2018 Singapore 24 Hour Field Ration MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing

Singapore really covers the bases for a tropical climate MRE. With a dessert that is mostly water, putrid sambal chicken, and extremely versatile biscuits, this ration pretty much has it all. Well, except for some chewing gum.
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[@Pr0xima_audio]

"It's not like I'm on the go, I'm just standing in this room" I imagine Steve literally just standing in the room, silent, while waiting for the required 3-4 hours to "take it over to lunch".

[@rcreccomendationsforpeople3906]

T-posing the entire time.

[@nikolaibaughman8828]

Hello fellow member of new monarchy.

[@matthewblodgett1789]

Hahaha

[@SammiNpc]

I imagine him just staring blankly at the wall.

[@darth2774]

Dead orbit 4 life

[@wiiguru13]

"This not being on the tray bothers me." Never change, Steve.

[@amy-l0sxcee486]

💘💖

[@TheNecrokage]

Fo real, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@davestier6247]

"Let's get this back onto a tray" "nice"

[@stephenmallet6872]

"They would be nice on the go, however, I'm not on the go...I'm just standing in this room" What a legend.

[@Speellman]

😂😂😂

[@IanThamistehawesome]

Hello from Singapore, I remember trying to feed this to some stray dogs when I was out in the field for a training exercise. The dogs were hungry and even they didn't want to eat this.

[@ktkace]

Legendary duck rice ration made the dogs run off after a wiff! 1st run only as it's discontinued shortly after!

[@broyderpole7497]

Meanwhile Steve: “a rich flavor” “complex” “spicy” Edit: just got to the sambal nevermind

[@IanThamistehawesome]

@@broyderpole7497it's quite different when you're on a field exercise, I swear morale boosting were not on the minds of the developers of this MRE. However the menu that Steve got was one of the better tasting ones, there are many many other worse options.

[@TheAverageSushi]

@@broyderpole7497 That didn't age properly, haha.

[@joshuakim5240]

@@broyderpole7497 Great breakfast and lunch, only to get a horrendously awful dinner.

[@stompchunkman4248]

The dramatic eerie zoom-ins at the random items kill me every time. Like we have to watch out for that glorified Fig Newton.

[@finn7530]

LMAO I laughed at it too.

[@Ohbeesneeze]

Finlay Gaskins I read this comment before watching the video, and knowing to look out for the lurking evil of the fig Newton killed me 😭

[@finn_in_the_bin5263]

you sure fuckin do. CONSTANT VIGILANCE

[@anew742]

Timestamp is 6:20 for those wondering

[@bigsmall246]

Never knew there was a snack like that. It's not very common outside of Europe and North America I think.

[@triple6758]

Just realized Steve is in Florida. "Florida Man hospitalized after consuming field rations from the Battle of Thermopylae"

[@memet5811]

Nice hahahaha

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

Naw, Steve's immune system should be researched to find the cure for covid. The antibodies he has developed after all these consumings would be astounding to scientists.

[@XanthosAcanthus]

Florida man is merely an idea. Any one of us can be Florida man. Rise.

[@nikbalagot7644]

Steve , drink the TEA!

[@Samsun55]

Lool

[@kahhengyeong7947]

As a former Singaporean soldier, I must say Steve's reactions and actions especially adding water to biscuits and the dislike for the pasta is exactly what I would react and do too. But then again, we prefer to buy our own canned food and stuff and usually leave most of the rations back in bunk :)

[@otterofconfusion3850]

You got to give it to Steve, he went into this blind. I remember we would pick and choose our 'favourite' rations and avoid some like the plague. The 'suay' ones will get the flavours that nobody wants.

[@tupolevi]

@@otterofconfusion3850 suay = unlucky or bad luck!

[@minglillo2566]

The way he zoomed in in that fruit bar scared me idk why

[@davidcool5189]

Same. I thought it was some foreshadowing of nastiness.

[@Gabor.Bujdoso]

At that point I thought that the fruit bar was evil, but later came the plot twist and it turned out that the pasta is the killer.

[@brianartillery]

It was almost as if some disgusting parasite was going to burst it's way out. Very disconcerting - not just the zoom in, but the slight rotation given to it. A camera move often seen in horror movies, like in one of the 'Saw' movies, just before the reverse bear trap goes off, or that crooked lawyer is blinded and impaled. It made me pull back from the screen.

