My husband is in the French Army, and he knows those. 1 : never eating it cold (or in really extreme conditions). French soldiers always take the time to eat, and they have cold rations when needed. 2 : those tissues were once labelled to be sanitary paper (to be polite...) And why do you not get that many? Well... Those rations constipates every person eating them. 3 : that cheese was horrible before they changed it. They never ate it, and more often than not, was thrown away or.. used as exercise grenades. And do NOT put that in fire : it explodes ! (and causes terrible burns) That said, my husband told me the one you have ? Not the worst one ;)

@yesterdaydream

3 жыл бұрын

This is the most fascinating addition to the video!!!

@PandaCatXD

3 жыл бұрын

I love how they hated the old cheese brand so much they lit it on fire. Guess that's how they figured out it makes good exercise grenades 😅

@annabrown1569

3 жыл бұрын

Thx for sharing very interesting

@2nd_a_dad4791

3 жыл бұрын

I once heard, specifically regarding US rations, MRE also means Meal Refusing to Exit. 😂😂😂😂

@Vensured

3 жыл бұрын

@@2nd_a_dad4791 that's just so true!

It's my understanding that the French rations are a result of lessons learned during the Napoleonic wars. Basically the idea being that better food equals better morale and better results in the field. So the French army goes to great lengths to make sure their people eat well, even if the food doesn't have the same shelf life compared to other rations.

@Mar-velousMarlenak8

2 жыл бұрын

It makes perfect sense. If your soldiers have low morale than they are going to have low energy and not do well in a battle. The higher the morale the more they're willing to follow leadership and feel they have cause. Anyone who has ever had any dealings with the military lifestyle can tell you this.

@Elleoaqua

2 жыл бұрын

No surprise there 😉😅😅😅

@khaelamensha3624

2 жыл бұрын

Well do not forget that the main religious and philosophical trend in France for several centuries is cooking 😂 About Napoléon you are perfectly right! Regards from France

@toneriche

2 жыл бұрын

That makes a lot of sense, and every ration should be like this!

@athrunzala6770

2 жыл бұрын

if I remember my history lessons correctly, it was at Napoleon's request that Nicolas Appert debelopped the tin can

I really appreciate her mature opinions, a lot of other reaction videos are over the top. They always start prejudging the food before they even taste. Or don’t even wanna try the food just cause it might look different or unappetizing. She’s so open minded and willing to give anything a honest try!

@madeleinekate3315

3 жыл бұрын

You put this into words so much better than I did😂. I totally agree, her reviews are the best!

@abeearoundapomegranate5333

3 жыл бұрын

It's honestly the best part of her videos.

@Mar-velousMarlenak8

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! She's also wonderful at describing how the food not only tastes, but how it feels on the pallet and gives you an immersive experience.

@jooani1741

2 жыл бұрын

This is why she’s considered one of my favourite KZread channels, she’s pretty amazing.

@maddiejoy6619

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like people either do that or they're so afraid to offend anyone that they just pretend to like everything. Like you said, it's nice to see mature, well-formed opinions.

Emmy is my comfort channel she is so pure and calming but also radiates positivity just makes my inner child feel safe

French rations being way fancier than those from other countries just makes so much sense tbh

@oAgL214

3 жыл бұрын

French cuisine is in my opinion one of the fanciest out there.

@adamburdt8794

3 жыл бұрын

You are gonna want to eat nice while you're binge drinking and sitting on your butt. It's the French way

@suzannes5888

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,.because they are not in combat

@chloepitre2657

3 жыл бұрын

@@oAgL214 most people eat meat and potatoes in Paris, but the fine dining is pretty experimental.

@oAgL214

3 жыл бұрын

@@chloepitre2657 the dishes are very diverse, not only meat and potatoes, there's seafood, most foods are baked, also the way of preparing meals, being more "labor intensive", the spices and some ingredients are easier to find in France as opposed to other countries. You can't compare those dishes to ours 🇺🇸 for example. Most* American homes are filled with high sugars, preservatives, packaged foods that never spoil. Real food does spoil. Most people could eat meat and potatoes but here in the States most people eat pasta, pizza, burgers, some slow cooked meats but that's not "fancy".

The biscuits are hard because they are meant to be dipped in the coffee or tea without getting too soggy.

@melissadunton3534

3 жыл бұрын

They are hard because less moisture means they will be shelf stable longer. Just like typical hard tack.

@wangnagene

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissadunton3534 Agreed, I don't know about dipping it. French people never dip their biscuits in tea and pretty rarely in coffee.

