2014 Italian Combat Food Ration 24 Hr MRE Review Module B Top Military Meal Tasting Test

This Italian 24 Hour Combat Ration weighs 5 1/2 pounds, contains a shot of cordial alcohol, contains over 4,000 calories, and is undoubtedly one of the finest Military Rations ever made.
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LET'S GET THIS OUT ONTO A TRAY, NICE™
NICE HISS™
I'LL BE COMING BACK AT YOU WITH SOMETHING NEW OR OLD, ALRIGHT COOL SEE YA™

[@BenjaminMaggi]

Why is this channel so addictive ?

[@Avannior]

Benjamin Maggi quality content (?)

[@Zfan247]

Benjamin Maggi I personally love his editing style.

[@Avannior]

snoboardrz the way he talks and comment on every mre is simply brilliant as well

[@phoenix4267]

Food

[@RandomAssaultPodcast]

i only really watch these to hear him say 'nice' lol

[@garse70]

Italians. The only soldiers that came back from war heavier than when they started.

[@bluerisk]

Liechtenstein manged it to come back with more soldiers then went out for war at the beginning.

[@mikedawolf95]

Italian food is pretty heavy

[@mueg]

Americans...lose with vietcong, lol

[@cosseybomb]

@@mueg Mussolini

[@mueg]

@@cosseybomb and?

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

A British officer who was captured by the Italians (not an infrequent occurrence during the early part of the war, and vice versa) during the Second World War wrote this in his diary - "Wonderful meal in T. [Taranto] Steak-eggs-cherries-macaroni-white wine-macaroni-and Marsala. We should never have fought these people."

[@Juanchoo187]

Oh wow

[@minhtrungle9117]

Sounds like I would end up being a POW for the Italian army and still get better food than I had at my college hall for the last 3 years.

[@frankryan2505]

The Italians were probably thinking the same thing.

[@Johntend0]

That whine

[@The_Custos]

Fascists in Italy are still making nice wines and food. Some funny designs on what they sell to tourists.

[@shmurdaboi3548]

Seeing a shot of alcohol in an Italian BREAKFAST MRE just made me so proud to be Italian lol

[@ZioPeraPad]

Pure io

[@datambor]

Prima avevamo anche le bottigliette mignon distribuite dal sottufficiale addetto alla mensa...non so ora ma all'epoca l'alcool non mancava mai, ricordo anche dei mini cartoni di pessimo vino tavernello e a volte la birra forst quando eravamo accasermati o in postazioni campali stazionarie.

[@ZioPeraPad]

@@datambor tutti i m.r.e dovrebbero avere dell'alcool

[@iamcondescending]

Me too!!

[@SusCalvin]

Do you pour it right up, or do you mix it with something?

[@hallquiche]

Even when there are missiles flying and buildings burning, the Italians have their priorities.

[@95tekki]

Yup, Italian here under Coronavirus lockdown in Milan. there are certain items such penne lisce (type of pasta) that are so despised by Italians that pasta shelves would be emptied by panic buyers but still no one would touch them. We’ve got priorities, ah!

[@giovannibastianelli6934]

@@95tekki bro come va da voi a Milano?

[@95tekki]

@@giovannibastianelli6934A parte il numero molto deprimente di ambulanze che passano sotto casa a sirene spiegate, la situazione è bella tesa ma dubito sia molto diversa dal resto D'Italia. Tu da dove scrivi?

[@goyda7391]

COVID-19

[@kingdd307]

Hallquiche lol

[@zipp4everyone263]

"Its a little bit broken up" *Pours out sand*

[@brodyrichard263]

How do you do the bold letters?

[@zipp4everyone263]

@@brodyrichard263 do an * before and after a word

[@brodyrichard263]

@@zipp4everyone263 *thank you*

[@HexManiac536]

@@brodyrichard263 *nice*

[@thegrandcoffein6928]

*bruh*

[@adamxue6096]

I am, sitting here, watching a goddamn military ration showcase video, at 2o'clock in the night. I am completely insane. This is completely addictive. I swear this guy has magics.

[@shaneabel4098]

Same

[@freshohh31]

Its almost 1am here Its cool 😛

[@Evilmonkey7270]

1:30 for me...

[@MaxwellBenson80]

It's unreal. I've watched 30 videos thus far. It's like watching antiques roadshow, you never know what he's going to pull out of the ration.

[@ThisBeMayheM]

@@MaxwellBenson80 its the lootbox mentality

[@laserdiscisawesome1263]

Italians in the trenches having a 3 course meal

[@michelechiavon546]

We are Italians, we have priorities 😅

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

@@michelechiavon546 Apparently warfare isn't one of them lmao

[@fnhatic6694]

@@user-dd8vo7or2d lol that was what I was thinking of. What actual soldier would drag this enormous heavy piece of shit with them? Literally half the ration is utter garbage - once you get one stove, you're just throwing them out after that.

