Three 2016-17 Japanese Combat Rations (Type 1 Modern) MRE Review JSDF Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test

The newest model of the Japanese Self Defense Force, Combat Ration Type 1 is a lightweight, stripped down to the basics ration that provides nothing but some of the most delicious and easy to comfort foods, curry, and rice that you can find in a modern ration. Including it's own tray, a heavy-duty spork, and issued separately, a high-octane FRH that not only heats the food perfectly, it cooks the rice. In this review we check out 3 JSDF Combat Ration Type 1's and without any wasted time, 3 meals including a sweet & savory ground pork in sauce, a meatloaf of sorts with onion & tomato sauce, and a delectable pork curry.
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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™

[@alchemist889]

I love how "Stamina Bowl" sounds like an item you'd buy in an old JRPG.

[@hicknopunk]

I waa thinking River City Ransom

[@T4silly]

The Yakuza series has energy drinks called Staminam X and the like.

[@Kamamura2]

@@T4silly Toughness Emperor FTW. When not available, just gobble up a few sushi sets ;-)

[@svtirefire]

Ah man River City Ransom! I hadn't thought about that game in years. I had that for NES.

[@AmatsuKona]

I think Budokai 3 had an item like that.

[@ulriksonne5697]

I love the idea that steve canonically knows every language

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Steve will show us the way

[@Zesrii]

Juan Elorriaga He already has

[@haohaoman9292]

Google translat,kid

[@Jarviz9001]

He speaks MRE

[@Finalstar78]

He can read any language, but only if the text comes from an MRE.

[@niros9667]

Well as famous Japanese ration designer Heniri Fordushi once said: "you can have any meal you want as long as it's rice"

[@wzr3293]

Because rice is nice

[@PeterJamesVillegas]

Rice: The Most Important to any meal of the day.

[@ironboy3245]

correct. you fuck with the rice you get the uncle roger. Not just in japan, anywhere in asia.

[@FlatBroke612]

Based and Heniripilled

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

SASUGA, FŌDUSHI-KUN! Tottemo utsukushii no rashion...

[@Dan_is_the_Bastard]

That FRH looks like a tactical grocery bag

[@ma1leey749]

Lmao

[@Redasurc]

I T I S

[@axelloa.a.6563]

Hilarious

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Hahaha FUCK YOU I'm DEAD HAHAHA

[@Shadow77999]

Lol

[@michaellewis4750]

I'm so happy that he put the tray on his tray.

[@holidayarmadillo8653]

Michael Lewis lmao 💀😭

[@playerslayer91]

Trayception!

[@pedrogomes7992]

Nice

[@Shaolinof36thChamber]

His tray game is on point. Nice!

[@cbrooke879]

Mind Blown!!!!

[@mividamirancho2621]

Next: Eating a piece of bread from the last supper

[@f.b.i.1957]

😂

[@tbandit3333]

"bread still has that nice grainy texture""nice!"

[@Mutski1579]

Can you still buy pre-ban twinkies? :D

[@DJWeapon8]

And cordial wine from some random carpenter's cup. *_Nice._* _Okay._ _So..._

[@TaKevinT]

I am deceased

[@LDRAGONFLYL]

Japan has a very competitive civilian market for such ready-made food. Their MRE certainly reflects their prowess in this domain.

[@deckplate1]

Yup. With earthquakes being more common than most places around the world. This came out of necessity

[@dimaev660]

are they sold in the US?

[@deckplate1]

@@dimaev660 there may be a round about way to get them

[@LDRAGONFLYL]

@@dimaev660 go to your local asian store if there is one. Should have plenty of options beyond cup 🍜

[@bigsmall246]

@@LDRAGONFLYL the variety of japanese ready-to-eat food in their convenience stores is insane though. They have like 4 different chains of convenience stores. Turn a street corner and you'll see yet another convenience store.

[@kenenomoto3735]

Thank you for making the JSDF's food a subject of discussion. Japan has also started supplying a new food item called 'stick rice（スティックライス）'. This is cooked, flavoured rice that has been hardened into sticks. It is a convenient food to eat while marching. Please excuse the machine-translated English.

[@ExtraThiccc]

Sounds like eating dry spaghetti, but actually designed to be eaten dry

[@kenenomoto3735]

@@ExtraThiccc Stick rice is cooked rice, seasoned and hardened with Guar Gum in a retort pouch. Japanese-style mixed rice is made into sticks. It is not dried spaghetti or 봉지라면 (instant noodles). As with military rations of all countries, it tastes better when heated, but stick rice does not need to be heated to be tasty.

[@koolaidblack7697]

Sounds nice.