[@ljb8157]

I though, for sure, it was foreshadowing

[@kurtownsj00]

After having thought the same as everyone else, I thought maybe it was so let thet CLUNK (disply of density) sink in.

[@anandakang]

Man, I did two years as a conscript in the Singapore armed forces almost ten years ago and I remember this fondly. Literally cheered when he poured water into the biscuit packet because exactly that's what we all did all the time to turn the biscuits into a sort of cake.

[@burntgoat]

huh legit you're supposed to add water to the biscuits? this is the first time I'm seeing this sia

[@DC-ru5xz]

@@burntgoat the biscuits are very hard, almost like hardtack. By dunking it in water or tea/coffee, you soften it and the texture is close to that of a small snack cake

[@ultimaxed8239]

@@burntgoat yea people used to do that, I also used to add some milo powder into the cocoa biscuits then add water and mix the whole thing to give it a stronger cocoa + sweet taste

[@Mr-Wisdomthief]

i made a big mistake while outfield, ate the fruit bars and biscuits as they were, had constipation for 3 days

[@aeden6331]

Was the chicken pasta as bad as Steve was experiencing? Or was it better then?

[@isaacj2914]

"It smells like death..." Proceeds to eat.

[@KowboyUSA]

That's our boy.

[@theunknown7683]

You know how little that narrows it down for him?

[@realironballs]

@@KowboyUSA Steve is a legend!

[@matthewblodgett1789]

Strong and ridiculous fish rot lol

[@Cthulhunoms]

"*takes bite* ...Oh..."

[@Kirinboy39]

Saying hello from Singapore, Steve! Nearly every male in Singapore has to go through compulsory military service for 2 years, so I am really excited to see you trying it out and hearing your opinions! Gotta say, everything else on your channel looks so much more gourmet to what we have, presentation and options wise.

[@ddoleiden]

I miss visiting Singapore dearly...my favorite place on Earth. How are things there these days?

[@shanek6582]

Louis Png why did they write everything on their MRE in English?

[@maxtunenick510]

Shane K English is the most common language spoken here in Singapore. Everyone here speaks and reads english! 😇

[@Kirinboy39]

@@shanek6582 because we have three major races in Singapore; Chinese, Malays and Indians, English is used for easy communication, as most are bilingual

[@Xylzse]

@@shanek6582 English is our language of instruction, pretty much everyone speaks English here along with their mother tongue

[@Ealsante]

Man, those biscuits are a lifesaver. During my week long field training I bartered off all my MREs to my platoonmates for their biscuits. Lived off biscuits, tea and desserts for five days, and didn't take a crap for an entire week.

[@gabrielyeow1127]

Awesome. Will try that next year

[@LooNciFeRx]

Same. I would only eat biscuits, fruit bars, desserts and drinks. The pasta smells terrible. Didn't shit for 5 days too

[@alecgamer420]

@@LooNciFeRx lol that's about the limit to where I would start to get really worried

[@tylerchambers6246]

@@alecgamer420 I've gone 13 days without taking a dump before, it's not exactly a medical emergency it's just constipation.

[@sholva6809]

@@LooNciFeRx I call bullshit since dried fruit which is in the fruit bars is a natural laxative.

[@wuddadid]

Steve: * worrying about consuming food coloring * Also Steve: * eats 100 year old meat biscuit *

[@bubmer]

"at least it doesn't turn your tongue red"

[@49ersrules32]

Just saw him eat a old ww2 ration how has this foo not shit himself to dea death I ate a bad apple and was sick for a day

[@ReykuTheDefiler]

This is the way.

[@tboda2621]

Let's get a nice bite of this fish rot!!!!! Steve, we're not going to fine you or anything! Please dont eat stuff that smells and tastes like fish rot! DANG!!!!

[@notgray88]

@@49ersrules32 I ate an apple halfway, let it sit out for 2 days, and then finished it after it had finished browning. I must have a really good immune system.

[@OhLooksTasty]

I forgot how freaking jacked Steve was, look at those guns.

[@maximilianavdeev7363]

Can confirm, Steve is jacked.

[@platobach8309]

Maximilian Avdeev : No one can accuse our boy of being 10-ply.

[@Doc_Hawk]

Probably works off all the calories at the gym

[@lolololollo5377]

@Horst Wessel i see what ya did there. Damn right. Your not hunting him...HE'S HUNTING YOU!