[@miiathelamia5616]

@@fnhatic6694 apparently italian soldiers do

[@leonardodibella953]

@@user-dd8vo7or2d Pls tell me moar

[@tuko231]

2012 I was in Afghanistan with the US Army we were out in the field for 12 days and had run out of American MRe's. We worked with the Italians and they were gracious enough to throw some of their food to us. Wow that had to have been the best meals I had ever eaten during that deployment. Yes I drank the cordial in the field.

[@lorenhusky2717]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service.

[@JeagerGray]

As a Frenchman who's been living in North America for a few years, American food is overall pure shit, no offense. France does have great food, but Italy has even greater food.

[@mrgrapefruit7359]

Paul American food is all processed while Italian is mostly fresh and organic it’s amazing

[@MrHunglikemule]

I believe any time you get cordial in your MRE, that meal is officially duty free =P

[@joeking5679]

the only truly unique american food is southern style barbeque, ribs/brisket, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy and coleslaw on a plate, im even starting to see burgers and steak as the barbarian meals that they are. I say this as an american thats been out of the country for most of the past 5 years..

[@MrOEFVeteran]

I lived with an italian mountain warfare team in afghanistan... They always wanted to trade their mres for ours... We ate like kings with them on post.

[@marcomenabue7717]

Such luck! Thank u for ur service

[@061Hitachi]

I guess grass is greener on the other side.

[@Cheeki_breeki6]

Did they sneak wine rations like the Spaniards would?

[@jgkitarel]

You get that with multinational teams. You would trade your MREs for theirs and they would happily do so simply because it's different.

[@bakonax7080]

@@engasal lmao right on

[@marybethwylie]

My daughter just asked me why I've been watching this channel all day. I don't have an answer but I can't stop. This is so interesting and addictive. Thank you!

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

Just tell her this, next time: "Nothing, dear. I'm watching this for research."

[@kimanthonydavid]

Just tell her Steve's videos are a lesson in history, culture, culinary art, and science, all in one KZbin video.

[@23Lucasf]

Hell yeah

[@archaicamusement3871]

Me too. Must be the unpacking. Jaajajs. Is like surprise every pack

[@rickyray2794]

I wish my 3 year old little girl just ASKED me. Instead she demands "Daddy play Donald Duck!" and to her AC/DC is Donald Duck(yeah), she loves the song Thunderstruck oh and I have to loop it over and over

[@thefirsted]

This is the most satisfying food channel somehow. I don't know why, but like an insect drawn to light I keep coming back over and over.

[@GarganoGambino]

Rot Bear .....it's lyk food ASMR! 💯😂👌🏻

[@tendersheep667]

Rot Bear same here. binge watching for 2 days. I've never seen MRE's before they are so neat.

[@kolindunn6194]

it's called the excitement of anticipation - it's like when you're about to go down on your girlfriend or boyfriend

[@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt]

Rot Bear ; try eating even 1 identical item from one of these rations while watching that section of the video or a try a bucket list level event of getting an identical vintage ration that steve reveiwed and eating the whole thing along with the video. True Tasteavision, Smellavision and Touchavision all in one :-)

[@KingOfChaos213]

@Kolin Dunn Steve has a word for that moment right here 13:33

[@Hamnnaton]

Fire: -pop- Steve: “HOLY SHI-“

[@DiegoRYT]

cuts...lol

[@jonci9712]

😂😂😂

[@SaltyCrystal]

I died laughing hhahaha

[@sockmon1]

13:32

[@letters5955]

mkay

[@Fujtajblus]

This man could describe music to a deaf person

[@tristurner8256]

Or color to a blind person

[@dekadens]

bereal because the sun can't chill what

[@SaviOnYoutube]

He can teach english to a dog

[@roguefortune]

@@attractedtothemetallikemag9385 you're a fucking idiot

[@TheNecropolis20]

i seen this before but im lost, i forgot where my favorite part is.... where does he say "Sodgier of fortune meets Life styles of the rich and famus" ??

[@shantih19]

I'm Italian and never had seen an Italian ration, it's amazing seeing how much it fits with our normal meals xD

[@matteopisanello7787]

Si minchia, mi sento pieno solo a vedere il video 😂

[@massimopalomba5009]

@@matteopisanello7787 Il problema è il peso. La MRE italiana è stata giudicata la migliore sotto il profilo nutrizionale e dell'appetibilità, ma portarsi sulla schiena, oltre al resto, cinque o sei barattoli metallici ha il suo lato negativo. Infatti è prevista una nuova formula più leggera (anche se sicuramente meno invitante (tipo zuppe in busta chimica autoriscaldante) .

[@demoniack81]

@@massimopalomba5009 Infatti, la roba in scatola è pesantissima. L'altro giorno siamo andati in montagna, io ho portato un MRE americano, un pacco di arachidi e 4 barrette proteiche, un mio amico ha portato tutta una serie di robe in scatola... Il suo cibo per metà delle calorie pesava il triplo del mio. Ok la simmenthal è buona, per carità, ma a 60kcal per 100g ora che sono arrivato in cima ho speso più calorie per portarmela appresso che quelle che mi fornisce mangiandola...

