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(The New York Times) Cool The coolest interactive graph of what soldiers eat you will see today   (nytimes.com) divider line 248
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Ennuipoet [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 03:47:39 PM
Ah, I see MRE's are still just as nasty, unappealing and unpleasant as they were...god...twenty years ago.

/The French always had the best rations, usually including something fermented.
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 04:44:21 PM
Ennuipoet: Ah, I see MRE's are still just as nasty, unappealing and unpleasant as they were...god...twenty years ago.

I dunno, man. I'd kill a hobo for more of those cheese packets.
 
Paris1127 [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 04:51:17 PM
Wow... I wasn't expecting to see cassoulet and venison pâté in an MRE... In MRE form it isn't exactly appetizing, but in a nice bistro or restaurant in Languedoc, Aquitaine or the Pyrennes, I'm sure it'd be absolutely delicious...
 
UNC_Samurai
2010-09-06 06:10:15 PM
Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.
 
rebelyell2006
2010-09-06 06:42:42 PM
UNC_Samurai: Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.

I think they are hungry enough to eat the worst of the West's MREs. No matter what soldiers might say of them.
 
ZzeusS
2010-09-06 06:42:56 PM
Somewhat interesting, but would have enjoyed a mouse-over each item so I know what I'm looking at.
 
Ivor the Friendly Viking
2010-09-06 06:43:48 PM
Some of these could be put in a dog food container and you would never tell the difference.
 
Nayest
2010-09-06 06:44:15 PM
Win.
 
thenateman
2010-09-06 06:44:37 PM
What's up with Spain's "glucose tablets"? Some sort of local delicacy?
 
Invictus56
2010-09-06 06:45:27 PM
Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under? Sounds like the worst tasting thing ever.
 
I Am The Mole
2010-09-06 06:45:36 PM
Best MRE I ever ate was Potatoes Au Gratin. I have no idea how they got em right, but they tasted farking awesome. Every other MRE I ever ate was farking disgusting.
 
rebelyell2006
2010-09-06 06:45:44 PM
Ivor the Friendly Viking: Some of these could be put in a dog food container and you would never tell the difference.

Combine them all into a dog food container and you would never tell the difference.
 
suraimu
2010-09-06 06:46:22 PM
For some reason I read that as "The coolest interactive graph of... what? Soldiers eat you?"
 
PaLarkin
2010-09-06 06:47:17 PM
Am I the only one who noticed most of these looked the same with the possible exception of the crackers?
 
misanthropic1
2010-09-06 06:48:46 PM
Invictus56: Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under? Sounds like the worst tasting thing ever.

Yes, and yes.
 
Sword and Shield
2010-09-06 06:49:05 PM
They really should include some kind of fiber or laxative in those. The US ones, at least, are about 3000 calories a day and will lock up your intestines like concrete.
 
toetag
2010-09-06 06:49:14 PM
Interesting that only one contained a toothbrush.

/okay, i might have overlooked it in others but too lazy to look again.
 
SharkTrager
2010-09-06 06:49:25 PM
My god the one for the UK just looked nasty, even for an MRE.
 
Harry Freakstorm [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 06:49:43 PM
Sadly, I was the guy who liked the ham and eggs C-rations and would invariably get it. Didn't know there was a steak and potatoes meal for the first year.

At my first permanent party location, we would get Cs in the mess hall for a week every month. You'd come in, there would be a big pot full of the meal cans, the cook would fish one out and you'd get a box with the rest of the stuff. Thought it was training. Turns out, the E-7 was selling rations on the black market and getting C rations to make up for the lost meals.
 
ichiban
2010-09-06 06:49:55 PM
I like dehydrated food when I have the option and choice to eat it. I do not think I would like it to be my only option.
 
8ace [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 06:50:11 PM
UK: Beans (I assume baked beans), nuts (any form). I'm out. I shall not fight an unprovoked and unjustified war on those rations
 
JNowe
2010-09-06 06:50:24 PM
In theory, it's possible to get the pork ribs or even the beef stew. But not you - you're getting the goddam Ham Omelet for the sixth straight meal. And no, you can't have my Tabasco.
 
Rohasman
2010-09-06 06:50:35 PM
Anyone else notice that South Korea had kimchee in their meals? Isn't there some kind of treaty prohibiting the transport of chemical weapons that this violates?

/I know, I know, old joke...

On a more serious note, trying to pick the country of origin from the picture of the meal is quite challenging.
 
Barakku
2010-09-06 06:51:53 PM
OMG MREs have skittles? Why don't they just make it ALL skittles?

/Stick some protein pills in there or something
 
kevinatilusa
2010-09-06 06:52:19 PM
Sword and Shield: They really should include some kind of fiber or laxative in those. The US ones, at least, are about 3000 calories a day and will lock up your intestines like concrete.

The Italians actually include fiber tablets in theirs. Any idea what the "exotic beverage powder" in the German ration is?
 
rebelyell2006
2010-09-06 06:53:35 PM
kevinatilusa: Sword and Shield: They really should include some kind of fiber or laxative in those. The US ones, at least, are about 3000 calories a day and will lock up your intestines like concrete.

The Italians actually include fiber tablets in theirs. Any idea what the "exotic beverage powder" in the German ration is?

powdered beer?
 
Fabric_Man
2010-09-06 06:54:28 PM
Germany's "beef goulash" looks almost exactly like what my GF uses to feed her cat!

/So ein Mist!
 
Arcturus72 [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 06:54:39 PM
Ivor the Friendly Viking: Some of these could be put in a dog food container and you would never tell the difference.

