Anonymous No.14585144]

>>14585136
The Israeli one has more pickles and preserves, and is usually vegetarian.

[Anonymous No.14585151]

>>14584453
I get that, anon.

https://youtu.be/NQ5CMUYDkiE

I am just pretty sure you can find better food that last just as long like tortilla bread and cheap sweets

[Anonymous No.14585157]

>>14584029
you've clearly never been to prison

[Anonymous No.14585164]

>30 years in development and millions of dollars taxpayer money spent so Sgt. Hernandez-Jones could eat pizza while blowing up a children’s hospital

[Anonymous No.14585177]

>>14585164
And here come the seething 3rd-worlders with their iPhones. It was a nice thread.

[Anonymous No.14585193]

Don't be mad your local talent can be bought for a night with a Hershey's candy bar from an MRE

[Anonymous No.14585211]

>>14585164

Damn straight.

[Anonymous No.14585212]

have you guys ever seen a chinese mre?
are they really as bad as steve's video shows?

[Anonymous No.14585240]

>>14585177
Iphones are made in the third world?

[Anonymous No.14585252]

>>14585177
I rename all of my images with strings of random letters and numbers to make you:
1) seethe
and
2) cope
it had the desired effect

[Anonymous No.14585255]

>>14585240
Yes?

[Anonymous No.14585268]

>>14585164
was it really that much money compared to other foods? the crust is breads they've surely figured out how to make. pepperoni already has a good shelf life. they use red sauce in other items too. I suppose the cheese would be something to figure out for pizza.

[Anonymous No.14585271]

>>14585144
so it's worse for you

[Anonymous No.14585272]

>>14585252
Except default Apple filenames are random and are very easy to identify. You can delude yourself all you want, but you're still subhuman.

[Anonymous No.14585274]

>>14584042
Yeah some nice anon on /his/ once directed me to a great I wanna say stars and stripes article about the wonderful morale and professionalism of the French military and he remarked on the reverence of wine in their rations.

[Anonymous No.14585278]

>>14585268
Yeah, it actually took them several generations of warfare to make pizza you can heat in a bag, that is shelf-stable. The problem was getting the crust to stay firm.

[Anonymous No.14585279]

>>14585271
How so?

[Anonymous No.14585285]

>>14585212
How often would chinks even eat mre's? It's not like they've sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers to go pound sand for the past 6 decades. When do their soldiers even go off base, let alone go outside the country.

[Anonymous No.14585286]

>>14585278
I would unironically prefer spam and beans.

[Anonymous No.14585300]

>>14585286
Pinoy detected.

[Anonymous No.14585304]

>>14585286
it's always better to just prepare your own meals rather than buying MREs anyways. you don't need prepared meals that are shelf stable for a decade if you buy food that isn't shit and just rotate stock. when am I not going to be able to soak and boil some beans?

[Anonymous No.14585313]

>>14585300
No. Fucked up pizza dough is disgusting. How the fuck did we go back to serving stale bread after we figured out how to can legumes and meat? Why are we serving our troops lunchables devoid of nutrients? Beans are actually good as fuck for you.

[Anonymous No.14585317]

>>14585285
Considering their military has zero overseas projection power (they can't even secure a sandbar off their coast), they probably only have them for purely practice and simulation purposes. Knowing the corruption among PLA officers, some asshat probably makes millions off of them, too.

[Anonymous No.14585322]

>>14585313
Morale >>> Nutrition. Just look at the shit astronauts eat nowadays compared to the processed "scientific" garbage they started with.

[Anonymous No.14585325]

>>14585304
Yeah i know I've got dry beans and a sack of rice at home. I'm talking bout if i was a grunt i sure as shit don't want these MRE meals when pork and beans, deenz, spam, and aged cheeses exist. It's all just to save money so they treat our troops and veterans like human garbage then get mad and say you don't support the troops if you aren't pro war. Fuck em I support troops and I'd feed em like kings and treat them like lords of the realm when they got home.

[Anonymous No.14585332]

>>14585325
you have to carry that shit around all day if you aren't eating the cooked food. it's basically camping. I dunno what they let them do but yeah I'd prefer to just have foil packets of tuna and spam and whatnot.

[Anonymous No.14585348]

>>14585332
I preferred the lemon pepper tuna MRE just because it was the quickest to put together and usually you only have like 5-15 minutes to eat. I also remember it having the best side stuff too like beef jerky, poppyseed muffins, skittles.

