Apparently the stars on French Generals' uniforms are Michelin Stars...***
@lapinmalin86264 жыл бұрын
albatard
@paulgallagher50924 жыл бұрын
That's underrated hahahahah
@sanguinarium16144 жыл бұрын
Elle est bonne... Good one ^^
@Blog4Justice3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍🇬🇧
@arya31ful3 жыл бұрын
Knowing how chaotic a kitchen could be, it's necessary.
@BubblingSyphilisSund8 жыл бұрын
"It's looking pretty- (cut to tray display) NICE!" Killed me.
@VentrueMinis8 жыл бұрын
I think he's starting to really understand how much we love that.
@Justanotherconsumer7 жыл бұрын
Nice is a city in France (pronounced slightly differently). Could have worked that in if he'd tried... kind of a dad joke, but... kind of my thing.
@prestykaede11656 жыл бұрын
Isn't it always- NICE
@michaelvondrake74896 жыл бұрын
Perfect accidents in editing
@justinl20096 жыл бұрын
@@Justanotherconsumer Its pronounced Nees, right?
@jessiesineath77025 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that Steve is actually 290 years old, but the preservatives have kept him alive.
@juanelorriaga28405 жыл бұрын
That man isnt human after the food I seen him eat.No ones digestive system can take that punishment
@TheNecropolis204 жыл бұрын
i seen him Eat the meat powder from that MRE from the year 1900. How is he still alive ? its got to be the preservatives that kept him alive
@maxallister664 жыл бұрын
Steve and Kieth Richards will be the only ones left after the end of the world. Kieth "Wanna share a spliff?", Steve "Nice".
@Helghastdude4 жыл бұрын
@@maxallister66 Ahahahahaha
@atlas_rise_4 жыл бұрын
he sleeps in a retort pouch, dehydrated
@fredericlepeltier34352 жыл бұрын
During my time (98-99) as a drafty in the french air force i had twice the opportunity to eat one of those RCIR. Prior to that i was always on the impression that military rations were all made of corned beef in a tin because of all the movies i saw as a kid. So 1st time during boot camp, we got one RCIP for two at lunch. For me what a surprise upon openning it to find off the shelves items, more so that the one shown here. All items were branded just like they are even today in a super market : For tissue paper a pack of lotus that looks like it was taken off the 10 pack bundle my mother kept in the bathroom. Chocolate bar was the same "Poulain" bar you'd find in a bakery or candy store. The two main course we had to heat outside on the tablet stove had the brand name, "Fleury Michon", written on the top and were just the same menu and packaging ( the same one you see on the video) minus the pictured cardboard that surround the tin i used to eat as a student just the month prior. The best was the "mont blanc" vanilla or chocolate cream. Miam! What we did not use for lunch we divided and kept as snacks. It is true even the army in france take the food seriously. I was fortunate enough to be posted at what is now named the "hexagon", back then base number 117. We would sart every week with a number of points on a magnetic card with which we pay for our meal at the mess. There was enough points added each day that we always had some spare at the end of the week that if not used would be forfeit upon reset the next monday. We enlisted could choose beetween 4 mess, each with its own speciality. One had a selection of pizza and pasta, the other one was more french cuisine and i don't remember what the other offered, just that on friday one had lobster on the menu! (you still had to reserved it in advance). We could only use our spare points to buy a nice bottle of wine under the supervision of an NCO, and ours (MSGT Garcia - with his latin southwest accent - i kidd you not) was nice enough to indulge us after a hard week of work or a job well done. And that does not take into account the unit pantry and liquor cabinet that we maintained thanks to the mess crew and the base "grey market" ;). My last day was one of those occasion when we openned it and had some champagne from the 4* general cellar (contribution after an unordinary job he asked us to perform )! Suffise to say that upon the end of my time i had taken a little bit of weight (5kgs/10-11 pounds!) So yeah, french soldiers are well fed with the most gourmet (almost 3* Michelin) food our taxes can buy!
@user-qe3pg7cx8y2 жыл бұрын
underrated comment, thanks for sharing fred!
@theortheo24012 жыл бұрын
Tain, chanceux. Quand j'ai fait la réserve au 41e RT la bouffe était ignoble, les rations était 20 étages au dessus.
@nateracing Жыл бұрын
That's incredible to learn about lol, thanks for sharing! Glad you were able to enjoy the food! :)
@dillonbooker7222 Жыл бұрын
French have the best mres by far.
@penbucket Жыл бұрын
That sounds amazing! Our American soldiers eat well... but unless it's a deployment, not better than civilians.
@neoxperson78583 жыл бұрын
That must be the most cozy feeling ever. You're just chilling in your room, there's rain and thunder outside and you're just making some nice MRE food.
@haroldellis97216 жыл бұрын
I want to take Steve to a fine, French resturaunt, to hear him say to the staff, "Nice, let's get this on a tray."
