British Guys Taste Test French MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) ft @ashens

[@mrbarrylewis]

Stuart's Channel kzbin.info/door/xt9Pvye-9x_AIcb1UtmF1Q Taste Test Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLfItiEY3o1ms_LsGHRM2shtBdgffPTx0R Canadian MRE with Ashens kzbin.info/www/bejne/amTCgaqDnd-cfdE Spanish MRE with Ashens kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5DLe6ufYph_gtk

[@matthewwilson9749]

Ashens. You and Barry have such a great chemistry together on the camera. The friendship you two have is hilarious

[@mrbarrylewis]

He's one of my best mates in real life, pretty cool that we met at a KZbin thing in London by sitting next to eachother randomly

[@kelvinc]

They should do a joint channel. Then they can try more foods, like blending a Big Mac into a milkshake. 😀

[@margiblackwell6811]

@@kelvinc They had a channel called Barshens and I MISS IT!!!

[@Szriko]

@@margiblackwell6811 I assume that was the joke. Eli was the best part, anyway.

[@Josh12323]

We must all offer our bones for the resurrection of slepp

[@Superpom40]

Should do more of these. The playlist could be called "Rations With Ashens."

[@eloquentlyemma]

That is genius👍🏻👍🏻😀😀

[@MudSluggerBP]

Rartions with Barshens …. I’ll get me coat 😂

[@RFC3514]

Or just Rashens.

[@alexdavis5766]

A 3rd Ashen’s collab, wow, we are lucky! This needs to be a series for all the MRE’s you can get

[@mrbarrylewis]

hey yeah they were all filmed on same day, we will prob do more

[@antster1983]

@@mrbarrylewis You could've had Eli on to pass judgment on the amplitude or modularity of the items within.

[@prizegotti]

I'm assuming you mean 3rd MRE collab?

[@Adrian-Maxwell]

@@mrbarrylewisI would say it’d be fair to allow an indoor safe heating element for future ones, rather than having to eat stuff cold

[@theblode1337]

​@@prizegotti goodness me i sure hope so else mr alex davis has a LOT of catching up to do

[@theMrromeijn]

Ashens can never say "Bloody hell" without me thinking "Are we still doing this?"

[@Jackalblade9]

I'd love to see you two do more MRE kits, but I'd also watch you and Ashens reading the instructions for a dishwasher.

[@AgentTasmania]

Fun fact: most of the stuff in these French RCIRs are military specific but deliberately designed to look like commercially packaged products, for that little extra bit of positive eating experience versus the typical minimalist beige.

[@rcrawford42]

That makes sense, but the colorful packaging must make it harder to conceal/dispose of.

[@NolDragon]

@@rcrawford42 If I recall correctly, the ration pack comes with a black garbage bag inside.

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

I love how Barry is always thinking of enjoying these in a nice scenic location, rather than on active duty somewhere not quite as swish as the centre of Paris.

[@Timmycoo]

"let's go on a picnic to those beautiful scenic hills down at the spot! And we'll bring our multi-country MREs as our meals!" To be fair, not comparing to being in the service or anything... BUT when I go backpacking, things taste a LOT better for some reason lol.

[@brianm6337]

@@Timmycoo It's the fresh air. I can prove it. Make 2 identical meals. have one at home, and take one out with you on a hike.

[@Timmycoo]

@@brianm6337 I dunno about that. Might be something behind it? But I still feel it's psychological lol. I can drive to a lake 20 miles away and bbq up some food that tastes way better. But hey, what am I to say. Just anecdotes lol.

[@OptimusSledge]

You might enjoy a German one in the middle of Paris.

[@rodentoftheastrowaste1414]

14:42 Frenchman here. You know, yes, talking about our love for food and wine is a bit stereotypical but it's the sort of cliché we're mostly okay about. And, if we're honest, since we genuinely talk all the time about eating, it doesn't really feel like a caricature. We tend to be this obsessed with the subject indeed.

[@Timmycoo]

I do love talking about food and eating all the time though. One of my fav things that my wife started me doing is talking about "what are we gonna eat next?" RIGHT after we just had a meal lol.

