AMERICANS TRYING A DUTCH 24 HOUR MRE (meal ready to eat) 🇳🇱

In this episode, Michelle and Alex try (and review) a Dutch 24 hour MRE (meal ready to eat) for the first time. What does testing this Dutch MRE tell us about Dutch food? Does this even count as a Dutch food vlog? Will Michelle and/or Alex get botulism after eating all of this? Let's find out.
Dutch Armed Forces Operational Ration (Operationeel Rantsoen)
Meal 7 (Mexican Tuna Pasta)
Much love (and credit for the many references and video clips) to one of our favorite KZbinrs, @Steve1989MRE. The finest source for all kinds of MRE content on KZbin.
Episode 21 · Filmed on October 15-16, 2022 · Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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00:00 Introduction
01:33 What's in this Dutch MRE?
03:37 Breakfast and Lunch (Muesli, Porridge, Mexican Tuna Pasta)
10:03 Dinner (Potatoes, Green Beans, and Meatballs)
15:21 Review, Overall Thoughts
17:05 Conclusion
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[@andyhorvath6630]

Your video brought on so many memories; I've backpacked a lot (in my younger days) in the mountain areas throughout Europe and it was of course essential to minimise the weight on your back. So we always had everything freeze dried and vacuum sealed with us, never this luxurious as this though. Breakfast was Brinta (a well known Dutch kind of hearty porridge) with milk powder, lunch was Bever hartkeks or muesli bars and/or more porridge, dinner consisted of mashed potato powder, freeze dried vegetables and a vacuum packed piece of meat. For inbetweens we had cup-a-soup's in various flavours. We got into trouble sometimes though, if we couldn't find drinkable water ... Your video made me relive those times, sitting by a camp fire at night, cooking on it while gazing at the Milky Way. I will never forget all the landscapes, the wildlife we saw (and met: giant deer with antlers as big as trees fighting right beside our little tent, that was scary). And believe me, after you've hauled 30+ kg on your back that day for 25-30 km, everything tastes great ... Though I do admit that if we happened to come through a village with a restaurant-like establishment, we always cleaned their supplies out 🤣

[@henrimessinghausen5185]

Best Dutch MRE are the 'wednessday rations'....the indonesian food variant. In multinational combatexcersizes they are very wanted by other nations....high worth trading stuff.

[@buncharted]

yeah, we looked at the other menus and that one sounded super tasty

[@SEPedersen]

Absolutely! We (used to have, mostly) the canned rations as well, in like an oversized sardine can, usually made by Struyk. the hutspot with beef was especially good. There were a lot of other dishes as well, nice portion size, all very tasty. These are still around but no so common anymore.

[@ReneVanKralingen]

Hi guys ... when I was with the airforce (40 years ago 😅) they had cheese (in a can) in the MRE ..... that was "the bomb" ... crustless cheese. 😊 greetzz, René

[@bartvschuylenburg]

Now that the cold season has started it’s really time to investigate the Dutch winter foods. Snert/erwtensoep, (split pea soup) Stampot boerenkool met worst, (crushed potato’s and kale with a smoked sausage) Stampot spruiten met kaas en gehakt, (crushed potato’s and brusselsprouts with cheese) hutspot, (crushed potato’s onions and carrots with a piece of meat of your choice) I mean fried fastfood is nice but it’s only like a 60 years old. The winter foods are far more nostalgic and traditional Dutch.

[@buncharted]

we just had some split pea soup yesterday! i’ve never heard of the rest though - we will definitely have to check them out :)

[@ZheDong]

Great video and channel guys!

[@buncharted]

thank you!

[@Siriusly_Sirius]

"Will Michelle and/or Alex get botulism after eating all of this? Let's find out."😆 Imagine getting sick after eating this whilst Steve1989 survives 100+ year old food. Also, that Steve1989 shirt is 🔥

[@buncharted]

it only takes one time 😅

[@frisos3944]

To bad it contained buiscuit and not brisket! Yeah for Texan bbq.

[@claudinebernadettejimdar1681]

Oh, they want a Christ Jesus in Schnitzel. 😂

[@Dutch1961]

I was rewatching this video and I thought I heard Michelle say "it's not as good as the pindakaas we keep in our fridge". I hope I didn't hear that right. You don't keep pindakaas in the fridge. It ruins the taste. There's no need to keep pindakaas in the fridge because it doesn't go off. Espacially not Calvé pindakaas. That's why the top of the jar isn't sealed. I keep my pindakaas in the cupboard, next to the hagelslag. Nothing better than a peanutbutter and melkhagelslag sandwich.

[@prairiepirate]

Are the Briscuits going to get a rating on the snack spreadsheet?

[@Agunforxmas]

How is tuna on pizza a Dutch thing?😅 Pizza Tonno is a typical Italian dish.

[@buncharted]

i suppose you’re right! we’ve just never encountered it before moving here. we lumped it into the same category as the tuna tacos we’ve seen at mexican spots here (which is also something we’ve never seen before and just assumed it was being adapted for locals).

[@mver191]

@@buncharted Yeah.... I guess it is too healthy for the average American. :-P

[@Dutchbelg3]

I don't think these were meant to be a gourmet experience but just a way to survive without an empty stomach ;)

[@ronaldderooij1774]

There was nothing wrong with the paté. The "greenish" stuff on the edges is fat. It is normal around the edges of paté.

[@buncharted]

yeah, i’m sure it was fine, but given it was past the expiration date, didn’t want to risk it 😅

[@MultiMagnum62]

As many Mres, imp's, orp's, among countries, I have not lucked into Dutch. It does look awesome however. Try cocoa powder and coffee, it works. Never be afraid, to explore other countries food. Be aware of off taste and, any issues on metallic taste. That friends, is, key item. May I be of assistance, please ask. I am familiar with most countries' rations, be it good or bad, LOL. Peace and Prayers, John.

[@Stadtionalist]

15:02 wait, what?

[@mavadelo]

For a Dutch MRE it is severly lacking in Pindakaas and hagelslag... a travesty... unacceptable. 😂

[@gerrygrouwe70]

That where enough of calories for a hard day of labour or fighting in a war

[@jelle_smid]

9:25 somehow i am missing Micheal Biehn with the shotgun in the background of this shot..... 😃

[@buncharted]

😂

[@gerrygrouwe70]

MRE stands for militair ransoen eten 😁😁😁

[@dutchladylover]

Actualy it's an American/English term: Meals Ready to Eat. In Dutch it would be Noodrantsoen- Emergency ration (what most people call it) or Gevechtsrantsoen - Combat ration (what is the correct military term)

[@dutchladylover]

Hated most of them btw..... But these look(!) a lot better then the ones I was provided in my time in the army 😂😂

[@cityboy9301]

Are you Steve's long lost brother. ?

[@highs_and_lows4665]

Wait. No Fries?

[@buncharted]

cold fries... 🤮