@inmydarkesthour22786 жыл бұрын
Harold Ellis 🤣🤣
@yorikun34356 жыл бұрын
Me too
@chrisgreen39626 жыл бұрын
Nice
@jessej58405 жыл бұрын
@@chrisgreen3962 nkay
@gbkiller0075 жыл бұрын
or Thats deecent
@smcdonald99914 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify: _Fromage fondu_ = Melted cheese (spread) _Fondue au fromage_ = Cheese fondue
@alainportant64124 жыл бұрын
food
@STANKYCHEEZEMAYNE4 жыл бұрын
_Omelette du fromaaage_ = Come to Butthead
@emt78873 жыл бұрын
Le française est très difficile.
@alainportant64123 жыл бұрын
@@emt7887 NON !!! It's either " LE FRANÇAIS est très difficile" ( le = masculin : français = masculin. OR "LA langue FRANÇAISE est très difficile" ( la = féminin : française = masculin. You have to choose
@smcdonald99913 жыл бұрын
@@emt7887 Oui!
@tremendusleo6 жыл бұрын
Cool to see you enjoy the french MRE (i'm french and made army), you just made 2 mistake the "salade de pomme de terre" eats itself cold (hot it's not so bad too) on the other hand the cheese is eaten molten (it's more better), thanks for your share. Et bon appétit ! :)
@Aaron-mv1kd5 жыл бұрын
Your like the french version of steve. Colab?
@Desi3655 жыл бұрын
After investigation, i believe yoûre right, it’s meant to be heated. But how ? On the stove ? It’s going to burn at the bottom.
@matthewbond52294 жыл бұрын
Heat the can in water
@PhilipCripe4 жыл бұрын
@@Desi365 it's fondue. It's a perfect cheese mix for melting it.
@ElBloeTigre4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I heard fondue but he ate it cold? I was like wtf?
I really love that "NICE" cut He always seems to be so happy about anything he finds...even if it's 50-year-old oxidized toxic waste
@KingsBlend18 жыл бұрын
I know I love it.... 700 year old hardtack....??? NICE!!!!!!!
@KingsBlend18 жыл бұрын
Terminal sickness??? NICE!!!!!!!
@Melanittanigra7 жыл бұрын
god damn the french military is eating better than I am
@ZeroMat16 жыл бұрын
ex french military here , must tell you that you really get tired of those MRE fast , somes are pretty good , some others are horrendous , its canned food at best , with shitty smells , textures , tastes , but yeah those MREs are good at doing their job , filling your stomach and not letting you shit after that !
@nasoca58836 жыл бұрын
83rdox you’re right. Good and long meal has part of our social culture. Like beer after work for British and Americans
@0minous1876 жыл бұрын
in other words your army doesn't do much army wise so they sit around and cook is what he was getting at
@JulioAvalos30006 жыл бұрын
For contrast, you should check out the Israeli rations. PU
@averagejoey20006 жыл бұрын
You can join the French foreign legion
@rhsbowler105 жыл бұрын
"Can't trust that dried milk." Then in another video eats food from a 1945 mre
@halo481895 жыл бұрын
N I C E
@Sigil_573 жыл бұрын
You'll notice he never touches tried milk though, it'll put you in the hospital
@jtclark8773 жыл бұрын
@@Sigil_57 unless it's the malted milk variety. Then it's down the hatch!
@thecelticprince49493 жыл бұрын
yeah nah mate don't wanna touch that dried milk it'll give you the screaming shits super fast.
@PRKLGaming15 күн бұрын
And that 1945 mre didnt have milk. Whats your point?
@garyleonardteacher51623 жыл бұрын
Tip for the Cheese fondue (love the show): Dude, you're supposed to melt the cheese using the stove. You also have to use the salty crackers and dip them into the melting cheese! Trust me, it'll make the cheese come alive. I strongly suggest you try again and melt the cheese first, until it becomes a little bit liquid but not too much. Then stick the salty crackers and ...Voilà! Not melting the cheese is to a French person, as is putting yorkshire puddings for dessert to an English person.
@slacko1971 Жыл бұрын
Cold yorkies with golden syrup is a great dessert, trust me, try it sometime.
@jonnieunix Жыл бұрын
I was at Khandahar airbase in 2009, on a Sunday Cambridge Lines mess hall would always do a full selection of Sunday roasts. Our French cousins would always turn up on a Sunday for this. They appeared to rather enjoy the roast beef, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding with gravy, can’t blame them, a soldiers got to eat.
@DigitalIndependent Жыл бұрын
This is the comment I was looking for.
@rippimpcriptrayvon237 жыл бұрын
the french took napoleon's words into consideration: "An army marches on it's stomach"
@aidanclarke61066 жыл бұрын
Big Man - So true and canned food was invented thanks to Napoleon. He proposed money to any inventor who would find a way of carrying large amount of food without spoiling. And voila!
@Lemaure446 жыл бұрын
Very interesting!