[@ExtraThiccc]

​@@kenenomoto3735Sounds tasty!

[@notloopers1110]

Fuck now im hungry

[@danielb3863]

This guy is the Bob Ross of MREs

[@CommonCanc]

Well maybe

[@riff2072]

Actually Dan, he is the nephew of William Alexander.

[@TitusFFM]

@@riff2072 who is william alexander. No disrespect.

[@Axter6]

He is the Reviewbrah of MREs

[@Jinisinsane]

Crazyrussianhacker of MRES

[@ArsensMusic]

Steve opens 1st MRE: *Nice* Steve opens 2nd MRE: *Nice* By the time Steve opens 3rd MRE: *Rice*

[@ZaBrowski]

Can't get enough of that

[@AlyxIsHere]

That’s riceist.

[@jasonlyles1608]

kek

[@kennyljs]

Asians mostly eat rice. Lol. Hence their rations would have rice.

[@jasonlyles1608]

@@kennyljs you missed the joke...

[@magni5648]

Japanese curry comes from British-style curries back in the late 19th century, started out as military food there and then became widely popular. It's actually still a tradition in the JMSDF today that's been going since the pre-WWI IJN: Friday is curry day on board of all JMSDF ships - and each ship has its own recipe, some of them pretty unusual.

[@memeticist]

When the Japanese go unusual with their cuisine I get squeamish. Here is looking at you ice cream with fish.

[@magni5648]

@@memeticist Well, one known example, from one of their minesweepers, includes two kinds of cheese (Parmesan and Cheddar), coffee and ketchup in the list of ingredients. Another recurring one in quite a few recipes is honey.

[@memeticist]

@@magni5648 Yeah, that is pretty tame.

[@TomElliottJackson]

So you're saying the ideal time to get the drop on a Japanese ship is Saturday morning when everyone's queuing for the head after another mystery curry? XD

[@Alsry1]

@@memeticistI mean salmon and oyster ice cream isn’t Japanese. Both are American.

[@beatrixkills1]

You can actually hear a bit of sadness in his voice when he opens it to find its already on a tray.....

[@hihello2910]

Evan Russell T A C T I C A L T R A Y

[@Shadow77999]

Oh..

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar7761]

Grocery clerk: Did you want those canned foods in a bag? Steve: Nah, let’s get em out onto a tray Grocery Clerk: Nice, ok

[@MichaelsExplorations]

Hahahah Lmfao🤣🤣🤣

[@darrinpennington]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@koribokhari7989]

😂😂😂

[@NeoCloud]

The Nice Ok is trademarked lol

[@Ghxstblxxd]

no its nice mkay

[@greyestfox]

Stamina Bowl sounds like a healing item in a video game.

[@SpencerS145]

I feel like I've already made a "stamina bowl" in Breath of the Wild.

[@justinmaverick9779]

@@SpencerS145 lol love it

[@f0rumrr]

It is japanese...

[@maxtheleopard]

Sounds like a type of ramen or soup

[@T0astedR0asted]

Increases your stamina and defense points but drops your speed by 5

[@dongordayiii6976]

That unidentified root vegetable in the first ration is likely to be daikon radish. Common ingredient in Japan

[@aiko9393]

More likely potato. It's curry after all. Japanese curry always have potato and carrot.

[@fellower]

@@aiko9393 But if it were potato, I think he would have said as much.

[@kathkwilts]

Or burdock.

[@codysmith3084]

@@aiko9393 Since when did potato have the same consistency as a root? If it was potato it would have been soft

[@aiko9393]

@@codysmith3084 well, the part that we usually eat from potato plant IS the root. Cooked waxy potato isn't mushy.

[@mrmonsterhunter808]

You guys underestimate the amount of rice asians eat. There’s a reason we have dedicated rice cookers.

[@jonhare392]

MrMonsterHunter 808 married to filipina can confirm Rice quantity eaten. Huge!!

[@ma1leey749]

I have 2 rice cookers in my house

[@ctyragdoll]

And Japanese rice is the best you can buy.

[@jonhare392]

Memeingful we do too. A small 4 cup one and a larger one for when we have guests.

[@ma1leey749]

@@jonhare392 i have 2 big ones

[@flrs5858]

Jsdf rations: Entree: rice Main: rice Desert: rice Asian/10

[@9f81rsd00]

Check out the chinese mres. Appetizer: bar Soup: bar Salad: bar Main course: bar Dessert: jellified bar

[@arcy_arts7378]

Because Rice is freaking delicious 😋

[@user-ue5cp4re3k]

As an Asian I can confirm we eat rice with nearly every meal

[@korv118]

Entree: rice Main: rice Desert: rice Steve: nice

[@TheSignatureK]

@@korv118 lol

[@joshuadarrow]

Ration: comes with its own tray. Japanese Steve: すばらしい

[@SanzuRiver]

素晴らしいってさ、なんか変かも。

[@Weisior]

SUBARASHI

[@macrando565]

Oi oi maji ka yo?