@watersnake1462

3 жыл бұрын

@@wangnagene What ?! We always do that ! XD dip biscuits in hot chocolat, coffee mmmmh so yummy ! i don't konw about tea, yeah that seems pretty weird to dip anything in it, but we sure do it with coffee !

@wangnagene

3 жыл бұрын

@@watersnake1462 In milk I agree ! Well I guess I don't have much friends who drink coffee haha. Tea is unusual though, right ?

@watersnake1462

3 жыл бұрын

@@wangnagene yeah in the tea that doesnt seem right xD and in coffe i see it in my family pretty often so it's a thing here. Yeaaah in the milk :3 bread+jam in milk arh trop bon !

Can you imagine if one of the soldiers sat down while in the field , eating his meuslix and did a food review like Emmy?!! 😂 “0h great it’s chocolate, not raisins” 😂

@grosthanlard7776

3 жыл бұрын

we actually almost never see raisins muesli in france... we are too obsessed with chocolate!

@amie1671

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 and suddenly an enemy approaching 👏👏😂

@stephaniepapaleo521

3 жыл бұрын

@@amie1671 🙌 💥 haaaaa!!! 🤣

@neolexiousneolexian6079

3 жыл бұрын

@@amie1671 Honestly if I was the enemy I'd seriously consider trading my gun for a bit of one of these

@amie1671

3 жыл бұрын

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 😂😂 let's eat and watch the fight 🤣

What I like about the design of this is that it has a lot of bars and candies for the times when you need to be on the move and get quick energy, but also some heatable meals for when you have a moment to sit down, recharge, and enjoy a meal.

@moitoi4064

2 жыл бұрын

Ridley Jones. Absolutely, very well thought indeed.

This seems to be way more about morale than practicality. I mean there's chocolate in like 6 different forms lol

@Goldenkitten1

3 жыл бұрын

I'd argue keeping morale high IS practical.

@namizon

3 жыл бұрын

one can never have too much chocolate :)

@miriammartin175

3 жыл бұрын

Chocolate is considered essential as part of breakfast on France. You can not face the day without some chocolate!

@danielle1341

3 жыл бұрын

High moral is great to have. More likely they will do better than if the moral is low and they cant focus on the task at hand. A lot more avoidable mistakes are made. A lot of times they have to eat items separately and its all high in calories. Which is great for how many they burn. Small amounts of food that fill you up, doesnt weigh much and is easy to headlt or not and consume quickly. Id say thats pretty practical. Not being rude, just pointing it out. My dad was in the military for almost 40 years. He hated these but he also had to eat a lot of them each time he was deployed over seas. So i dont blame him for hating them.

@rebeccatidwell7397

3 жыл бұрын

@@miriammartin175 yep! Something I love about France. Chocolate is for breakfast (and yogurt is for dessert!).

You should do a 24-hour ration and actually just eat that for 24 hours to see if you feel full!

@ellenseltz4548

3 жыл бұрын

The standard French ration is 3600 calories. I should hope she'd feel full!

@gekyoom

2 жыл бұрын

i would luv to see dat

@Elleoaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Overfull. These are designed for active young people in harsh conditions so waaay more calories than a civilian needs

@Darkhunter218

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't think she'd be able to eat that much lol, 3600 calories is about what my friend eats a day and he's 6'3 235 lbs and he works out 4-5 days a week

@theantipope4354

2 жыл бұрын

Emmy's pretty tiny compared to a typical soldier, so I think she'd be fine. :)

When I was in the Army nurse corps years ago(1981) they gave us old Korean War rations when we were in the field training. It had cigarettes, hersey’s chocolate bar, gum and toilet paper. The main food was in tins with a tiny can opener. I remember giving my cigarettes to a guy if he would set up my tent. Pretty good deal.

@Vensured

3 жыл бұрын

I asked about it, and yes, they did that in France as well. There was a small pack of 4 - 5 cigarettes and a small shot bottle of whiskey, until they were considered bad. The last ones were maybe around 10 years ago here. Since then, no more booze or smokes.

@7heRedBaron

3 жыл бұрын

35 year old cigarettes sounds like one way to encourage one to give up smoking.

@SATaiHangTung

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service!

@Linda7647

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vensured They gotta take the fun out of everything, don't they? LOL

@debgeisler4568

3 жыл бұрын

I have the physical Thanksgiving Day menu from the San Diego naval base in 1952, when my Dad was there in boot. Dessert included coffee, apple and pumpkin pies, whipped cream, and cigarettes. Dad said they put a full pack of smokes at each place setting.