[@AA-xk7gy]

He works out before every review I’m pretty sure

[@laoshufen91]

Hello Steve! Greetings from Singapore! That army biscuits that you had right there is so hard that if you throw it fast enough at an enemy soldier he might suffer from a concussion.

[@capx9905]

Isn't that the same for everything?

[@ninjagamingxplayz6585]

Yes it can penetrate a standard army ballistic helmet and a plate carrier

[@FerretsForever94]

Weaponised snacks, very innovative but not very good for morale

[@3xj704]

The ones from the 90s (in green colour packagina) was harder bro.

[@laoshufen91]

@@3xj704 omg I had those when my uncle came back from his ICT. It was definitely harder than the ones above lol

[@revejmal]

Alright, let's get this out on my screen.

[@papabearpaw5866]

Nice!

[@skipnick]

N i c e

[@jeffharmse]

mmm, nice.

[@borischervenkov3047]

Nice

[@Steve1989MRE]

nice

[@diebesgrab]

I visit Singapore pretty frequently, and they have such an amazing food culture there that it really surprises me how unappetizing their rations are compared to many other countries’.

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

Trust me the SAF rations are pure filth. There are only a few edible options. The rest are pukes in a green bag.

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

@@rayh.9130 I ORDed two years ago and when I left it was still pretty shit. Only the pastas are edible and even then not all pastas are good. The only redeeming quality is that when you are hungry, everything taste good. Had an exchange program with the US Marines and their MRE taste so much better than ours.

[@Ealsante]

@@rayh.9130 Propaganda, darling. It's called propaganda.

[@joshualee1685]

I agree the pasta was the only thing remotably edible (also the lentils IMO). But we never had the time to heat up our food, I'd reckon they'd taste much better heated.

[@Luciia-T]

Tbh when your in army you don't really have the time to go and cook ur food for 2 hours so that's why they provide you with concrete biscuits and basically saying deal with it

[@martinandersen1361]

You know that when Steve stops eating a ration its horrible

[@djrdx2124]

And the halal ones were better than the usual ones too.... I hated the singaporean rations when i was in the army, they tasted like shit compared to the other ones i had over the years.

[@feardrinker]

Truth.

[@norjainvictus735]

You know that when Steve stops eating a ration and removes it from his immediate vicinity that it would likely kill a normal person.

[@mrcheesemunch]

Not even spoiled or ancient, he'll eat that shit all day. Just plain bad. That's a big oof for the people who make that menu.

[@DanielsY2J]

Yeah, when he said that it smelled like death i was like "whaaaat? It must be the worst thing ever created then!"

[@slurpx524]

that zoom in on the fruit bar was both intriguing and disconcerting at the same time

[@mariamartins367]

Hés been playing with the buttons i think.

[@kawaiilotus]

Yeah it was my favourite bit of the review, had a little giggle with that zoom

[@botobop]

The first comment I’ve seen mentioning it.

[@Giblet12]

Funny how some KZbinr try their hardest to be funny but Steve zooming into a fruit bar for seemingly no reason made me bust a gut laugh

[@kingofzombies23]

I was feeling very depressed today but when I saw new uploads from Steve, all my troubles faded away. These videos are the best therapy

[@piiik3]

Learn thyself.

[@thegaper1090]

I agree 100%

[@warrenbrown4431]

Right there with you man, this just made my whole day.

[@justanumber427]

Feel better! But you're spot on, steve has a way of turning the day around with a "lets get that on the tray", "nice" and "nice hiss". Makes life better.

[@maha_sc25]

The pasta is definitely very notorious for being one of those rations that most servicemen hated in training. Great video as always, Steve!

[@srirachalord4777]

"100 percent, fully replicated, high intensity combat situation" *opens boiling pot on home oven*

[@Jaakko_Ruotsalainen]

Shit was getting pretty hot there though.

[@naputasi7218]

Bro I fucking died laughing at that. Steve is the best.

[@jkagkajsdftubes]

I read this comment right as the video got to that part. You are reading my mind LOL

[@PolumbiusTheThird]

i saw that part too!

[@beez1717]

What a good joke Steve did there!

[@anthonyreed6166]

“This smells like death.” “This is gonna end up giving me the sweats, I know it.” Takes another bite.

[@parrishkelley]

Lol I was waiting for this comment, like who eats food in anticipation of getting the sweats? Only Steve.....

[@saltymcginger2027]

"This smells like death," said the man who once smelled 60 year old spoiled bacon substance.