[@inxsdxw7563]

Nani??

[@jakob3708]

Ayaw ko na dito puro konichiyawa

[@cheehee808_]

As a Japanese American, this is the definition of comfort food lol🥘 . It looks delicious honestly

[@steven4227]

Joshua Kitano as a Japanese American I agree with you!

[@samuraijones439]

As a japanese american i also agree., lets get a chain of fellow japanese people in here.

[@dogman5791]

@@jamesrusselleriii8284 LOL so true.

[@JapanischErfahren]

@@jamesrusselleriii8284 rofl. Seriously.

[@SanzuRiver]

FeelsGoodMan Though, I'd take miso with some salmon anyday with a bowel of rice.

[@seiroudate1415]

Thanks for the great video. From Japan It is a menu structure that emphasizes calorie quickly rather than appearance and luxury. Field kitchens usually provide hot meals, but rations are eaten when these cannot be provided. Soldiers take turns eating in the trenches. To eat quickly, warm the retort pouch in your clothes and eat it without transferring it to a tray. We are instructed to bury and dispose of garbage so as not to leave the number of people and information to the enemy.

[@badgerattoadhall]

but no snacks that you can put in your pocket and eat later if you get a chance.

[@luvstotroll]

A trash dump everywhere they go. That's nice

[@koolaidblack7697]

@@luvstotroll That's life, KW.

[@Mashamazzi]

But there are three bags here, no one would be able to tell how many if everyone eats a different amount of bags?

[@ExtraThiccc]

I disagree, this look absolutely delicious! You should see US rations, they're a lot more bland, and some are just gross. Hell, one meal is called by soldiers "vomelette", portmanteau of "vomit" and "omlette" because it, well looks like vomit

[@andro1096]

9:20 As an asian, the fact that you cleaned your bowl without leaving any rice behind made the rice-shaped heart inside of me proud af

[@GigaBoost]

Racist

[@mlee5366]

same

[@rosaria8384]

Same. Rice wastage is a huge mistake.

[@marcinwitkowski217]

Rice shaped heart? Buddy you gotta check it out

[@jlb2013]

Let’s get this out onto a tray... Rice.

[@andrewmoore8537]

Mmcurray

[@svtirefire]

A well crafted pun. Bravo!

[@DanDunfordRSM]

East Asian countries eat way too much rice, eat something else for God's sake. Salads, potatoes, anything

[@psycho3870]

I wonder if he knows 90% of his audience are stoners.

[@chuffpup]

Classic. M'kay!

[@nonyabuisnass9268]

Ahh i see your bilingual..... Steve: Na i speak MRE

[@kappy5627]

how normal people get strong: "go to gym" how steve becomes strong: "open dozens of rations/MREs.

[@fukuufukingfuk]

He could peel you like a banana

[@FranklinSninsky]

@@fukuufukingfuk lol

[@dingleberryfinn7241]

He goes to the gym and when he exhales he says "mmm ok" " no frills" " very satisfying" and when he's tiring its like he ate something rancid... OH GOD NOOOO. Uhhh its so bad the taste is lingering in my mouth

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

10-12 hour days doing landscaping in Florida 6 days a week. Yeah. Gym. Right.

[@robertball1090]

Hi is it possible to purchase the Japanese MRE any where? Thanks RB

[@ryanthorne5432]

I’m glad these rations got to you, and I’m glad you enjoyed them. The JGSDF were wonderful hosts, and are a professional and capable organization.

[@tvu86]

Thanks for your service, Staff Sergeant.

[@heathward8826]

Wannabe

[@NLB90805]

@Hyrum Wood he meant to spell 'WaTaNaBe' - which is a Japanese Surname!

[@runeplate123]

Ryan Thorne those look so tasty!!! Wish I could buy some.

[@jesusurrutia2998]

Wonderful hosts? Yes they are. Professional? Yes. Capable? Nope. They complicate simple rescue missions and can’t think outside the box when you have to wing some ops.

[@ms13177]

“Let’s get onto the tray in the...tray” Steve you are a gem

[@escopeteroce]

Nice

[@milaanpatel4997]

This is the most practical MRE i have ever seen. You can eat it on a rock in 30 minutes, without need of any complex cutlery.

[@mahatmagaand]

But it won’t last long. An ideal utopian MRE should last atleast 100 years, shouldn’t be cancerous or harmful, should be highly nutritious.

