USA VS S. KOREA MRE

[@normal8295]

One of the first things I did while serving in the USFK was trade MREs with the ROK Marines. Their chow was insanely good and way different from what I'd had in China. Korea is a fundamentally different and important partner compared to China, and their food is absolutely delicious. It's definitely worth trying. As you can see in this video, they have these awesome pouches to heat up their meals, which makes having hot chow in the cold and dry Korean winters just perfect. Semper Fi!

[@PoeOcelot]

really？Korea cuisine is almost the most unpalatable and least nutritious in Asian cuisine

[@crizark]

이렇게 비교해 주시니 너무 흥미롭네요. 제 할아버지는 한국전쟁에 참전하셨는데 그 때는 이런 음식이 없어서 많은 경우 흰 밥에 소금만 찍어서 드셨다고 하셨어요. 한국군 전투식량이 이렇게 좋아져서 다행입니다. 물론 맛있는 한국 음식들을 식당에서 먹어보시면 더 큰 기쁨을 느껴보실 수 있을 거에요.

[@gogumamallaeng-yee1311]

댓글마다 답글 다시는 모습이 인상적이네요. 채널이 대성하길 바랍니다. 영상 만들어주서서 감사해요

[@polysemy_]

not humanly possible to reply to every comment, nor does he do so. clearly.

[@generalpark]

@@polysemy_ not what he said. he said the way the man replies to every comment is very insightful. and he wishes him success in youtube career and thanks alot for the video.

[@polysemy_]

​@@generalparktell that to the yt translation system not me cornball. 💀 "It's impressive how you reply to every comment. i hope your channel prospers" is the shit it turns into 😭 hilarious how you come to a video this old same as me, and feel the need to reply that goofy shit.

[@polysemy_]

​@generalpark actually hilarious. got nothing to do so you correct some random mf that doesn't know a language and used the translation features on the app 💀 you're mad corny.

[@generalpark]

@@polysemy_ i am speaking english because its the only language you know. And you are speaking english because its the only language you know. See the difference? I am billingual and you arent. I have higher iQ than you. So thats why i corrected your uneducated ass. And you out here crying double commenting on a random yt post. You got a sad ass life kid. Go read some books, touch grass, and find a job.

[@choyc]

지퍼팩에 적힌 설명문과 사진처럼 핫팩의 줄을 잡아당긴 다음에 지퍼백에 담아야지 지퍼백안에서 갇혀버린 열기로 볶음김치와 소세지볶음, 볶음밥, 팬 케이크를 따듯하게 가열해서 먹는건데.... 저 팬 케이크를 그냥 먹으면 돌덩이같이 딱딱한데 볶음밥과 사이드메뉴들을 가열할때 같이 넣거나 조리가 끝난 발열팩에 넣어두면 따듯해진 팬 케이크가 부드러워져서 먹을만 합니다. 그리고 발열팩은 겨울에 훈련할때는 지니고 있는것만으로 따듯해지죠.

[@lIlIllIlIIIlll]

다 쓴 발열주머니에 물 넣으면 처음보단 덜해도 몇 번 더 쓸 수도 있죠ㅋㅋ

[@MeAncient]

그건 겨울에 네 몸의 열로 뜨거워지는 열 팩에 미쳤어. TFW!

[@koreanomymous]

파운드케이크입니다

[@DaddyBrownbr]

다음부터는 구글 번역이라도 돌려서 게시해 주시면 좋을듯.

[@seon2816]

@@DaddyBrownbr 어차피 번역 버튼 달려있잖음

[@Assasinn_]

한국에서 현역생활을 보낸 예비군입니다. 오랜만에 보는 신형 전투식량 팩이네요 ㅋㅋ... 많은 한국인 현역들이 밥에 김치와 미트로프 그리고 콩가미를 섞어먹기에 실제로 영상평과 다를게 없습니다. 미트로프는 한국인 현역들에게도 인기가 많은데, 미국인들도 좋아할줄은 몰랐네요... 맛있게 드셔서 다행입니다. 초코볼은 사실 M&M과 정말 비슷한 맛이나서 국방부가 M&M 회사와 제휴를 맺은건지 저도 궁굼하긴하네요... I'm a reserve soldier who spent his active life in Korea. It's been a while since I saw this new combat food pack. LOL... Many Korean active-duty soldiers mix kimchi, meatloaf, and congami with rice, which is actually no different from video reviews. Meatloaf is also popular with Korean active-duty soldiers, and I didn't know Americans would like it, too... I'm glad you enjoyed it. Choco balls actually taste really similar to M&M, so I wonder if the Pentagon has partnered with M&M companies... I hope my translater is work. Sorry for my bad english skill. have nice day 😊

[@Jared-91]

You're right about Korea. My maternal grandfather served in both Korea and Vietnam. In Korea, he suffered frost bite on his toes. Luckily it was able to be treated. Our troops weren't adequately prepared for the frigid conditions. Another great mre comparison!