I love how she gives things like this a fair chance, rather than just automatically screaming about how weird it looks, or how it tastes. That is my favorite thing about her videos. She is expressive, but not obnoxiously so. I absolutely love it😍

The beef stew honestly looks better than my dinner.

@Kellib420

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too....lol

@healinggrounds19

3 жыл бұрын

This ration looks much better than the Patriot Pack they sell as survival food in magazines and on TV.

@LexiK0688

3 жыл бұрын

@@healinggrounds19 so i guess if you want a good emergency meal. Stock up on european rations lol

@ViewByRay

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly someone crap at cooking and not bothered to learn

@bobsalamone9798

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViewByRay or being funny. But clearly insulting strangers on the internet boosts your confidence somehow, so...good on ya?

The accessory kit also includes a pop up candelabra, fold out mini-grand piano and a box of cigarettes with holder because you know, France! Lol

@shannondore

3 жыл бұрын

😆

@chloepitre2657

3 жыл бұрын

I’m dead

@TheWibbo

3 жыл бұрын

actually in the 1980's the box contained a box of Gauloises cigarettes and a small bottle of brandy. I've eaten many of those rations as a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon at that time.

@CallieMasters5000

3 жыл бұрын

One needn't suffer just because there's a war on. 😁

@chefskiss6179

3 жыл бұрын

Once finished, you turn the wrappers inside-out then connect them to form a light blazer for evening wear.

17:25 these are called "pâtes de fruits" aka fruit paste, it's very simple treat being only fruit and sugar and is very popular in France, where I live we mostly eat them around Christmas but also during the rest of the year, I loved them as a kid and still do today !

@alcockell

2 жыл бұрын

Also sold. In UK as new berry fruits

@moitoi4064

2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour le diabète mais c’est tellement bon.

@loron5518

2 жыл бұрын

And really usefully for walking long distances ! Easy to eat and it gives you the sugar rush you need to keep up.

@Desi365

2 жыл бұрын

@@loron5518 cyclists use them a lot. Great little sugar intake.

@pennythefarmcat2472

2 жыл бұрын

I love that it's fruit pâtes, I don't speak much French but it's very fun to me that it's similarly called to pâté :) (I could be very incorrect in that, if I am I would appreciate a correction)

The thing i love most about Emmy is that she never seems snobbish about what she’s eating and her reactions seem very realistic to a standard palate. some personalities on youtube would’ve spit out that mushroom soup as soon as it touched their lips, no matter how it actually tasted. Emmy mentioned that the consistency wasn’t great, but saw some redemption in its flavor. I like that she can almost always find something good to say about anything she tries.

I heard that people in army bases would trade 1 French Ration for like 5+ Rations from other countries because of how much better they were.

@kyupified2440

3 жыл бұрын

They do look yummy

@thecolorfulgecko2200

3 жыл бұрын

yes we did !

@jorgschimmer8213

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

@chemistryofquestionablequa6252

3 жыл бұрын

This is true, though it was only four of our IMPs Canada has good rations too. Not the poutine though...

@jorgschimmer8213

3 жыл бұрын

@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 . Yeah. It depends on the trade country.

They go all out with French rations. It is just missing a pack of smokes and a bottle of wine.

@Eva-lm8jv

3 жыл бұрын

They used to have a pack of cigarettes and liquor in the war. Hence why so many came home addicted

@nowelalalalala

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Ulthar_Cat

3 жыл бұрын

Some present day Italian MREs have liquor in them. No, really XD

@Vensured

3 жыл бұрын

They still had smokes and whiskey ten years ago, yes

@kaamkic

3 жыл бұрын

That’s in their rucksack, not in the ration 😂

The French food rations are highly sought after on international army sites, so with one French ration you can get two American ones !

@knightsofneeech

3 жыл бұрын

How much do these things things cost? Super curious

@marzsit9833

3 жыл бұрын

not really, the french ration is a full day while the american mre is a single-meal, the ratio is actually 6 mre's to exchange 1 french ration.

@Gameprojordan

3 жыл бұрын

Of course American MREs aren't worth as much there's way more of them than there are French rations.

@leneanderthalien

2 жыл бұрын

The US ration are horrible , realy "junk food" (i think the badest of the world...), the ratio is more 5 US rations for 1 French ration...Even the russian rations are much better than US rations...

@pebo8306

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gameprojordan Quantity does not equal quality!---Except you are Russian!

I’m not even surprised the French one is so fancy and well organized lol

Yay!! Haven’t seen one of these in ages!! I love your tastings! This is like OG Emmy!