[@sa-amirel-hayeed699]

​@@mahatmagaand dehydration my man

[@Taneubas]

@@mahatmagaand lol wtf you talking about.

[@kylegilmore3810]

@@mahatmagaand brainrot post. Do you even read what you type?

[@joshua.harazin]

A rock *or something*.

[@ugur2444]

how much rice you want? Japan: YES

[@sarumes]

はい

[@SanzuRiver]

司令部:「兵站館長さん、何くらい飯を必要いますのにゃ～?」(^_^;) 兵站館長: 「あんまり飯はあるから、500000kくらい。」 w

[@PiAA0707]

Can you speak in English no one understand that drafts.

[@wholestallionelegy7587]

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[@wholestallionelegy7587]

@@ugur2444 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3Knp6t8jbyprac

[@pradana5552]

17:00 "The texture of the white rice, with any sauce that's very flavorful, is like the best thing in the world." *Local MRE reviewer discovers Asian delicacy*

[@QuigleTheGnome]

Also known as rice

[@emilyandrews405]

Asians and Cajuns man, we eat everything with rice down in Louisiana

[@andrewb8698]

I read this as he said it in the video... creeped me out.

[@mystzzytakameshi5441]

@@andrewb8698 SAME ,LIKE WTF

[@caseykudlicki3837]

I know right lol

[@lightningwarrior7071]

Every time Steve disappears, I think he died from food poisoning...

[@ShinKyuubi]

Given the age of some of the things he's eaten...I think everybody thinks that when he vanishes..last new vid was for a C Ration from 1943 with Biscuits after all..and amazingly enough (to me) that entire can was still edible..I'm pretty sure if you tried one of these boil in a bag style MREs that we have today all over the world 70 years from now..you'd either get VERY sick or flat out die.

[@damiond2182]

You are not the only one

[@kigthing]

Cloning takes time

[@luissantiago5163]

@@ShinKyuubi I agree. I feel like those old MREs were made to withstand a direct hit from a nuke sometimes.

[@damiangrouse4564]

ManiacPlayerXT Everybody needs a vacation and it can’t be easy to find “new” MREs to try. We wouldn’t want Steve to start doing IHOP, Howard Johnson, etc, reviews...

[@user-yr8gl3zn5q]

The staple food of Japanese people is carbohydrates. As a farmer, rice is abundant. Recently, I have started to take a lot of protein. A common combination in the city cafeteria ↓ Ramen and rice Rice and fried noodles Rice and bread Rice and rice

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

Isnt that the case for every Western country too? 80%+ Carb diet. Having had hundreds of MRE's I can for sure say America loves their carbs. Most MREs I had only had about 15-20grams of protein.

[@KyleOfTheNorth]

@@user-pn3im5sm7k Yeah it seems American MREs prefer to get their carbs in part from sugary foods like dried fruit or chocolate. Whereas there are no sweets in the Japanese MRE.

[@evapunk333]

Hearing Steve say, "Let's get this out on a tray" and having the tray suddenly appear and the following, "Nice" is just so comforting to me.

[@chasemoobs3146]

The way he says nice is absolutely intoxicating for my body

[@atlusgoth5000]

You couldn't have said in a more frightening Manor

[@Un1234l]

Giving you orgasms just like that? Crazy. ASMR shit.

[@chasemoobs3146]

t c LMFAOOOOOOO “so that it slides perfect... nice”

[@thao0226]

yea gets me off too

[@Anudorini-Talah]

beacuse you listen to the braindeads spamming him saying nice, overabuse

[@mrlocasefsec]

The drought is over and we're blessed with a double upload. Nice

[@Megadriver]

Japanese: *make MRE with it's own tray* Steve: This is not how we do things here! You're going on a tray!

[@fitrianhidayat]

The Japanese eats rice with rice

[@maxnovakovics2568]

10/10 with rice

[@justinl2009]

Double the rice, double the *nice*

[@mpatrickthomas]

With rice pudding and rice wine..Their bread,of course,are rice cakes.😅😅

[@christinet9641]

Sure do.

[@kevinkuang2292]

you are legitimately correct in some ways. They genuinely consider noodles or buns as something you eat alongside white rice.

[@Dochirin]

You know Steve loves a ration when he finishes the dish on camera.

[@tiffanymay4281]

Wait two new Steve videos ??! DOUBLE NICE 👍🏼

[@OneCuriousOwl0720]

It's been two at a time pretty consistently.

[@gearsofMEAT]

lets get these videos out on to a tray

[@OneCuriousOwl0720]

@@gearsofMEAT Nice! Mmmk.

[@mikegeorgius7589]

Nice...