[@MeAncient]

My uncle was there, too. He said it was REAL cold. TFW

[@lancerevell5979]

My old Uncle Albert was in Korea too. The only thing he would say about it, with that "thousand yard stare", was "It was cold. So cold." 😮

[@jeromethiel4323]

I had a teacher in high school who served during the Korean war, and he was at chosin. We never got him to talk much about it. We got one story about having to bring up heavier machine guns, because the enemy snipers would hid behind the bodies, and the .30 calibre machine gun rounds just didn't have the penetration. .50BMG did. What he would say was the cold was more lethal than the enemy. He said "you can fight an enemy soldier, he is a man just like you. You cannot fight the weather, it will win every time." RIP you salty old dog, you made history class interesting.

[@jaeinnmoon3279]

Saying some Koreans didn’t mind being unified with Japan is very similar to saying some blacks don’t mind living as a slave. During the WW2, Japan enlisted Korean women as sex slaves, how would you like to serve your master as a sex slave ?

[@jaeinnmoon3279]

@@nabukotokei - to Japanese occupiers, there were only two types of Koreans 1)slave 2)quisling You must be either a Japanese or a family of quisling.

[@0508toya]

한국군의 군용식품을 소개해 주셔서 감사합니다🙇‍♂️

[@RoapaKay]

Thank you for your service. Saving both S. Korea & The U.S. in Peace. - Former R.O.K Army lieutenant TI&E Officer -

[@jakekong007]

Korean here. It's good to hear you liked it. Traditional Korean dish is consisted by bland rice with various side dishes called 'banchan'. You took it just right way we Korean do. Thank you for the great clip.

[@MeAncient]

I appreciate your kind words. TFW!

[@brentwentfishing]

Great video! I am surprised at that S. Korean MRE! 😁I could camp with that stuff! 😎

[@Freeman프리맨]

One Korean male served in the Air Force. So I ate Korean MRE several times. Maybe that's why this video was so nice when it came out in my algorithm. What surprised me when I saw this video was that as soon as you saw the chocolate, you thought of melting it and sprinkling it on the cake. This is a common eating method among Korean soldiers. I know you put all the packages out there because this video has to show you each package for review. However, the best way to treat food is to leave pound cakes, chocolate, and paper bowls outside, leave the rest in the heating pack, pull the rope in the package, and seal it with only a small hole where steam comes out in the package. That's why the packaging bag has a zipper. Next, put all the food in a paper bowl, eat the food, and then eat the pound keak and chocolate separately. However, because pound cakes are too dry, most of them melt chocolate and sprinkle it on the cake.

[@MeAncient]

Thank you for the insight regarding the Korean way y'all do your MREs. If I can get another one, I'll know a little better how to try a few things. TFW!

[@choppermike3329]

I didn't see pepper included with the US MRE. Found that interesting. Tried Kimchi the first time just a couple years ago. I'm 64 and wish I would have tried it years ago. Those M$Ms are definitely funky looking. You really do a great service for us by doing these reviews. Great video as usual.👍🏻😎

[@MeAncient]

Mike, no pepper and I'm with you on the kimchee. I wish I'd a tried it years ago as well. I'll be eating my fair share from here on out, for sure. TFW

[@JforAll00]

small tip that i learned from my friend is that you open the poundcake package, put that back in to steam it with the rest. comes out hot and moist. if you put melted chocolate balls on it, its way better!! I used to hate MREs but now I kind a miss them. oh one think you missed is that you're supposed to put the white heat bag inside the original package and double seal it, but I guess your way also worked out pretty good.

[@governmentlab6162]

I also found Korean MREs to be delicious, and I'm glad to see someone else who thinks the same.

[@alissonjalil4729]

I am absolutely obsessed with kimchi! My uncle got me started on it. He became associated with it during the Korean and Vietnam wars. It is always in my refrigerator. I’ve learned to make several dishes with it, especially Ramen and G.I. stirfry! I absolutely love it when I saw you were going to do this one. I pulled out a bowl of kimchi to eat while I watched.

[@change691]

My neighbor was Korean and she would hold sheets of sea weed over a pan of hot oil while salting it, best sea weed you could imagine, not a hint of fish, just crispy and perfectly salted.

