MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW MRE.......WHAT?!?!

[@philc.352]

I have to tell everyone this because it blew my mind. In the late 80's I first followed the directions on the freeze dried peaches and pears in my MRE. Lo and behold after following said directions there appeared right before my eyes actual peaches and pears! The dehydrated foods in these things DO recover and are quite tasty. Bringing back some of the pleasant memories of my ancient past, lol. Another great upload.

[@notthefeds4147]

Thank you for helping me live my life the way I do.

[@rnman99]

Yeah the fruit rehydrated better than the beef or pork hockey pucks that's for sure

[@MeAncient]

The freeze dried meat was a little different…….TFW!

[@Karlson123]

Out of all the MRA channels I’ve watched this is the most absolute wholesome channel I’ve ever seen

[@FlyLeah]

Hope you have watched Steve1989 aswell, both are great

[@ItsShagZ]

right?

[@billkinard9570]

Two videos in a week from the man, the myth, the legend! Love this as always!

[@sandytinky]

I appreciate that you are not ashamed to say grace before you eat. 💕💕

[@MeAncient]

I don't think there is anything shameful in thanking the ONE who provides our food, for sure. TFW!

[@sandytinky]

@@MeAncient Amen! 💖

[@traviswright5545]

Please dont stop these!!! I really really enjoy em! It reminds me of my cousin. He's a marine in Japan right now!

[@James-sir]

Add salt to the water it makes the heater react better so it’s hotter if you put multiple things in the heater it will heat up all of em

[@scottleidenberger4007]

I have this MRE here at the house. I'm really looking forward to it now. To bad it has no coffee. Nice review and story.

[@albertluke372]

I love your vids. Simple, entertaining, and kinda makes you appreciate what the guys on the field go through. God bless you guys!

[@TheJanko301]

YES, i rarely coment but u spoon feeded what i wanted to say, i just want to watch more of these.

[@thisandthatwithmatt]

I love the freeze dried fruit without the water. Great review as always. Lots of chocolate in that ration.

[@tjlawrence2326]

The story this time, goes to show why accidents happen with headphones and ear earbuds now adays. Funny story , bringing back memories and sharing them is always welcome :) great video you and ace make a great team for this !

[@GeckoPeltTv]

Lol, I've got a PTSD, and often can't eat for days. But you make such a tasty videos, so I am hungry now. Kek) Thank you!

[@TRSTN-ij1qx]

The MRE videos are getting better and better keep up the good work👍

[@StuGhostface]

I love watching these videos. I will say with the packs of gum I think since the plastic around it is red it means cinnamon. Green would be spearmint.

[@mattsheets9801]

I had one of these about two weeks ago and it's probably one of the best mre's I've ever had

[@paigereding]

As always I love your videos! 🥰 Thanks for posting!

[@PARCHEESIFUL]

Love this content:) Love your sons videos too. Big fan of y’all!

[@marlahernandez6994]

I really love your channel ❤️ all your stories of when you were active duty. Yours and Steve1989 are the best MRE channels. Thank you for your service!

[@MeAncient]

Maria, you are welcome and thank you for those kind words. TFW!

[@marlahernandez6994]

@@MeAncient You're very welcome!

[@wulfeman9948]

yum yum jape cheese spread is fantastic

[@eagle6754]

C-rations had the wet fruit as well. Canned peaches in some and pears in others. Usually the better part of a C-rat.

[@Soso_08-08]

I really love you man I get bullied every day and when I hear your voice I feel happy 😁 keep up the good work 👏

[@natsuki1609]

Me love you 😘 and Cookie Monster says hello to you and salutes u for serving our country

[@MeAncient]

You are welcome and TFW, Natsuki!

[@cagentz8581]

I always preferred the freeze dried fruit still freeze dried. Though I did add water once in awhile. In two weeks I’m going to be in Idaho and will try Garibaldis thanks to this video!

[@uncannycerebro]

DenimCamo, my new band name.

[@rnman99]

Strange, that the label is in French also. Do we export these things to the Canadian Forces?