[@zyoninkiro]

Yup, small breakfast (mine is usually a brioche and caffé), big lunch and medium sized dinner. I chuckled when I saw the cappuccino as I have bought that out of vending machines. The breakfast bar I often buy at the local supermarket. It's the same brand but the packaging is a bit more colorful.

[@SpecialJay]

It looks like barely edible nonsense food so I'd really hope not

[@Chriseh]

I literally only watch these videos just to hear: "So lets get this out onto a tray" "Nice!"

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Chriseh lol. That cracks me up every time.

[@03Chris25]

Mmkay

[@everlasting9292]

He is consistent and dependable, no one can deny that.

[@johnnynunez6771]

Chriseh that's one reason for me, the other is food

[@FactionLore]

nice little hiss

[@Fujtajblus]

21:27 I like how Steve becomes self-aware of his catch phrases with this cut

[@HoHAGGIS]

*When you have a 40% Alc shot in your ration, you got to love the Italians taste for food* ... Keep you warm on a cold night !!!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

despite the fact alcohol actually doesnt keep you warm at all. yeah

[@stickinittotheman1]

+fhhsvnggbh you do "feel" warmer though.

[@Saminkio]

Gordon Hamilton ye, here in Italy that cordiale, or "cordialetto" as it's nicknamed by fellow soldiers, is used for many things, in the morning to wake yo up, at night to warm you up, but the majority just add it to their coffe to make a corretto, the tastiest way to start the day

[@higherkite]

May not "physiologically" affect your warmth, but there have been many-a-cold nights in the field where a swing of alcohol would have "mentally" warmed me up. Every little bit matters.. Including playing big spoon little spoon with your same gender mates.

[@653j521]

Simple Man1 And lose heat faster. It's a false friend.

[@Jay-we2ek]

Saving the alcohol shot for someone you know because you've had one and they're rare, I dunno I just thought it was cool asf.

[@andrewvogel5344]

I was thinking the same thing what a nice thing to do for someone

[@Qira.]

7:45 - Italian MRE spoons double as a shiv, ensuring you're prepared for any hostility during breakfast.

[@The_Custos]

Protect the Turkey!

[@aymaneyt8404]

@@The_Custos forza italia

[@oxidiana93]

If little Gino wants to steal your jelly, you gotta defend yourself

[@batstoast3560]

@@oxidiana93 I'm Going to hell for laughing at that. I hope you have a nice day.

[@kickinbackinOC]

Lol!

[@rickitzi]

BTW u could cook the beef medallion so the jelly will melt and became like beef soup, just a tip

[@valentinion6554]

Che cazzo dici

[@dr.killson7355]

Still looks good though I’d eat it like that

[@giacomo3661]

Ma fra ma cosa ahaha

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

That's exactly what I woulda done!

[@VS-ro9qy]

​ @valentin ion @@giacomo3661 ​ cazzo volete ha ragione

[@vermillionvideography1148]

Steve passing the shot off to another reviewer is one of the best examples of MRE review etiquette I've ever seen

[@dudeskidude8376]

I like to fall asleep to these with auto play on. So soothing!

[@Assimilator702]

transcendence Try Shawn Woods. He does mouse traps. Similar type of soothing voice. His channel is growing like a weed.

[@DrJackJeckyl]

Agreed. Also check out a dude called Isaac Arthur! :D

[@milesledonne482]

Look up mre asmr

[@DrJackJeckyl]

Whispering dumb bitches aren't really nice to fall asleep to :/

[@michaelvondrake7489]

... NICE!

[@kaseyemd8504]

It's pretty respectable that Steve puts the links to other ration reviewers but I just can't bring myself to even try anyone else's channel out!!

[@koceilamehalaine6328]

U R Wright. He does the best MRE reviews. Excellent content. Description. Analysis

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@koceilamehalaine6328 its too bad they dont put in a couple of calzones

[@anitagordon7688]

I have trust me Steve's channel is the best...

[@VBunplugged757]

Go check them out. They all have good videos. Steve was just the first MRE review channel i watched

[@Sniperboy5551]

Try “Me Ancient.”

[@shark471]

You are so consistently and relentlessly positive even when things aren't that great tasting. It's a nice change from all the misery that the news brings.

[@glitteringdystop1a]

If you like this guy’s attitude you should also check out Emmymadeinjapan! She reviews MREs occasionally (she has dozens of MRE videos), and she’s as kind and charming as Steve!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

The news brings misery on purpose my friend.

[@jimhantzis4727]

Italian soldiers be like; "Lemme brush my teeth real quick".

[@ghoulbuster1]

So when you are getting shot in the face while in combat, at least you have shiny teeth.

[@omgaflyingmonkey]

My shiny teeth that sparkle!

