2020 Russian Prisoner 24 Hour Ration Review Tushonka Vegetable Caviar Convict MRE Meal Taste Testing

A very difficult to acquire package of food given to Russian suspects, convicts, and prisoners during transit or for when regular hot meals aren't feasible. Featuring a ton of hard tack, sugar, a couple tea bags, and a few halfway nourishing meat and grain kasha type items, along with a vegetable caviar - or rendered puree rather. It's some pretty delectable squash, carrot, and vegetable oil spread which really is the star of the show, along with that beef tushonka.
Truly a fascinating ration that you don't get to see every day.
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[@workahol]

Steve can canonically read every language as long as it's written on MRE packaging

[@mememachine171]

put some clay or stone tablets in front of him, and then watch him explain that it's a Babylonian MRE menu

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice

[@aremel42]

In my head canon Steve learns the language of every ration he reviews before filming the video.

[@Sparrow9612]

Steve-3P0, protocol human.

[@klawiehr]

Linear B civilization ration

[@TheVIdeosOnly]

Steve just got out of a Russian prison and still dropped a video. We are blessed

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice

[@fordenginebuildersv8power184]

Lol

[@kilasracingfactory]

Steve commiting crimes in Russia so he can get a taste of the Tushanka.

[@vapormissile]

The prison staff had had enough of his chatter, plus he had eaten everything even the borstch.

[@cooleyefarwanderer8532]

RIP to all those who would have followed in Steve's footsteps but never made it out

[@Si74l0rd]

In 1993 I worked as a labourer on a construction site in Russia for a month and the tea was literally twigs from a tea bush, no leaves at all, and even that tea dust looks like a improvement. The only saving grace was the enormous sack of sugar crystals we had, to dump into the tea for energy. As the hotel food provided was borscht twice a day, those sugar crystals provided most of our calories.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Russian Borscht doesn't have cream? Or just the "gulag" version?

[@aglimpse5238]

Страна 2 года существовала, что ты ожидал? Повсеместная разруха - экономечиский кризис

[@jacobthatguy8001]

​@@aglimpse5238hes just stating his experience, not putting the country down. I found it interesting aswell as your comment aswell.

[@matthewsmcdill]

I'll put it down. Fuck Russia, can't even beat Ukraine lol.

[@samteks125]

​@@aglimpse5238Maybe shouldn't have started a war then, huh?!

[@StoneEdge555]

Only Steve can describe prison food in a way that makes you hungry.

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice

[@derheckenpenner177]

nice hiss @@Ole_CornPop

[@hyypersonic]

how the hell did this shit make you hungry bro

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

My last time in jail I marveled at what sort of human would poke the fat out of Treet lunch meat.

[@danieltattersley]

You aint wrong! probably dog/cat food as its for prisoner, but he makes it sound so exotic. Suppose it would be if you were on your last legs.

[@oliverc1293]

If I was being transferred to a Russian prison and the guy next to me started reviewing the meals in this style then I would feel immediately much more positive about the whole experience.

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice!

[@Hale_parker]

​@@Steve1989MRECan we see the guard ration sometime?

[@ivarlarsen6045]

I could see this happening in a Marvel movie

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

​@@Hale_parkerI think we have. I think he did a video on it. Someone did for sure that I saw, pretty sure it was Steve.

[@jeremiahcherry5283]

Hahaha 😂

[@TheRealStitchDaSavage]

“Probably don’t get a spoon” firmly grasps it like a knife “For whatever reason 🤷‍♂️”

[@perw12345]

I massively respect Steve's commitment to using that gnarly styrofoam cup.

[@Geno2021]

He didn't even wash it! AAAAAAA

[@paltryicons4610]

For science!

[@whitestararmada103]

might not see him again for a month due to him catching some sorta disease from that thing XD

[@vickiekostecki]

"Am I really going to make the tea in that?" *pause* "Yeah, why not." Love it.

[@timbermicka]

​@@Geno2021That makes the experience even more authentic

[@j.ritter619]

The lengths Steve will go to for a ration. I mean, just imagine going all the way to Russia, committing a crime, turning yourself in, processing into a prison, establishing dominance among the other prisoners, digging a tunnel, breaking out and going on the lamb, then paying off a boat captain to obtain passage back to the states... ...just to get lunch. Mad respect, Steve. Mad respect.