@aidanclarke61066 жыл бұрын
Not saying that your comment is not interesting, but did they really have time to die of lead poisoning? Life expectancy was as low as 22-23 during the napoleonic wars.
@nigel9006 жыл бұрын
Napoleon also told his woman, not to wash....
@tashdavis22595 жыл бұрын
Very true! My productivity is very lacking when I'm hungry at work.
@dijjmann7 жыл бұрын
As an Emu I approve of this video. It's a pleasure seeing our sworn enemy the ostrich being chewed to bits!!!
@mtf-epislon95554 жыл бұрын
I need to call the austrilians here
@AlexDerange4 жыл бұрын
@@mtf-epislon9555 what are they gonna do ? lose again ?
@mtf-epislon95554 жыл бұрын
@@AlexDerange yeah probably but at least we can see it happen and bring popcorn
@sirv51214 жыл бұрын
he's got a point
@johnboats90754 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@lordfaladar62616 жыл бұрын
I listened to a Lot of retired Vets from WWII when I was a Teen ( worked weekends at a retirement home)one guy used to love telling me stories . here's what I can remember of the top of my head. We were standing in the chow line they set up on the side of the road .it was late Summer early fall and Poring rain, I could tell that there was going to be a push in the morning , they always hand out hot chow then, the Cooks had set up some garbage cans with boiling water and had just put the cans of meat and other things in them . as we passed on line they would fish out a can and give you some bread or crackers and Coffee so strong it could be used as battery acid. at least it was Hot food.
@thefatherinthecave9434 жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@bloakey2 жыл бұрын
I am an ex-Legionnaire and these are very nice. You should do a video on the older French rations from the 70s and 80s which were pretty awful but we had 20 Gauloise cigarettes and a nice bottle of pure alcohol (eau de vie) in there. It is also nice to see you heating the tuna salad.
@imapseudonym14037 жыл бұрын
When I was stationed in Germany in '84, the French MRE's were THE thing to get your hands on. Nobody ate as well as the French.
@deansapp46353 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. Looks like the French still eat very well.
@imapseudonym14033 жыл бұрын
@@deansapp4635 Oh yes, their rations are highly sought after by soldiers of other nations. Unlike the Russian ones... *shudder*...
@Miss._Jellyfish_7 жыл бұрын
Dude, wear headphones when watching this video, the rain combined with Steve's voice just make me wanna fall asleep. He should start including rain in his videos, whether it be actual rain or just a sound effect.
@erickmellen9375 жыл бұрын
SnowfallMusic I agree
@Trainy26 жыл бұрын
That’s like a restaurant quality MRE. Those French don’t mess around with bad food.
@collinnn054 жыл бұрын
@Draggy654 inb4 political argument
@dankeating68875 жыл бұрын
Me: I'm going to be productive when i get home from work Me 3 hours after being home: "I can't wait to see what the French have in their MREs!!
@mrljgibson7 жыл бұрын
It's not my imagination is it. The French just walked into a large supermarket and then stuck it in a box.
@tomf31505 жыл бұрын
Yeah. So what ? Why bother repacking when it is already perfect.
@pranker1215 жыл бұрын
@@tomf3150 Weight, ambidexterity, rubbish, uniformity. Certainly looks the tastiest, but as well that it looks like a logistical nightmare.
@caferustwat5 жыл бұрын
@@pranker121 But it also makes you feel at home, which is good for morale.
@michaelagustinsantos30155 жыл бұрын
I can just imagine a bunch of french soldiers in full fighting gear storming a supermarket while officers scream out orders.
@kaguario5 жыл бұрын
Actually it isn't the case at all. They wanted to create specifics products with complex nutritional characteristics, WHILE having some traditional "home" packaging.
@MazelTovCocktail7 жыл бұрын
MREs are becoming so advanced. It used to be: Here is your can of "meat" chunk of "cheese" and some old crackers. Now its like: Here is your gourmet tuna and potato stew that's seasoned to perfection. Three drinks. Several gourmet deserts. Compact heating element. And its all delicious and perfect.
@sweetreamer51017 жыл бұрын
an army marches on its stomach
@dopedreamz6 жыл бұрын
Sean Conrad first team valor all the way. Second you are exactly right, my dad has told me about field ration in Vietnam, the steak and beer wasn't bad but on patrol it could get sketchy
@alexzhao98683 ай бұрын
A warm and delicious meal can be a powerful morale boost for a soldier on the battlefield
@NidoKnight4 жыл бұрын
This channel and this channel alone is the only thing between me and my anxiety/panic attacks. It’s so fucking soothing and calm. I’m pretty sure I’ve watched every video on here atleast twice. Thanks Steve
@AmrNaeim6 жыл бұрын
11:16 his sound with the rain and thunder feels so comfy.