[@steveh5307]

Stir fried kimchi is on another level. It mutes the sharpness a bit and brings out a bit of sweetness. Can eat that on its own for a different take or make kimchi fried rice. Add beef, pork, or chicken and it's amazing!

[@alissonjalil4729]

@@steveh5307 ever heard of G.I. stirfry?

[@steveh5307]

@alissonjalil4729 no but I know "army stew" that consists of kimchi, SPAM, ramen noodles, some veggies, and other ingredients.

[@nekowafer4017]

@@alissonjalil4729 I've never heard of it and google search just takes me to wrong things. But I'm curious! What's in it?

[@bonehead3334]

I always find it so amusing when we get the 1st person POV of Ace's hand reaching out to grab something, cracks me up every time. Great video boss!

[@johnlynch7834]

Thing on the Adam's Family😂

[@MeAncient]

See comment by John.......TFW!

[@MeAncient]

Exactly, John! TFW

[@brentwentfishing]

Yep! Asa says "I'll have some of that!" 😂

[@emt5451]

@@MeAncientno assesery pack in the Korean mre

[@tommyk6349]

I want a Korean mre now. Thanks for the review.

[@scottleidenberger4401]

Great review. Looked like you had two winners. I think I would favor the Korean MRE. Thanks for sharing .

[@DoDo-fz8cz]

한국은 인스턴트 커피 강국입니다 맥심과 카누는 최고의 MRE입니다👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@김김-k5b1w]

I exactly ate that MRE 13 years ago in trench while our squad had shooting training. and I got thrilled what you were saying that you would prefer spread melted chocolate on the bread. All of soldiers who i saw eat this type of MRE follow the same way that you described !! I think soldiers think the same way haha. Thanks for rememorizing my young day SIR :)

[@KOOL383]

韓国の戦闘食をレビューしてくださった老長の兵士に心から感謝します。 I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the veteran soldier who reviewed Korea's combat rations.

[@bbokkumbabmaster8208]

자위대 스파이?

[@dennisb.1996]

I dig your videos and really enjoyed this. I love kimchee it is a dish best served room temperature as a side, with everything!

[@MeAncient]

Thanks for the tips! TFW, Dennis.

[@IllIllIllIllIllIllIllIllIllIll]

Regular kimchi is typically served room temperature, absolutely. However, this is stir fried kimchi and better served hot.

[@Lord_Unicorn]

As a Korean who used to eat those rations 14 years ago in the Korean army it sure brings back memories, and I'm surprised you did your research about kimchi I'm impressed as for the rations, yes we used to blend everything with the fried rice, and it's one of my favorite rations I still remember those amazing tastes. And we used warm the cake as well in the winters, and we didn't warm the chocolate because it wouldn't melt. And the cake wasn't a popular snack, if I remember. anyway, this brings back so many memories. thank you for this amazing video!

[@벽을뚫는포신]

미국인이 초밥 먹는다고 이렇게까지 감격하는 일본인은 없을텐데 아직 우리 한식은 갈길이 너무 너무 너무 머네요. 그리고 신형전식은 화력이 꽤 강할텐데.. 초코볼이 안녹았다구요..? 저는 저거 먹을 때 초콜릿 소스를 만들어서 먹었던 기억이 있는데.. 그냥 덜익은 거 급하게 까서 먹은 거 아니에요?

[@Lord_Unicorn]

@@벽을뚫는포신 제 기억으로는 저 초콜렛을 발열팩이랑 같이 놓으면 다 녹지 않고 덜 녹은 애매한 상태가 되서 특히 겨울때는 저걸 뭐하러 발열팩에 놓아서 녹일 필요가 있나 할정도로 금방 굳어버려서 발열팩에 초콜렛을 안놓은것으로 기억나네요. 여름때 해도 무슨 초콜렛이 완전 녹아서 소스처럼 사용할수 있는 수준이 되지 못한것으로 기억되네요. 그래서 저걸 개머리판으로 내려치거나 헬멧으로 먼저 부시고 나서 발열팩에 놓으면 그나마 잘 녹은것으로 기억하는데 그걸 굳이 그렇게까지 할정도로 소스로 만들거면 차라리 입에 한개 놓고 케이크를 먹는게 덜 귀찮아서 그렇게 먹은게 기억나네요. 그리고 저거는 mnm 초콜렛 계열으로 알고 있습니다 그렇기에 잘 안녹는 초콜렛으로 알고 있습니다. 소스(?)로 활용하기 참 애매한 유형의 초콜렛으로 기억되네요. 차라리 저 초콜렛이랑 같이 케이크랑 먹었던 것으로 기억나네요. 그리고 자신의 문화와 그 나라의 음식을 알고 공부하고 그 역사를 알고 설명한다면 그게 일본인이든 한국인이든 어느 나라 사람이든 감명받게 될겁니다. 어느 이탈리아의 시골에 갑자기 찾아온 한국인이 그 지역 음식과 역사를 배운다면 그 어느 누구도 감격하게 될 것입니다 (실제 있는 어느 유튜버 이야기)