[Anonymous No.14585378]

All they'd have to do is give me some meth or cocaine laced chocolate and I'd be soldiering on for weeks

[Anonymous No.14585401]

>>14585348
what is warfighter? is it like a box of kix or something?

[Anonymous No.14585427]

>>14585378
I don't think they still make Philopon or Pervitin. Figures the Japs and Germans had to best combat drugs.

[Anonymous No.14585650]

>>14584029
you've obviously never eaten one. they're way better than you would expect.

[Anonymous No.14585667]

>>14585650
He saw the joes eating them once when he was a kid, and now he's obsessed. Tragic story.

[Anonymous No.14585903]

>>14585164
You act like MRE technology doesn't find it's way into civilian foods.
>Microwavable shelf stable stews with moist beef that lasts 3+ years without refrigeration, and doesn't spoil in 120F heat

[Anonymous No.14585933]

>>14585903
YOU ACT LIKE THAT GARBAGE IS EVEN WORTH HAVING. THAT SHIT LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE ALPO

[Anonymous No.14585934]

>>14585164
Have to be well fed in case those little bastards try to run

[Anonymous No.14585941]

>>14585903

Imagine walking into a gas station to pick up a pizza slice in a pouch that has been sitting there for years.

[Anonymous No.14585944]

>>14585903
Was the juice really worth the squeeze, tho?

[Anonymous No.14585959]

>>14585348

That was one of my favorite MREs. This and the chicken fajita. The fajita was messy, though, and not really well suited for training exercises. Nice as fuck during deployment where you had all the time in the world to eat.

[Anonymous No.14586001]

>>14585028
sorry schlomo they took half that ration away to make room for your extra nappy. wouldnt want you to piss yourself on the field.

[Anonymous No.14586013]

>>14585240
look at this itoddler who thinks hes usuing some kind of luxury good.

[Anonymous No.14586018]

>>14585252
>coping this hard
>doesn't even know what hex is
yeah. those letters sure are RANDOM.
day of the flush coming for you pajeet.

[Anonymous No.14586025]

>>14585212
there are good chinese mres. search for "taiwan"
dunno what thats supposed to be but you should get the good mres.

[Anonymous No.14586117]

>>14584029
They aren’t nearly as bad as they look, and they’re infinitely better than what they were issuing in the Cold War.
>>14584217
From what I’ve seen American MRE’s are a single meal whereas many other countries have a full days worth of food with breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a box.
>>14585003
I never saw the appeal personally, I’d rather have some peanut butter or one of those first strike bar things.
>>14585109
People either have the taste of a spoiled toddler or only peddle memes. Obviously MRE’s aren’t exactly winning gourmet competitions, but they are certainly edible if nothing else.

[Anonymous No.14586171]

>>14585109
>>14586117
I pack year old aged gouda, Portuguese deenz (best deenz money can buy), panforte, and homemade croutons made from leftover baguette. Sometimes a vacuum sealed duck confit, Spanish chorizo, or salumi.

[Anonymous No.14586325]

>>14584126
It's a way of saying that this menu is both kosher and halal.

[Anonymous No.14586342]

>>14584029
These fuckers are pretty good for combat rations that are designed to be eaten on the move. Most other nations rations are designed to be eaten at rest, given the amount of prep usually required to heat them up.

[Anonymous No.14586348]

>>14585003
This shit really is dank, I remember mixing into an MRE on a road trip and it made the food infinitely better

[Anonymous No.14586349]

>>14585959
Weird I don't remember the chicken fajita one. I don't recall any of them being inedible though. I think my favorite was the southwest steak and black beans.

[Anonymous No.14586507]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qjfWrMhEDM

[Anonymous No.14586588]

>>14584183
How much does this cost?

[Anonymous No.14586647]

Traded with a Czech bro a few times. He loved a few of the MRE's (dont ask why) and he'd give me the better czech ones (imo).

[Anonymous No.14586658]

>>14586647
Posted on accident before I could finish. I love the pate and crisp bread they get. I think it'd be cool if they added a shot or something like that one ration that gives some wine or something in France I think

[Anonymous No.14586689]

>>14584029
probably because soldiers are low class trash and who cares what we feed them? We spend way more than enough on them

Also pretty sure MREs are supposed to be like emergency rations, I don't think they are eaten very often by most military people

[Anonymous No.14586693]

>>14585667
you talk like a fag

[Anonymous No.14586730]

>>14584130
>please America, protect us from the enemies your shitty foreign policy made.