[@thecopgamer2347]

The " smells like death!" Is what had me going 😂

[@JustAGuy93-G]

@@thecopgamer2347 What got me is straight after that he goes right in for another bite 😂

[@thecopgamer2347]

@@JustAGuy93-G omg yess! That's the best part! 😂

[@Atkion]

I busted out laughing at 6:20 when it just slowly zooms in on the fruit bar for some reason

[@Ira_Rosenberg]

Same. Just a hilarious Steve-ism, I guess

[@articxunodorseggnej8016]

It was a welcomed surprise

[@kawaiilotus]

Its was my fave bit of the review tbh

[@dereklariviere7652]

I laughed pretty hard as well

[@alexanderh.5814]

Steve is a master of cinematography.

[@superdupercake]

"oh" in a disgusted tone *goes for another bite*

[@BlokeOzzie]

That actually made me laugh during the video. You can hear the surprised disgust, and any normal person would just stop right there. But not Steve. No... four more bites later, THEN he quits. And actually puts the tray away to eat the rest. We mere mortals would have probably projectile vomited all over the place.

[@Giblet12]

Steve ate 100 year old boar war meat and took *several* bites. So when he thinks something is gross it would probably kill a regular human

[@retropunk24]

"Oh, I just hit a crunchy part." Things you don't want to say when eating pasta.

[@jaquaviontaviousbonquequex9066]

If you hit a crunchy part onto anything that's mostly soft then you either cooked it wrong or the food is wrong

[@koroplays3200]

Unless it's fresh lasagna. Mmmm, crunchy cheese bits.

[@nicklewis1850]

There's something almost uncanny with Steve's videos for me. His videos are so relaxing and soothing and at the same time engaging. Thanks for the videos, Steve!

[@amstaadftw8566]

That, "oh", when he took the first bite of the dinner main spoke volumes. It must be aweful if he won't finish it.

[@jenniferbeck5658]

This is the first time I've seen him reject a non-spoiled foodstuff - is this what shock feels like?

[@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300]

shrimp paste is very off putting for westerners, but a SEA would've grown up with that stuff

[@taylorsmith2258]

"Fish rot"

[@glenn.c]

I think it's an acquired taste. I tried that exact ration and it was fine, haha. Not an easy thing for foreigners to eat.

[@Spllyn]

@@jenniferbeck5658 2020 is full of surprises eh?

[@paulolukeny5736]

Anyone else also likes to eat alongside Steve? It feels like a calming/zen breakfast/brunch/lunch session lol

[@seanc9520]

Don't think we mortals could survive what he ate.

[@thechef2682]

I watch his videos while I have my lunch at work just about everyday

[@1mol831]

I just did

[@ilovedogs8700]

Doin' that right now.

[@somekindofeasyname]

"Nice, this has a 3 year shelf life, but they last longer than that, more like 40-50"

[@echodelta2172]

Just ordered a 24hr French ration to take on a picnic with my girlfriend. Thanks for getting me on this crazy tangent I didn't know I needed in my life.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

@Wackinator 66 makes sense... But I think steve had a different opinion on that, although I can't remember what it was honestly

[@rumpleforescrump3183]

French rations are very good, great choice!

[@xTravisMarx]

You guys should wear camo while you eat em' lol

[@qxTorii]

The "green packs" (the mains) are pretty infamous in that most in the service find them absolutely revolting. Many would just dig a hole and bury them or their contents if your company was one to check for rubbish. I was indifferent and just considered them a source of calories that didn't tasted salty, and not very good. There was one time I actually ate two green packs in the same meal because I was exhausted though. The biscuits are probably the best part of the meal. Some friends of mine used to pour water into the packet and they turn into something akin to spongecake. I tried it once and it wasn't my thing, forces you to eat the whole pack at one go, and way easier to just eat it straight. There's never any time to prepare a drink properly in the field, so everyone eats the powder directly and drink water straight after. The Gold Roast cereal mix is good shit, better than milo and pocari sweat you'd normally find. The fruit bar is actually pretty good, especially the ones that weren't date (I can't remember what they were, Apple? Blueberry?). They were heavily rumoured to contain laxatives that force soldiers to take a dump in the field, don't know if it's true though. Some rations come with a can of Ayam brand Tuna and a packet drink which is a luxury I've never had to the fortune of trying.