[@ianb2400]

Nice!!!!

[@Mister_Belvidere]

Rice with meat, vegetables and sauce is probably my favorite meal. There's so much variety possible, but it's still simple to make and almost always delicious.

[@lordmysticlaw1991]

Reminds me of my gran's cooking ❤

[@malcolmdarke5299]

Japan has worked out that "rice with sauce on it" is a combination that works really well, and that they worked out a sensible way to put that in a bunch of pouches and let soldiers in the field eat what's basically a fairly common civilian dish (the equivalent to a donburi, effectively) is probably going to be a pretty decent morale thing - connects them to their homes, basically.

[@blackbox5141]

Can only imagine how much to cost to develop perfectly cooked rice in a MRE every time 😂 perfectly cooked rice ALONE is next level

[@noah10cool1]

Nice, you're alive, now let's get these videos out onto a tray

[@denisesorensen5591]

Nice.

[@DAINSLEF]

Nice.

[@perfecty458]

Nice.

[@omenpyro458]

Nice. Now let's check out this video first.

[@youngcurls8094]

Noice

[@MrPieisawesome123]

Steve put a tray on top of a tray. nice

[@nanithefuck]

Nice! Okay

[@Atomic_Haggis]

"Let's get this out onto a tray on a tray! Nice!"

[@dionfebrian2940]

Noice

[@ceelar]

let's get this tray out onto a tray

[@troy4340]

Double nice!

[@unrivaledsurvival]

Curry in the morning, curry in the evening, curry at supper time! When currys on your rice, you can eat curry all the time!

[@Desmondbrown73]

I am freaking obsessed with this stuff now I can’t stop watching, I told my wife I want to get in MRE‘s for my birthday and Christmas dinners..

[@daydodog]

How'd that go

[@jessep8281]

Steve back at it again with some ASMRE.

[@karloslowry9043]

Clever 👍👍😂 it went over ppls head's.

[@gce120]

you have cursed my eyes

[@ThaFashionAssassin]

Nice

[@Artix902]

Nice

[@luisparga5707]

gingerfootman

[@critiqalerror]

I have an uncle who served in the Japanese military sometime around early 2000s. One time he jokingly said that he would bring these food in pouches back to us as souvenirs. I kinda regret crying to decline about it.

[@felesiaawang5601]

Well you can buy them yourself. With more variety choose from

[@de341f6]

fitting that your user is critical error wahaha just kidding man, at least you can order these yourself now.

[@ryanh4148]

@@de341f6 no u

[@waynerainey2606]

wow, that just looks like a lot of food compared to other MRE's, it really looks like it would leave you satisfied and full. a lot of carbs but that's what you need in the kind of situations you would be eating these in. Thanks for showing them off!

[@jowi_24seven43]

So much rice! Perfect if you want your soldiers to have a couple of hours sleep after each meal 😂

[@justderp5713]

Steve: Every single bite is enjoyable. Me, shitting bricks on the toilet: Ok nice

[@aaronschuschu4314]

Just Derp lmao

[@rickmarinara5179]

Cheers bro I'll relate to that

[@gundog4314]

See Everyone! He is alive! HAHA

[@karlp8484]

I got very angry when a couple of knuckleheads suggested...otherwise. I've got a good sense of humour, but some things like that I don't like.

[@snake45aiman]

Nice

[@big_whiskey1387]

Spork

[@laveryjames]

I was worried the MREs had finally taken revenge

[@intandemdj]

Let's get that out on to a tray... nice!

[@mr.trashington5950]

MREs are just manly lunchables

[@jaydenmiller7219]

Mr. Trashington the 2nd who says lunchables aren’t manly? Lmao

[@Boooo]

@@jaydenmiller7219 me

[@jhaz89]

Japanese Mre's are just rice

[@aaronlonghuynh5245]

See also: “Hungry Man Frozen Dinners”

[@larrypanus2385]

My mom is always inside me.

[@I3urton]

I just LOVE how you talk about the food. You're so calm about it, couldn't be further away from being overly excited, but every word you utter seeps deep satisfaction. Every video I watch, I want to try these rations.

[@michaelreeves6565]

Hey Steve... I've been down with the flu since Monday and just wanted to thank you for these videos which have kept me sane and staved off boredom...I am grateful beyond words and hope you're well brother.

[@leonkayak]

Rice is great when your hungry, and you want 2,000 of something. Mitch Hedberg

[@SuperSubmachinegun]

RIP

[@Shadow77999]

Lol

[@Bee-bup]

@@spookybaba not even 2000 grams of sugar?

