Trying a Chili Con Carne MRE from Norway

The first Arctic Ration I’ve ever tried! Chock full of fruits and soups? The Norway Arctic Ration was the first I've ever had that has required hot water and man it was worth it.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:19 Unboxing
4:50 Taste Test
19:28 Rating and Orders

[@highwestlo8825]

I am so sick right now. And every video I watch is like grating nails on a chalkboard. and out of nowhere, this man attached to a mustache posted the exact content I needed.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Hey! Sorry you don't feel well but thank you so much for watching.

[@Velocikektor]

Hope you feel better now than you did then! I too am in the same boat.

[@christinesagemoen740]

I am a Norwegian army wife, and when my husband and I started to date, we sometimes had that chilli con carne for dinner, the days we didn't bother to make something ourselves.

[@Tide_Podz]

The presentation that goes into these videos, is top-tier. I would watch this series on Netflix

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Appreciate that!

[@CookingWithCows]

Freddy Mercury Redstone knows how the media is done.

[@brianr9113]

You narrate like you are giving a play by play on a PGA tournament. I love it. Keep up the good work.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Hahah I’ve never heard it described like that but I like it

[@bonnienightingale3336]

Absolutely here for the humor, but intrigued by the food reviews

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Glad you like it!

[@karolinemathildehellan7869]

Fruitsupe is a Norwegian thing 😅 its a dessert / snack that can be served varm or cold - but if you are out in the snow you would want it warm :)

[@tomwolf2603]

not only norwegian.. its a big thing here in sweden as well.. "Fruktsoppa".. love that stuff!

[@H4wk0n]

Never seen fruit soup in my entire life. I might be a bad Norwegian? 😅

[@karolinemathildehellan7869]

@@H4wk0n might be more of a regional thing? I am from the north

[@H4wk0n]

@@karolinemathildehellan7869 I’m from the north too :p mostly had vegetable soups and hot drinks while hiking and traveling when I was a kid. I need to buy some and find out if it’s good 😁

[@gunnar6674]

3:22 The spoon is small, but the main meal has a second tear tab which you'll pull off after the meal has reconstituted, so you don't have to dig so deep into the bag.

[@aliciarea5583]

I’m so old when you said “get in the zone” I remembered the old auto zone commercial. 😂👵🏼

[@Nikki7B]

Yes! Lol I'm Canadian, we don't even have that here, but I grew up watching Nascar, and that commercial was on every commercial break. Lol

[@evilcritter]

I found you on instagram last night and spent at least 2-3 hours watching. Now my goal is to share these with everyone!

[@SupaSargeakaQ]

Butterworth you have came a long way since i met you in the 3/116th and we deployed together. I'm wishing you much success in your future endeavors

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Thanks brotha! Hope you are well!

[@SupaSargeakaQ]

@@Butterworthdasyrup enjoying life in Texas is pretty much it

[@arcticblue248]

That fruitsoup or Rett i koppen ... its translated to "Straigt to cup" (roughly), it basically is a soup to fit a coffiemug or something like that, you can buy several type of these at stores, easy something to drink while on trip or just between meals.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Interesting and thank you for sharing!

[@sweetvanillasugar54]

Like how you can actually tell and hear you are trying everything. Versus tryna pull our leg about trying it. Good work sir ! Keep it up😊

[@megankizziar522]

Never been so early. I’ve been waiting for a new MRE video 🤩

[@Belle-xd7sk]

Solid advice at the end. Thanks for that🎉

[@DeliahAyala.2.14.91.]

Our Master Chef of gastronomical courage and curiosity is back! Another great video! Norway was fancy lol the bullet thermos was so awesome

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Thanks for watching!