[@YouDonkeyfu]

i just trade those green mains with fruit bars and those are my meal, otherwise, there's always the maggie mee + whatever can food we bring in.

[@MechaGriffin]

Huh? Lol, I thought most in my company are actually pretty alright with the green packs. Never heard of anyone dumping away their green packs. Well, save a few people.

[@ryedralisk8620]

agreed, if anything the accessory packs are the best part of the rations - I don't ever recall mixing the powder with water, solely eating it directly from the packet :L

[@MrJacobkoh]

giving up my pink ic around end of oct!

[@litmusing]

See, I hated the fruit bar. The mains also heavily depend on what you might get. I definitely would be burying anything with beans, but I well enjoyed most of the pastas, and the rice stuff is OK but not terrible. The desserts don't really go wrong either. I'll agree the biscuits are the bomb though

[@areukidding13]

Served army in singapore, I ate it and got a diarrhoea. Biscuits is still the best along with choco powder and pocari sweat

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

You should try indonesia MRE, pretty good and more humane than . . . diarrhea

[@MrCarGuy]

Pocari Sweat is the most inoffensive electrolyte drink. Good stuff.

[@sigma6656]

that lotus and peanut stuff looks like diarrhea

[@DerangedSloth555]

@@sigma6656 Tastes alright, but the fruit bar really makes you shit loads...or for me at least.

[@rizzaramon7213]

The main ration all taste the same to me after awhile. Hahaha.

[@roccoracer]

I can't stop watching your videos Steve. I was at a garage sale today and scored two unopened MRE's from about 1988. Menus 6 and 9.

[@jacobtanjinghong]

Used to serve in the army and I wholeheartedly agree with you regarding the pasta. For some odd reason all of the pasta in the menus I've eaten in the army smelled really bad, and my personal worse offender was this one called Crab meat pasta. It smelled absolutely horrid but if you get pass the smell it was all pretty okay. The best items on the menus for me were definitely the stews. They mostly lack the artificial smell that the other rice and noodle rations had and having some liquid in your food during meal times made the hotter climate a little more bearable. Also regarding the chewing gum idea, Singapore pretty much banned that stuff a ways back so I doubt it'll appear in any Singaporean menus you'll find that are in an edible state. Great video tho, love seeing what others thought about the menus

[@WayStedYou]

Crab sounds like a terrible thing to have in an MRE for freshness

[@TaintedMojo]

The thing with pasta is you’ve got to keep it separate from the sauce until it’s ready to serve.

[@ens0246]

@NG KAI RUI ZAYDEN crab sticks are almost never actually crab but surimi. I like to call it "general fish scrapings" but it's just good old fashioned seafood leftover mulch.

[@jonastrex05]

Crab meat pasta?? haha no fking way!

[@soeraa93]

I never would have thought that one of the things that would bring me the most joy in my life would be watching a guy eat military rations. Thanks for all the great content, Steve.

[@iagoporto5522]

Having enjoyment from another person's enjoyment has to be one of the highest forms of human emotion.

[@RinInABin]

Singapore ex-conscript here. The biscuits are easily the best part of these rations. I can say the exact opposite about the dessert. The fruit bars are good but we avoid eating them out in the field because they're for clearing your bowels. (The biscuits from what I heard have the opposite effect) We usually just dunk the drink powders straight into our mouths and then drink water from our canteens. We don't eat these with trays either, we eat them straight out of the bag. Great video :)

[@24maggz]

DAY MADE!!! Also can we just admire for a minute Steve’s shirt collection lol the best!

[@grimsgrim607]

I could literally watch this man eat rations for hours.

[@myangelc4657]

Yeah he does

[@trevordrillz3346]

I like Steve. I can't get enough of his voice.

[@panzerschreck5159]

“That’s a dunkable biscuit right there!” Me when my wife wears something hot

[@DrForester54]

Nice

[@notgray88]

Nice

[@jonathanmitsuda4544]

Nice

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

Nice

[@poetgamerz9047]

Why would you dunk your wife '-'

[@Korpsaws]

Your music is so absolutely unique. I love every little taste we get. I must also mention the amount of little details you put into the videos. Cheers man.

[@nicksummers8320]

Looking at that bowl of peanut with lotus root reminded me of the last time I had food poisoning. And from the sounds of things, smelling the sambal chicken would have reminded me of it too.