[@Bee-bup]

@@spookybaba i know, just messing with you ;)

[@theunknown7683]

@@spookybaba sounds like a diabetic coma waiting to happen

[@kaijuslayer3334]

I mean, if you're fighting Godzilla 24/7. You'd wanna be eating some good stuff too.

[@mpatrickthomas]

Isnt it Godzirra??😅😅

[@neicyd.9231]

🤭🤭🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@hitsugayatoshiro9517]

@@mpatrickthomas gojirra

[@ra_alf9467]

@@hitsugayatoshiro9517 gojira

[@vinnregi4882]

That "cooking plastic bag" system is genious! Props to the creators

[@adyingbreed1017]

probobly the best mre ive seen yet its like an actual meal

[@Iridium242]

Those actually looked pretty good.

[@drmayeda1930]

That white rice was so overcooked it's not funny. The white rice should be individual grains not looking like mashed potatoes. The rice looks like mochi

[@insertnamehere001]

@@drmayeda1930 Japanese white rice is mushy like that, they use short-grain rice (rice japonica). Though it is a bit mushier than a home-cooked rice, understandable coming from a MRE.

[@ir8857]

@@drmayeda1930 asian rice is different from western rice. asian rice tends to be stickier and mushier like that because its usually eaten with chopsticks, whereas western rice is usually eaten with a spoon. theres a pretty notable difference between rice grains/preparation styles if youve ever gone out to various different restaurants (basmati rice, jasmine rice, glutinous rice, wild rice, etc.)

[@JD-ns9mr]

drmayeda1 Asians like the rice sticky like that because they eat it with chopsticks.

[@arnoldshmitt4969]

@@drmayeda1930 but that white rice is still tasty overcooked or not , i love rice , just cant eat it undercooked

[@MT-is4os]

Hey Steve, the hamburger is 煮込みハンバーグ(nikomi hanbaagu). If you do an image search you can see examples of what it normally looks like. It is pretty similar to meat loaf.

[@buxomboba8210]

It looks just like a salisbury steak from a frozen dinner.

[@VictorDude98]

@@buxomboba8210 The Saddle Up! Salisbury Steak?

[@Valanway]

@@buxomboba8210 That's essentially what it is, in every sense of the dish, both in how it looks and tastes (well, it's often hand made, so it usually tastes better, albeit a different flavor palette) and how it's served.

[@keremcantarhan]

I don't know what salisbury steak is but did an image search and it looks similar. I would say the Japanese hamburger is like a stewed hamburger, pretty juicy and soft.

[@NanashiCAST]

It's called a Hamburg steak. As the name would suggest, It's originally a German dish. Also used to be quite popular and well known in the US until it transformed into burgers.

[@dinamosflams]

Ah yes, the ultimate greatness of modern japanese culinaire: packaging

[@joeydefarco7707]

Steve on a date: "let's get you on a tray"🤣🤣🤣

[@rickmarinara5179]

*opens legs* Hey, nice hiss.

[@thegermanfool8953]

*Opens her stomach up* Some nice stomach acid with some pancakes Nice!

[@kryogenik2073]

"And this spork its awesome....such a durable spork...I make sure to save em" Go to Steve's house, hit his kitchen to open his silverware drawer....all MRE spoons and sporks

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

Hey, the napkin holder in my house is overflowing with stacks of fast food napkins I grab by the inches

[@jhaz89]

@@gemstonegynoid7475 sort of like how sometimes at the grocery store I grab like 50 grocery bags to use at home

[@JL-zs6hj]

Hey Steve, the US army called, they’re running out of reuseable mre sporks

[@TheGrumpy01]

He's got a few Aussie FREDs as well.

[@celinebarclay7333]

A draw full of sporks and no knife in sight. Nice

[@zach9930]

Damn, 2 uploads out of no where. God bless

[@Fragliche]

It is the Steve way.

[@hobbygamer6220]

Awesome

[@victorynuke7948]

He always does this. You must be new here. Welcome

[@Steve1989MRE]

Hope ya enjoyed them Zach! Got 1 more WW2 rat and then to a real true oldie.

[@jasonborne2521]

I think Steve should be like an official government employed taster for official MREs

[@adamfox1669]

Ive always liked MREs ...the way you do the reviews are excellent. Explaining everything. Thanks so much. Best regards

[@symphony_in_152mm2]

god damn, the Japanese make some genuinely appealing MREs

[@rc5924]

Lol that shit is trash next to a US MRE

[@micahdadbeh5955]

Ryan Castleberry idk. I’ve had some us mres. Most are great, but they tend to look like crap, but taste great

[@symphony_in_152mm2]

@@micahdadbeh5955 I've had a dozen US MREs, they've all generally followed the rule of "tastes and smells good, but looks like varying degrees of vomit and shit"

[@rc5924]

@@symphony_in_152mm2 so you're saying that the way food looks is more important than how it tastes and smells?