[@rwill156]

That's one military technology we will never let out, plastic spoon/bag tech.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Gotta keep it...... Under wraps bahahhahaha

[@handbananagaming1357]

waiting for him to say "Let's get this out on a tray"

[@tamarasykes3749]

You've made me laugh so hard the last few videos that my kids made me put it on the tv so we could all watch together haha

[@doxin_lover1278]

Cant wait to see what other ones you have to try, love that our canadian one was so good

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

It was delicious

[@ClippyOfc]

The Real mre's and drinks can also be bought in the stores in Norway cause it's very popular for people that camp/hike. I bought my American husband (military) some reindeer stew from the brand! He really loved it!

[@gothwald1713]

That was my favorite one to get when i was in the army. was so yummy after having been cold in the snow all day.

[@K8E666]

They do a creamy pasta and pork pack, pasta bolognaise and a tomato pasta pack. They’ve all got really good reviews. I love this series !

[@petercabanillas244]

Cold weather MRE’s I had in Ft.Mcoy in “91” had fruit soups. Raspberry, Peach, and Strawberry. We would add them too the Oatmeal, made them really good. They are real good “Hot-Wets”.

[@TrueBlueEngineer]

Again love the gold that is the bloopers/behind the scenes. If that is the basic Norway MRE then we need to step up our game. The only thing we have on them is including heaters in ours. I would be interested to know how good that coffee was. Keep up the great work dude!

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Yea I’m quickly realizing we may have the worst MREs.

[@merryindiana2754]

❤ good looking meal!

[@mikes6347]

Looks like Steve has some competition in the MRE reviewing…

[@riotchock4259]

Naaah

[@AlaskaGirl]

You are a brave man trying all these different mres I would definitely starve lol but I love all your videos keep em coming great work

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Thanks so much

[@kyleallen22]

As someone who loves peach that energy drink stuff sounds like HEAVEN

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

It was actually really good!

[@gunnar6674]

It is. As a former peach fan, I'm into mango now - I wish they'd make a mango flavoured drink mix.

[@evilcritter]

Can we get a "enjoy my power and protein!" sticker or shirt?

[@Bobleplast69]

Whats funny is that most norwegians try to avoid the chilli con carne. The fruit soup is also something we avoid but there is always that wierdo in the squad who likes it and wants to trade.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

That’s really interesting. I wonder what the favorite is?

[@Bobleplast69]

@@Butterworthdasyrup chicken curry or chicken tikka massla is my personal favorite. Creamy salmon with pasta is also a common favorite. These comes with great snacks too.

[@stinejohansen805]

Haven’t read through all the comments so maybe someone already said this, but this is what we normally buy for hiking/camping trips 😊 The dried fruit is to get your energy/blood-sugar up. The chocolate is, as it said on the packaging, 70% cocoa so it’s less sweet. We even have bars that are up to 85% cocoa and they are really bitter if you’re not used to the taste 😅 but we of course also have the standard milk chocolate with 1000% sugar 😂 I saw someone mentioned the fruit-soup. Add a little less water, put some whipped cream on top and some chopped almonds and you have a killer dessert on a cold evening 😜

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Def will try some of these recommendations on the next one!

[@alexWwhatcanidoforyou]

looked good. looking forward for the german ones. love this videos 😀

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Coming soon

[@oh515]

Nice review 👍 When it comes to spoons and forks, it used to be a part of the personal equipment in the Norwegian force. So I guess this plastic spoon is something extra ‘just in case.’

[@arcticblue248]

A Arctic MRE do have quite abit of calories, when you are out in the cold you spend ALOT of calories so they have to add alot to you when you are out on manouver.

[@Rallarberg]

There's a sports/fishing/hunting/hiking outlet store just a 5min drive from me that sells this brand of MREs, haven't tried the chili con carne one yet :) But I'm going to insist on sitting here in Camp Fruit Is Not Soup, thankyouverymuch. Trade for a tea bag and a stale slice of bread or a biscuit or two? Or fetch me some pine shoots? That makes excellent tea/soup, rich in vitamin C, too! And just wanted to point out: The correct way to consume the coffee is when you're woken up at 3:30am, you empty the packet into your mouth, and you take a quick sip of water to flush it down.