@bvblover17

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@ameenescence

3 жыл бұрын

All we need are new candy kit videos and I can die happy 😭❤️

@manthony777

3 жыл бұрын

What is OG ?

@Queeneri99

3 жыл бұрын

@@manthony777 OG means original which refers to her older content!:)

@manthony777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Queeneri99 , ty

I love that she describes it so well. I always feel like I'm eating with her

Missed opportunity: making a s’more with the nougat, chocolate biscuit, and chocolate bar. Extra points if she can figure out how to do it on that mini stove

@grosthanlard7776

3 жыл бұрын

nougat will not melt well sooo bad smores :/

@Vensured

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no... Noigat would not really be good in this. It's heavily honey based and is not really the texture of nougat you see in chocolate bars. Rather, melt the chocolate and crumble up the biscuits to make cake ;)

@alexisdufrenoy1573

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, don't do that. That stove has such a bad chemical smell!

@siboniso4420

9 ай бұрын

What part of French didn't you understand1!

She has a voice like honey. So smooth and nice. Could listen to her for hours.

Emmy's reaction to the muesli having chocolate chips instead of raisins is so relatable.

@Linda7647

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto. I hate raisins, but I love the foods that are polluted with buttloads of raisins, like muesli, trail mixes, etc.

@lyneyra

3 жыл бұрын

Way better in this way than biting a cookie and finding out those specks weren't chocolate

@Linda7647

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyneyra I've done that, lol. Wasn't happy.

@Kimdah_

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just annoyed that she didn’t correctly consume the ‘cup a soup’ since it should be poured into a cup and filled with lots of cold boiling water (hot, just off the boil) and Emmy only added a tiny bit of water, which is why the consistency was ‘gluey’ according to Emmy. I hope she adds more water next time and pours it into a cup, it’s a drinkable soup and should not be in a bowl with a spoon.

@Linda7647

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kimdah_ I see what you're saying, but a big reason she puts some of those foods into bowls is so we, the viewers, can better see the actual product. As for the amount of water she added, I didn't catch if she added the amount recommended on the package or just sort of winged it, but it definitely could have used more.

OMG! I've missed these sooooo much! This was how I found your channel & it makes me feel very nostalgic! ❤️

@ekaterinashum3024

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! ❤️

It's funny how as a french high school student I ate a very similar breakfast as the army ration one every morning. Muesli and coffee at home and pate de fruit and cereal bars in the bus. All of the products in the video really are authentic french ones 😄

I love how your knife was an Opinel - probably the most iconic French camping knife!

It makes sense that the country that invented gastronomy would have really nice rations

“Let’s put it on a tray…nice.” Oh how I miss Steve. lol

@thundergod111

3 жыл бұрын

Nice hiss!

@katiecoollady

3 жыл бұрын

He and Emmy are the ration King and Queen fo sho! I wish they would do a collab!

@Inamichan

3 жыл бұрын

@@katiecoollady emmys upload schedule is too consistent for them to collaborate 😂

@jessicaburks7174

3 жыл бұрын

Steve1989 has very recent videos.

@spencerspence1678

3 жыл бұрын

Steve is still making content. You know who I miss? Kiwi dude.

Pretty sure it was Napoleon who coined "An army marches on its stomach."

@visi9856

3 жыл бұрын

And then he marched his army into Russia.....smh...

@Metroid250

3 жыл бұрын

@@visi9856 still the comedy of history

@Mar-velousMarlenak8

2 жыл бұрын

It's true though, without morale your army won't succeed. You have to take care of your people if you want your people to take care of you. As far as Napoleon's strategic thinking, I can't really say much on that. LOL

The laugh when Emmy drinks the coffee is priceless. You can tell Emmy is having a ball!! I love her!!

I'm so excited for the MRE video. They are my absolute favorite and no other creator does them as good as Emmy.

@JoeFlatsIsBack

3 жыл бұрын

@Steve1989MREInfo Does a great job too

@thatrealba

3 жыл бұрын

Steve is the god of MRE videos

@vickiajhan9938

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is one of the best. I like Emmy's so much because we physically see her eating them. Her facial expressions are what makes her stand out to me.

@7heRedBaron

3 жыл бұрын

She has a vocabulary and ability to describe food like a world class expert.

I graduated today and I was so nervous the whole time! This video is really going to help me unwind and relax! Thank you for posting

@a697ag

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your graduation!

@matomorellini7285

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@xatz8527

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@rikkicrowder7134

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!! You did it!