[@miniweeddeerz1820]

@@rc5924 but Japanese mre's look, smell and taste great. The full package.

[@DGneoseeker1]

1000 calories of curry and rice... and no toilet paper? Oh no.

[@calihapamama]

Japanese style curry is pretty mild, even the "extra hot" isn't quite as hot as Indian curries can be.

[@samuelyeo5450]

@@calihapamama Seconded. Japanese curry isn't anywhere near even the mild varieties of Indian curries or Mexican chilli.

[@catsndogs98]

Oh no Edit: oh shit

[@voldo18]

*OH YEAH YEAH*

[@taheelur1]

Lol 3000 calories per day isn’t shit

[@Orthodox1911]

Man Japan never does anything that is considered bad quality, whether its cars, games, electricity products, rations, always a proper quality. Kudos to you Japan!

[@jleif7736]

The Japanese people are very conservative and take pride in Japanese made products and want the best quality for it's consumers.

[@johnberry2877]

I literally forbid my family from driving ANY American made vehicles ! As a former GM contractor I would know !! You cannot beat the 🇯🇵 for quality, consistency and durability!!

[@pedrocelestrini]

Their Porn is pretty bad tbh

[@thedriverisliterallyme5331]

@@pedrocelestrini its the only porn worth fapping to tbh

[@clementchung919]

@@pedrocelestrini But who else can you look to to satisfy your deep in-born fetishes?

[@social_currency_spender]

🍜🍲🍛 “Every single bite is enjoyable...truly one of the best military rations...”

[@markm734]

4:47 Yusuf: A tray within a tray? Two levels. Leo Dicaprio: Three. Yusuf: Impossible. That many trays within trays is too unstable.

[@2011Tatin]

Good ref

[@markm734]

@@2011Tatin thanks homie

[@igotes]

Nice.

[@Murlorc]

Alright!

[@konobakajay465]

Lol

[@RickshawRaider]

I took Stamina Bowl with me on my last expedition and it helped me deal with the debuffs from the Ice Mage's d.o.t's

[@GigaBoost]

Nerd

[@BenDover-ls7ou]

Anyone else already watched every single video Steve has posted so now you just rewatch them daily.

[@Taken.By.Christopher]

I'm sitting on the living room floor eating beef stew out of a pan with a huge wooden spoon. Pretending to be you while I'm watching. Thanks Steve

[@sgt.eclair]

mmmm stew

[@respectedmastermind]

me too!

[@caseysentell9936]

Hi there

[@Taken.By.Christopher]

@@caseysentell9936 hi hunny

[@kekasaurusrex3645]

I eat ass

[@Riviscira]

BRING OUT THE TRAY

[@GuntherRommel]

Same speed, same tempo, every. single. time. He's the Bob Ross of Rations.

[@toribash8121]

Let's get this on to a tray, nice Mkay

[@huelikduhimbecile1365]

Snake that's a ration. I've heard nasty stories about these stuff, but they last for a lifetime

[@shadowrealm4493]

NICE HISSSSSSSSSSSS

[@intandemdj]

Ok hiss@@shadowrealm4493

[@jorgedavila4920]

Would love a series of videos of Steve making homemade MREs using items found at local supermarkets and stores.

[@liquidlinda2708]

He actually DID THAT!! The video of the Thanksgiving dinner was made entirely by Steve with his freeze drying machine and vacuum packaging. It is so fun and BRILLIANT!!😃👍🏼🇺🇸💜

[@Anon-bu8th]

The Steve 1989 fan base is so pure I never want to leave

[@billsojourn5284]

(Steve's Japanese counterpart reviewing an American C ration) "OK, let's get this out onto a bento box". "Nice!"

[@derrickddub]

"Naisu!"

[@murfad]

4:46 "let's get this onto that tray... in the tray." the poetry is palpable!

[@ARSZLB]

nice

[@UrbanCohort]

Speaking from an EMS perspective, just having any half-decent hot meal was a big morale boost. I figure that it's even more so for people in a combat situation...

[@Joeyy6]

Bro no joke if you say MRE 3x @ 3am steve will magically appear behind you with a assorted packs of MREs

[@yaxishotdog]

the part where he says _nice_ always makes me smile i enjoy his videos a lot

[@moelll]

Nice

[@tattooeduglyguy3376]

Yeah... I missed this. I dont.. I dont really have a lot going on. But enough about my existential dread; Steve's back! :D

[@Tallacus]

it already comes with its own tray, how NICE of the Japanese

[@youngcurls8094]

I was worried he wasnt gonna say "lets get this onto a tray"

[@jhaz89]

@@youngcurls8094 well they have to or else their rice or side of rice might blow away in the wind.