[@danielc2701]

We would have thrown the chicken at the enemy but that is banned by the Geneva Convention. Biological warfare they call it. The peanut is ok, just for the love of your intestines avoid the chicken. lol

[@dmk94va]

Anyone else find themselves doing the patent pending "Steve1989 Slap" whenever they open a packet of instant coffee or drink powder?

[@thousandpagesofmadness]

Did this at work today making coffee. Sometimes you just gotta slappy

[@kylederry5031]

🤘🤘

[@felipevega830]

Yes indeed I do

[@svtirefire]

I do it with condoms

[@userflynnn2]

I said "ooo, nice hiss." To my wife once and she looked at me like I was crazy and said I needed to stop watching those videos

[@CraigUchiha]

I can be in the worst mood or just really depressed. I come here and relief stress by watching your videos Steve I seriously appreciate it and it definitely helps alot

[@nvisible123]

I'm new here, didn't realize how addicting these videos are. Nice!

[@Korncakes1]

Either get out while you’re ahead or prepare to watch every video on the channel in two days. There is no in between.

[@platobach8309]

Steve: I had a pretty rough day. It started poorly, and got progressively worse. Then, just before bed, I saw that you had posted a new vid. You’re the silver lining in the otherwise grim storm clouds of our days of late. Thanks Steve. You rock! [Edit] Oh - and it is abundantly clear what you’ve been up to during the pandemic. I’m thinking you have a gym at home (and don’t have to rely on gyms opening up in Florida). I wish I had made that kind of progress over the past few months.

[@userflynnn2]

First off, I'm not sure why it's entertaining watching someone eat rations. I have tried to watch a couple of the other ration reviewers and they rush through the boxes and don't seem like they enjoy what they are doing. Watching Steve go through a ration reminds me of watching a Bob Ross video and he goes through each item.

[@Dorraj]

"We're gonna be re-heatin' that up in a 100% fully replicated high-intensity combat situation." >cuts to pack boiling in a pot on a stove I love Steve's very subtle humor

[@angelawellborn839]

Me: That looks disgusting Steve: It smells like death Me: NICE

[@CraftsAndGame]

Steve sees crackers outside of the tray STEVE: PANIK

[@AmbientWalking]

Wow cool! I am from Singapore and this brings back many memories of my days eating combat rations in the SAF.

[@chef7423]

i would kill for a steve Q/A, need to pull back the curtain on the legend

[@tampahomeinvestorsllc7559]

100% Yes. This needs to happen.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Funny I was just thinking the same. I don't think I know a single thing about him as a person, other than his reason for being into MREs started in childhood

[@dominicdecaro3757]

Naw man, you gotta keep that mystery

[@johnpreisler6713]

I want to see Steve make a video when he's already hopped up on coffee instant type 2, 100-year old cigarettes, and WWII-vintage bennies

[@yaka5992]

the way to actually eat those biscuits its to fill the package with water so that it turns into a cake. we also just eat the pocari sweat powder straight into our mouth.

[@jc-nv2rr]

he did that at 7:26

[@shajidkamal2130]

Steve coming at us with something new ... AND old tonight...NICE!

[@cartoon.raccoon]

2:09 am in the singapore army, can confirm the butter biscuits are amazing.

[@Mote.]

The past week I've binge watched like over 30 of your video's while I'm recovering from an injury. You are awesome.

[@Mote.]

But i haven't commented at all except now because i can't wear glasses with this nose piece on my broken nose. But tomorrow i am getting it off

[@northnortheast]

You know it's a special day when you see a Steve1989 MRE Review of a ration less than 10 years old :D

[@chuckt4465]

Nothing makes my day more than a new MRE review posted by Steve1989MREInfo!!😁

[@Spectralhyena]

I never thought my 2nd favorite KZbin channel would be about MREs. You kick serious ass Steve and thank you for your content and the passing of your knowledge.

[@reeyuh526]

I love pocari. I've replaced Gatorade with it. Much more refreshing and less thirst provoking. It's especially great when you don't have access to water since bottled Gatorade actually still has to be diluted with water

[@CosmicQuandary]

Man, I never see a Steve video this fresh!

[@chadbrobertson]

Just realized that I've watched so much steve, when he does the, "lets get this out onto a tray, nice" bit I always hit a small dab gesture, then smile to myself.

[@111cvb111]

"Chewing gum" "Singapore" That's a paddlin' Steve. That said, apparently dental purposed, nicotine, and other specific gum have exceptions.