[@partsman11000]

Great video as always guys! Good to see you both again. I loved the voice of Me Ancient just after trying the cabbage dish, and after a couple of seconds, you could hear the effort of trying to talk over the pungent spices of the dish. I think I even saw your eyes watering up a little. Must have been really spicy! Looking forward to the next one, and also the remaining Chinese MRE's being reviewed. God bless!

[@MeAncient]

More to come, Lord willing! TFW, as always.

[@antithesisjones765]

This was a great one Me Ancient. Both meals looked pretty appealing. I have to be honest, I laughed a little after your first bite of kimchi, your voice went up about a half an octave. Great work sir! 👍

[@MeAncient]

It's all real, my friend. TFW

[@캐리와함께-u8u]

Korean Here. Both my grandfather served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Both passed away and they are buried in the Daejon National Cementary. When I did my mandatory service back in 2011, I got one for my mom's side grandfather and he was literally shocked at how MRE generally became so good. The first thing he said was that the hot mechanism was so thoughtful because of the cold Korean winter. Great video by the way and thanks for sharing.

[@heheus7w636]

당신 가족의 노고에 깊은 감사드립니다. 할아버지의 용기는 우리에게 자유를 주었습니다.

[@AlinaAndMe]

재밌게 잘 봤습니다 Great review so interesting to watch! When we served in army so hated to eat this but now I miss those things! US mre so various and interesting! I have to try oneday. Especially that cigar lookt jerky and orange juice. Thanks for the video! P.s hope you to review the Korean army stew cause it will be interesting there’s a history between US and korean army!

[@Sniperboy5551]

How did this only make it into my feed until 17 hours after it was posted? This is my favorite damn channel!

[@IsabelleSt.Pierre-q2n]

Spent over a decade in Pohang and Okinawa. I miss the Asian cuisine, including their MREs. I remember switching my MREs with the ROK Marines during a joint exercise near Pohang. I hope my friends in SK and Japan are doing well. Thank you for this video. It takes me back…

[@MeAncient]

Glad to take you back to a good place. TFW, as always.

[@Ragnoz]

크아아아악 3형 전식이다!!!!! 사실, 현역시절에 저는 맛있게 잘 먹었었어요. 다른 동기들은 정말 싫어했지만...

[@jayd4332]

제가 먹어본 것 중엔 저게 제일 맛있던데? 솔직히 지금도 주면 간편하게 먹을만하다 생각할 정도인데 저게 기피되는 전식이었나요?

[@MeAncient]

내가 아는 한 그것은 좋은 것이었다. TFW!

[@dingdingdangdong]

​@@jayd4332 전식중에서는 가장 맛있지만 일주일 내내 먹으면 배탈 나더라구요

[@katetomlinson1638]

You are amazing, I always love your videos, your voice, the birds and planes, or hotel backroad sounds! Love what you do sir thankyou for your service

[@MeAncient]

It is my pleasure and my honor, Kate. As always, TFW!

[@choizno6365]

Hi! I'm Korean and I also served in the ROKMC Korean MRE have instructions on the back. You can heat them without opening the box, and you should mix the kimchi and sausage with rice. when I was trained with the US Marines. I really miss mre we ate together!

[@lkc4808]

97년도에 군복무 당시에.. 큰 훈련 시 미군과 같이 훈련을 뛰었는데요. 당시 미국 군인들 식량 중에 C--ration 이라 불리는 것을 얻어 먹어본 적이 있는데 너무 너무 맛있었습니다. 지금 영상에서는 한국 전투 식량에 발열 키트가 있었지만, 옛날 한국군에는 저런것 없었고, 전투식량에 뜨거운 물을 붓고 10분 정도 기다려야 밥을 먹을 수가 있었습니다. 좋은 영상 잘 보고 갑니다~

[@kazamakor]

2010년 ~2012년 복무했던 한국육군 공병대 병장입니다. 당시 최초로 저 전투식량 지급받고 훈련받았는데 그 전에는 동결건조 식량에 물을 넣어서 으적으적 씹어 먹는 형식이라 소화도 안되고 맛도 없었는데 저 식량 받고 나서 정말 눈물흘리면서 먹었죠.

[@MeAncient]

난 상상만 할 수 있어! TFW!