[@karsyncocanower5653]

Samwise Ganja 😂 just like the stars in space

[@detvisor7700]

MacEleven Tactical toothpaste deployment!

[@D0MIN0W4LKER]

Severely underrated comment

[@discretecinema8451]

Steve gets to see his girlfriend undressing, "Let's get this out onto a tray, NICE!"

[@disk0__]

_oh wow_

[@joondochang843]

good one there ... girlfriend worried he might die of mercury poisoning or some sort of poisoning

[@emberlily7]

Nice hiss!

[@airindiana]

Decadent!

[@tonikavorkias5296]

​@@emberlily7 WTF...? Bruh, if that shit _hisses_ even a slight bit - I'm getting the fuck outta there... 🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽😂🤣

[@The1badgolfer]

Sargent: "you see that unidentified dead soldier over there", he's Italian". Private: "How do you know that?". Sargent: "look! his teeth are sparkling white".

[@alyxl4mb904]

It's sergeant I think

[@The1badgolfer]

@@alyxl4mb904 so it is... Thank You for the correction.

[@adamk7717]

Ma vaff

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

A poor taste remark, that wasn’t very funny.

[@snowgrave2475]

​@@heli-crewhgs5285on the contrary! The italian thought it tasted delicious

[@jnb894]

"Treat it like Italian espresso" *pours all sugar in it* You monster!!!

[@Nautilus8596]

I'm Italian, espresso can be eat without sugar and we call it caffè amaro

[@Paul-gk9hc]

Italian espresso typically is very sweet

[@respectedmastermind]

Im italian and depends on ppl taste... I have mine black

[@YeenQueenTTV]

*laughs in Cuban*

[@marcomenabue7717]

@ wtf? No

[@albertohinojosa1842]

13:33 *crack* HOLY SH-

[@_LivingTwice]

hahahahah

[@_j_t_p_]

i scrolled to make sure this was acknowledged

[@itscinfull240]

Surgeon removing organs : "Alright let's get this out onto a tray"

[@thatnumber202]

"Nice"

[@D3xterJettster]

Nice hiss from the colon

[@thetman0068]

These Italians really know what they're doing with their rations.

[@ultravioletreeper7630]

the shot of alcohol is a cool touch. :)

[@0minous187]

not like there isnt enough in the other packs

[@andreatomassini202]

You know, we italians love good food, so rations have to be at least decent, if they want to avoid mutiny hahaha

[@knocknockify]

I liked this comment just because you've spelled "they're" and "their" correctly

[@ColonelBragg]

the cans and the weight is the problem with it though

[@Psycho-Ssnake]

I like how he makes spaghetti0s seem like a gourmet soup.

[@sicknickeroni]

Because it is

[@kellynolen498]

It really is imagine being hungry and the you get pre made shaped spaghetti in a can now that would impress people Note to self give alphabet soup to literate dark age people when/if time travel happens

[@elscarface1]

It is if you havent eaten all day trust me

[@doctirdaddy4876]

pasta fagoli is fucking delicious

[@nobodyofconsequence9726]

Well, compared to most MREs, it pretty much is.

[@jpmangen]

When I was stationed in Italy in the 80’s we could trade an MRE for their rations once and then the Italians learned there lesson and never traded ration one for one again.

[@PeterMasalski93]

Your average Italian Military Ration: - Mint Cigarettes - 2 mini bottles of red wine. - An all purpose glass wine. - 2 Pizzas and minestroni soup - Cafe Late Machiatto with whipped cream. - A slice of Tiramisu

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Ya forgot conolli grapes meatballs

[@Francesco-js8nk]

Macchiato....2 C and 1 T.... ;)

[@michelemariotti8198]

Lol

[@darthdrake3095]

Leave the gun, take the cannoli

[@mikeybetzold8174]

- 1 Vetterli M1870

[@swagmaster6922]

italian MREs: because fuck weight, fuck efficiency and fuck you! we need to eat well even in combat.

[@imnomoremaverick]

DudecraftGaming little note:we eat so many food,but we aren't fat. uhuh

[@sydIRISH]

Matteo Pacella You don't fight either....

[@imnomoremaverick]

sydIRISH​ Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria,Dubai, Lebanon etc. We fight,dear

[@od6951]

Matteo Pacella butthurt italian?

[@od6951]

***** nacional socialism is a fascist ideology, but more than only fascist, it could be said that fascism is a characteristic of nacional socialism, but not that fascism is nacional socialism.

[@Estenberg]

Italians tend to drink their coffee very sweet. The reason I think that the instant cappuccino was unsweetened is because the cordial (which was most likely Frangelico [Hazelnut liqueur] or Amaretto [almond liqueur]) is meant to be put into the coffee as its sweetener. Both of them are delicious in coffee (and on vanilla ice cream also).