[@Pyrethryn]

Telling Steve that's a paddlin' ? Oh you better be sure that's a paddlin'.

[@norjainvictus735]

Have you actually seen some of the ancient crap he puts in his gullet?

[@krissp8712]

To explain, chewing gum is illegal because the president was fed up with people sticking it everywhere and making the place unclean

[@Bradley_Clark]

The Google Machine agrees. Things I never knew. Thumbed

[@TactNightZ]

@@norjainvictus735 He's referencing the fact that chewing gum is illegal (restricted for sale) in Singapore and the fact that paddling is a criminal punishment there.

[@sunshower6560]

Steve: It smells like death! The Shrimp and Chicken: *actually dead*

[@JordiRFernandez]

Everything in an MRE is dead.

[@sunshower6560]

Jordi Fernandez r/technicallythetruth

[@brisetta]

I need to know why its so addictive to watch your videos! I Just found you yesterday and I have seen probably 80% now of your content. Your voice is just soothing. Keep up the amazing stuff! Hugs from Toronto

[@TheNecrokage]

He's a unknown national treasure.

[@Str4yshot]

Steve sometime you should do a tier list for modern rations.

[@Alpenjodler1]

Or create the ultimate ration with the best bits of everything!

[@deadflowers7017]

@@Alpenjodler1 Both

[@CrusherMEC]

"Oh, I just hit a crunchy part. That does it!"

[@alabamaguns3684]

Steve: "smells like death." As a long time fan I know he's going to eat most of it if not all anyways. And it never ceases to be funny.

[@nbn461]

Thats probably "terasi" or dried roasted fish paste you're smelling on that dinner course that Indonesian/Malaysian/Singaporean use when making sambal.

[@mfree80286]

I was betting shrimp paste... shrimp has that 'death smell' when it ages, where fish just gets stronger.

[@nbn461]

@@mfree80286 yep, or that.

[@JohnLow7627]

@@mfree80286 nope, sambal does not shrimp paste, it mostly dried dish, and the sambal pasta is bs, even in Malaysia we didn't do something like that

[@sircommander27]

He bee hiam Spicy shrimp

[@rza884]

why would anyone make a sambal pasta?

[@penbucket]

One of the funnier of his videos. I can't believe he had to abandon The Tray! Also... I love the intro and outro music. Just perfect for these videos.

[@nowasteline]

Yayyyyyyy I love how you also include their flag and pictures of them! 😊 happy to see a video I’ve been watching the old ones lol

[@shaynemac]

Need the wholesome reviewers of KZbin to combine forces.. collab with TheReportOfTheWeek where he eats a MRE and Steve hits the fast food Thanks in advance

[@somebodysomeone8213]

L.A. Beast, Steve & Report of the Week collab!

[@dr.chimpanz.1324]

I NEED IT

[@dreamcatcherpone]

If I recall correctly, they're both in Florida. So it's not impossible

[@ThyJeffinater]

I've said it before Steve is like Reviewbrah's military cousin

[@enzobertozzo1513]

@@ThyJeffinater They look so similar and even sound similar, I would not be surprised at all if they find out they're distant relatives or something

[@grekygrek]

Steve i hope you realize that you're literally a pseudo-therapist for lots of people. We watch you to relax, to cheer up, to calm down, to ground ourselves, to listen....and to maybe even learn something. I really really hope that you understand that and i hope you *NEVER* think that you're doing something with any less value than being a friend to almost *2 MILLION PEOPLE* We love you brother.

[@Gorganthaclops]

Uploaded 32 seconds ago, clicked right away. Steve out here getting us all through quarantine. Thanks for the content man, much love and stay safe out there!

[@Infamous4thson]

You still quarantined?

[@dubc3615]

Penguins are my favorite animal so it was really cool to see a penguin tissue pack in an MRE! The peanut with lotus root was very interesting. As always great job Steve always a nice time watching a review.

[@Stinger9516]

I like to see the replies from people who served and actually ate these in the field to compare what they did vs how Steve eats his from all the different rations from all the different countries

[@garytaylor1161]

Steve I have checked out tons of reviewers. You are the best! You can recite an old phone book and still make interesting! Stay smooth brother!

[@JadeWisdom]

Man, imagine how excited Steve will be when he discovers real food.