[@kazamakor]

@@MeAncient Even if I poured hot water at minus 15 degrees Celsius, it froze in 5 minutes, so I chewed on the frozen rice

[@krmulliger]

I think you’ve inspired me to try kimchi, sounds delicious! Thanks for the content and positivity! 😊

[@TheCotzi]

and it is fermented so its super healthy

[@huggsby6645]

Kimchi is usually eaten cold cause they let it sit for about a month in the fridge before eating. My friends mom used to make homemade kimchi and she just put it cold on top of a hot spoonful of the main course

[@MeAncient]

Another commenter said his friend's mom made Kimchi in the bathtub! TFW

[@huggsby6645]

@@MeAncient bigger batches to last longer haha

[@billmagowan1492]

I agree, kimchis a cold dish!! And delicious too, heating it might destroy some of the beneficial bacteria

[@terryoconnor5262]

Fried kimchi or grilled kimchi is lovely and is also a thing in Korea

[@mtbrickhouse6292]

Kimchi is usually served as a banchan (side dish), so that's usually why it's served cold, but it can be eaten cold or hot depending on what main you're eating. Hot kimchi on a flat top with samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) is absolutely 🔥

[@corealazy]

Very cool review!!! Throughly enjoyed it!!!

[@KCEL-i1i]

Haha, I enjoyed it. Korean winters are so brutal they must have needed that MRE heater.

[@cherrybomb7524]

I was very surprised to see how you eat the same way Korean soldiers eat MRE. Your knowledge of history is also very good. I think a person who never forgets about history deserves respect.

[@DGBowhunting]

One of my favorite ones you’ve done yet! I’m going to try to find a few Korean ones to try my self now after this!! Amazing video as always!

[@JayRot]

Love the videos! Keep them coming Me Ancient!

[@MeAncient]

Will keep trying, Jay. TFW

[@sesameseedbar8853]

If I could make a recommendation, Try to find a brand called Jongga Kimchi from South Korea, it’s very nice cooked or even cold, kept in the fridge! It comes in a small plastic jar, and it’s not super spicy, it might be a bit more suited for your palette! It goes great with soups or just as a side dish!

[@shlee9617]

Twelve years ago, I served in the Korean Army for about two years. I had the experience of training with the US military back then, and it was amazing. They were very friendly, and we shared meals like grilled pork belly (samgyeopsal) and roast beef, even exchanging combat rations(MRE). It’s a memory that stays with me to this day. I hope the friendship between the US and Korean militaries remains eternal. And I want to express my gratitude to the veterans who brought us freedom during the Korean War.

[@pacoluna1091]

ROK and US mre's have improved alot. I had two tours in the 80's enjoyed both of them. Great memories 👌 Great video 😊

[@GoldenWatchPDKMN]

Korean MRE look so good these days! I did my military duty 20 years ago in Korea. At that time MRE was not that good. Thanks for interesting video ^^

[@Scooty776]

So torn haha I'm Korean American and tuned in on my lunch break and ironically having a meatball sub while watching. Interested to see your take.

[@jamesb.9155]

These are very well done and annotated works! And thanks for your service!

[@avel9764]

Here Korean. Thanks for the comment about kimchi. The difference between Chinese pao cai and kimchi is the fermentation process. Chinese pao cai uses salt and vinegar, but Korean adds protein amino acids such as shrimp paste to give kimchi its savory flavor. Some regions of Korea also ferment it with fish and shellfish. So Korean kimchi can be the base of Korean meat stew, or like the kimchi you just had, stir-fried with oil (with ground beef) and eaten with rice. Thanks for the great video.

[@lennox6003]

그냥 파오차이랑 엮지 마라 뭘 그걸 좋다고 설명해주고 있냐 그리고 번역기가 너 억까하니까 한국어로 번역해서 봐라ㅋ

[@김준승-q8x]

김치랑 파오차이는 완전 다른 음식인데 왜 비교를 하시나요? 중국이 김치를 자기문화라고 우길려고 가져온게 파오차이인데 김치는 만드는 방법부터 발효하는 방법이 완전 다른 음식인데 어이가 없네

[@optio256]

The last 24 hours have been crazy. Thank you for the upload. I needed to watch a fun and positive video.

[@joaomarreiros4906]

Two good MREs in my opinion, and the Korean ones are actually not bad at all, I have had one before, but I think, like in the Japanese ones I had, you are meant to use the rice has a base to put your meat and sauces in, even the kimchi if you like it (I had it before and its not bad, but then again being half German, sauercraut has always been in my diet 😅). An excellent one Sir.