[Anonymous No.14586742]

>>14585111
It's Israeli, they probably just boot out some palestinians so they can put all their food down.

[Anonymous No.14586749]

>>14586730
American hegemony has created the most peaceful era the world has ever seen

[Anonymous No.14586768]

>>14584029
Do you think soldiers eat this for every meal? There is a chow hall for a reason. There are restaurants on base. You can leave base and go into town and get whatever you want. You can cook food in your Barracks room. This is food only for the field, and even then they try really hard to get the cooks out there to make hot chow. Also. some of the MRE's aren't that bad.

[Anonymous No.14586825]

>>14586749
>sorry your kid got blown up at a concert because we pissed on bin laden and made him switch sides then went into iraq for no reason and started murdering civilians, but remember we're in the most peaceful era the world has seen!

[Anonymous No.14586853]

>>14586825
International violence is at an all time low. Never in the history of civilization have a lower percentage of the population been involved with or been killed by war (same holds true for internal criminal violence)

[Anonymous No.14586860]

>>14584029
You're a dumbass, soldiers and Marines only eat those when they are in a field environment and not at a FOB. I.e. multi day movements and initial pushes. 99% of the military just goes to the chow hall for food. Why? Because eating MREs for more than 28 days will stop your intestines up because they are so loaded with preservatives and sodium your body stops digesting them.
>t. pog

[Anonymous No.14586872]

Mormon here. Family is big time prepper. We have about 10 years worth of MRE's and water in our basement for the whole family. We crack some out every now and then. My favorite is chicken and dumplings. The spaghetti and meat sauce makes your shit smell like proccessed food. The upside is that its pretty healthy nutrition wise.

[Anonymous No.14586875]

>>14585091
Japan

[Anonymous No.14586883]

>>14586349

I was in the military 2007-2012. Basically an oldfag as far as 4chan is concerned. A google search tells me that they were last available in the 2013 MREs.

[Anonymous No.14586919]

Why can't this board appreciate the delectable flavors and aromas of MREs like Steve does?

[Anonymous No.14586950]

>>14586919
>delectable
I have never heard that word before, must be an Airforce thing.

[Anonymous No.14586958]

>>14584029
You say that, but USA has some of the best MREs. There's only a few other countries at their level.
The Chinese MREs kill people. They almost got Steve.

[Anonymous No.14586993]

>>14584130
>first world
It's about standard of living. The American standard of living isn't actually that high for a first world country.
Admittedly when the next big war comes, you'll probably maintain most of your standard of living and be number one. But if that doesn't happen or there are substantial gaps between these wars, your military expenditure is a waste. You could have free university/health care/child care, well maintained infrastructure, safe to drink tap water, a government owned national fiber network, that stupid fucking wall, etc.

[Anonymous No.14587001]

>>14584131
>and have a full day's nutritional requirements
No, you're meant to be losing weight on them. And they are missing nutrients because you're not supposed to eat MREs long term.

[Anonymous No.14587037]

>>14586993
Beside the next world war you just predicted?

[Anonymous No.14587067]

>>14585122
Don’t you have women and children to kill?

[Anonymous No.14587066]

>>14586993
>The American standard of living isn't actually that high for a first world country.
well depends on where you are. In the northeast and midwest it is extremely high, but the south is not a first world country

[Anonymous No.14587100]

>>14587066
Everybody knows being rich in America is great.

[Anonymous No.14587109]

>>14587100
Learn math. That's what's called an "average".

[Anonymous No.14587136]

>>14587100
lol midwesterners aren't rich aren't rich

That chart is literally just saying America has a lot of black people. Its racist and classist

[Anonymous No.14587150]

>>14587066
how the fuck is isle royale higher than the keweenaw

[Anonymous No.14587168]

>>14587100
the range of the data is 0.954 to 0.920, what is the difference between these two quantities in practical terms, if there is any? can Norwegians afford 3% more grilled cheese sandwiches than americans?