[@MrIdontknowww]

This video is what got my wife to finally try Japanese curry... She bought some curry cubes at the grocery store, cut up some carrots, onions and potatoes and made my new favorite food

[@ShirakamiKaiser]

i love how it marks "DO NOT RESELL" on one of the bags

[@dezmonfranco6925]

We missed you man 😢don’t leave us like that again bro

[@dcdeezcheesynutzsvideos7250]

Damn you working extra hard for that pin📍

[@50caliber27]

The "sweet root" you were talking about in the stamina bowl was probably Daikon radish.

[@oisakatoya5575]

yeah i thought the same

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

Either than or lotus root

[@spzaruba5089]

It wouldn't be Asian without it. In Korea and Japan almost everything pickled, fermented, or boiled involved a radish.

[@Aoiren]

Might be Taro root too.

[@seventythreedavid]

@@Aoiren I would have thought that if he described it as starchy, but I'd reckon it was daikon.

[@jonathanmann8036]

At this point I have to assume that every Japanese ration includes 1 white rice and 1 rice pilaf.

[@michealfriedman7084]

I've trained with the JGSDF in Northern Japan. They sure know how to drink!

[@SirRamdomgames]

12:18 "Boiled hamburger" Did you mean *steamed hams?*

[@ringsystemmusic]

Despite the fact that they're obviously grilled.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Does it come with a free view of the Aurora Borealis?

[@ToastytheG]

Ah... Aurora borealis. At this time of day, at this time of year, localized entirely within your t r a y? May I see it?

[@signs80]

It's an Albany expression

[@goober8686]

ToastytheG ... no

[@jhaz89]

Breakfast - Rice with a side of rice Lunch - Rice with a side of rice Dinner - Rice with a side of rice 🇯🇵

[@kanatapaw]

I feel like eatting rice now lol

[@raisa_cherry33]

True 😆😆😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ter4eritka785]

Eat rice every day

[@jhaz89]

@@ter4eritka785 Asian person: Eat rice every meal.

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

Because no matter where you go in East Asia, you are guaranteed to find rice in the countryside.

[@OceanHedgehog]

I love the simplistic elegance and simplicity of the Japanese and Korean MREs.

[@krod1180]

Just love your work, dude!! Rock on!

[@SyntheticKill]

HE’S BAAAAAACK!!

[@mikegeorgius7589]

Nice...

[@snake45aiman]

Nice

[@johnccarroll]

Oh Nice, love the Rust vids!

[@arc269]

I didnt know if he was gone or not but I just watch the other videos and hope 🤗

[@DrGingerHamster]

The Japanese troops are eating good. Damn, that looks delicious.

[@twoDie4]

Well, the Japanese government do care for their troopers gear and food wise.

[@jhaz89]

@@twoDie4 It's rice with sauce. The US spent 30 years trying to make shelf stable pizza for the troops and finally did it.

[@ls200076]

@@jhaz89 pizza, the most requested food in decades

[@mbr5742]

Well the food is the good news for the JSDF troops. That bad news is "Godzilla has just reached Tokyo"...

[@juch3]

@@jhaz89 how many years do you think they needed to create a shelf stable cooked rice?

[@Barbutt]

I love when Steve eats it ALL! Yummmy

[@yogurtyogurt8774]

I like how you always finishing the food in all of yours video

[@Getbent97]

Nothing quite like rice with a side of.... ...rice.

[@icantthinkofaname15]

Lol

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@icantthinkofaname15 do you speak Japanese?

[@joeschmo2393]

Sometimes I watch these all stoned and go through the kitchen looking for canned meats and sardines and shit lol 😂

[@Par_and_syv_lovers56]

Joe Schmo me...

[@quepasamrmasa3133]

Same

[@jangelopabunan93]

Me right now. Came in from a sesh and saw a new vid so i raided my cupboard and pantry.lol

[@zalz]

We all be picturing ourselves with some old tin can coffee sipping this while watching this

[@TylerTR95]

holy fuck im glad im not the only one, except not always stoned tbh

[@EnvyDesignGroup]

This legit makes my mouth water. Everything Japanese is delicious!

[@kimberlyallsup8472]

Love your channel. Not sure why I’m so hooked. Not in the military nor have I ever eaten an MRE. But it’s so interesting. Was wondering how many of them do you eat in a year?

[@nopenope5601]

"A thousand calories at the most." *Laughs in rice*

[@qwopiretyu]

Sad Rice Noises