[@LeTurpz]

Why do you think there's such a long time in between his videos sometimes? He's ultra committed 🤣

[@AshleyPomeroy]

It's like a superhero origin story. Steve1989 is like Batman, but in real life - and instead of fighting crime, he's fighting to get pre-1998 salted crackers reinstated. Along with coffee, instant, type II.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

In Putin's Russia, crime commits YOU

[@ancientapparition1638]

Nice

[@SamuraiMorshu]

"Alright just gonna shiv this guard in the spine." "Nice~"

[@ProfCoyote]

I swear, Steve has a supernatural ability to find the positive qualities of anything as long as it comes in a MRE box. *In a gulag* "Here, you have 1 pickled beet and whatever snow you can melt for dessert." *Steve* "Nice! The beet has an earthy quality and the melted snow reminds me of a winter's campout."

[@EggwardEgghands]

"Wow, this tea is really weak, but you can taste the black pepper, polonium and bergamot. Nice!"

[@myleswillis]

Oh look an unopened can of Zyklon B. Nice hiss.

[@mewmew2985]

i love the nice part cause i read it in his voice in my head

[@Popenhtein]

Маринованная свекла?😂 Не разу ни слышал о таком)) это наверное вкусно)

[@allesindwillkommen]

@@Popenhtein Pickled beetroot is actually quite tasty and eaten often with liver pâté sandwiches in Northern Europe.

[@TheTamally]

I love the idea of avoiding giving prisoners in transport utensils that could be used as a weapon by instead giving them a comically large bag of equally lethal hard tack.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

The bag is really weak too, so unlikely to be used as a weapon.

[@peterclarke7240]

True, but you could nibble the hard tack into shuriken and fling them at the guard. 🤣

[@arya31ful]

​@@peterclarke7240Or shape it into a shiv. I'd hate to be the guy who bled to death after being stabbed with a biscuit.

[@poppymason-smith1051]

@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger instead of rocks in a sock, hard tack in a sock?

[@paulwoodman5131]

If You're creative. You can turn some of those tins into weapons or spoon if the guards Allow that, might get the poor.l Dissident some more time in the gulag.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

“And for dessert, a pack of sugar.” He made it sound so nice.

[@Baron_Lio]

Like, the tundra is cold and unforgiving, the road ahead is long and arduous. But damnit if I dont get my sugar for desert.

[@wraithwyvern528]

Nice

[@Baron_Lio]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 nah.

[@Tunkkis]

​@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 Ya' get a lot of converts this way?

[@luckyguy600]

how you make your candy is your problem. Now bring me a bunsen burner some water food colouring and some butter. Right now.

[@gloomsouls]

My favourite thing to just chill out watching Steve. It's been years now.

[@NatheerHalawani]

I can say the same about myself. His videos used to be my late night solace away from the news during Covid times.

[@Moondog66602]

Steve has the absolute most underground black market ration hookup. And i love his dedication to the sketchy foam cup.

[@moonasha]

I imagine getting russian rations isn't too difficult. So much corruption there

[@terryh4987]

@@moonasha Words are cheap.

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice

[@Carefulwiththataxejs81]

Hail all mighty sketchy cup.

[@LBG-cf8gu]

yeah. for sure!

[@TGJoeyT]

I just can't believe how strong this channel is going after all these years. We're a weird, diverse community. Nice.

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice

[@kushmoosh4171]

Hiss

[@darkstar2480]

It is like chicken soup for the soul.

[@Gotofy105]

Nice

[@shmilk]

Nice

[@tinakover385]

Moscow to Siberia is more like three or four days by car! What an amazing ration to have gotten your hands on. Thanks so much for this, Steve.

[@murphy7801]

I mean where in Siberia? Could be 2 weeks

[@tinakover385]

@@murphy7801 I was thinking Moscow to Tomsk specifically--that's a full seventy-two hours by train.

[@TheLoxxxton]

Steve is the only man on the planet who could be on a train to a gulag in Siberia sitting in a cage saying 'nice! Let's get this on to a tray'

[@djwh7]

😂😂😂this killed me!!!!

[@DD-ld1xq]

Ok. For breakfast, we'll be startin the day off right with some hard tack gruel

[@Omni0404]

​@@DD-ld1xqA quality gusset right there

[@ThickMolasses]

@@DD-ld1xq You do know that shit doesnt come in an easy-open package right?

[@zwerker]

"In Soviet Russia, tray gets YOU!"

[@shootinputin6332]

Been watching Steve for years. What I like about Steve is that he doesn't feel pressured to release videos every day or week. He does his thing, puts up videos when he feels like it, and we all benefit. He has the secret to longevity that many content creators haven't gotten yet, and they end up burning out and vanishing.