[@richardhenry5858]

Dude cracks me up. Yout verbiage and vernacular and way about you speaks to me. The spoon on the rim chimes/pitch shifting during the mix gets me every time. Keep it up. New Subscriber...nice!

[@LaurenPoland0930]

I've never been this early before...

[@skipnick]

4 minutes yeeehaw

[@Steve1989MRE]

nice

[@lordempty8574]

Same

[@FishyBoi1337]

Steve1989MREInfo the likes on this comment... nice

[@jnorth3341]

Ya, first time I've caught one the same day.

[@cassandra2037]

YAY! More Steve! Nice! M'kay! :D

[@Steve1989MRE]

Alright cool, see ya!

[@cassandra2037]

@@Steve1989MRE Hahaha, this made my day! Also, is it bad that I cheer every time you do the cup melodies? x)

[@dfranks2593]

Loving the “this is real bad” ... then goes back for 2 more spoonfuls. Do you ever get ill from eating all these food stuffs ?

[@Mitwadus]

I’m pretty sure he has gotten severely ill from some of these.

[@DruidOfTheSapling]

He said he got violently ill from one of the PLA menus

[@pilotflux8005]

he's gotten botchilism more than once

[@zachcowan8730]

Steve, Im gunna need a response so we all know you're reading all the positive comments. You glorious man. Never change.

[@StrongRuler]

Can we just appreciate Steve’s shirt game?

[@viscouscrescendo]

"A 100% fully replicated high intensity combat situation" *proceeds to boil it on the hob*

[@Bchan]

I've been watching Steve sice the early days. Never disappointed once.

[@erikj.2066]

Let’s get this out onto a hot engine, NICE!

[@sebastiangluck7793]

"It smells like death, ugh" "it's like night and day, now this is definitely night" to hear a man speak clearly and make those profound statements

[@CurtDegree]

I will never stop loving the cup stirring edits.

[@coffeeblackisbestdrink]

nice to see the singaporean army ration featured. it's good stuff but man we had to avoid those fruit bars during field camps... if not we will end up shitting a lot in the jungle, which we want to avoid as much as possible. and we split up our food rations in a manner that dessert was our breakfast for sugar needed for the start of the day, then the rest was spread out. only biscuits were a snack.

[@ladycplum]

Man, the peanut & lotus root looks like a toilet after a hard night out

[@Michael-ou9pp]

I moved to South Korea in April for work and grab a bottle of Pocari Sweat from the nearby convenience store about once a week. It's really great stuff. I don't know if your powder is different, but I taste more of a light grapefruit flavor from the bottled kind. Similar to a watered down / non-carbonated "Squirt" soda.

[@tanjustin5951]

The pasta remind me of the days when I’m in the singapore army. It just make you demoralise instead😅

[@-_-----]

Wait, I'm confused.... It smelled like that for everyone? So the portion Steve ate in the video wasn't spoiled..... it's just the way that ration smells normally?!

[@tigervalley62]

You don't say?

[@tanjustin5951]

@@-_----- yep & seriously don’t know why the smell is like that too 😅

[@achillesrodriguezxx3958]

@@-_----- Yes my man, the rations smelled like dog food for the better ones. Anything with peanuts or beans for the main course smelled like shit. Like literally. I tried to trade my MREs with the royal thai army when they came over to train with us. Nobody wanted to trade, so I had to buy rations from the Thais and I must say their rations are quite delicious.

[@arik_yeo]

21:20 That putrid taste and smell seems to be coming from whatever preservative(s) they decided to use for the MREs. I've taste tested a few thus far (currently I have 1 uploaded on my channel and 2 more on the way), and anything sweet (such as carrots and tomatoes) seemed to amplify that. Conversely, anything savoury/salty seems to reduce the level of stench/awfulness and renders the MREs from being more edible.

[@YouDonkeyfu]

nah, it's the sambal, that has a really distinct putrid smell. Probably from the shrimp paste

[@zdframes]

steve doesnt waste anytime. i could watch these all day

[@Dorky9394]

I've always wondered. Why does Steve make little tunes when he mixes things? It always brings me joy.

[@frozendome8995]

I love this dude he has kept the same content for years I don’t know his personal life but I hope he’s doing good

[@breakdown7153]

Pocari sweat was everywhere when I was in Indonesia. That stuff is what gatorade should be.

[@SrAntonio301]

How come no one ever talks about the 🔥 music Steve makes for all his videos. Honestly one of my favorite parts of his videos. High production quality.