[@hiddentruth1982]

I remember the freeze dried fruit. it wasn't that great. I never served but my dad did and he would bring home mre's every now and then. that was back when they were new. Thank you for your service. I tried to join the marines but bee allergies kept me out.

[@rikustorm13]

Mexican chicken stew is my favorite MRE menu to watch videos on because it looks so good tbh :o

[@MeAncient]

It was pretty good. TFW

[@garygushue1757]

I love watching only two of you guys do MRE reviews. You And Steve 1989 MRE. Great reviews

[@coryminnick1256]

Those First Strike Chocolate Energy Bars are awesome, they were always in the Cheese Tortellini menu back when I was in basic in 2013. That must be a new menu, I don’t remember this one.

[@MattShim]

Me Ancient, thank you for another great video and your service. I love when you share you stories from the service. I give your videos a thumbs up before they even start because I know how good they are going to be. Could you please provide me with a link to purchase this MRE for myself from the website or vendor you obtained it from? Thanks again!

[@MeAncient]

Much appreciated, Matt. I googled, MRE for sale and found it on Amazon, I think. Although with this particular meal, I cannot be certain what vendor I purchased it from. There are many available out there. Good luck and TFW!

[@christinevenner183]

Mremountain sells many mres from many countries.

[@stacyvonn8036]

I always loved opening those MREs myself also..... It was like Christmas every time.....😁👍

[@MeAncient]

Yes, like getting a package from someone with no birthday or celebration day near.

[@sethalexander2736]

Great review....had a few MRE'S during the 90's when I was serving.....enjoyed you on your boys' channels , now enjoying your channel.

[@MeAncient]

Welcome aboard! Thank you, Seth. And TFW!

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

You get creative wherever you find yourself. Even though the peanut butter packet was like JB Weld, i usually kept a pack or three in my pocket. The cheese packet was coveted and loved by the local catfish

[@christinevenner183]

Wow you actually got a cherry! Congratulations lol :) Love the story. Great vid :)

[@MeAncient]

Thanks again, Christine!

[@augenblickgeschichte6803]

We ate this same one today! Was outstanding!

[@williamkirchmayer9450]

Great Sea Story about the truck. Did they ever recover it? The Frigate I served aboard had a young LT.JG hit a whale that stained the bow blood red. We called him Capt. Ahab after that. The whale strike messed up the sonar dome on the bottom of the bow. The young officer was the OOD (Officer of the deck) when he zapped the cetacean.

[@lancerevell5979]

Were you on the USS Ainsworth, FF-1090? In Nov. 1982, we were just heading across the Atlanticfor deployment, and hit a whale. We had to put into Brooklyn Navy Yard's drydock to replace our sonar dome. I was an ET. We ended up staying there during Christmas.

[@TheKraut]

@@lancerevell5979 HI Lance, I was not stationed aboard USS Ainsworth. I was on board USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078.

[@Arthur1975-Z]

someone, give grandfather a measuring cup so that he accurately measures the water for pouring sublimates and powders ....

[@MeAncient]

Eh??

[@pabloescobar7802]

I have a jalapeño beefsteak that’s pretty good .. I buy em for hunting and camping .. though they have changed a lot since I got out in 2009 ..

[@ItsShagZ]

his videos have thousands of views and only a small percentage actually like the videos. if you really support veterans, THEN LIKE THIS MANS VIDEOS not hard at all

[@gamingwithc7940]

I love the storys

[@MeAncient]

I have lots of 'em. TFW

[@darrylriech7722]

That chicken stew looked really good, too bad there wasn't a little pouch of grated parmesan cheese in the MRE to sprinkle on top of the chicken!! God bless guys, really enjoying these videos!! :)

[@MeAncient]

That would have been nice.

[@onlymyself7225]

one of the best MREs , you should really add cheese spreads to the heater however and if theres room , the chocolate drink so it mixes better.

[@davidalderman9547]

Bf MREs K rations had fruit cocktail and peaches oh were they good

[@frankhinkle5772]

That did look very good. Thanks.

[@lydiafink3020]

That fruit mix reminds me of the fruit salad my grandpa makes. It's good stuff.

[@MeAncient]

Lydia, indeed it is. TFW!