[@repletereplete8002]

I love him for this. He stays true to himself and his work after all these years. No flash, no gimmicks no fucking moronic thumbnails of himself pointing at things with a clown expression. Absolute A1 informative content delivered with easy going class.

[@TwoDogsFighting]

the secret is botulism.

[@garymitchell5899]

If you'd watched before you'd know he used to post regularly but doesn't so much now.

[@hollerinwoman]

I would think he would need to spread a lot of mulch and put tons of plants in the ground so he could earn enough money to purchase some of these gems. Military ration collecting is not an inexpensive hobby.

[@mrwood4557]

Some of these rations Takes him years and thousands of dollars to get his hands on.

[@nailbunny95jthm36]

Hearing Steve say nice is like hearing a warm hello from an good friend.

[@eldarius237]

"We sat and ate hardtack with sausage and drank tea from the cracked cups with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men."

[@flowerofash4439]

and there is people who eat luxury food and sleep in expensive house and feeling suicidal

[@kristidrehnig4313]

Shawshank Redempski

[@belliduradespicio8009]

I was in jail and one of the inmates was a Russo-Ukrainian guy who had all the classic prison tats, he showed how Russian prison tea was really used: sticking like 50 of those tea packets in a small container with hot water for an ultra-concentrated version that felt like drinking 20 redbulls at the same time

[@therealelizafox]

It's called chifir. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chifir

[@F1zzler]

Chifir' (чифирь) - ultra concentrated Soviet prison tea

[@giostisskylas]

Have you ever heard the term “samovar”? This is a device for making Russian tea. A heating source below, a kettle above. And at the top there is a teapot with extremely strong tea extract. You dilute the tea extract with the hot water to make drinkable tea. The extremely concentrated tea extract has nothing to do with prison, but is the completely normal way Russians enjoy tea. The fact that there are people who drink the tea extract pure... well, everyone as they wish.

[@ziemowitzderski1071]

​@@giostisskylasin Poland we don't have samovars but prisoners still make the tea the same way. They call it "czaj" and it's made as described by the original commenter. It's supposed to have some narcotic effects (or at least give you a lot of energy) but I don't know if it's true.

[@voliker]

It is somewhat true as this ultra-highly concentrated tea has a lot of caffeine - so it gives prisoners a bump in productiviti and it's a measure to survive long and cold nights. But it's also a drink that is really damaging on your teeth and bad for your overall health@@ziemowitzderski1071

[@barryoconnor721]

"I'm excited about this hardtack" said no one ever but Steve.

[@DamagedIncorporation]

Pirates

[@luvlols4462]

I've struggled with an ED for most of my life. Watching Steve helps me eat. Even when the food is ancient, he's so excited and grateful. It's like his attitude is contagious. Thank you so much for these videos!

[@daveR0berts]

I thought you were talking about erectile dysfunction at first and was wondering how what you said made any sense. 😂

[@beargirl1]

nice!!

[@Hevynly1]

@@daveR0berts I'm so glad I wasn't the only one! 🤣

[@WaterFruitTree]

I also struggle with ED! ....... oh

[@bivvystridents3752]

Erectile dysfunction?

[@SpookyGrim]

I love the fact that someone is eating this during the worst day of they're life and Steve is enjoying it so far 😂

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice!

[@commandingsteel]

*"the worst day of their life, so far..."

[@scrappydoo7887]

I think many would be really happy to see a transfer lol depends on where they are leaving

[@cgnicolis]

I wonder if Brittney Griner enjoyed it.

[@mrhypno1984]

​@@cgnicolisI still can't belive FJB traded the merchant of death for that dude! I bet he was treated to much better food than this too. Gotta treat the trains with raspek!

[@daviddohner1080]

Steve I was excited to see millet in this ration. My wife (native Russian) has been feeding me millet for years but always at breakfast. She says farmers would usually eat it in the morning before heading out to work due to how calorie dense it is. I typically eat mine stirred up with a bit of sugar as well. Definitely my favorite Russian breakfast food.

[@mikemanofleisure]

I feed it to my parrots. They love it. Not cheap though.

[@TheeDanatee]

I don't even eat MREs but a Steve video always makes my day.

[@Ole_CornPop]

It's Nice

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice

[@Zaapiel22]

Oh shit, you were blessed. Nice.

[@Stinger9516]

I hated WITH A PASSION the Spinach Fettuccine Alfredo. Then watched Steve’s review and he loved it! I guess it just your preference

[@hanksamuelson]

He eats them, So we don't have to!