[@brodyjames4126]

Yes chef

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

YES JEFF

[@seasoldier3902]

Tyler I first saw you when you tasted the British 24-hour ORP, which we call "Rat Packs!" You got a mention on the British Forces Broadcasting Service. I bet your presentation(s)/lectures you gave on your promotion courses were a hoofing! Do you present lectures with the same flare to your squad/platoon? If so I bet you keep their interest. I enjoy watching your tastings and hearing the funnies. The Aussie one was also funny as you had a live audience! The civvies that have tasted the world's military rations on KZbin are so bland. BZ; keep up the good work!

The "beverage bag" is the trash bag...

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

That’s nice to include that but I’d rather use it to keep stuff dry!

[@alisonlimoges1936]

I'd like to tell you your french is getting better but I dont want to lie to you 😅

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Merci

[@sherrymackay3926]

The adjective for Norway is norwegian btw :).

[@sundhaug92]

"Rett i koppen" means straight in the cup

[@mirandigriffin9879]

Tyler the creator of good content

[@vernyjm]

The jug 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤙🏻❤

[@patrickwbr]

Maybe I can arrange something when you want to try the German MRE ( EPA = Einmannpackung ) 😂. But only if you try to pronounce the words correctly and test them without using the translator. 😂

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Haha challenge accepted. Shoot me a dm on instagram if you like!

[@alisharicketts89]

Is there a place you can purchase these bc I think it would be cool to try

[@dennisvandermarkt8263]

Should probably put TP in a chili MRE. Just saying. Great stuff

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Hahaha good point

[@schmemrankin3583]

Have you tried your dogs treat?

[@izmazix2148]

I came here for the spoon review.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

I am amassing a spoon collection just for that video

[@TheSarinaide]

Can the bag be used for the squirts

[@LeKrVo]

Greetings from norway 😃

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

👋

[@robertkelly4647]

I brought back the Norwegian army chili ration from Afghanistan in 2006. Then it was more like a big bag of tomato rice. This one looks much better.

[@Cheekylilysound]

Top Notch plastic🎉

[@julsnwindfield5185]

pure Entertaiment! pls check Some Austrian Army Ration!

[@melosteff2047]

Easy open mres will always score higher for us in the US military lol

[@snowdoggieii]

Wasnt it a lemon drink?

[@trulybtd5396]

If you can make water liquid you can also make it hot. This is an arctic ration after all.

[@hsiverts]

In the Arctic, water can be made liquid by refilling your canteen with snow every time you drink. And keep your canteen on the inside of your jacket.

[@BayBrick117]

Focused mode because your locked in

[@anette-_.]

Where did you buy it? I'm in the north of 🇳🇴 should be smart and stock up on some stuff😅

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Someone sent it to me!

[@jakubsutor9811]

Go with Polish one!

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Gotta get my hands on one!

[@xxPROXxx]

Great vid and series! Looking forward to more and your tier rankings of each country!

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

More coming for sure!

[@Teraclips]

Link to the bullet thermos bro

[@naomifinch169]

Ha. Wait til you try British chocolate. You’ll never go back!

[@VictoriaE-zg7vd]

My husband was in the AF and has stomach issues from eating so many mres.. does the mres ever mess with your stomach?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Yes they absolutely mess with my stomach. Pretty common.

[@LordSmashington]

Am I having a stroke? I could have sworn I saw you post this a week ago.

[@Nemalirulez]

You look like Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds 😭😭

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

My Italians second best

[@laurajensen4225]

Is the “soup” supposed to be like an applesauce consistency maybe?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Yes with less water it would be I bet

[@HrHaakon]

The breakfast rations can be done cold. Should be done cold in fact.

[@CadWeapTech]

Damn this is an early upload 😂

[@CadWeapTech]

Ayo where you get that bullet thermos?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Sure was!