[@joesmntt]

Thats a really good meal i love the combos i would trade 2 tins of dip for that whole meal

[@tnwolf734]

If you can find a chicken and rice from the 90s I always crushed my crackers and put them plus the Tabasco and cheese spread in the heated chicken and rice and mixed it all together

[@ches3545]

This guy reminds me so much of my grandfather.

[@srijankumarpant1172]

The MRE looked yummy and the story was funny, thanks me ancient🙂

[@claudinebernadettejimdar1681]

Ooh! Looks very substantial.

[@MeAncient]

It wasn't bad at all. TFW

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

My favorite was the dehydrated pork patty. I ate it just like it was in all its dried goodness.

[@thecman26]

Cheese spread with jalapeños = nectar of the gods!

[@MeAncient]

Good, but not as good as peanut butter. That's my go to. TFW

[@xSmoKinGun]

Cleanse the old pallet is my favourite line

[@dalestein105]

I liked the old 80's fruit is was like eating styrofoam if you didn't add the water. Now I even miss the oatmeal bar that looked and felt like pressed particle board.

[@eltenda]

looking tasty 4 sure! Italian army food choices weren't that bad considering the poor quality

[@jameysmith2999]

Seems like you were rushing. Take your time we enjoy you and these uploads

[@robertryden8036]

Great videos. I'm glad to see you thanking GOD for the food. What was your MOS? Rank? "Doc Rock"

[@MeAncient]

Robert, I earned meritorious PFC, LCPL, and CPL by 20 months. Then I stalled out. Got into a little trouble in Beirut. I was a 2621, Manual morse intercept operator. No longer something USMC trains for. TFW

[@JohnnyBoy8089]

I can see myself crumbling the crackers onto the stew

[@curiousMARLEY]

YOU FOUND ONE!!!!!! So awesome!!! Great videos keep em coming.

[@LoLoLifeinFlorida]

That all looks good to me!

[@imhidingintheshop8889]

Great vid and story, I am sure Jerome misses you..

[@jarrodwemhoff7270]

Government cheese

[@geno5360]

If that stew is Mexican then I'm German... And I'm probably the furthest thing from German. It does look interesting though and your reviews are always exciting to watch!

[@dietz7229]

Soooooo freaking funny. A Sony Walkman fd everything up.

[@MeAncient]

TFW!

[@eschelar]

The pacing on this reminded me of Project Farm. Not a bad thing at all. Also, PSA: don't watch project farm videos, they're awesome, informative and highly addictive! Haha

[@EricGiebel-hs7uv]

Thank you Sir!!

[@allenjanoch]

I got a request could you do a video on the best drinks from mre to the worst that you had

[@Protoupilli]

Did you know that you could put the meal package into the sleeve next to the warmer instead to placing it inside the chemical heater? This will keep your meal package dry, and the carton pocket is wide enough to keep more than one package.

[@suwerensarmata1371]

Bravo for the cheese there 😂😂😂👍👍

[@MeAncient]

Indeed! TFW

[@nathanloboski7129]

Amazing video as always

[@AJKam1kaz3]

Just subscribed to you. Ever thought to do an MRE collaboration with either or both Steve1989MRE or Nathan MRE in some future?

[@donhermance6173]

Great video, love the story.

[@goju08]

Love your videos. Both your boys as well.

[@billieyoung497]

you know last night I made dirty rice if you know what that is....I had this shaker of creol seasoning and I put it in there....you putting the pepper on this reminded me of that......got it tooo hot..wife couldnt hardly eat it.....LOL

[@MeAncient]

Love me some dirty rice. My wife makes a great dirty rice. TFW

[@vas2763]

Yet another great vid!

[@KevRob]

did they recover the 5 ton from the water?

[@spoonclemons761]

SEMPER FI my brother love the stories & content much love from East St Louis Illinois

[@rogerrude313]

Google says that Kraft Heinz does have a contract to provide stuff for the military.

[@bigdog83642]

I'm gonna make a trip to Girabaldis now

[@austinyoung2723]

I love me ancient. I'm still waiting for some fishing videos!!

[@BedsitBob]

On this side of the pond, we call that mixed fruit, fruit salad.

[@reborn727]

Nice !