[Anonymous No.14587184]

>>14587100
Yeah we all know the ultra rich enclaves of (checks notes)... Grand Rapids Michigan, Rochester Minnesota, Green Bay Wisconsin, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Omaha Nebraska, Fort Collins Colorado, Bismark North Dakota

[Anonymous No.14587191]

>>14587168
Americans can afford more things than anyone else, it only gets downgraded on inequality numbers, the poorest in America are a bit poorer than the poorest in those countries, while the middle and upper classes are rich. This is defined as higher inequality and there downgrades the country as a whole

[Anonymous No.14587217]

>>14587168
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.

You could look at currency converted median wage to determine something like the price of a sandwich. Pic related is household income ignoring tax. America does much better by this metric.

The difference will be in quality of education or standard of living.

[Anonymous No.14587237]

>>14587217
>or standard of living.
Healthcare. Assuming purchasing power falls into standard of living.
Not the definition I would've chosen, since imo healthcare and education fall into standard of living.

[Anonymous No.14587247]

>>14584183
>Goes bad in 2 years

[Anonymous No.14587258]

>>14587237
its not healthcare, AMerica has the best care in the world as far as quality goes, the problem is pretty much straightforwardly diet, especially amongst african american

[Anonymous No.14587279]

>>14587258
>America has the best care in the world as far as quality goes
Very poor access to healthcare compared to literally every other first world country. People visit the doctor less when it isn't free, which has negative health outcomes.

>>14587100
>Everybody knows being rich in America is great.

[Anonymous No.14587375]

>>14587258
Yeah if you wanna spend $20,000 because you broke your arm, it's fucking GREAT.

[Anonymous No.14587409]

>>14587375
I mean I am not saying its perfect, or well run, but America has the best doctors and best hospitals in the world. America's health problems all come down to poor people being fat as fuck, not the quality of the health system

[Anonymous No.14587418]

>>14587409
>funnel subsidies into the corn lobby instead of the healthcare system
>WhY aRe AlL thE PeOPle FaT?
How much of a willing consoomer can you be?

[Anonymous No.14587428]

>>14587409
>America's health problems all come down to poor people being fat as fuck, not the quality of the health system
Jesus Christ they have you caught hook line and sinker.

There's almost no point to the "quality of care" when surviving means lifelong debt and your life ruined. Have you or a family member ever had a stay in a hospital?

[Anonymous No.14587436]

>>14587418
What are you talking about? I never addressed why poor people are fat, thats beside the point, I agree that corn subsidiaries aren't good.
I am simply pointing out that the US's inferior health outcomes relative to other rich countries come down to fat poor people, not the healthcare system

Kind of a wild jump you just took there

[Anonymous No.14587441]

>>14587428
again, I am not defending this stuff, so not sure why you think I am

[Anonymous No.14587443]

My wife left me

[Anonymous No.14587451]

>>14587436
>I am simply pointing out that the US's inferior health outcomes relative to other rich countries come down to fat poor people, not the healthcare system
You're a brainlet because the only thing you can tie to anyone's health is whether they're overweight or not. Being in a car accident has nothing to do with anyone's weight. Brain tumor? Not because someone had another cheeseburger.

[Anonymous No.14587456]

>>14584167
The US is literally the only first world country.

[Anonymous No.14587458]

>>14587451
>Being in a car accident has nothing to do with anyone's weight. Brain tumor? Not because someone had another cheeseburger
How does this contradict anything I have said?
By far the leading cause of death in America is heart disease, something very closely tied to obesity

[Anonymous No.14587615]

You lads got your stashes of MRE cheese ready?

[Anonymous No.14587635]

>>14586919
Dude reaches so hard to find ways to describe the dishes as being more complex than they really are. HEY STEVE it's barely above dog food ya goofy shit, just say it tastes good/tastes bad anything past that is just bullshit and you know it.

[Anonymous No.14587637]

>>14587615
I heard the stuff in the new 1oz packs isn't nearly as good as the old stuff in the 1.5oz. Maybe that's part of why old surplus cases of MREs doubled in price recently.

[Anonymous No.14587648]

>>14584029
Apparently soldiers can't eat these in a row for too long cause they cause bowel problems

[Anonymous No.14587832]

>>14587648
Yeah. Can confirm. When I was in basic there was some kinda issue with the chow supply line and we ended up having 3 MRE's a day. I ended up getting internal hemorrhoids. Had a doctor stick his finger up my ass to confirm. I had to take a suppository steroid but since it would slip out of my anus on my walk from the bathrooms to the bunks, I had to put it in my asshole while laying in my bed while keeping it a secret from the other recruits. They put me on a profile (a slip of paper that says I'm not allowed to do certain activities) and I ended up missing like a week of training. Apparently that was enough to not be able to graduate so I got held back and had to start basic over again with a different company. I had just started black phase of Infantry OSUT if anyone cares.