[@lionheartzcs2]

Steve may be the most "glass half-full, not empty" person to ever exist. Only he could find the brightsides of what could barely pass as effort given for this ration lol. Never change Steve.

[@XxpurexrussianxX]

raised in the US by euro immigrants - these rations actually look awesome 😭

[@MeanLaQueefa]

@@XxpurexrussianxXpackaging is absolutely garbage, but it doesn’t look that bad, a decent main, beverage and vegetables.

[@saudisinaudis]

There's something almost artistic about the way Steve presents all of these MREs and I really liked how he committed to using the cracked cup just for that added effect... It really gives you a feeling of what it's like on your way to the gulag and the type of food you're expected to eat and how it's presented and what's the best way to make it enjoyable if you can even say that. Avid follower for many years. Keep it up!

[@darkpikachu959]

So much new content in such a short time! 2023 has been blessed by Steve

[@Steve1989MRE]

nice!

[@matten5532]

Steve's stuck in a Russian prison but he still manages to pump a video out for us, nice 👍

[@juhaj.5616]

Lol

[@Lunethex]

As usual, he's got a lot on his plate. Sorry, I meant tray.

[@ThickMolasses]

While you are stuck at your dead end job watching it. :) Win-win.

[@munat3413]

they even let him keep his nic cage shirt, nice

[@tolik5929]

Dated a Russian woman for awhile , she made the vegitable caviar . Homemade , it took all day to cook down to the right consistancy , it was realy , REALLY good ! She used it on rye bread , the heavy , dense , European type .

[@jackuzi8252]

I had some from a jar when I was over there. My first thought when we served it was "This is like baby food", exactly as he said. But it was surprisingly good, as you wrote, on bread.

[@tolik5929]

Million different recipies , home made is amazing , but A LOT of work , so most people dont do it . Mass produced is ok , but lacking in flavor @@jackuzi8252

[@GPTblacksmith]

I replicated this breakfast with a can of my cats food, crackers and a coffee cup with a few dry grounds in the bottom I found in the dumpster. It was thirst provoking

[@EditoratIP]

One of the reasons we watch Steve1989 is to hear sentences you can't possibly hear any place else in the world - like "I'm excited about this hardtack!"

[@brianseem]

Or that that vegetable spread looked amazing. Me: that looks disgusting Him: this looks amazing

[@t.c.bramblett617]

Lol he would be funny if he lived during early sailing times on some English ship... so cheerful and annoying the other sailors (there probably were some guys like that then too actually, people who are naturally happy and appreciate the simple things)

[@AudieHolland]

He once ate Civil War era hard tack, it smelled like 'old library books and leather boots' It tasted like it too!

[@LavitosExodius]

This is surprisingly better quality than I would think for a prisoner ration in Russia.

[@ApathyBM]

He's eaten worse military rations

[@thegreatestkhan]

Propaganda is real

[@fvckgoo9le242]

Hurr durr propaganda, it's not like it's a prison ration or anything

[@kylelopez7631]

​@wmduav dawg if it's in an MRE steve will find something positive to say about it. That's just how he is. I always appreciate his positivity.

[@thegreatestkhan]

@@kylelopez7631 facts

[@Omniprong]

Really unique and fascinating ration. Only Steve could "start the day off right" with a meal of hardtack and cat food.

[@messagedeleted1922]

Hahaha you thought that too. You can bet western cat food is better quality meat cuts then whatever they ground up into "meat" There is a chance Steve just ate people.

[@BOG0690]

And baby food (orange paste in the corner of tray)

[@XxpurexrussianxX]

@@BOG0690I know it looks bland at best, but that stuff is AWESOME. eggplant-based is 10/10

[@denofpigs2575]

Chicken pate is SO good, especially when made with liver. Highly recommend with flowery teas. Calling it cat food is doing it a disservice. Though for sure the one he had was very low quality

[@baconatordoom]

It’s better than the food prisoners get in the states. That would be a high priced commissary item.

[@Weltrath]

For a Russian convict MRE, it's better than I figured it would be. Though it's also clear there's a fair bit of a 'we don't really want to give you anything but we still will' feel to it.

[@stevemcgowen]

Russian prisoners don't get rations like these...

[@KirkHermary]

​@stevemcgowen this video is about rations for Russian prisoners. What do you, on keeper of infinite knowledge, know that this video doesn't show us.

[@kw2519]

This is the guards ration 😂

[@MrVovansim]

This is a labour camp ration, not a prison ration.