[@mulagudda2697]

This looks like a good meal I had the pizza crackers before they are good I eat them all the time

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

This is a great channel, I was in the air force in the 80's btw.👍👍👍👍

[@lancerevell5979]

I was Airforce 1976-1980, then Navy 1980-1986. Never had MREs, but did have C-rats a couple times. Once during fire fighting training. Never got the smoke smell out of my Navy sweater!

[@julyaugust4753]

I am just curious me anciet, do you throw the rest out or eat the rest when it is good enough to eat? Thanks!

[@MeAncient]

I eat it all!

[@gokmachine]

The cheese pouches are produded by Welcome in Wisconsin

[@MeAncient]

Good stuff. Wisconsin certainly knows its cheese. TFW

[@brianscutt6298]

Would these MREs be good for a all day hunting trip and where do you get them ?? Thanks ! Love your videos !!

[@jimharrington6540]

The MREs are great for that. You can find them on Amazon, but in my opinion you'll get better prices by heading to an Army surplus store near you.

[@lancerevell5979]

Yep, Amazon prices are sky high! And often they are outdated.

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I agree with the other comments. Look up military surplus in your area. I found one close to me that I never knew was there Hubs was in air force and lost the furry liner thing from his long heavy coat he had from military (it zips in and out and his poofed on one of our many moves) They had tons of them and you could buy cases (12 assorted meals) or pay more and get specific meals.

[@joelmendoza7424]

aaahhh shiii back with the epic reviews

[@andykopgod]

How do soldiers get to eat their MREs whilst under fire or in combat? Could you go 2, 3, 4 days without managing to eat them? 🤘🎖

[@jerryhatrick5860]

The cheers items I'd put I the warmer as well Idk

[@MeAncient]

Good idea, if there was any heat left in the heater. Boiling water on the side would be the best idea. TFW!

[@danielclark8094]

Those trays are sold on Amazon

[@dhooter]

Ah you were a Pog. Lol😂

[@MeAncient]

Indeed I was. 2621....They don't even have what I went to school for anymore. That's how old I am. How about you? TFW

[@dhooter]

@@MeAncient 0351 1998 to 2002

[@davidwarren2024]

Fail! No tortillas in a Mex themed meal.

[@KingKatura]

1:53 I would of killed for a MRE that was full of nothing but Combo's!!!

[@c4sb2008]

We used to eat at shakys pizza all the time stationed at Mountain Home AFB

[@Tyrasuki]

Great stuff

[@Andrew-yq4vb]

I've only had a few MREs, on was spaghetti.. and it was amazing. It was a smaller portion, with pop tarts that were sooo stale lol. Crackers were kinda on the hard side, but itll fill you up when you're hungry.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Ther is a younger fella. Probably not a vet that does more testing. Some very very very old.. Seems his favorite are the cigarette lol. I mean back to the early 1900's. I enjoy your channel more. But they way he acts over vjntgs stale smokes is a riot. Making my want to break into my 90's mre's I have.. Must add water. I'll save them..

[@MeAncient]

I don't smoke the old cigarettes. I have a father, a few uncles and a brother who died of lung cancer. They all smoked. Not interested, other than for the historicity of them. From that aspect, they are pretty cool. TFW, John!

[@lancerevell5979]

Steve eats stuff that would gag a maggot! But he's fun to watch.

[@nataliestory2614]

My hubs was in the Navy when you served. He was on the Ponce in Norway. Small world.

[@BooBahh-uh5jk]

The only thing I liked about mine, was the First Strike energy bar. Everything else fell short. Mine came with the banana pumpkin spice mango. Totally disgusting

[@MeAncient]

We have more of these coming.....stay tuned. TFW

[@BooBahh-uh5jk]

As a vegetarian MRE the elbow Macaroni in Tomato Sauce was a pleasant surprise. But I boiled the Macaroni pouch on the stove, which helped heat things Evenly. As a non vegetarian myself, I would actually trade for this one.

[@devinfulton1969]

You gotta try the hash brown one it’s by far my most favorite it has a blueberry cereal in milk that is so good! While I was at basic it was to die for people would buy that mre for $60