[@antoniousai1989]

Cordiale is 40% alcohol, it's not hazelnut liqueur, it's a type of grappa. It's produced directly from the pharmaceutical department of the Italian army, so it isn't a commercial product. You can buy it on their online shop though

[@thesupreme8062]

Depends but it's true I know alot of people who put a shitton of sugar in coffee

[@MrWolf-xk8sl]

Not really man, I'm Italian and the people I know take it without

[@fabriziocoppola6519]

Esatto

[@justinreyez5561]

it's so much fun watching different countries approaches to feed there troops

[@neilsandwich7423]

Wow Italy really keeps their boys going

[@marcomenabue7717]

Do u think that is a good idea adding alchool? Its a really Little dose so... Dunno. It helps the morale though

[@marcomenabue7717]

@but ton you see in Italy we use a shot of alcohol to producer a type of caffè also called corretto

[@Osnella]

"Mm" "Hm!" "Oh wow..." "Wow" "Nice!" "Alright" God I don't know why I like these videos so much.

[@Osnella]

Forgot to mention "Not bad"

[@W4ldgeist]

You are not alone, man.

[@weworks7811]

Sounds like a porn set 🤣

[@Evangelos5647]

Can we get a directors cut where you don't censor yourself saying "Holy shit!"? That part gave me a good chuckle.

[@sweetsweatypeaches1328]

Evangelos5647 me too!

[@whatsittoya1]

Evangelos5647 n

[@ItsapaulPlays]

"If we get that on a tray it'd be lookin pretty... nice!" God damn it XD

[@burst_ch.]

Top Steve moment.

[@TheRealChravis]

That shit had me dead 😂

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@burst_ch. italian food is actually good

[@4andronicus]

This stuff is more interesting than most cooking shows.

[@4andronicus]

With the exception of that English chap who swears a whole lot.

[@emmanuel.c1888]

4andronicus do you like the Italian combat food??

[@4andronicus]

It looks quite good. The alcoholic cordial is a nice touch.

[@EndrCat]

Gordon Ramsay? He is scottish, but ok...

[@Jimbob2241]

"Let's get that onto a tray...Nice!" I feel like would be the best morale booster for any combatant.

[@udp1073]

I served as a DI in the Italian Army in 1995.. the MRE changed very little.. one of the thing I loved the most (got them once a month when we took the recruit to the range for basic firearms familiarization)...

[@udp1073]

ohh one thing I forgot: over the year Ristora, the company that provided some of the powdered component in the MRE became the largest vending machine supplier in Italy so, as of today, in almost 80% of italian workplaces, when you stop for a coffee break and you chose tea, cappuccino, coffee, what you are drinking is, basically, the same stuff you got into MRE..

[@smallenginedude71]

"if we get that out onto a tray it will be looking pretty ---- NICE" 21:35

[@goldenfvce]

SED71 exactly what I was thinking lol

[@zetuanlin7330]

SED71 i only watch his videos for when he says nice when things are set on a tray.

[@kristiangustafson4130]

It's what makes my life worth living.

[@ryanwitt8139]

Dude for a guy that just eats MRE meals you are super entertaining and it’s cool to see the different in MRE’s around the world. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@FerndaleMichiganUSA]

He IS!

[@shanedelgado666]

The country has wonderful taste and tradition for food, so it is not surprising in the least that it was so awesome. What a wonderful country, I loved every minute of being there.

[@pe9992]

Italy best Country in world

[@sanco6040]

pe999 yeah no

[@lorenzomanzoni1478]

@@sanco6040 yeah yes

[@snowindafunboots4369]

@@lorenzomanzoni1478 sometimesss

[@shellylangrehr1034]

@@lorenzomanzoni1478 uh no

[@SusCalvin]

This is a couple of good examples of how gelatine can be used as a preserver with meat and other savory items. Gelatine forms a sort of seal around the meat and preserves flavor.

[@YOUNGNGRATEFUL]

Being Italian, I’m surprised there is no throw away Vespa scooter

[@davidlavender5537]

Mhm, nice

[@mememan3119]

And no pizza??

[@Wolvenworks]

@@mememan3119 IIRC italians prefer pasta. italians love pastah. *PASTAH*

[@snowindafunboots4369]

picioH

[@gurgy3]

Summabody toucha my spaghett

[@rosecroix77]

Italian here. I tried these a couple of time back in the late '80s. Very complete set. Now they are slightly different and there is more variety.

[@bantamfedor]

"You know how I got these scars?" meme (Italian MRE spoon)

[@Loujr2250]

anyone else likes it whenever he lays the items on a tray and says "nice."

[@milkmanman]

Svt. Junior and directly after its usually mmmmkay

[@Macemack]

I just started watching today and I laugh every time. Especially when he did the dinner “Why don’t we get this on a tray and it’ll look *Cut* Nice!”

[@nevercomment73]

Svt. Junior everybody likes it

[@wiseviper5403]

"Nice mmkay"

[@mtthwlacroix]

Its my favorite part

[@JesusChrist-dn2sd]

That "hmm" sound when he like somthing.