@mysticjulius8325

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

Am I the only one missing Emmy saying, "Itadakimasu" before she eats?

@kermitcyeh

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who noticed that. I think it's because she is eating French food so she said bon appetite which is the French equivalent.

@LeahLaushway

3 жыл бұрын

@@kermitcyeh It's "apetit" when it's French.

@n.2488

3 жыл бұрын

No

@watersnake1462

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeahLaushway appétit** you mean

@LeahLaushway

3 жыл бұрын

@@watersnake1462Sure, but I'm on an English keyboard.

I actually keep 1 or 2 RCIR rations in my cupboard as emergency food stocks. They are solid, tasty and hearty rations and made with quality and flavour in mind. Absolutely worth double what I’d pay for any other ration pack. The reason they are so good, of course, is because french food is generally so good and so you can’t feed the French substandard food - they need a taste of home!

This is an Emmymade throwback! I loved bingeing these ration videos way back when

As a french, let me tell you : the Opinel is a nice touch !

@laurenloggins826

3 жыл бұрын

Hello 🤗 what do the French call a Spork?

@MissPlume

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurenloggins826 Hi ! We don't have a special word, I think...It's a "cuillère-fourchette". Too long to be shorten 😋

@nathanlommers3091

3 жыл бұрын

@@MissPlumec'est la "cuitochete" je crois genre a décathlon et des trucs comme ça non ?

@MissPlume

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanlommers3091 Alors c'est un couteau fourchette et cuillère mais lui demandais la fourchette et la cuillère (Spoon + fork =spork) 😋

@Bananeisafree

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurenloggins826 hello! As mentioned previously we mostly say spork or we just call it a spoon and we do not acknowledge the fork part :p

Hello from my small village is SW France. The cereal you ate is super common here. I do find things to be less sweet, even the chocolate things and baked things. I’m currently baking cookies, using an American recipe and my my husband and I both found them so sweet! Much love from an American expat in Gensac!

Are those kinds of tissue packaging not common in the us? you seemed pretty excited about being able to reseal them haha!

@junipers-rings

3 жыл бұрын

we do have them, at least where i live. but its emmy yknow, she’s always excited.

@herb2627

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have them, but emmy hasn't seen much in the us rations she has taste tested

@emanonfox1709

3 жыл бұрын

Quite common.

@jenlovesgreen

3 жыл бұрын

Common for civilian use, but not in military rations.

@brittneyturner3431

3 жыл бұрын

In US rations its typically a very small roll of "sanitary tissue" or TP in a brown paper package. Its basically enough TP for one trip to the restroom. But thats in an individual ration (single meal) vs a full day ration like reviewed here. And you get one with every meal. Its not resealing but most US rations do include a plastic bag for trash or to use to waterproof leftovers. This ration seems more like a general tissue, meaning sanitary (bathroom) and other purpose combined.

Crazy how other countries give their soldiers actual meals meanwhile we give them glorified lunchables and what’s essentially high school cafeteria food

@tookitogo

3 жыл бұрын

The Swiss army doesn’t even have rations; all food is cooked fresh. (Of course, it’s an army that hasn’t seen combat in 600 years, but practices diligently nonetheless!)

@noodletongs2664

3 жыл бұрын

I mean we actually fight so I imagine most of the money goes to the guns. No shade to France but they’re much more peaceful more money to spend on food.

@Gameprojordan

3 жыл бұрын

far less soldiers too and even less in active war zones

@sophielorber4571

3 жыл бұрын

imagime other countries even serving actual meals in high school cafeterias

@seregiosapex6752

3 жыл бұрын

@@noodletongs2664 now yes but france is the country with the most battle won. And i don't know if they still have soldier deployed but France is the 3rd country selling the most weapons in the world so not that peaceful.

Ok, after your reaction to how the tissue packet opened (which is how they do in the UK too), I’m really interested in how tissue packs work in the US…

@mackny2001

3 жыл бұрын

They do that here in the US too she is just adorable and loves everything lol

TY love how you review these MRE to recipes. However, you’re always so good at describing the taste, textures and how ingredients interact in dishes to biscuits/crackers

Beware of raisins, AKA "fool's chocolate."

@abeearoundapomegranate5333

3 жыл бұрын

Raisin cookies, a parents unforgivable betrayal. :'(

This looks much nicer than other rations I've seen with the nice muesli and biscuits.

Yay! This is how I first found your channel, so happy for the throwback!

@Cereal_Ki11er

3 жыл бұрын

Me three!!!😀

@VandrothSoryn

3 жыл бұрын

Me four!