[@Tinil0]

@@kw2519 Did you not pay attention to the actual video? This is not the guards ration, this is the prisoner ration during transfer between facilities. He specifically mentioned the guard ration has an extra 1k kcal

[@philipchiu9835]

I worked in a correctional facility and prisoners could make weapons out of simple Styrofoam by simply heating it and molding it into a knife or sharp object. Crazy stuff prisoners will do out of ordinary items.

[@StazherEzhov]

In some correctional colonies of the former USSR there are museum corners with confiscated “prison weapons”. In some colonies, especially gifted self-taught people managed to assemble revolvers and single-shot pistols.

[@taraellis8279]

@@StazherEzhov thats crazy! Can you give me a description on how they made them?

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@StazherEzhovMost prison facilities in the US do this as well for training guards

[@Sniperboy5551]

I guess you do what you gotta do, right? We need some prison reform. Yes, that makes it less punitive, but also less dangerous to the inmate so we can keep them in for longer.

[@Niedans]

I"ve been sicker than a dog the last few days and legit, seeing these pop up on my feed made me so happy. I'm already a blanket burrito, and now I have something to watch for the next hour. Hope you're well Steve!

[@gunnar6674]

Get well soon, FishinGeek!🌻

[@SpookyGrim]

Get well my dude, time to binge Steve's videos again😂

[@aBlackMage]

Same, also been wasting away in bed. Let's both hope for a swift recovery

[@tacit9873]

I hope you all get healthy soon

[@lethrington]

I'm in the exact same situation, hope you get well soon

[@fgzfz]

Steve is THE cellmate you want to be with, sharing a good meal taste testing.

[@gianlorenzobernini6227]

I already watch him eating when not imprison. Having him as a cellmate must make the stay insanely more bearable.

[@teleman07]

There is going to be a big confusion when guards find out he has been smuggling MREs inside.

[@jameswhitmore1984]

Steve you are a national treasure. You bring so much joy to so many people. Nothing makes my day like realizing you uploaded a new video!

[@channelboop4561]

Please note that the food and materials provided cannot be turned into a weapon to be used against guards or other inmates. Though the foil can be twisted in to a spike like shiv if you get enough meat tins and twist around tight enough. The bag of hard tack could be used like a sock full of pennies as a makeshift sap, but authorities thought ahead and made the bag super flimsy.

[@qwopiretyu]

I think if you give prisoners a sturdy bag they'll asphyxiate themselves/one another. But yeah a sap would work too.

[@fillosof66689]

Another potentially interesting detail is the low amount of very weak tea given and a very flimsy cup provided with the ration. This might be, at least in part, to prevent the convicts from using extra strong double or triple boiled tea as a low impact drug.

[@poppymason-smith1051]

I commented that hard tack sock instead of sock of rocks thing somewhere else lmao. surely they would have socks?

[@matthewcaughey8898]

@@poppymason-smith1051 actually I’m fairly sure they do have socks. So that hardtack in a sock might actually work. Has anyone mentioned that to Alexi Navalny yet?

[@jashloseher578]

@@matthewcaughey8898 Unfortunate commentary.

[@jamesjacobson2780]

I never would've expected myself to regularly watch MRE reviews, let alone get excited for them before discovering this channel. It's funny how a bit of passion and personality can make a seemingly mundane hobby entertaining and interesting.

[@theroman886]

Steve mre vids got me through many bad barely sleeping nights

[@fokendikhed]

wholesome and heartfelt, that's what I love about Steve...I can't believe the amount of knowledge he has regarding rations around the world.

[@adamthompson7387]

Roses are red, violets are blue. The best kind of coffee is instant, type two.

[@denofpigs2575]

Even the most mundane of things has a unimaginable breadth and depth of knowledge even down to the most minute of details. Steve just shares the beautiful view he sees that we can't.

[@nunyabusiness4904]

I can’t believe that Steve actually used that cup, it was cleaner after he drank the tea than it was before he put anything in there.

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

The way Steve says "We'll be starting the day off right with a nutritionally balanced meal." Tells me this is the man you don't play poker against.

[@Steve1989MRE]

Nice!

[@StormTrackerWV]

😂😂😂

[@gentryreed1115]

Can we just say that Steve has some mad shirt game. Always excellent taste in attire and food rations.

[@StormTrackerWV]

The "I ❤ Ham" tshirt is hard to beat!

[@tweezerjam]

I love the strategy of getting through these things with as little discomfort as possible.