[@DT-wp4hk]

Love the storytelling. Info about kimchi. Picking berries and cobbler. Good to see people enjoying picking berries.

[@n0rsca392]

Always good to see you Mr. Ancient and Ace

[@MeAncient]

Great to have you on board! TFW

[@justing9528]

That awesome. My dad had special permission to go into the ROK mess hall in 1985 and try some south Korean meals out. He didn't care for the kimchi but did like the bulgogi with rice.

[@MeAncient]

Justin, I think I would have enjoyed everything at the ROK chow hall. I'd at least like to try. TFW

[@jflissar]

Yut yut Devil! Really enjoy the trip down memory lane with the MRE's. Nicely done Sir.

[@MeAncient]

Glad you enjoyed it and TFW!

[@박사능-d6l]

백안에 모든것을 넣은 상태로 트레이만 빼고 그상태에서 히팅 손잡이를 당기고 백을 닫아서 모든것을 데워 먹는 방식입니다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 15분 정도 데워야 맛있게 먹을수 있습니다

[@wowersdh1]

15:30 Question about this, Point of view of Korea, We wish they put drink powder in Korean MRE Like US does. We usually carry beverage or water individually or they hand over bottle of water or beverage, instant cup noodle from truck. most popular beverage are gatorade or Pocari sweat"포카리스웨트" (really popular sports beverage in Korea and Japan.) And about coffee, we carry instant coffee pack. Most popular one is Maxim coffee mix(맥심커피). Has sugar and cream powder in it. Also someone doesn't like sugar or milk in their coffe, they choose KANU(카누) If you search it, you will get it. Well thanks for great video!! So much memory while I was in service. During Exercise in cold weather, I used heater as hand warmer or put it under bullet proof vest XD I remember I exchange MRE with US military during US-Korean co training exercise. About US MRE, we really impressed about accessories such as candy, hot sauce, napkin, drink powder and match. I really loved spicy cheese pack and I still remember chicken with noodle and Cuban style rice (I forgot the name, but I still remember US soldier explain to us it's Cuban style .)was really good. Especially spicy cheese pack, I wish I can buy that in Korea (or order it from amazon XD) Korean kids really love to put mozzarella or cheddar cheese on top of kimchi fried rice, so kids will love those kind of cheese spread.

[@larrymilliken7465]

Kimchi is really good. You should be careful not to eat too much at one time. It is a side dish and is usually in small portioned.

[@eoretaspace]

I remember when I served my conscription back in 2011 to 13, I was stoked to try the korean mre since I already knew about the us one. pretty disappointed at our heater since it produced so much steam like a kettle that it might reveal our location during war. Since military business corruption is such a running joke in our country we wondered if it was a business decision over purchasing the license to use the patented us mre flameless heater. We were rationed the korean mre during a morning of a two week training and we wanted to try the dishes separately like you, but our squad leader was like " what are you guys doing, just dump it all in the rice and eat it quick" so we were forced to just chow down it all, still a great meal tho

[@dingdingdangdong]

The best way to eat ROK MRE is to heat fried rice, kimchi, sausage, cake, and chocolate balls with heating bags at once and mix fried rice, sausage, and kimchi. Then, the melted chocolate ball is sprinkled on the softened cake and eaten.

[@r.k.haller2380]

Loved the video!! If you don’t mind me asking, when you were in the USMC, did you have the old steel helmets or the new Kevlar ones?

[@brockmitchell3989]

I buy freshmade kimchi by the half gallon and sometimes gallon from my local Korean food store. I love kimchi cold and by itself or with hot foods. I don't usually heat up my kimchi. Your reaction after the spice hit cracked me up. 😂

[@gomsiki0ify]

저건 볶은 김치입니다

[@HighGearAutomotive]

Great video. Really no disappointment with either meal. Both seemed good.

[@MeAncient]

You are right about that. TFW

[@luckymojo7317]

You have to mix sausage, stir-fried kimchi, and fried rice all together to eat. Eating them separately is a matter of preference and a respectful way, but the best eating tip for that South Korean MRE is to mix all three well and eat them together. Also, Koreans eat rice and ban-chan(side dishes) together. (Actually, ban-chan and side dish are honestly a bit different concepts.) Rather than eating each food separately, they eat rice and ban-chan together. That is why the rice you ate felt bland. The seasoning was in the kimchi and sausage to eat with the bland rice.

[@reynardpark9362]

Among Korean soldiers, they are not satisfied with that Korean bread stack either. As an author mentioned earlier, chocolate balls can be combined with the bread as sugar plating method. Thank you to share the MRE contents. :) And, thank you for the service. I could live in Korea thanks to your devotion. Your blood, sweat, and tears saved Koreans all.