[@rodentoftheastrowaste1414]

@@Timmycoo Oh, yes. Basically, you can cut the journey between the times we're considering what we're gonna eat, the times we're commenting on what we're eating and the times we reminisce about the previous meal. Not much time outside of that.

[@JohnGotts]

Food in France is amazing, because people care. Nothing to be ashamed about. Even the lowest end options like McDonald's have extra touches to improve the taste experience.

[@blackmore56]

UHHHH!

[@mathboy1066]

Would never say no to more Ashens on the channel. Nice one mate. ❤

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers

[@lewishewitt943]

BARSHENS !! Seeing the two of you together always makes me SO happy

[@CricketEngland]

It’s not Barshens their is no Paul or Eli

[@CragScrambler]

@@CricketEngland Dude your gonna make me cry, they need an reunion lol

[@FroggyNight]

Ok, it’s the 3rd time you’ve forgone hot entrees for lack of heater but you have hot water? Just get a larger shallow container and fill it with the boiling/ hot water. Then put the entree cans in it. Don’t forget to vent for safety. Let sit until warm, and enjoy. Keep up the great work, both of you!

[@CricketEngland]

4:10 well it is a 24 hour MRE including breakfast lunch dinner and snacks

[@Myonexis]

That makes a lot more sense, i thought it was just meant to be dinner for some reason

[@thumbsarehandy.]

That's what I was thinking, I appreciate the confirmation! Seemed like way too much breakfast foods to be for a single meal.

[@fiiv3s]

Is that a common thing in other countries? I’m just so used to the single meal US MREs

[@bigjo66]

​@@fiiv3s Yes, the US is actually a bit unusual in issuing rations on an individual meal basis, at least as far as NATO nations.

[@Cruelboypurple]

Barry and Ashens are so good together, maybe they should even have a collab channel called Barshens that for sure would not end up dying years ago... 😢

[@flemtone]

After the next MRE sugar filled binge I'd love to see you two go head to head on old console games.

[@pippamercer3241]

Love these types of videos

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers, hoping to film another batch soon

[@forteandblues]

French MREs are known to be some of the best in the world.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Oui Oui!

[@brianartillery]

I've had one, and concur wholeheartedly. I saw Steve 1989 testing one, and the contents of it were so outré, (Ostrich in cranberry sauce, for god's sake, which was the crown on a load of other yummy stuff), that I bought one, immediately. Did I share any with any of the other blokes on my shift, that night? No. 😆😆😆

[@TheCotzi]

and the worst are Spain

[@Wemius61]

Always a treat to see you two working together, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the MRE videos (more please!). It was also nice to see Stuart having something nice to eat for a change!

[@kristenblount8422]

I could watch these two all day! Another great video. Thanks 😊

[@lschmitt]

14:20 The idea remembers me that scene in the movie "European Vacation", that they're at a restaurant in Paris, and they serve canned food. 😂😂

[@danaridings6387]

You guys need to get a coleman style camp burner. Can be used indoors!!! Can of fuel used. They are fantastic to have for power outages too!

[@thesteelrodent1796]

other brands are available ;)

[@danaridings6387]

@@thesteelrodent1796 there are, that’s the only one I could think of.

[@barryhampson5147]

Love these series you do, always great to have a collab/special guest taking part. At the end you should put together your own MRE kit with your favourite picks from each kit you have tried.

[@smokeysteve8851]

I have missed these two doing a video there amazing they should do more

[@chrisnorman6658]

Any Ashens collab is my favorite of ALL content. The way you two act is like dorm room mates but with years of experience behind them. My partner and I would love more MRE videos, Japan ones would be interesting, aussie ones, British ones, Ukraine ones, Italian ones, Egyptian ones, etc. please make more and more and more. Stuart is always a joy to watch and has humor to play off no matter the audience. Keep up the great work.

[@blankenmom]

Watching you two eat MRE's like watching my kids eat them when my husband (US) would bring his extra's home. 🤣

[@TobyBorrow]

Check out some of the Baltic MRE’s - dosent matter which side of the Baltic Sea. Reindeer stew and so on

[@_Ekaros]

I can't remember any reindeer in Finnish MREs... At least not in the ones we got...