[@get_some2083]

Who would've known that mre reviews would bring joy to my life. You make my day man, thank you. I wish you could narrate all my meals. You're like the Morgan freeman of meal reviews

[@sanc9808]

Bob Ross of MRE reviews

[@KorianHUN]

That hardtack is pretty much the same as we have in Hungary called "háztartási keksz". A ton of hildhood memories of eating it either soft in vanilla pudding as a dessert or by itself with tea when recovering from massive monsoon level diarrhea. It is good keksz.

[@peterclarke7240]

"monsoon level diarrhea" is a superb phrase 🤣

[@ChickenBoondoggle]

nice pfp

[@robertsolomielke5134]

I have following steve for since I first saw his awesome reviews. My understanding of MRE culture is now greater than norm, and I thank steve in public, but love him for it ! TY steve! We need you, an TY .

[@voliker]

As a Russian - to be honest this ration seems legit as hell. Even the small paper has "ФСИН" among the words written out which stands for "Federal Penitentiary Service" (literally - Federal Service of Punishment Provisions) So I truly think that this is indeed a prisoner ration

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Why would there be any doubt? This channel is legit.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

He went to the, Black Dolphin Prison to get this. Steve doesn’t play around

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

This Russian prisoner ration seems nicer than the Chinese "special forces" ration he reviewed ~7 years ago

[@ayathados6629]

​@@MrCantStopTheRobotthe Chinese Special Forces ration I think may be the only thing that's ever gotten Steve sick, and this man has eaten hundred year old rations from the first world war.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

Yes it was that green meat… and the second time he got that ration he left the green stuff alone. Pretty fresh date too but that particular pickled green and pork meal was always rotten.

[@gregorypappas8226]

We're going to start the day off right with a nutritionally balanced meal, haha thank you Steve you're the best.

[@Steve1989MRE]

nice

[@caseykudlicki3837]

The phrases and transitios from the trays and everything is just absolutely perfect

[@James670]

"Russian prisoner 24 hour ration" turned out a lot better than I expected it to be.

[@Warhamer116]

question is if the prisoners get it or not, and what prisoners.

[@James670]

@@Warhamer116 True enough. This could be what the first class prisoners get.

[@Yenneffer]

It'd probably be best to have half the kasha and half the tushonka together both for lunch and dinner. The kasha would soak up the juices and fat from the tushonka. Or at least save the vegetable puree for the kasha. That'd probably give it a bit more life.

[@JeffreyBenzodiazepines]

That's what I would do (provided you're given the whole box at once, not an item every meal time)

[@mysmirandam.6618]

Agreed

[@scratchcratch]

That's exactly how it's done. In retail, they actually have them mixed together and canned for sale, which works great for camping.

[@mysmirandam.6618]

@@scratchcratch actually looks good

[@kchretien1457]

I'm new to your channel but I already love these videos. I enjoy how you can see the good in meals that aren't desirable to most!

[@YaztromoX]

This has to be one of the coolest and strangest rations you’ve ever reviewed. Kudos!

[@minecachair]

Another brilliant video.Just to add that transporting convicts from Moscow to Siberia is normally by prison train which takes 45 hours-a bit more than all day.If they are transported by road for any reason,it takes six days.

[@thatcriticvideo]

Steve is truly blessing us this month.

[@FransLebin]

I like how Steve treats this with as much respect as any other ration.

[@TheB3e3]

I'm VERY curious how "Russian-prisoner-grade" pork pate compares, taste and quality wise, to stuff that's easily available in the US like Potted Meat Food Product, or those little cans of deviled ham in the paper wrapper.

[@charlesmullen3359]

Or the cat food on isle 6?😂😂@@TheB3e3

[@taran7728]

why shouldn't he

[@TheTurbinator]

What a fu*king weird comment.

[@hpalpha7323]

just a good honest review

[@SynerG4ce]

What I love most about this video is Steve delivers the "alright let's get this out on to a tray, nice, m'kay" with the same exact enthusiasm as Italian or French rations with alcohol and liver pate as he does for post-Soviet gulag rations in modern Russia.

[@MrCaker]

Steve is such a chill dude and is so into what he does, even when he says things like "I didn't squeeze the bag" my juvenile boy brain didn't giggle. It stayed all about the MRE. 👍

[@wolfschadow6399]

Steve you are the guy who got me interested into MRE's. I'm actually looking to getting myself some US MRE's from the german military surplus shop this year. A delectable creamy spinach fettuchine and a pepperoni or cheese pizza.