Loved this video Emmy! I just graduated United States Marine Corps bootcamp and for the past 3 months I couldn’t wait to watch one of your videos. How fitting it’s a MRE! ✨

That ration actually looked so tasty. By far the best ration I’ve seen.

Everything in this ration looks delicious. It’s nice to see you enjoying different foods, especially something sent by someone.

I remember a news crew embedded with within a French army during the first desert storm reporting on their meal and how it came with wine. 🤔

@ts4686

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I also remember hearing about different countries hunkered down together somewhere, and the French mess hall was the envy of all, and as you wrote, they were served wine 😊

@abelq8008

3 жыл бұрын

The french soldiers come with wine.

"It's like Handy Snacks" Prepackaged foods were mostly a not going to find here in my home growing up but of course seeing all of our friends get them we would beg for Handy Snacks, Hostess cakes & Dunkaroo's. I remember being at the store with my mom when I was about 10 & had some birthday $ & bought a 4 pack of Handy Snacks so excited that I'd get to take them in my lunch. The next day I excitedly cracked into one & was anticipating a flaky buttery cracker like Ritz & a silky cheddar flavored cheese so was a bit surprised when the little red spreader almost bent when I tried scooping the cheese & felt a grainy texture. I spread it on the cracker that I could feel was very hard but still excited I took my first bite & while I had been expecting to hear angels singing what I didn't expect was to freeze with an overwhelming urge to spit it out. They were awful & I was so confused as to why all my friends loved them. I was raised to never waste food & I'd spent my $ on this so I managed to eat the entire thing relieved it was done but then remembering I had 3 more at home. What I also had 3 more of at home were siblings. I decided to very generously gift them each one for the next day & hoped maybe they would like them. I didn't get any complaints or poundings from my two older siblings but I did notice that they never once asked for Handy Snack again. We still never gave up on the desert cakes & did get them one time because my mother got a free box with coupon. For some reason we loved those.

Ooooh how I've missed these kinds of videos!! Your MRE videos are what originally got me hooked on your vlogs! Please, please do more! So much fun to watch! Hugs to you, Emmy! Keep the great content coming! Have a wonderful weekend! 🤓👍💛

This really makes the US military MRE look yucky. I wish you would have heated the carbonara!

@MaryStiles0120

2 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? MREs are yucky LOL at least they were when I was on active duty.

To this day, instant coffee reminds me of my paternal grandmother. She only drank 1 cup per day, and she said it was a waste to make a percolator for just 1 cup. She saved real coffee for when she had company. We love to camp, but my husband hates instant and always brews real coffee. I can only smell it all, because I’m allergic to coffee, but I love smelling coffee, funny how Starbucks doesn’t smell like coffee!

@chefykitty

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely hate the taste of coffee. I'm a tea drinker through and through, while my husband is a coffee drinker. I freaking love the smell of coffee, but not the taste, so I often steal his mug to sniff.

@anikafemiladensing884

3 жыл бұрын

@@chefykitty Same! I only drink coffee when it serves a practical purpose, for example all-nighters lol

@BethyCaraBethy

2 жыл бұрын

@@chefykitty in the same boat, I looooove the smell of coffee but the taste is just waay too strong

Fair trade coffee in a ration, that’s great! It’s fun for me as an American who’s been living in France for most of my adult life to finally see a French ration! The tuna would be the appetizer and the cheese would follow the main course before desert. 😄

@tifmedia4595

2 жыл бұрын

le thon en entrée

@Corapaslemagasin

2 жыл бұрын

@@tifmedia4595 oui appetizer ça veut dire l’entrée dans ce sens là

I love how the majority of this video is Emmy being pleasantly surprised by the taste of food that doesn't look so appetizing.

I love the MRE videos, I always learn something new and it makes me smile seeing all the varieties out there!

Emmy, I started collecting and eating rations as a hobby from watching you 3 years ago doing these ration reviews.

@Corapaslemagasin

2 жыл бұрын

Which one is your favorite?

This looks like the tastiest ration she's ever done!

Im so excited you brought this back I love this series so much! I hope you decide to do more😊

MREs are the reason I started watching you, and I'm elated to see another! :D

This truly seems like one of the best rations you've tasted. Compact and with good variety. A good moral booster, which is very important when these are needed.

Yay! I’ve been binge watching all the other MRE’s so this was perfect timing! 🥰

Wow! I’m so glad to see this series again! This has to be my favorite!