[Anonymous No.14587861]

>>14587443
Sorry they amputated your hand, bro.

[Anonymous No.14587887]

>>14587648
I wouldn't be surprised.
If you're trying to make your food as calorie dense as possible it doesn't leave a lot of room for fiber or water.

[Anonymous No.14587893]

>>14587832

[Anonymous No.14588039]

>>14587832
Please.. please be joking. Not in my army, no. Please.

[Anonymous No.14588102]

>>14586875
i live in japan and there was never a lockdown here you dumbass.

[Anonymous No.14588120]

>>14588102
There is on Oki, after the outbreak on Futenma.

[Anonymous No.14588151]

>>14588120
>Okinawa
Literally a third-world country outside of the base.

[Anonymous No.14588156]

>>14588151
With no confirmed cases though, all cases on the island are Marines and Airmen. Surprisingly none made it to the local populace.

[Anonymous No.14588173]

>>14588156
It's almost as if they didn't want anything to do with those monkeys.

[Anonymous No.14588180]

>>14588173
I'm not sure which side is supposed to be the monkeys.

[Anonymous No.14588196]

>>14588180
>That's the joke.

[Anonymous No.14588292]

>>14586950
well la de da not every branch of the dod can’t have the red carpet rolled out in front of their dfacs like you

[Anonymous No.14588727]

>>14584089
They're not called emergency rations, though. They're called Meals, Ready to Eat.

[Anonymous No.14588795]

>>14584956
>>14588727
>what is a field kitchen
brainlets

[Anonymous No.14588833]

they are scientifically crafted to provide a soldier with everything he needs when kitchens aren't available

[Anonymous No.14588849]

i bought 2 boxes of MRE for the rona from germany and 1 box of french MRE
I can say by far that the french ones are superior

[Anonymous No.14588861]

>>14584183
>>14585136
This. Also these are meals for people that LARP as soldiers, because no one would be rucking like 3-5 of those around on patrol.

>>14584029
Most MRE's aren't all that bad for what they are. Most are like Chef Boyardee or Dinty Moore stew or better. It's not great for a cooking board, but they last for 10 years, and are calorie dense, lightweight and nutritionally complete. I'd take an actual MRE over "hiking" food like mountain house every fucking time. They've gotten way better too, I was in back in the veggie omelette days, and even then it was mostly only the bullshit vegetarian menus that sucked dick.

>>14584167
Is that the entire meal? Looks like the entree is missing, but maybe it's vegetarian bullshit, because those were the fucking worst ones.

[Anonymous No.14588865]

why are people pretending to care about mres

[Anonymous No.14589121]

>>14584029
When i had mandatory army service (finland) we never had MRE's and instead had portable kitchens for camps or, if possible, actual indoor kitchens. The only people who have to even consider eating MRE's here are often special forces

[Anonymous No.14589126]

>>14585028
>tuna
>more tuna
>tuna in oil
>tuna salt water
>tuna in sauce
>even more tuna
Oh yeah great ration

[Anonymous No.14589161]

cant they just do what the medieval solider did?
just pillage the near by village and steal their foods?

[Anonymous No.14589178]

>>14589121
>MRE's are for oberadors only :DDD

[Anonymous No.14589188]

>>14585028
is that a can of pickles?

[Anonymous No.14589189]

>>14585164
>shelf stable pizza
an absolute miracle of science

[Anonymous No.14589199]

>>14587648
this is only true because they're fucking retarded and don't drink enough water

[Anonymous No.14590160]

>>14589121
holy based

[Anonymous No.14590220]

>>14584029
They serve their purpose. Only downside is not being able to shit for the first 8 days on deployment or in the field. Then that first shit is like 6 pounds of foul black sadness and regret

[Anonymous No.14590232]

>>14585130
Yeah the breakfast ones are fucking horrific. However I usually would end up getting fucked by getting the beef briscuit one like 90% of the time in the field. The sloppy joe one isn’t bad either

[Anonymous No.14590248]

how can you call yourself a first world country when you don't even have a space program?
fuck even russia has a space program......even canada does!