[@sinlessduke9308]

Jesus Christ. Fancy seeing you here, my lord

[@knocknockify]

Dew Lord I thought you're the Lord here

[@chuggon7595]

my lord do you want us to go another crusade?

[@charlynbugayong4159]

Jesus lord thank you for the blessings you've given us

[@BIGJAC2699]

lmaooooo

[@jamiemiller7316]

I don't know what it is about this channel but my husband discovered it about a year ago and it quickly became one of my favorite KZbin channels. Honestly I think it's the way he says "Nice!" after putting everything out on his tray.

[@jakebake8545]

3 videos uploaded in 5 minutes? Hey! That's pretty good!

[@ITSTIMETOSTOP]

Happy guy lookin ass :-P

[@maxtheleopard]

Colonel I'm gay!

[@StayStrapped1]

Colonel hey, that's pretty good!

[@ITSTIMETOSTOP]

Max the Panther What are you fucking gay?

[@phoenix4267]

Scarce is doin a double upload? FUCK THAT STEVE IS DOIN A TRIPLE

[@AnoNYmous-bz2ef]

"Italians spoons. That's the worst part of this ration" Hear without context, one would think you *ate* the spoon

[@staydog5341]

Pasta e fagioli is the go-to soup of Italian grandmas everywhere!

[@Skeptigal1]

That one looked pretty anemic, though...

[@leathery420]

Dang it Steve, I've gotta be up at 4am.

[@hakinme]

leathery420 same here

[@phoenix4267]

Yep same here.

[@britainreynolds7365]

Same man

[@fudgeythewhale743]

TOO MUCH CONTENT!

[@grandcreator]

Well I'm glad it's not just me.

[@bigmoneygreen2037]

There's more plastic in that MRE than the entire Kardashian family.

[@valenesco45]

Lol, but seriously plastic can be useful in those situations

[@ravensbrood3544]

.....and 3 times smarter...😁

[@yeneman6110]

Welcome to Italy!

[@tormentedslayer7498]

That's impossible good sir! Kim alone could make 20 sets of spoons,forks, an butter knifes with her big ass! Lmfao

[@xtrafries123]

@@tormentedslayer7498 Kim has enough plastic to pollute the whole ocean

[@rossewidge]

The delight he takes in eating these things is truly uplifting

[@UpstateNYAudits]

Been watching your videos for about a week now. I’m an US Army Vet and your reviews and knowledge of these items is great. Thanks for showing the world what we get in the field along with what the rest of the worlds service people get!!!

[@otetechie]

I got one of these in Afghanistan. I was confused why it was so nice.

[@TheEdudo]

it makes the battle moral stronger, have you been in a cinema watching a movie for two hours hungry?, you just want that shit ends quickly and go rigth to eat something

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Because it's not American. Oh wait, we're the greatest country in the world..

[@johnp556]

Dump the cordial in the coffee and make an Irish coffee.

[@stagger9660]

Polish Sausage depends how you look at it. if you look at it based off of mre quality then you are right.

[@Oppressore]

@Baron Von Grijffenbourg a commander that starves off his soldiers doesn't have to command.

[@davidturbo8566]

13:12 anyone else waiting for the paper on the can catch on fire ?

[@papa_xan]

13:34 edit: well it did happen

[@FilthyManatee]

HOLY SH......

[@danloani]

"Lifestyles of the rich and famous MEETS Soldier of Fortune"...OUTSTANDING analysis and color commentary. As usual. Thanks.

[@sgtpepper3161]

If this is what the enlisted get, I can only imagine how well the Officers eat

[@kommunik757]

Dunno about how Italians do things, but wouldn't all ranks usually eat the same rations in most militaries? On the field, at least. Depends on the base, but I remember hearing officers having different mess halls.

[@positronundervolt4799]

The officer's eat caviar and dolphin meat off of the stomachs of naked virgins.

[@lasagnapapa]

positron underVolt ✋🤨

[@ellllllo77]

positron underVolt lmao

[@raulgonzalez9252]

In the US they eat the same MREs we eat i’ve tried different rations from deployments traded some, you can’t really beat a US ration.

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

Interesting enough it's 90% the same Razione-K (Italian name for field MRE) we had when I served in the early '90s... II/V DOA - Brg. SanMarco Sc92 Edit: FUN FACT, when guys where on sentry or guard duty in the winter we had a whole box of those Cordiale pouches (40 proof sort of flavored grappa), some commanding officals would actually ration those (2 x guard x 4 hour shift) but others didn't care... so some guys especially from Northern Italy (cold mountain regions where the locals drink a lot) would just grab a big handfull and stuff their camo pant pocket. Saw some fully armed dudes get pretty damn drunk 🤭

[@VivicaViolet]

Hearing you talk about what is basically military ration Spaghetti-O's as if it's a prime rib dinner is so precious ahaha

[@stephanieann6622]

Prime Rib sounds amazing rn lmao. But, I agree completely.