[@TobyBorrow]

@@_Ekaros Steve1989 has a few rations from around the Baltic countries - I include Sweden and Norway in the term Baltic

[@TobyBorrow]

@@_Ekaros I grew up having a few friends from that part of the world. They introduced me an Australian to some pretty new dishes. Wonderful as I do enjoy my food

[@rcrawford42]

Russian MREs teach you how many variations there are of kasha.

[@samhenwood5746]

I love these combinations , you are both really funny 😄 The food looks quite yummy & thanks for sharing Barry & Stuart 🤪

[@MaddieChou]

Sitting through 2 brits calling rillettes : "paté" 😂 Love that format of vids. Well done guys

[@Ozuhananas]

I've heard worse, my Portuguese cousin called foie gras "pâté" the first time he saw it 🤣

[@lapinmalin8626]

je me disais bien aussi que ça ressemblait plus à des rillettes qu'à du pâté :')

[@MrBombphoon]

I had a lasagne in a tin from a French MRE once and it might have been because I was sat in a field in the rain but I thought it was really good.

[@igormalusevic]

One tip for eating high quality dark chocolate with high percent of cocoa is to take piece of chocolate and stick on the roof of the mouth and wait to start to melt then sip litle rum (some good quality too). Also crispy bacon dip in melted dark chocolate and wait to harden... It is mental how good it is.

[@karleedu]

Love watching you two do these MRE's!!!!

[@SamTheBattleshipp]

I like watching these to see what food there is

[@OmarKhanUK]

French Ration Packs are BY FAR the best out there... possibly with the exception of the Italian's who inlcude a shot of liqueur!

[@joejohnson8789]

Module B has legendary status. Did a training exercise with the Bersaglieri a few years ago, they said it's like striking gold when it's issued to them since they just sell the cognac to the non-italians

[@BlokeOzzie]

Something was missing... no tray. This all needed to get onto a tray. Nicely.

[@rcrawford42]

Steve's review of the emergency ration from, the Boer War made him my hero.

[@anumeon]

Thanks be to the god of KZbin. I was literally wondering about when the next one of these was to show up earlier today. And here it is... :) My favorite dynamic duo. Barry and Stuart. :) So we can now conclude that the French get the Barshens seal of approval. Surely worth its weight in online gold.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love these type of videos! You're the Best! And ashens too 🎉🎉

[@akantiia]

Barry and Sturat are such a fun combo to watch, I am really enjoying these MRE meals!

[@bluej511]

I was waiting for this. Oui oui oui. You can tell why US the military would trade 5 US MREs for one french one. Pretty sure it's literally just supermarket items unlike the US made ones that are used in many militaries, that are made in a lab in Massachusetts lol.

[@rcrawford42]

I have to say not just in Mass -- there's a plant for the primary US shelf-stable food producer just a mile from where I work in Cincinnati.

[@bluej511]

@@rcrawford42 I was referring to the facility where they're developed, not sure if it's still in Natick,MA but that's where it used to be :).

[@lapinmalin8626]

@@bluej511 apart from the tins which are impossible to find, everything can be found in stores in France Cans from French MREs are better than cans from stores when I talk about cans I only talk about main dishes rillettes (called pâté in the video) are high-end cans And we can't find canned cheese in France

[@davidbailey4135]

Love the MRE taste testing definitely need more 😊

[@MichaelMulqueen-j6c]

You guys just work together ..theres a chemistry that just works ever since barshens you have always been great together

[@PeeWee599]

I love how Barry was so amazed by milk powder already being in the muesli lol

[@DarkInugami92]

Barry's hatred for cold cheese will always be bizarre to me.

[@rcrawford42]

A co-worker claimed to be unable to eat cheese -- except on pizza.

[@TheUKMediaWatch]

Like the old days 💯😉👍🏼 Wholesome video , love a bit of Baz & Ash ❤️😎

[@ThePokeproject]

Can never get enough of this duo!

[@shamsal-ani3626]

PLEASE BRING BACK BARSHENS!!!! You 2 are the friendship we all need but don’t deserve!!

[@MrGazzw]

Really cool, definitely do more of them

[@TomKayll]

Let's get this out onto a tray. Nice!