@hoilst7 жыл бұрын
AMERICA: "We at Natick labs have spent $2.9 billion dollars developing a hyper-calorically dense cacao-derived shelf-stable energy bar with a product life of over six years to ensure optimal warfighter nutritional intake as well as a synergise logistical challenges in all theatres of operations." FRANCE: "We shall only issue zee finest dark chocolat." *drags on Gauloise*
@coreytrevorlahey49505 жыл бұрын
hoilst LMAO
@auroraklippert63385 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@williamwright36894 жыл бұрын
Oui oui
@endofanera19834 жыл бұрын
STEVE: Nice
@tomf31504 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@quepacho648 жыл бұрын
Dammit, these always make me hungry, I kinda wish supermarkets would just sell these for those days when you just don't feel like cooking :/
@prometheushippopotimi30768 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@WBV4208 жыл бұрын
They do at my supermarkets in Oregon.
@feartheburrito51098 жыл бұрын
I live in Oregon and I must ask what stores sell them because MRE'S are amazing.
@WBV4207 жыл бұрын
FearTheBurrito 510 Winco
@dhansen19917 жыл бұрын
Cpt_Phobos Amazon have them if you can wait for it ships
@alanfender1235 жыл бұрын
Steve's eating ostrich and cranberry sauce...meanwhile I'm eating Doritos for dinner lol
@easchit4 жыл бұрын
alanfender123 same here lol.
@Doc_Fun4 жыл бұрын
We all been there. The Ostrich I mean. Doritos for dinner? Disgusting.
@aaronm97oh104 жыл бұрын
disgusting. lol probably gmo corn too
@ottopike60004 жыл бұрын
@@aaronm97oh10 GMOs are fine for you. Get your facts straight.
@Jin-di9zv4 жыл бұрын
Sad
@lizzylu46605 жыл бұрын
These rations actually offer great ideas for complete everyday meals at home.
@georgebaggy4 жыл бұрын
Yeah gonna ask Safeway if they have ostrich
@lordmysticlaw19913 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm making notes for dinner ideas. Not ostrich though.
@rosaria83842 жыл бұрын
Definitely - am planning to make Chicken Burrito Bowl and even pulled pork someday thanks to these rations
@agentfrankvideos2 жыл бұрын
@@georgebaggy 😜
@george51562 жыл бұрын
@@lordmysticlaw1991 what is wrong with ostrich?
@feardrinker7 жыл бұрын
You've gotta love a culture that takes their food this seriously.
@jamesguitar73844 жыл бұрын
There's an old saying ' The English eat to live . The French live to eat '
@JoeDirty34 жыл бұрын
@@jamesguitar7384 american soliders eat to fight and us french soldiers fight to eat!
@mumzly17 жыл бұрын
The French have such a respect for food, and I'm glad to see that it even makes it's way to rations.
@jaredgiff63424 жыл бұрын
THEY ARE ALSO HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR SURRENDER
@ballom294 жыл бұрын
@@jaredgiff6342 Haha so funny, you're a comedy god ! Do you want a cookie with that anti french propagande too?
@franctursic2493 жыл бұрын
@@jaredgiff6342 still mad about those loss in Vietnam and Afghan wars ? Don’t worry one day the us army will have as many victories as we do 🙂
@jonnywilliams56173 жыл бұрын
@@franctursic249 you're lucky America had a victory in world war II or France would still be under Nazi Germany law. NOBODY in the American government cared about victory in Afghanistan, just that it would continue. Vietnam loves Americans, granted the motivation wasn't just, but they saw it as an attempt to relieve them of an oppressive regime.
@maloguenee58923 жыл бұрын
@@jonnywilliams5617 well tbh you could be glad that the French were they're for the us independance or you wouldn't be a country as far as I know
@jceepf4 жыл бұрын
Ostrich in cranberry sauce!!!! Damn!!!! I wonder how the officers mess hall looks like! Foie gras truffé et caviar?
@franctursic2493 жыл бұрын
No believe it or not but our food in regiment usually is not as good as our mre (we can go to restaurant tho )
@lonestarpatriot11663 жыл бұрын
I picture Steves family in November, gathered around the table eating their thanksgiving MREs off of their metal trays... canned turkey with vegitables, instant potatoes, cranberry jam on crackers, and a 30g pumpkin pie dessert bar. Nice!
@iosif99998 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you manage this, but every time I watch one of your videos you relax me and make me hungry. Keep up the awesome work as always ;) Can you do a Greek MRE if you can plz??? Thanks.
@harismpalatsoukas27778 жыл бұрын
+Steve1989 MREinfo yeah you need to do a greek mre that will be nice!cheers
@BubblingSyphilisSund8 жыл бұрын
Ya gotta do an MRE from every country that has produced one. One for the history books!
@YungCoconutJuice8 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an ASMR trigger. Check out ASMR, you won't be disappointed.
@CraigStCyrPlus7 жыл бұрын
Id love to see a North Korean ration. Probably near-impossible to get a hold of one, though.