[@MeAncient]

It is my honor to review International MREs. My pleasure for my service. Thank you to all my fellow Marines in the past and other US service members who were there in the 50s for the Korean people. TFW

[@louisstennes3]

In 'Nam I ate C-rations but ended my career in Desert Storm and got introduced to MREs when they first started coming out. What was nice is that we supplied generator power in our unit so you could put your mre packet on a warm part of the engine and cook them to perfection. MREs have improved since then. I remember I reconstituted some strawberries with water and to this day they were the BEST tasting strawberries I have ever eaten. Yes that is true.

[@Wigglesnoop]

Great video. all army servicemans in ROKA says, menu tastes just about OK. but the problem is foundcake could smell bad when it's outdated. and the whole package does not include any napkins or toothpicks. which is important necessary. plus the heat pack is most useful part of this meal kit, as we all know winter in Korea can go down to -50c and those heat packs could save lives

[@MeAncient]

Yikes!!! That's cold. TFW

[@KappelleOutdoors]

Kimchi is the best! The rice is suppose to compliment the flavors of the side dishes/main course. You can mix it with the sides like you did to build different flavors. Korean food its all about flavors and spiciness like most culture. Get a little bit of this with one flavor, then get a little bit of that with the other. All in all great video!!

[@MeAncient]

It was a really good MRE, for sure. TFW

[@TaleOfSeraph]

you shouldve put the sausages in the heat pack too! they warm it up and pour it over the rice in the little paper container that comes with, and make a - over rice type of food.

[@keuroe]

우리나라 전식은 볶음밥 과 김치 볶음 그리고 소시지 와 같이 섞어 먹으면 맛있답니다.그리고 후식으로는 초코볼은 대빵 달달하기 때문에 조금 녹여서 파운드 캐익과 같이 먹으면 맛있습니다.

[@electra424]

Great video! I think the Korean "meatloaf" was actually Bulgogi meatballs which is a fantastic classic Korean dish

[@MeAncient]

That's interesting to consider. The 'meatloaf' was truly fantastic so they probably are Bulgogi meatballs. TFW

[@nataliestory2614]

My dad was a Korean War veteran. He never spoke to us about his experiences. That said, he did often mention how very cold the winters were.

[@dingdingdangdong]

How cold the winter in Korea is is when I was serving in 2013 when I visited an engineering water purification vehicle at night during outdoor training in Inje, Gangwon-do, and saw that the thermometer was damaged. The thermometer stopped at -35C(-31F) Celsius.

[@MrJester87]

These 2 meals looked great! This would have been a treat down range or in the field. The cobbler is always good, but I liked it room temp instead of heating it. Try it like that next time. God bless you brother and your family as well.

[@MeAncient]

If I can remember, I will try it that way. TFW

[@LoLol-od2wk]

Love your vids!!! You should do more fishing vids. I remember you did one with high adventure at snake river, you gave an educational experience. That’s what we need. Thank you and I hope you share more knowledge.

[@LetsArt]

Kimchi has manufactured just right before Vietnam War. Because Korean troops needed kimchi canned. So we asked US government to teach us and supply us for canned kimchi. Thanks to American brothers.

[@walterharoldbishop]

6:45 on a heating element packaging it says in red text, 'do not turn upside down or lay it down sideways, it will reduce the heating performance' and you flipped it. haha.

[@keep.d8680]

소세지도 데워야해요!!!발열팩 실을 뽑기전에 지퍼백에 넣어야한다고 들었어요!그러면 더 뜨겁고 연기가 난대요 아주아주 뜨겁다고 들었어요!여자라 군대는안가봤지만 이런 영상 너무좋아해요!감사합니다❤

[@jj7065]

You have to melt the chocolate and eat it with pound cake! You have to mix rice, sausage, kimchi and meatballs! I thought, but seeing that I was eating right made me feel at ease. It was fun because it reminded me of eating an MRE that was close to its expiration date. i love this video :)

[@MeAncient]

I am very happy you enjoyed the video. Yes, mixing everything is definitely the way to go. TFW

[@ragragoh3981]

As a Korean, it’s quite impressive to see US veteran reviewing Korean MRE. Thanks for your concern to Korea and send my admiration for your royalty to your Country.

[@shannonrinehart4635]

Great review Shipmate!!! vr, Shannon

[@aquagirlkay]

New to your channel love your videos

[@ANONYMOUSANONYMOUS-mx1ut]

Thank you for serving though. 👍

[@Djsjsjsjskeii3]

Thank you for your positive review. This is what I ate when I was serving in the ROK ARMY And the US Marine Corps is cool every time I see it. Semper Fi !