[@spoosh13x13x13]

Truly love the MRE series.. Can you to do a USA more next would love your take on both a old school and new one.. As they have changed hugely over the years and old ones were bad and these new ones are amazing.. Anyways keep up the grate content and thank you for creating and sharing this with us..

[@Msfelixthecatz]

O wow that tuna salad looked amazing! Barry, would you consider recreating the recipe for us? :D :D

[@KeefsCattys]

I seriously need more of this kind of content .

[@NekoiNemo]

After Stuart said "it's enough in there for two mugs" i expected one of them to look at the camera and say something along the lines "and there are two mugs sitting here". Tell me i ain't the only one

[@CricketEngland]

Sadly you are the only one

[@youtube.commentator]

Love seeing too two collabing again

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Ashens and Barry are the Best combo! Yay❤❤

[@YsCelia]

If you're wondering what they're actually saying when they speak French (most of these are fairly easy to guess, but here you go anyway); 0:30: This is the three/third. 2:29: Spot on, spoon in french is definitely "le spon". Yep. (it's "cuillière", if you're wondering) 2:50: I'm gonna "go" the chocolate in the water. 8:45: I'm sorry. 12:16: Shall we eat? / Ashens: Why yes! 14:50: I am very impressed / Ashens: Why yes, my.. my brother. 19:23: On the plate. (yeah, this one wasn't very hard)

[@psychorabbitt]

You guys need to find one of the older Italian rations that had a little tube of brandy in it.

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

Steve1988 says they are very rare

[@ErkenbrandDarkblade]

Just discovered your channel, really enjoyed your video. As a French I wish you could try the special French MRE for holidays. Probably the best one of all French MRE.

[@MrAshtute]

As someone who has eaten these in action you need to adapt to your lack of heating options and heat them up...they do taste better

[@HailHydrate2]

"Noo-gar? Is that how you say it? ...Nugget" Barry, please never change.

[@samos4924]

Nougat, like the chewy sweet?

[@MrEsphoenix]

The reason it looks so big compared to the others is that it's probably a 24-hour ration and the others were 12-hour. Winter rations tend to be different too, with more calories to counter the weather. Lithuania does a really good MRE. Also, the Korean ones look good if you can get hold of one.

[@KarlFarbman]

"Muesli neutral" - appropriate for a Swiss creation...

[@thesteelrodent1796]

so you're saying a Swiss MRE is entirely void of flavour?

[@joeyisidor]

Oh wow!!! Another Barshens video! 🤩🤩🤩

[@CricketEngland]

Hardly no Eli or Paul

[@hlouise91]

Love these videos of testing the MRE’s, but I reckon we need an ‘MRE’s of the world - championship table’. Score all of the kits based on categories out of 5 points e.g cold drink, hot drink, biscuits/snacks, main meal, desert/sweet then tally up the points and place it in the league. I do think the French one would rank quite highly

[@lenalyles2712]

I have eaten lots of MREs from around the world and the French and Polish were the best ones. One thing all have in common is way too much sugar and salt in them.

[@komkwam]

That is because sugar and salt are used as preservatives.

[@rcrawford42]

And when troops are in the field, energy and electrolytes are important.

[@whitneybravard5562]

You guys should put the tins in hot water to heat! I bet it would help so much. That's what Emmy made does too! Love the videos.

[@markclayton8417]

More MRE's and more Barry and Ashens please

[@overheardatthepub1238]

I bought a container of curry from the local asian market. Got it home and noticed the best by date was in 2016. This was a few weeks ago, mind you. Opened it up and saw that the curry was sealed in a thick plastic bag and crammed inside the round container. Opened the bag and filled the container. Used it that day. It was wonderful. Had a minty aroma. Did not taste anything off when I used it in a dish. Sell by/best by dates are generally BS.

[@Turnbull50]

With the Muesli maybe you should have not opened sachet as wide as you then the amount of water would be less. great video.

[@topmandog1]

id love to see you buy another french one and serve it

[@mrbarrylewis]

There's a video in that!

[@RFC3514]

Note that a lot of "MREs" being sold online have nothing to do with the military. They're just packages of long-lasting food for people to keep at home or take when they go camping / hiking.