@BubblingSyphilisSund7 жыл бұрын
Ha, the box would probably be empty.*****
@OmarKhanUK7 жыл бұрын
By a LONG way the best military ration I've eaten; have actually lived on these for several weeks (out of choice too). Quality of food in incredible, and great variety. I have a cupboard FULL of them for long trips. Great vid.
@campbell15705 жыл бұрын
Wish I could get one
@dr.albantross1686 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t it extremely expensive to live on MRE´s?
@terranceaddison4599 Жыл бұрын
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese isn't far behind
@TheFatNumpty4 жыл бұрын
God bless the french, even in the middle of war zones they refuse to eat badly 😂 At 3200cal steve must be hittin that gym pretty hard else he’d look like jabba the hut the way he eats all these MRE’s
@feint1024 жыл бұрын
Steve has special skill that he can read any language, but only on MRE
@GeminiWoods7 жыл бұрын
Fuckin love this guy! I don't know what it is about these videos but hes so upbeat and great to watch after a rough day at work.
@Artix9026 жыл бұрын
Right?! These videos are so entertaining, it's NICE
@FoxFanable5 жыл бұрын
It;s like a porn star meets Bill & Ted's excellent food adventure....you gotta love Steve....He gets into his work....
@byeah42777 жыл бұрын
These "Nice" edits are hilarious. Actually. Don't stop doing that, or on a larger scale, these videos. Very entertaining! Keep it up!
@FloorCrunch5 жыл бұрын
Byeahbuhdabuhdoo
@MoonMan12675 жыл бұрын
Byeah
@556bc6 жыл бұрын
Man, I ate so many French MRE's when I was contracting in the Sahara.
@stormbringer28405 жыл бұрын
How were they ?
4 жыл бұрын
@@stormbringer2840 Somewhere I've read that they were trading five US MREs for one French. :)
@stormbringer28404 жыл бұрын
@ only five ?
@jamesguitar73844 жыл бұрын
Tell me more ! Tell me more !
@jeebus0226 жыл бұрын
thunder, steve's describing MREs, sound of the fuel burning....I'd say this is an ASMR vid
@adamlewellen50817 жыл бұрын
it's amazing how Steve maintains a even flow of speaking with all the cutts
@mr.anemoia9244 жыл бұрын
@Aaron Horsley it isnt, you can hear as he moves or struggles with a can his voice changes
@lordmysticlaw19913 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, you see the cut in the video but you hardly hear it in his speech. Really cool.
@ricepicker5628 жыл бұрын
Wow the French are fed like kings
@raskreddit42358 жыл бұрын
And the Americans give it to the Pilots because they never used to moved their fat ass out of cover
@faseag62397 жыл бұрын
i'm french and and laugh a lot hahahahaha
@AgentTasmania7 жыл бұрын
honhonhon*
@Guy-cs8yj7 жыл бұрын
As an American there's a slight anti France stigma in America but most americans don't realize that the French have helped is in many ways over the last 240 years. I salute the French.
@clem85407 жыл бұрын
Wendy's Fries fuck you
@carlpeterson27946 жыл бұрын
"it's starting to rain outside". Cozy videos just got max cozy
@solofdragons64463 жыл бұрын
The sizzle of the lunch main and the faint storm sounds in the background of the video... It brings so much comfort honestly. Reminds me of a cozy day inside, making a hot meal while watching the rain and lightning go on outside. Gods I miss those days.. It's 2021 and this summer is supposed to be a drought year. Makes me sad. I love rain
@snarnok8 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the French officer's ration contains a mini bottle of champagne and a can of foie gras
@DrewskiTheLegend8 жыл бұрын
snarnok seems about right.
@Kentinstag7 жыл бұрын
lmao no don't worry my lieutenant was eating the same ration as me !
@Kentinstag7 жыл бұрын
Glinkling Smearnops nop no more alcohols since the 80's :)
@Kentinstag7 жыл бұрын
Glinkling Smearnops during the construction of the Eiffel Tower, it was given to the workers 7 liters of red wine per day and per person, i just don't know how they could drink so much wine while they were working on altitude
@zebracherub7 жыл бұрын
No but French soldiers are allowed to drink beer - mostly Heineken - on base.
@craww19908 жыл бұрын
I love the little songs at the beginning and end
@NVDuster8 жыл бұрын
I would totally buy it too
@zebracherub7 жыл бұрын
What kind of music is it ? Sounds very 90's ish. Love it.
@bobsaget98947 жыл бұрын
sounds like something played in an 80's war movie
@yoyoholck6 жыл бұрын
sounds like danger
@tatonka4114 жыл бұрын
STEVE YOU MELT THE FONDUE CHEESE. IT'S IN THE NAME!
@cl0vvntiem4 жыл бұрын
Fromage fondu = melted cheese Fondue is a different thing
@tomf31504 жыл бұрын
@@cl0vvntiem True. But you can melt it and dip crackers.