[@0minous187]

ikr lol idk how i felt when i seen beans in there though. i thought it was a weird thing to put in it.

[@psyjax2]

But I like Spaghetti-O's :(

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

"Decent"

[@anti-macro]

+UnseenKnight It's called "Pasta e Fagioli", literally "Pasta and Beans" in Italian. It's a very common dish in Italy, fairly simple and hearty. It was originally made by farmers back in the day, since the ingredients were easily available to them and it fills up the stomach pretty well. There's also a variation of it with chickpeas instead of beans.

[@cryptidg2408]

"They're literally the worst of the worst." *literally a second later* "They're not bad, but they're not great."

[@patrikpolakovic8887]

He said it more than a second later.

[@sydIRISH]

Patrik Polakovič Literally....

[@togglefire3537]

"Well.... HOLY SHIT!" Even getting scared by mini food explosions he is so calm lol

[@itwontcomeout5678]

Your profile picture matches perfectly

[@alexandervallera4592]

Would love to see an update to this one, whatever the most recent Italian ration you can get your hands on. This was just really fun to watch on multiple occasions.

[@kittycatgreykcat4917]

*pop* "HOLY SH-" "Hold on lemme put this out" *SSHHHHRCTCSSSSSSSSZZZZZ* "That was kinda crazy"

[@OAleathaO]

I guess that exploding piece really wanted to, "get out onto a tray." LOL

[@Worldwidegam3r]

Nice!

[@den0616]

lol. the most extreme moment in the video.

[@Celeshley]

KITTYCAT GREYKCAT 8

[@KeiferKif]

"literally the worst of the worst" ... 1 second later ... "they're not bad"

[@sentino68]

Those biscuits look like lambas bread from the elves in Middle Earth... one bite and you’re good for a day.

[@SHADOW_F_A_X]

sentino68 *Gandalf intensifies*

[@MrAlwaysRight]

Who calls Lord of the Rings 'Middle Earth'

[@MycroftHolmesJr]

Lembas.

[@Nightsong91]

And as italian people, we would definitely eat more than one per day. The exact same way of hobbits.

[@kabob0077]

Nightsong91 Is it Second Breakfast already?

[@bradjames6748]

Canadian troops were given a daily quart (we weren't metric until 1979)of beer in Korea, there was so much lying around they used it to shave with when water was scarce

[@StonedSpagooter]

3 toothbrushes? *SUPER-NICE*

[@StefanGhigo]

3 meals, 3 toothbrushes

[@VaucluseVanguard]

A very serious point. Been involved in military mental health for three decades. The puritanical anti-alcohol virus that infected the US military post-Vietnam and has spread to nations like Australia, I believe, has added to our post-operational mental health problems. Western society has RIGHTLY attributed lots of health problems to the consumption of alcohol, but ignored the possibility that like any drug, in moderation, and in the right circumstances circumstances, may be beneficial or at least result in the lesser of evils.

[@cyruszdatvirusz1589]

blah blah blah!

[@ShannaraTech]

Uhhhh wat m8?

[@gentlemanvontweed7147]

@@cyruszdatvirusz1589 puritan spotted

[@gulfrelay2249]

2 for 1!!! Troll King!

[@morningmidnight9398]

No

[@Jman23199]

Steve is lowkey the original asmr 🤷‍♂️😂

[@nikalismeyers6983]

OffCloudz facts.

[@Name-oz4lq]

More like mukbang

[@venkat7294]

Best and most appetizing ration so far. Italians do know how to make their food it seems.

[@TalksWithDirt]

Man, western European and Russian rations put American rations to shame.

[@theminipetabyte4610]

TalksWithDirt Well they do have a culture less mashed together, processed and not satèd.

[@samuelrs5138]

It's true, but they are way further at the forefront of *actually* feeding the soldiers when off base. The US puts a lot more effort and money into the logistics of feeding it's military, which means theres usually real kitchens, food, cooks and mess halls even for front line marines in a 100% war zone. Even importing fast food places and chain restaurants to main bases in war zones

[@TheTokkin]

The problem is that the Italian rations look better than most American fast food.

[@foleymaj]

I don't know about that. In Finland, our ration packs are fairly similar to other Northern European ones, but only a small ammount of soldiers get these because we always have field kitchens everywhere we go. Also, the rations consist mostly of commercial products, because if shit hits the fan they can be easily produced. Also, our rations are not really MREs, but rahter freezedried stuff. And if you don't have your portable stove (trangia) with you you would be fucked, there are no heating kits issued with our rations. I actually feel that US MREs are such because you deploy abroad, so it's easier to give you MREs rather than set up field kitchens etc. In Europe, (atleast for most of Europe) the emphasis is the other way, rations are not something to be given for your average soldier, but those who are away from supplies and maybe even LRP.