[@ms.c.parker8137]

I thought you can probably do a sort of sous vide with the tins and put them in boiled water to heat them up a bit instead of having them cold since you can't use fire in the bunker. Love these ration vids. you two are hilarious together.

[@MrGrimsmith]

The milk powder in the muesli has been standard for a long time now, nowt new there. Also remember that's a 24 hour ration, not a single meal. The snacks are to tide you over between meals so calorie dense but easy to eat on the move. You really should try a British and a German one too though.

[@mephustowest1876]

I would love to see you take the MRE and make a meal out of it. I think that would be so interesting

[@AAOMorpheus]

LOL'd at the "Nom" sound at 18:31.

[@MinorLG]

Usually the thing to do is mix chocolate, coffee, creamer, and sugar together. I'm personally not a fan of coffee, so I'd leave that out.

[@cw6082]

Top 5 favorite youtube colabs much love from canada aye

[@Oddlot0930]

My theory is that the hot cocoa would be best improved by adding crumbled up nougat when you add the boiling water.

[@eloquentlyemma]

When I was scanning the comments, I misread your comment as the cocoa being improved by adding cucumber!! I think that it’s probably a sign that I should stop scrolling through comments and do something else for a while.

[@bradasstv]

The guy I first watched and the other guy who introduced me to the first guys channel... I'll let you figure out which is which 😜

[@trelard]

The line between the perfect amount of ginger and "Wow, that's a lot of ginger" is razor thin.

[@larainewalker1795]

Oh please do more videos together. Your such fun.

[@brendarigdonsbrensden.8350]

Thats a whole days food in a box B L and D plus snacks there is a lot of field trading amongst troops. High calorie for energy on long days and night maneuvers my husband said 20+ hours on your feet was typical

[@harrygood4783]

The Soup reminded me of a Vesta boil in a bag meal which was a bout in the late 70s, which was designed to transport you around the world with a culinary experience ( didn't work bl££dy horrible ),

[@neenjakiller]

I wish I could have tried that jam with the salted biscuit and cheese, sounds amazing

[@JamesLMason]

I love Barry and Ashens cross overs.

[@emmadavis535]

you know i got some regular instant oatmeal and it had that fill line on the bag thing and the thing I was thinking is, that's a different amount of water depending on how you're holding the bag. I don't think you get an accurate water ratio with that method except by luck

[@icarusthefoolish]

Haven't finished watching this yet but i already know it's gonna be as good as the last two, I'd love to see you try a german MRE don't know what's in em now but it would be interesting I'd guess. Edit: German MRE's are called EPA's which means Einmanpackung (One man package)

[@TheDaringSpoon]

maybe a bit of the dark chocolate in the hot chocolate to give it more milky flavour

[@JohnnyReb272]

Every man who ever served anywhere in the world knows that the French have the best field rations. Although I actually had a Russian ration once that was almost as good. I was surprised.

[@jokool_aid]

If you do decide to try more MREs with Ashens, I'd love to see if you can find some American military rations/MREs (preferably in date).

[@tristambre632]

a spoon is called a cuillère in French :P

[@PerMortensen]

Nah mate, I'm pretty sure it's le spon, like they said.

[@Dazzwidd]

The ad-lib duo of all time 😂

[@earthwormsally5211]

The boys are back in town 😂

[@samos4924]

Next round it'd be interesting if you did some plant-based rations/MREs.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I'd love to see Barry Lewis team up with Scott the Woz some day...

[@RealGestumblindi]

If I'm not mistaken, that French product is actually using the correct Swiss German spelling of "Müesli" on the bag, not "Müsli" as the Germans do - we Swiss like to make fun of the "Müsli" spelling, as this means "little mouse" in Swiss German, while the correct diminutive of "Mus" (mush) is "Müesli" with the ü-e diphthong.

[@1Godslayer1]

brits eating french food is just funny to me

[@BastetFurry]

A wild Ashens and no brown couch? 😮😅

[@brenda-b5u7o]

Just figured out how to watch you on my phone been watching on tv

[@smeghead1]

I definitely like these videos but I think you should do it outside or in the kitchen and heat the food up like you are meant too

[@emilybartlett7524]

More of these please 😍

[@kingfish4575]

French MREs are usually ranked some of the best in the world.