@cl0vvntiem4 жыл бұрын
@@tomf3150 you can do that with literally any cheese if it's soft enough??
@elizlikethequeen3 жыл бұрын
The ONLY KZbin video that I turn UP the volume on every single time. I love Steve's voice and his excitement at gross hissy stuff! 😊 I've learned SO much.
@dphotos0077 жыл бұрын
The US Army should hire you to design their MRE's. I think you are an expert in this field and have tried just about every product made for this kind of field meals.
@SalandFindles8 жыл бұрын
"It's lookin' pretty.....NICE!"
@EliteSmorechannel8 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best edit ever.
@joneil-rayreotutar45637 жыл бұрын
SalandFindles ITS LOOKING PRETTY GODDAMN NOICE
@ericisprobablyfullofshit77976 жыл бұрын
You know this reminds me of a story a buddy of mine once told me. He was in the US Army's Berlin Brigade, back when there still was a Berlin Brigade, you know, before the wall came down. Anyway, he got a chance to do some training maneuvers with the French Foreign Legion, as the Americans are tucking into their MREs, these Legioneirs got waiters setting up tables out there with like white table cloths, and china, wine, like all that shit. Needless to say the Americans were dumbfounded. My buddy asked the obvious, "WTF?" And the Legioneir told him, "We can eat that shit (pointing at his MRE) when we have to, like in the field for real, on deployment, but why eat like that when you can have better." Now think about that for a second. That, possibly the best MRE you've ever had, to them that's the shit food that you have to eat in the field. Now imagine what they eat every day.
@corettaha78553 жыл бұрын
They sound soft
@ericisprobablyfullofshit77973 жыл бұрын
@@corettaha7855 Yeah, because if there's one thing we all know about the French Foreign Legion it's how soft they are. 😆
@elijahhamilton40973 жыл бұрын
@@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797 they are real tough just ask Germany
@oz_jones3 жыл бұрын
@@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797 Right? Bunch of Frogs, the lot. Wait a minute...
@basedkaiser53522 жыл бұрын
@@elijahhamilton4097 they did. At Bir-Hakeim. Vastly outnumbered and still pwned the Germans and Italians.
@hellsgift6 жыл бұрын
Love it when you say the hot cocoa drink should need 5 ounces of water, when the packet says 150ml wich is 5 ounces😂
@figfox24254 жыл бұрын
Metric system > Imperial
@alainportant64124 жыл бұрын
Imperial sytem is grotesque and outdated
@papayer7 жыл бұрын
I don't know why, but I find rations that include stoves and handles for the packets to cook with to be the most satisfying ones to watch. there's just something intriguing about steve cooking that gets me.
@chadsmith4283 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@pandaDotDragon7 жыл бұрын
Rate of exchange for 1 French ration vs. any others: Afghanistan exchange rate was 1 to 5 …
@Truthseeker15157 жыл бұрын
Same ratio during the ex-yugoslavian conflict according to an NCO who served there. Americans were especially fond of them. Nothing beats French rations. I tried one once on field camp in 1997 when I completed my military service, unbelievable....it's like gourmet food.
@chrisstone34826 жыл бұрын
yeah it's the same rate with there women too
@Leebpascal15 жыл бұрын
Yes, but remember than a US MRE is 1 meal + sugary extras. A french RCIR is a 1 day pack all included except water and knife. The reclasable box and the hard plastic protection are here for it
@lebigeon5 жыл бұрын
@@Leebpascal1 a soldier has to have a knife and/or a canteen on him/her
@kevingarnero27654 жыл бұрын
@@cusoonmyfriend3738 LMAO
@macross252 жыл бұрын
Ordered my first French RCIR and tried it out this week, not the same menu as Steve has here, mine was Menu 13. Overall for a military ration it was very impressive. The main dishes heat up very nicely & were delicious especially the Pasta a la Cabonara, the coffee if you mix both packets with the sugar is really good, especially for instant. The rice pudding desert was delightful and I whole heartily agree that the "Fruit Jelly bar" might be one of the highlights of these rations, seriously they are Top notch! The only down side were the biscuits, some were slightly stale while some were still fresh. At the end of the day if you're intrigued by rations and can find one of these, give it a try!
@dannyhoward34373 жыл бұрын
Working with Italian and French units in MND SE in Bosnia, 1996. French Marine Colonel saw we were eating Italian rations and hooked us up with cases of French rations. Nice. One of the great unsung heroes of NATO.
@ShirtRIPPA837 жыл бұрын
Man, these guys really know how to eat in the field, this looked terrific. Ostrich is something I hope to try at some point, I've heard it's amazing.
@10k_aplaca937 жыл бұрын
ShirtRIPPA83 this guy man he rely has time to get everything done he is now my second respected youtuber.
@GroovyKaiju7 жыл бұрын
Oh it's true. As someone who is in the military and has been to deployed locations with the French, you could easily trade 3-4 US MRE's for just one french MRE
@Solus7937 жыл бұрын
it's really great meat, dense low-fat and a flavour closer to beef than poultry
@tankolad7 жыл бұрын
I would describe it as akin to venison rather than beef, really. It's great.