[Anonymous No.14590262]

>>14590248
what is the esa?

[Anonymous No.14590547]

>>14589188
>Kosher Pickles *Wink*

[Anonymous No.14590627]

>>14585164
>280 calorie meal for someone that's active and prolly buff
How is that enough food?

[Anonymous No.14590633]

>>14584029
Ah yes why doesn't the Military have personal chefs everywhere they go?

[Anonymous No.14590642]

>>14584167
Google what a first world country actually is

[Anonymous No.14590683]

>>14590627
It isn't. That's why the MRE comes with a bunch of other shit.

[Anonymous No.14590684]

I'm fine with the cannon fodder eating that shit as long as the officers get good food.

[Anonymous No.14590697]

The U.S... You americans never fail to make to make me laugh when you say U.S.A is a first world country lol. Maybe, it was, a long time ago but it's definitely not anymore.
If convincing yourself you live in a first world country helps you to cope and sleep at night then it's ok I guess.

[Anonymous No.14591343]

>>14590684
officers are the cannon fodder when the wars actually start.

[Anonymous No.14591374]

>>14584029
Because we don't have a place in our military for foragers like the nation's of old. MRE's are a temporary meal situation for missions. They get "real" food fit for prisoners when they get back to base.

[Anonymous No.14591670]

>>14585325
>Fuck em I support troops and I'd feed em like kings and treat them like lords of the realm when they got home.

[Anonymous No.14591852]

800 replies.
There are 2 posts of comparitive versions from other countries. 1 is exactly the same, the other is just a pile of cans.

[Anonymous No.14592066]

I'm not going to sit here and listen to all these Anons badmouth the greatest democracy the world has ever known.

[Anonymous No.14592398]

>>14592066
USA is not democratic.

[Anonymous No.14592433]

>>14589126
You ought to sue whoever taught you how to read Hebrew.

[Anonymous No.14592440]

>>14592066
>posts a game that deliberately posits the united states government being usurped by a globalist genocidal coup

[Anonymous No.14592724]

>>14587066
it'd be first world if not for niggers.

[Anonymous No.14592734]

>>14587136
> Its racist and classist

its also the fucking truth. broke nigger

[Anonymous No.14593113]

>>14587001
No they make you fat and constipated if you're eating them several meals per day in non-emergency situations. Thy are meant to pack on a lot of calories and not induce the runs when on missions.

[Anonymous No.14594370]

>country has barely a function army propped up by NATO
>its ration is full of cans, retarded perishables, and rich food that may gas indigestion, gas, allergic reactions, and bloating, all while being heavier and less carb dense
>retards online whine about it
ok

[Anonymous No.14594372]

>>14586993
No it isn't you fucking nigger first world is a cold war term for pro US allegiance now go shovel your head up a goats asshole

[Anonymous No.14594374]

>>14593113
MREs are not designed to constipate you.
Total myth.

[Anonymous No.14594376]

>>14591670
Vets are dope bro. They're the key to overturning the fascist Democrats and Republicans. A revolution needs the support of blue collar and former military. We need to stop simping to faggots and trannies and get some real socialism and libertarianism going in this country.

[Anonymous No.14594396]

>>14594376
Tradesman here. Go fuck yourself. I'm not revolutioning shit. I have a job and have to work tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.14594404]

>>14594376
Vets are literally all trannies and furfags and leftists, you're cucking for people you don't even understand.

[Anonymous No.14594410]

>>14594396
I'm a tradesman too. I'm just tired of getting fucked over by liars who line their pockets
>>14594404
Those are kids serving. I'm talking about vets with some wisdom who have seen both sides of the beast. These kids, they'll learn. We all learn.

[Anonymous No.14594447]

>>14587217
>Not using the Big Mac index

[Anonymous No.14594461]

>>14587217
Yeah but Americans get a lot less public services. Shit public infrastucture, shit public healthcare, shit policing Etc. We get the worst bang for our buck by a good margin in the developed world. Instead we get $750b in defense contractors setting our tax dollars on fire and letting it all go up in smoke.

[Anonymous No.14594468]

>>14594447
That system is a load of horseshit since the prices are set by the franchisees and can widely vary within a single city. Where I live, I can get a Big Mac for a dollar cheaper in the downtown core than at the train station five blocks away.