[@gggfcghhgg-dy9rm]

리뷰 잘.봤습니다 항상.건강하시길...👍

[@pantium98]

when I was in military, I usually put everything in the paper bowl and mixed them and ate it. I didn't like the pound cake so I gave it to others and only ate the chocolate ball. There is also another type of mre called 특전식(special force meal or something like that in english). That was really bad. Rock hard stuff that felt like breaking my teeth, bland rice cake which has literally no taste at all, etc.

[@MeAncient]

It is best to put it all in the paper bowl, but I wanted everyone to see all the individual items. TFW

[@손군]

WOW are you a chef? How do you know the kimchi perfectly?!!!! I enjoy the video!

[@larrymilliken7465]

I tried kimchi while in Korea. That was almost 40 yrs ago. Now I keep a jar in my fridge. Good stuff........in moderation....

[@robert-antoinedenault5901]

You seemed to have made a mistake with the Korean MRE. All pouches must be in and around the heating system inside the "resealable" outer pouch for 10-15 minutes. Should have looked at the pictogram on the reverse of the outer pouch 😢. The sausages are sooooo much better hot. Their texture is reminiscent of European sausages with chunks of fat in them but they kept their size similar to the USA Viennese canned sausages left by the military.

[@shawnpark5546]

Hi thank you for making the video. When i was training in korean combat training center against american troops. I exchanged my korean mre with american mre. I really liked american mre. They were so friendly to give me their mre. I love usa ❤❤❤🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@rtyrsson]

Well, clueless me. I left a long comment on your Russian MRE video; and I didn't realize you sample MREs from all over the world. Just discovered that. I love these and am glad to have found your channel. Always enjoy mre reviews and differing opinions on them.

[@rickroll3980]

I always get a kick out of the gusto and enthusiasm you have for MRE’s! I remember that they were fun the first couple of times that I had them, and then the thrill was gone!

[@rikustorm13]

Thank you for the new video, hope you're well! :D

[@markrossnagel4680]

Looks good! Are there any US MRE's that you haven't tried? I may pick some up next time I visit the kids.

[@GuNdAmWiThYoU]

As you can see from the old animated movie Ratatouille, Rémy first tries two different foods separately, then finally enjoys them together at the same time, savoring the harmony and flavor combination. Couldn’t this be similar to the idea of enjoying the fried rice in the middle along with kimchi, Vienna sausages, and I don't know what's it called but whatever look like a red kimchi-ed meat?

[@ThingsThatIDo]

Kimchi is basically Oriental sauerkraut it is delicious! Thanks for the review, hope all is well

[@MrJamBak]

아니 감탄하는 댓글들 참 많은데, 와중에 이건 어디서 어떤 루트로 구하신거냐고.ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 해병님 이거 불법 루트로 얻으셨을건데 무튼 맛있게 드셨다면 다행.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@ErichVonCartmann]

During Desert Storm, we had MREs 3 times a day for at least 6 weeks straight (maybe even longer as my memory fades me). I just remember how all of us always ate everything, even the sugar packets. Everything was so delicious because we were always hungry. The meatballs in BBQ sauce were always my favorite. I was a Combat Engineer and we always had details everyday where we put in a lot of work, and even though I was only 150 pounds, I felt like 3 MREs a day was not even enough for me. I felt bad for the bigger guys, they must have always been famished.

[@muhacnt7988]

The ration would be completed if they provided a big piece of bread or rice

[@이네기-e9l]

I'm Korean and I was in the military in 1991. At that time, all combat rations were boiled in water and eaten. Nowadays, they have a heating pack, so they seem more convenient. I wish they had added more contents (juice, water, tissues, gum) to the US military version.

[@moondagreat]

맛있다고 감탄한 건 떡갈비인듯 하네요. the thing you said it looks like meatballs and is really really good appears to be deokgalbi, or 떡갈비.

[@myYTwashackedbyanoob]

Nice!! Got you a package en-route with a nice surprise. Hope you enjoy, Mike from Texas.

[@rorotheo5217]

훈련병때 파운드케익 물없으면 텁텁하고 맛도 스펀지 맛이나서 저는 별로였던거같내요. 초콜릿도 안들어간것도 있고 유통기한 지났거나 좀 미트볼이나 소시지가 딱딱하게 굳어서 맛없는 폐급도 있었어요. 전입되고 선임들이 먹으라고 짬처리 당했었는데 그땐 왜 좋다고 먹었는지 참 추억이 많은 전투식량이었내요 ㅋㅋ