@imapseudonym14037 жыл бұрын
Yep. In '84 I was stationed in Germany (KleinCanada) and the US MRE was the standard for trade. French were at the top of the heap, and Russian at the very bottom.
@alexporter73798 жыл бұрын
Imagine that, the french would have the fanciest MRE.
@stardogchampion963 жыл бұрын
"This ostrich is even better than the reindeer casserole." Said one man ever
@linisxelle6 жыл бұрын
So the metal gear reference to french MRE is actually right! Hahah
@Tibobo025 жыл бұрын
in which metal gear game is it ??
@mercenarygundam14874 жыл бұрын
@@Tibobo02 It's in MGS 4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWbPgYKOpa2sgpo
@lampfacedampchase80487 жыл бұрын
7:46 "...That's bursting with an all natural raspberry flavor!!..." You should do cereal commercials.
@DuntDemon7 жыл бұрын
I swear this guy is so chill I love it
@reallyseriously70204 жыл бұрын
There's a reason Steve is so chill and always has the muchies ;)
@JSBozick3 жыл бұрын
A quote from Steve to summarize: “That’s, like, gourmet.”
@lemonyjuicey6 жыл бұрын
Gordon Ramsey should review this food
@melissalarigan3254 жыл бұрын
ITS RAAW!
@mumzly18 жыл бұрын
I really think the French eat better than any other nation.
@scottcooneymusic67367 жыл бұрын
The passion is "so incredibly good" You have the best descriptions of food I've ever heard. I dig it.
@georgestephenson71582 жыл бұрын
Anyone else just smile the whole way through these? Just caught myself now. Much love for you Steve.
@earthenjadis81995 жыл бұрын
My father was a French para that served in Algeria, so we are talking 1958. Breakfast was a bowl of coffee with bread. Rations consisted of bully beef and sardines with cigarettes. Didn't have much to say about the quality of the food in the field. When there was leave and the soldiers could go to Algiers, the first stop was the restaurants (he loved couscous dishes) and then the brothels.
@elgrande39347 жыл бұрын
Does your diet consist mostly of MREs?
@ThomasEdge7 жыл бұрын
Watching these always makes me so damned hungry. Seriously.
@Dusty99313 жыл бұрын
I accidental stumbled on to a Steve1989 ration review and its all his fault i discovered French RCIRs and RIERs. They are the best rations packs even made. Cheers Steve1989.
@Renard-eau6 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, c'est toujours intéressent de voir comment les autres pays vois nos ration de combat. Bonne vidéo et continue comme ça.
@DM94JAK7 жыл бұрын
God I wish I was him right now cookn up a nice mre while is storming outside damn that sounds amazing
@k.r.baylor88257 жыл бұрын
Steve, this is my first time watching one of your videos. Your straightforward presentation and enthusiastic voice are awesome! You have a terrific and unique combination of the Millennial gourmet and an appreciation for combat rations and what they can do for a soldier in the field. I have subscribed and am eager to watch more of your work. Well done! --11B (1985ish)
@djdrack46813 жыл бұрын
I've heard stories that on bases with different nation's troops that you can trade 5-7 US MREs for a single one of these due to the sheer difference in quality of flavor.
@OpTiC_DaD5 жыл бұрын
Might be my favorite episode, love the middle sizzlin with rain and thunder in the background sounded so cozy
@DrKriegsgrave7 жыл бұрын
the french rations have been the only ones i ve noticed to actually contain a trash bag, i can totally think of a slogan: "France, saving environment even at war"
@birch15187 жыл бұрын
Make our planet Great again ;)
@ICA5097 жыл бұрын
Richard Frank, Israeli and russian also do, probably someone else as well, it's also for security purpose. The others just use the original bags and cans, and bury them in the ground.
@stabulouskoda8346 жыл бұрын
there are a few militaries that give some sort of container for garbage
@Gatto7516 жыл бұрын
we tend to use biodegradable material for ammunitions etc
@lappeldelanature56346 жыл бұрын
we are just behind the US and second in the world when it comes to countries having the most nuclear plants though =s I guess we're compensating with dem trash bags
@msylvain598 жыл бұрын
One day, I found a bunch of these rations at a fleamarket, 2 euros each ! That was quite a deal ! They are worth around 10 euros on ebay.
@davidbowman20018 жыл бұрын
Did you eat them?
@msylvain598 жыл бұрын
Yes, they where pretty nice.
@WinkysWorldPsionicParallax7 жыл бұрын
In what country? In my country they never sell them commercially :( I even asked if they can send me one and i pay extra but they refused lol
@nicholasmohammed366 жыл бұрын
The french seem to know what they are doing with their rations.