[@Steve1989MRE]

Right on man I hope you have some amazing times with rations and get them out onto a tray. Hit the trail too. Nature is nice

[@jtaco4101]

For what purpose? Genuinely asking.

[@T0asterB4th]

US MREs in Germany should be easy to come by. There's plenty of us stationed out here and plenty of bases, just ask any american and I'm sure you'll find it no problem.

[@Omni0404]

​@@jtaco4101For eating 😅

[@draxxsklounst6595]

​@@jtaco4101tf you think lol. To eat.

[@robertbullcarmichael9856]

Steve, I've been having MREs off and on for years. Used to take them for work in the woods. Never did i ever think i would find someone making videos about them. After finding your channel i have a new problem. Now i order MREs more often and the people in my office think im nuts. But i don't care. Thanks for the great work and effort you put in your videos.

[@alfonzo_]

if you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living?

[@maximilianrpm2927]

I would buy a tray, just to drive those coworkers mad.

[@robertbullcarmichael9856]

@@alfonzo_ I'm an Emergency Management Coordinator for my local county.

[@robertbullcarmichael9856]

@@maximilianrpm2927 Now that's a good idea. Think I'll have to get a mess kit and join them for lunch.

[@chugs1984]

Having spent time in the bush MRE make so much sense especially with the water and carbs they provide. A self contained easily packable high quality meal Or Stuff you buy at the shopping centre, packets that break, stuff that goes off, crap thats heavy and the hassle of nothing fitting easily in your pack. I think people think poorly of MREs due to the shit talk of soldiers whinging about MREs from the 70s and 80s that made them terribly constipated. Modern MREs are just so superior an option for when you're outside of a civilisation.

[@aaronlorinchack1942]

Steve your videos are very cool. All info you have you give on all MRE’S that you have reviewed. Stay awesome.

[@CursedLink666]

I like that he doesn't waste any of the food, even if it's 100+ years old. Alot of people would take a couple bites, make a remark or two, and then throw it away.

[@HunterShows]

That lonely pile of hardtack won't eat itself!

[@jennoq1311]

I'm so surprised he ate all this. None of it looked like I would eat it if I had a choice. I kept expecting him to say "now that smells like a can of cat food" but then he takes a bite 😅

[@episodesglow]

"For dessert, a pack of sugar" I laughed way too hard at this 🤣

[@SlavoVladislavi]

I am genuinely convinced that ration has GOT to be laced with something, and Steve is the only man in the West who has the gut to handle it.

[@2BRO2B_jc]

I love how his videos are just as long as a tv show minus commercials.

[@dingo4530]

Steve is in the comments today doing a great job providing additional info, reactions, context, and just a little bit of sass

[@SirReginaldBumquistIII]

Every time he says Nice, I smile.

[@Espresso139]

Steve's knife is always so sharp. I swear he must strop it before the shoot. Great work as always--thanks for coming back and giving us all this fantastic content.

[@grantglow4206]

Life may be hard during these times, even so Steve comes through at the right time to make our day. Nice

[@basilbrush9075]

Hope you're ok

[@grantglow4206]

@basilbrush9075 thanks bud, hope you're doing good aswell 👍

[@StrangerOman]

We getting into Gulag with this one. Nice. What an actual weird experience. World of MREs is definitely a window for all sorts of experiences. This is why I love this channel. Kudos for keeping cracked plastic cup, authentic.

[@vonNeumannProbed]

Agree completely.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

I suspect we will see more of these in the future. There are so many non military uses for MRE's after all. Camping, refugees, field workers like linemen working in the middle of nowhere and so on.

[@AudieHolland]

This is haut cuisine compared to actual Gulag food

[@PenSteel-ih8qr]

Just wanted to let you know Steve that we veterans appreciate you and enjoy watching youre videos ,especially the research and knowledge you have about this subject!! Actually youre catch phrase ( nice hiss ) has become a thing among us!!!😅😅😅

[@dand8538]

Hell yeah, now this is a rare ration. Thanks for all the ration reviews and your level of quality is always on point. 13:23 bet that puree would have gone nice with the beef.

[@peterclarke7240]

I was thinking that. I'd totally be kicking myself for not saving it for dinner.

[@evaone4286]

Steve please do a room tour one day! Please please pleeeeeeeease!

[@classica1fungus]

Hell yeah

[@DreadfulSymptoms]

Would be ... Nice!

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice

[@JordanTomsLP]

Nice

[@cpcrook]

This looks like his old room before he moved tbh.

[@kyleshuler2929]

The thing I appreciate about this channel is how he does things like uses the broken cup simply because that's what the ration came with. Small thing, but it's nice.