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Wife got it for me honestly I don't remember but prob Amazon

[@deepfrieddeals]

Hope your wife likes your mustache. It's your trademark now. You can never shave it off.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Or can I? Muahahahhaha

[@shannonstoop6110]

That bullet thermos thingie is very.....

[@izmazix2148]

The fruit soup is probably supposed to be like jello or something

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

It was strange thats for sure

[@zitafarkas4132]

In Hungary we have diferent types of fruit soups, mainly during the summer and we eat it cold as heavy goulash cant be eaten in warm summer days. Tastes similar to smoothies you can cook the fruits with milk, cream or just water , sugar, or vanilla sugar . Sour cherry, plum, mixed fuits, strawberry soup are amazing with cinnamon etc.

[@sundhaug92]

No it's a sort of snack-soup

[@mirandigriffin9879]

Your teeth are better than ours

[@joshuacastro5626]

I wonder if he would enjoy the Mexican MRE’s ?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Would love to try one!

[@MobWithGuns]

The foodie in me wonders what one small square of the dark chocolate mixed into the chili would do to it. Since some chili recipes call for dark chocolate/ cocoa

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

It would prob be delicious

[@Vortechtral]

I wonder why MRE's don't all have the hot pouch so you can heat your meal on the go. The Canadian and Norway both so far have opted out of it. Seems kind of silly.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Cost saving more than likely

[@normie2165]

Canada has them but they are separate from the meals. The most reasonable answer I found is they are separate because of dangerous goods transport regulations being different in Canada.

[@jean-philippedecarie2024]

I can't speak for the Norwegians but in Canada during winter operations or in the arctic we use liquid fuel Coleman stoves to heat up water, rations and warm-up our tents. The flameless ration heaters wouldn't be used so they're only made available when they would be practical to use.

[@mattis537]

They lose their effectivenes i sub-zero temperatures. And when you have to bring a burner anyways to melt snow for water then its a no-brainer. Also the weight of one burner and fuel for 4 days is less then if every man in the fireteam would have the us-style MRE heater

[@hahaheija]

Canadian one seems best

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

So far it’s def one of the best

[@erlend3482]

That spoon is not your battle buddy. He will break on you!

[@mikelevesque]

The coffee?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Yes got some feedback on that. Going forward I will try literally everything in each one

[@krykkatorix]

During winter, you're meant to eat three of those meals.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Need those calories!

[@Velocikektor]

I will trust anything a man says when his last name is Butterworth.

[@krykkatorix]

Too little water = constipation. Too much water = the runs.

[@18Chriss88]

I dont get it why so always that Plastik spoons. In German army they have stainless Camping gear fork knife Spoon etc as Standard.

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Interesting!

[@arcticblue248]

Don't know how it is in Norway now but when I served in 92 we had stainless fork/knife and spoon as standard...

[@AlexGranli]

No hiss.

[@MC-jd1cc]

How’s the missus doing?

[@Butterworthdasyrup]

Fine thanks!

[@Idk_imbored]

"Balls"

[@julib1022]

Nottttt gonna lie that fruit soup in that cup looks like……uhhh not fruit soup 🤢

[@Mark-ki7ic]

Like your videos better the Steve1989

[@peartree8338]

You can't do Norway and not do Sweden! Come on swedes.... someone send the man the good stuff!

[@ACNordstrom]

norway is pretty weak about their spice tolerance

[@YourMom-kx3lg]

Please be on more hlc videos . I never knew pocahontas was your favorite movie

[@frauhansencom]

Cool.. the Goetland Thermos!

[@naomifinch169]

Ha. Wait til you try British chocolate. You’ll never go back!

[@dags123]

I don't think I've met anyone who has tasted both Norwegian and English chocolate who preferred the latter. Norwegian chocolate is world class, the English chocolate is way too sweet. American chocolate is borderline inedible.