I've missed these! That's how I found your channel and it's been awesome

Merci d'apprécier nos petites rations. A l'image de notre rapport à cuisine... même au combat on se doit de bien manger 😌👍🥖🥐

@Toywins

Жыл бұрын

It's 3600 calories, far from small!! 😂

Your voice is light and calming I could watch and listen to your videos all dayyyy ❤️

Emmy, I love how you always wait to finish chewing before you start talking. I also really like the detail in your descriptions. I’ve been watching for years and you never fail to entertain. Have a nice night ☺️

I literally was just pouring myself some powdered lemonade in a glass thinking of these videos!!!! ❤️❤️

Yyyaaayyyy! This is how I fell in love with this channel years ago! 🥰

One thing I love about watching your videos is even when you might not like something as much you are still very respectful about it. You find the positives in everything. After a long day of work its nice to see! Thank you!!

I have been so addicted to your content lately. You’re very friendly, honest and give some great and easy meal recipes. I’m hooked 😅

It’s amazing to see how well other countries such as France give their soldiers some pretty incredible foods in their rations vs. the processed crap that America gives our soldiers. It just goes to show how much America values our brave soldiers that put their lives on the line for us. Same way our school system doesn’t value what they feed our children for school lunches but every other country serves actual home cooked meals, some made by actual chefs.

@JoshuaJacobs83

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@jrd33

Жыл бұрын

Military rations tend to mimic the food eaten in the country, because that is considered best for the soldiers' morale. Unfortunately many Americans eat rather unhealthily and the MREs tend to reflect that. French people take their food very seriously and I don't think French soldiers would like American MREs!

14:30 I love Frances national pride for unity and belonging for their troops. Reminding them that they are fighting for their homeland and their people.

@Mar-velousMarlenak8

2 жыл бұрын

Why else would you volunteer? I think it really stands out when a country's military exists due to volunteers versus forced drafts. ❤️

@davidodonovan1699

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mar-velousMarlenak8 Yes, it is a major factor, but I remember as a teenager here in Ireland, the army put this poster in our school of the load out (weapons, ammunition, equipment, uniform, armour) of an army grunt, and it looked really cool. Probably more effective then where they came to our school and set up a recruitment / advertising the army, stand in our school, at least twice that I can remember during my school years. I was talking to them and they got me into a conversation asking me about tactics. As in giving me scenarios and asking how I would react, to it, like crossing an uncovered area under enemy observation. But watching war movies was also a great way to drive me to it. Plus, a bunch of guys from my school year where signing up to the reserves as soon as they where legally able to here in Ireland (17) and the regular military (18). The only reason why I didn't sign up is because my mom told me that I would be thrown out of the house if I did, and then I felt God tell me, No, that this wasn't the plan that he had for me. That's not to say that I'm anti military. I'm not. For many people it's right for them, in God's plan. I just felt that God was telling me that he had other plans for my life. My mom was scared, terrified, for me because I had almost stabbed a bully to death when I was 13. The only reason why I didn't is because God stopped me just before, like mid lunge towards his neck...everything froze, and I remember hearing the God say "No".

@Mar-velousMarlenak8

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidodonovan1699 military service isn't for everyone. There's no shame in that at all. Also, hello from somebody who's a quarter irish. Lol you probably guessed that by my name though. My mother was born in county Kildare. She's half German and half irish. Her father was a World war II German navigator and her mother was a World war II Irish nurse. An honest to God war time love story.

@davidodonovan1699

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mar-velousMarlenak8 I heard this story here in Ireland of crashed German pilots being kept in this PoW camp here in technically neutral Ireland, where the prisoners just had to sign a form promising that they would come back, to get a day pass out of the camp...and it worked. This was featured on at least two documentaries over here. No one every escaped the camp, despite no one to stop them leaving if they signed the day pass. This German man fell in love with this Irish...I think nurse or some staff lady from the camp. After WW2, he was in East Germany, swam across some river or canal between east and west Germany...while under fire or maybe potential fire, from a guard tower...crossed western Europe to Ireland, married the staft lady from the camp, getting Irish Citizenship, and lived out his life here in Ireland...and that's just one example of German Irish after WW2...it was post WW2 Germany...and East Germany at that.