[@Snubrevolver]

From a palate perspective they are great. But the weight of the cans, requiring flame and the liquidity food brings questions about its practicality in the field though. You can't exactly eat this stuff fast.

[@justinr9784]

Fuck I love the Italians. Trust them to give actually decent food to their troops. Great video by the way, love your content. I'd never have seen this kind of thing otherwise.

[@spdutahraptor777]

we have a house, a decent oven, some comfortable ways to eat food.... and still I would absolutely LOVE to cook things in that little stove

[@RGC-gn2nm]

Italian mess hall, best and hardest to get into in Sarajevo.

[@xanderr646]

"let's get this out on a tray, nice"

[@xanderr646]

dude I've watched u for a while ur awesome

[@BoJittins]

Roses are red, violets are blue, he totally broke character at 13:32

[@ihateracin]

Bo Jittins roses are red, Don’t be a bore Actually it happened At 13:34

[@Jownza]

Shit happens...

[@ll-nu6zx]

Holy Shi

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar7761]

Jacob Fullman 4 months too late, but nice 👍

[@megusta1486]

I could just imagine opening up an Italian ration and a shit load of spaghetti falling out

[@Crisperz]

Just like my pockets

[@elia8900]

Porco dio che lobotomizzati di merda... Che gente di merda..

[@weworks7811]

Puzza cazzo !

[@cimignigni8360]

Elia calmati

[@civrn368]

@@elia8900 Stronza

[@Sean-rg4br]

I can’t imagine how the Italian army get anything done with a ration like this...that’s some good eating 🍽🇮🇹👍🏻

[@jm9371]

I am going to buy a steel ration tray.. Steve needs to endorse a steel tray and sell it for 20 bucks on Amazon.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

I can see the poster - it would be the "WW2 GI grinning as he drinks a canteen of coffee" poster but with Steve saying "nice".

[@pugiemcrufus6050]

Needs to have engraved the word “Nice!”

[@Gabe511]

i bought some off ebay lol

[@MirceaD28]

Finally someone thought of oral hygiene.

[@Painfulwhale360]

MirceaD28 you mean, finally.. someone thought of oral

[@rogerinam.5785]

Well Italy is the only one state with bidet, that may mean something

[@5882300rickroll]

The Corona pandemic is making me want to go back and watch some of these again.

[@evilspawn]

Same

[@ermalmustafa]

Lorem Opossum same

[@ThePopopotatoes]

Remember when we thought it'd be over soon? :(

[@LimuEmu420]

Just revisiting the classics. Cant wait for your next video Steve! Love what you do brother!

[@Mjr._Kong]

"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous meets Soldier of Fortune" -- priceless!!!

[@rodneyfranks2726]

Interesting to know exactly how much these military rations cost to make. I wonder who has the most expensive military rations.

[@Pfsif]

Merica of couse, about 250 million dollars per meal.

[@hugolundblad6036]

@@Pfsif No way

[@lucabelardibelardi6158]

About € 20

[@needleheadned]

tree fiddy

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

I love eating canned food and microwave meals while watching this channel... it turns everything into a gourmet experience.

[@JFFGProductions]

I love how he reviews these MREs like a 4 star meal. It actually makes me crave MREs oddly enough.

[@danieljaramillo87]

Dang that Italian MRI made me hungry , your awesome keep up the good work Stevo

[@besnick]

Hum, oh yeah. H u m, oh yeah. H u m, o h yeah. H u m , o h y e a h . *CRUNCH CRUNCH*

[@trippcailean9594]

nice

[@MrPrase]

Hum.. wow...

[@27b4]

Lucky Italian forces, but who has ever gone through 3 toothbrushes in 24 hours? Should have replaced 2 with extra cordial!

[@antoniocignozzi1477]

I maybe use 3 toothbrushes in an entire year 😂😂

[@flyfishing1197]

It might be so that they don't have to use a dirty one. use one and throw away.

[@Loweko1170]

In case one of your toothbrushes has to give its life for the Patria.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

i wonder if its a varied pack, hard medium and soft bristles?

[@stickinittotheman1]

+fhhsvnggbh that's what I was thinking haha.

[@TimberwolfC14]

I found the best way to heat cans was to hit the center of the can on the side of my boot causing a dent about 1/2 in deep put 4 dents around the can, set up your stove and lay the can on its side this turns the can into a pressure cooker, rotate the can every 10 seconds or so, when the first dent pops out give the can a good shake,, then reapply to heat, once the dents have popped out give the can another good shake, pointing can away from you slowly pull on tab just breaking the seal, once pressure released open can fully

[@miatafan]

TimberwolfC14 sounds like quite the way to do it

[@garywalters284]

TimberwolfC14

[@RudyCrespi]

Cordiale have two meanings: it can be translated in English "warm-hearted and neighborly". But the second meaning came from latin "cor"-heart. So is a liquor that is good for the heart and puts you in a good mood and gives energy.

[@fabriziocoppola6519]

Esatto!!