@JD-te9tj4 жыл бұрын
You could tell Steve was super excited to open this one...look how quickly he opened it. Lot's of bright wrapping on the food...hello the French were here,lol.
@SlavicCelery8 жыл бұрын
I loved the "It's looking pretty *camera cut* Nice!"
@tylerhamilton50407 жыл бұрын
"wow", "Oh wow", "awesome", "not bad", "mkay", "this looks good", "beautiful", "it's great", "this is nice", "mmm smells rancid" lol you crack me up acting like this is fine dining! I want one myself
@DutchBane5 жыл бұрын
Savoury
@christoohunders53164 жыл бұрын
Man, you're a natural, what an amazing and astute report ! You're such an Epicurean ...
@callmeredbird Жыл бұрын
I love how he’s so content and happy in every video
@arcooke8 жыл бұрын
That ostrich meal looks so good. Sitting here practically drooling over it ....
@ommsterlitz1805 Жыл бұрын
same here 😅 it looks delicious
@DuhMythic8 жыл бұрын
Never stop uploading dude, i love these videos!
@localnemesis946 жыл бұрын
“This even beats the reindeer casserole” Lolol
@matboubou6 жыл бұрын
French ration are awesome for a day out for fishing or camping and also for full day of work when your far away from home or restaurants !
@stephencostello87927 жыл бұрын
Not really surprising as Napoleon pioneered tinned food. An army marches on its stomach. You would be surprised how many calories a soldier can burn through in a day. Also don't forget this might be the only good thing that happens to you all day. These are the best rations I have seen so far. U.K. Ones were always good. They are mostly in cans and can be eaten cold. While many countries have almost all of it freeze dried or dehydrated.
@E39Passion8 жыл бұрын
You should try one of the new generation german EPA rations, especially Type 8 ("Salisbury steak with rice and vegetables" and "Pork goulash with noodels") or Type 7 ("Noodels with minced meat in chasseur sauce" and "Lentil stew with sausage") are highly recommandable. ;) German and french rations are my favorite ones, because they include more than twice as much than an MRE for example. The german rations always content 2 hearty warm meals (can be heated by putting the sealed aluminium foil into hot water or on a cooker like the french meals, but there is no cooker included in the ration), one sweet dessert, one can of brown bread, sweet hardtacks (in german called "Panzerplatten" = armor plate), 2 small cans of hearty spread (liverwurst, ham sausage or else), 2 small cans of sweet spread (jam), 1 energy bar, 1 chocolate bar, chewing gums, 4 packages of delicious drinking powder (exotic, grapefruit, orange and lemon) and several accessorys (coffee, sugar etc....).
@stabulouskoda8346 жыл бұрын
I don't always understand the way you set up each meal but I appreciate your taste and the way you talk about everything
@blackscrub17503 жыл бұрын
I love how the French soldiers get a restaurant. Meanwhile, the PLA soldiers get protein soap bar and diarrhea gel
@ym10up2 жыл бұрын
It's really disappointing. Food is just as important to Chinese culture but the PLA MRE does not reflect that at all
@NaiKi228 жыл бұрын
PATE HENAFF MON GARS REPRESENTE LA BRETAGNE
@edokdicht8 жыл бұрын
Hey, un français ici :D ?
@dobakhin8 жыл бұрын
Hey des français
@IvorMektin17018 жыл бұрын
Marion Cotillard!
@pierreollivier67148 жыл бұрын
ouiiiii !!!! ( surtout le finistere , on est pas assez dans mon trou paumé de pays melenig )
@EddieGooch8 жыл бұрын
Je parle pas français
@nutritiousapples51967 жыл бұрын
in my experience people eat muesli cold. this may explain the lack of closure as you would add water stir, and eat.
@welchsgum71955 жыл бұрын
warm muesli is way better
@Desi3655 жыл бұрын
Cold muesli, here too.
@fireduck31273 жыл бұрын
Dory the Tuna Fish and Potatoes 10:34 Big Bird and Cranberry Sauce 17:56
@Maxbroforce6 жыл бұрын
I'm really just enjoying the fact that the stove's name can translate to 'warm/hot/heating friend' (at least if my French isn't totally off the mark). Somehow that's just extra points for the ration. Love the editing as well. Nice!
@dangerousdingo88468 жыл бұрын
It's super fresh... Just means it's not 153 years old... You're a legend Steve! xD
@Masteroftacos8 жыл бұрын
The French clearly have such a love and respect for food, right down to the MREs something that often gets "utility" over flavor, they get both.
@davidmarshall77522 жыл бұрын
Just ate the Risotto Porc version of this and it's impressive--- all the bars are complex and tasty (that raspberry is indeed amazing), there's a Sausages w/ Butterfat that is supremely satisfying, and it comes with Rice Pudding which I didn't care for. Overall a surprising and delicious 24hr Ration.
@xenon53827 Жыл бұрын
We have these at Christmas! Especially if away somewhere. As Steve says, probably the best army food there is!