@davidodonovan1699

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mar-velousMarlenak8 That's a beautiful story btw. 👍🕊💚🤍🧡🇮🇪🇩🇪💛❤🖤🇺🇲❤🤍💙✝️🕊💜

I always love how excited you get about the simple things. So refreshing! Love you

The words that you use to describe things are so relatable I feel like know the flavors you're experiencing

Best ration I have seen!! This looks like something I can eat yum 😋

Aaaawn, at 2:59, the way you say "rillette de thon" is absolutly too cute ! sound like "rwillette di son" ! . . [the -e in "de" is more like the -u in "dust", & in french the "h" is mainly mute so : th = t , but... we have a lot of exception... a lot of exception about everything X') )

@EnigmaticLucas

3 жыл бұрын

As complicated as French orthography is, at least you can always pronounce unfamiliar words as long as you know the rules. In English, you can’t be 100% sure of the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word without looking it up.

@Shanelloni

3 жыл бұрын

De = duh

@melissadunton3534

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnigmaticLucas I was going to say the same. English rules are hard enough for native English speakers to learn....imagine how difficult it must be for non-native English speakers!!! We have to take English class in all 12 years of school and there are still people who get it all wrong!!!!! 😂

@clercflorian4637

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnigmaticLucas Not always, in french, the pronunciation can depend if it was a latin word, greek word, etc.... (and some "corruption" or over-correction of the word, like foetus = fetus, but the "oe" is an over-corruption), In some words, "-tion" = "-sion" but in other it can be "T - ion", we have a lot of little exception like that :') But i admit French is much easier in his/is pronunciation than English. I still don't know how to say correctly "Through" or "rough"

@clercflorian4637

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissadunton3534 And french is hard enough for french :") ! Actually the pronunciation is the most awkard for French people, because you have some "sound" and "accentuation" we don't use, or we don't even conceptualise as a sound (like the letter "h", that why it's really hard for us to say it when we talk in english)

i love this woman, she is so positive about everything but IN A POSITIVE WAY if that makes sense, its not toxic positivity, its genuine and very healthy, soothing...

It’s been ages since you did one of these! Thank you, I really enjoyed it

Green tea with mint. I hope the caffeine didn't keep you up that night, Emmy.

It was so cute and funny the way you said "ration de combat individuelle réchauffable" 😂😂

Was so excited to see a new ration video! Thank you to Alex who sent it!!

Omg, I've missed these videos! I love your other videos as well, but these are my absolute faves

This is my most favorite Emmy ration pack video. Love the fancy set of meals and goods, I'd love to try all of those.

@loron5518

2 жыл бұрын

If you happen to be in luck, you'd get the menu n°4... lasagna.... or rougail saucisse... we actually fought for those 😂

emmy!! i have this crazy good brownie recipe you gotta try. it uses BLACK BEANS as a base instead of flour!

I have yet to see any review you have done that is anything but nice. Just love watching. You are such a wonderfully positive and kind human being. Thank you ❤️

The MRE vids are always my favorites to watch!!! Thanks for sharing Emmy!!

This was a really great review. You’re so pleasant and vibrant Emmy. You also have a great choice of words when describing what you eat. This is coming from a ELA teacher. 😅😅😅

Hey Emmy reviewed an mre. Been a while since for that and that is how i first found your channel. I have had that menu before and thought it was quite good too.

I've been watching Emmy try different Rations and surely, this French Ration is the best one so far. My mouth is watering by just watching this video. Everything in this meal looks delish!

Emmy, your voice is fine again! Also you looked pretty more energized than the last ramen video. ❤️

This is one of the only mre I have seen you trie I actually would like to try 😅

I was hoping you would post one of these again! I hope you have a wonderful weekend Emmy and all her followers 💙

Yay, an MRI tasting! I've missed these 😁👍

Hey, glad you enjoyed it :) My two main takeaways from trying French rations out are a) the food is tasty, and b) esbit fuel smells like a fish fell into a chemical fire. --Alex

@loron5518

2 жыл бұрын

That's why we all use other means of heating it 😁 esbit fuel is disgusting and most us bring a stove on the field. If we have enough time, we also use a "gamelle" (some kind of pan) it's way better that way ! A few years ago, we still had caramels in the RICR. They were not that great but when you put them in your coffee.... that was the best way to drink coffee on the field !

You are a breath of fresh air!! My kids and I love watching your videos!!! I would love to know what inspired you to start making these videos. You inspire me to never be afraid to try new things!!

Yeeeeeeeeeey! I joined your channel years ago because of these videos - so happy to see this style again 🤗

That has to be one of the most hearty mri I’ve seen..

24 hours... You won't be hungry for a week with all this food!!

@grosthanlard7776

3 жыл бұрын

not if you're exercising as a soldier ^^

@replicxnt

3 жыл бұрын

I could eat 6 of those

@moitoi4064

2 жыл бұрын

@@replicxnt you must be obese. Lol. Kidding.