[@Yer_Da_]

Prisoner rations are equally as interesting as military ones...! So cool! Hope you can find more! :)

[@murry001]

I'm convinced that Steve has joined every army around the world, and collected rations along the way.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

By now he is so popular that it wouldn't surprise me if some of them send him forgotten leftovers found somewhere.

[@heatherpesterfield8121]

Love the way that Steve talks like it’s cuisine food

[@kuebby]

That was one of the most interesting MRE videos I've seen. I'd love to see the matching guard ration.

[@zackbaxter6030]

Thanks for this upload. I love how you never changed after all the times in the world. Thanks for keeping your content original. Big fan

[@Ole_CornPop]

It's, Nice

[@RyllenKriel]

That ration looked about as miserable as I expected for a Russian prisoner. Steve would probably be the only guy on the overnight bus to a Siberian gulag who would optimistically say "Nice!" when being handed this box of misery. Thanks for sharing though!

[@scoutfinch47]

Highly unusual ration, never seen this type ever. Thank you, another great video, presented in your lovely kind way.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Very strongly reminds me of the food served at our county jail.

[@scoutfinch47]

@@RT-qd8yl I've never been in a prison (UK here), the portions appear small, is that correct?

[@whysix3417]

@@RT-qd8yl we have okay food in our county jail. Full trays of home-cooked food for supper at 4:30 p.m. Breakfast is a little light at 4:30 a.m. and they give a sandwich then for lunch.

[@TrippTech]

I will never understand why i always watch these during dinner.... anways, love the 24 hour ones, those are my fav. Steve brings the knowledge, humor, and handsomeness that makes these perfect! love you steve, keep up the good work, god bless

[@adamthompson7387]

Yes i have to agree, the 24 hour ration reviews are. Nice!

[@ThickMolasses]

Its because you are lonely and you have no one to share your dinner with.

[@morpheussieben]

@@ThickMolasses hey. come on now, man.

[@nightshadekelly]

His dedication to actually eat stuff is amazing

[@AcuraAddicted]

Fun fact about tea - in Russian (and post USSR in general) prisons extremely steep highly concentrated tea (called "chifir") is very popular - it's one of two most known prison ways of getting "high", along with cigarettes. That's one of the major contributors why a convict who spent a lot of time in Russian prison usually has bad teeth. That's probably why the tea portion is minimal in this ration.

[@Bravomike86]

Always a beautiful day when Steve MRE drops a video. Love ya bud, love the content.

[@maximilianrpm2927]

No hommo, but yes

[@Bravomike86]

@@maximilianrpm2927 no homo indeed lol.

[@adamthompson7387]

Carpe scrotum!

[@jastrapper190]

Wow this was an interesting ration. Rare. Great video as always Steve.

[@donalonzo63]

Thanks Steve, very much appreciate your MRE reviews 😊

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice

[@cromtuiseagain]

Love how for the authentic experience, Steve really got every single mile out of that styrofoam cup

[@wpbrigham]

Steve, this is another first! Your channel is certainly the standard for other ration channels to follow!

[@TheDiddler69-U]

After a hard day, there’s nothing like lightning one up, and watching a great MRE review. Excellent work,Steve 🤙

[@Trapper50cal]

🤙

[@vincedibona4687]

If you have to tell people you are doing something, you aren’t really doing it. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🤣

[@henryjones8256]

Unexpected but never disappointing when a new video comes along. Thanks Steve

[@richardtabor8686]

RIP Navalny. I'm sure he never got stuff this good over the years. ty so much for the content!!

[@thrashandburn10221]

One of the most consistent, reliable, and honest meal review channels on KZbin. Reviewbrah would be impressed

[@Goldensheep12]

Steve is always back when we need him most.

[@maskddingo1779]

This channel always provides the soothing entertainment the body craves.

[@Montragon29]

What i always enjoy about Steve's videos is that he shows how good something so simple as an mre can be. Moreso in times of emergency.

[@djdrack4681]

Steve always manages to find some of the epic "I didn't even know they made something like that" type rations/MREs. NEXT: An he'll find a Rhodesian military ration pack.

[@timbermicka]

Waiting for the North Korean commando 24h ration

[@fbksfrank4]

@@timbermickadid a regular army one!

[@waytodawn4670]

My head canon is that steve is an SCP and these videos are the only way to stop a world ending disaster.

[@Tonystarks1217]

I can tell this is quality content already!! Thanks Steve!!

[@Ole_CornPop]

Nice