Some of them looked like they'd already BEEN dogfood...
 
Tallman
2010-09-06 06:56:15 PM
Most of these looked... unappetizing at best. However, the French MRE looked better than the rest, save for the fish soup. Leave it to the French to include venison pate in their MRE, right?
 
ZzeusS
2010-09-06 06:56:21 PM
Everything except Ukraine looked decent.
 
ragekage
2010-09-06 06:57:09 PM
Note to self- deploy to Afghanistan with the Italian contingent.
 
Sunidesus [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 06:58:18 PM
If the MREs are to be believed... Ukrainians must really like crackers.
 
GORDON
2010-09-06 06:58:40 PM
Ennuipoet: Ah, I see MRE's are still just as nasty, unappealing and unpleasant as they were...god...twenty years ago.

/The French always had the best rations, usually including something fermented.

I will never, ever forget the horror that was MRE #4... "Omlette" with cheese.

I saw fights break out over being the one who got the #4.
 
misanthropic1
2010-09-06 06:59:08 PM
Tallman: Most of these looked... unappetizing at best. However, the French MRE looked better than the rest, save for the fish soup. Leave it to the French to include venison pate in their MRE, right?

Pretty much came here to say this.
 
BuckinKaeding
2010-09-06 06:59:35 PM
The gum in most of those is a laxative, fyi.
 
Government Fromage [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 06:59:50 PM
Wolverines: Ennuipoet: Ah, I see MRE's are still just as nasty, unappealing and unpleasant as they were...god...twenty years ago.

Not even close. The MRE's now blow away what we used to have in the 80's when I was in. If you're curious, buy one online and try it out.

The ones these days aren't too terrible. A far cry from the old days, I hear.
 
Leeds
2010-09-06 07:01:26 PM
soldiers eat you?
 
UNCPWAD
2010-09-06 07:02:08 PM
MEnnuipoet: Ah, I see MRE's are still just as nasty, unappealing and unpleasant as they were...god...twenty years ago.

/The French always had the best rations, usually including something fermented.

They are not that bad these days. The sloppy joe and chicken pesto are pretty good. Plus they come with M&Ms now
 
bextraordinary
2010-09-06 07:02:11 PM
misanthropic1: Invictus56: Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under? Sounds like the worst tasting thing ever.

Yes, and yes.

It must be a cultural thing. I'm Australian and I LOVE it - I miss it sooo much, living in the US now. I took my boyfriend out there last year and he tasted some. His response? "Ugh, it tastes like an old man smells."

WHATEVER, man. Whatever. I'll take my Vegemite and my musk candy and sit over there ---->
 
Jammybee
2010-09-06 07:02:27 PM
I like the tiny bottle of Tabasco sauce.
 
Sword and Shield
2010-09-06 07:02:33 PM
BuckinKaeding: The gum in most of those is a laxative, fyi.

Ah. Never tried it, in my camping days when we'd go through MREs like candy.
 
Rohasman
2010-09-06 07:02:54 PM
Sword and Shield: They really should include some kind of fiber or laxative in those. The US ones, at least, are about 3000 calories a day and will lock up your intestines like concrete.

because nothing is more fun in the middle of combat than the pressing need to evacuate your bowels.
 
ZzeusS
2010-09-06 07:03:11 PM
I didn't realize the market was so cut-throat.

Link (new window)
 
my_cats_breath_smells_like_cat_food
2010-09-06 07:05:12 PM
Wher bacon for our troops!!

WHAR!!!
 
ZzeusS
2010-09-06 07:06:33 PM
Oh yes. The heaters. Do not let the newbie activate the heater in a confined space. They smell horrible. Most folks I ran into prefer to eat cold.
 
bump [TotalFark]
2010-09-06 07:06:40 PM
Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under?

I gather you've never eaten at the Y...

OMG MREs have skittles? Why don't they just make it ALL skittles?

/Stick some protein pills in there or something

Completely agree. I hate to be the wet blanket here, but these are not culinary issues here. The function is to provide the human body with exactly what it needs when it needs it. Taste? Suck me. Taste is for when you get home, if you get home. I had a friend stationed at Ft. Bragg and we ate MREs during camping/hiking trips - sure it wasn't delivery pizza/wings - but it was cool in an adult, camping out sort of way...
 
sbrister
2010-09-06 07:07:12 PM
Invictus56: Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under? Sounds like the worst tasting thing ever.

One word
www.typeboard.com
 
r1niceboy
2010-09-06 07:08:48 PM
Some of those look tasty, but I remember what the old tasty ones tasted like, so, no, I don't feel a pressing desire to re-enlist.
 
misanthropic1
2010-09-06 07:10:07 PM
bextraordinary: misanthropic1: Invictus56: Is "musk flavored candy" popular down under? Sounds like the worst tasting thing ever.

Yes, and yes.

It must be a cultural thing. I'm Australian and I LOVE it - I miss it sooo much, living in the US now. I took my boyfriend out there last year and he tasted some. His response? "Ugh, it tastes like an old man smells."

WHATEVER, man. Whatever. I'll take my Vegemite and my musk candy and sit over there ---->

I almost included "from the country that brought you Vegemite" in my response. Despite living in Melbourne aged 13-19, I never could aquire those tastes (though food in Oz rocks otherwise).

/misses Mortan Bay Bugs and Tasmanian salmon
 
ZzeusS
2010-09-06 07:12:15 PM
Looks like about six buck a meal for all the civvie MRE's I found online.
 
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