I'm so proud. Our boy is growing up. Resisted the urge to overfill. *sniffle* I need a hug. - This is a great review of what seems to be a very complete 24 hour pack. Thanks Kiwi.

@grumpy150

8 жыл бұрын

+tasror (Hug) they don't stay young forever....

@kittyfidrincon4295

8 жыл бұрын

*hugs*

See what I like about these videos is if you have anxiety like others and myself, his videos are perfect. He is talking without over doing it, nice and calm and everything in his videos is not gonna overload your sensors. Everything he is doing is very calming like going down a river in a small boat.

That mystery bar is an almond flour marzipan style bar. They are made by Kalev and the rum flavor it is the sweet liqueur Vana Tallinn.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Murray (NomaLens) I think I'm addicted to them.

@mileswolfe6306

8 жыл бұрын

these kinds of bars of popular in spain, you can usually find them in the spanish sections of grocery stores.

@limbus_patrum

8 жыл бұрын

Isn't it halva (chałwa)?

@Zishy

8 жыл бұрын

no its halva. i read it on the package on the side.

@grenmoyo3968

8 жыл бұрын

definitely Halvah...and yes its very addicting.

This one looks probably the most filling out of all the ones I've seen on your channel. Also that bar you had is called Halva, its made from ground sunflower seeds and sugar. Its pretty popular in Russia and countries bordering it.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+BIkaloss That bar was amazing!

@teskejon

8 жыл бұрын

Not always sunflowers, I've only ever seen it with ground sesames. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva

@tekknorat

8 жыл бұрын

+BIkaloss Sunflower seeds and peanuts, those are two most popular variants of halva. Sometimes it might have some chocolate bits inside. Halva is a beast.

@mallariasart

8 жыл бұрын

+BIkaloss im pretty sure Halva is from ground sesame, and i think it originates from turkey and greece? but maybe in Russia they make it from Sunflower seed, never had russian Halva. ( Im from poland)

@Travers95

8 жыл бұрын

+BIkaloss Yeah, it's quite popular in Eastern Europe, as well as in Asia or Arabic countries. Btw, I'm from Poland and we do make halve from sunflower. Originally the sunflower halve came from Ukraine or Russia, I believe. Mallariasart, you just have to search better, cause there's a lot of differrent types of halve and they're all delicious. :D

Love the Boss. She always looks like she's hating it while eating. But then always goes "yumie" at the end :D

@julanal

8 жыл бұрын

majooismajor I know! The sweetest poker face on the interwebs

Really nice to see a new one of your videos. Love your reviews mate, cheers to you and the boss!

Cool to have another vid. Yours are still the best production, video quality, presentation, information and entertainment wise :)

that moment when someone dont know what halva is :D

@jacekneumann6491

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSupremist Yeah, dust with sugar basically. Or that's what it tastes like.

@eksiarvamus

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacek Neumann I always traded my halva for someone's sprats ;)

@bellaxfatal

8 жыл бұрын

+eksiarvamus I don't know what halva or spears are. Always willing to learn, if someone wants to teach me. Looks like the halva is almost wafer-ish? It looks like the only thing I'd be able to compare it to. But, I really have no idea.

@samidellaidella532

8 жыл бұрын

+bellaxfatal Halva is a dense flour and nut confection found in the Balkans, Middle East, Asia..everywhere basically. The ingredients vary from country to country. Some even have carrots, others sesame seeds and honey. For Jewish Holidays one form of halva is available in the kosher section in most. grocery stores . Sprats are small fish. Often they are smoked whole and canned. Similar to sardines.

@eksiarvamus

8 жыл бұрын

bellaxfatal Well, foreign foods are common in Europe, foods often don't have "borders". However not spears, but sprats. Google it.

Oh my goodness gracious, me oh my! Brings back memories of my kids eating rations I brought back from the field.

Viva Estonia and the Mystery Estonian!

@shilkaafghanskii9156

7 жыл бұрын

Eesti parimad

I really love how you celebrate new experiences, and that you are sharing that joy with your daughter. It actually reminds me a lot of the relationship I had with my own father as a child. He was in the army and he was absent a lot, but he always told us stories about the strange new foods he tried in other countries. It made me eager to try them, too, and I think that's a great way to get to know an unfamiliar culture. Or at least a first step in the right direction, lol. Thank you!

Yay!! Love your reviews awesome job as always. The Boss adorable ! Love how she has no fear in trying new foods.Until next review Have a Good Day! :) :)

I love your video Kiwi Dude keep it up

So glad to have you back Kiwi!!!

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Moosicle Mcgee Cheers!

Love to see a new upload!

aw man already wanna watch pt 2 lol keep up the good reviews kiwi

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Jimenez Cheers mate.

@michaeljimenez816

8 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Had to pause the video and take a breather when i heard 'cereal' and 'fill line' ;P

Another great review !! Hope you and yours are well. Will be waiting for rest of reviews. Peace, Magnum, John.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+MultiMagnum62 Cheers John!

these are really cool I want one soooo bad +love your vids

I'm staying tuned for part 2! That bar is very interesting...

@mattbluesmantastic

6 жыл бұрын

Halva

This is just the best, the Boss is so adorable what a wholesome child and parent relationship and how lucky to be able to enjoy such an amazing experience together. I love that he encourages her view on each item, she’s growing up just fine and dad is definitely doing a great job.

Awesome video Commonwealth citizen! I am a Canadian and I love your videos, however I must say the European and "foreign" entrees are what intrigue me te most, it is so interesting to see what is consumed and "popular" as entrees across the globe, through your videos! (and Gundog's and gschultz9 videos!) Cheers

It's been a little while. These are great videos.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Angelastro Cheers!

The mystery bar is called Halva, quite popular in the Balkans. It also goes great with their white brined cheese.

Instructions unclear, used oxygen absorber as seasoning packet. XD Thanks for the awesome vid Kiwi Dude!

awesome video!! would love to try some of these international ration packs someday

Good review! I'm from Estonia.

@KiwiDudeMRE

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Greetings from New Zealand.

This mre looks like it's very good. The 3 meals are substantial & I like extra touch of the delicious "mystery" bar something that is uncommon unlike other countries will add to their mres.

A very hearty meal for some really bad winters. ( like here in Canada) Loved the scary music. : )

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+PREPFORIT The next video goes out to you Canadians :-) An IMP in the next few days.

looks like kiwi couldn't control himself and had to have his desserts for breakfast!

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+TheHumpjbear Subconsciously, I think. We've done it before too!

That rum flavored thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva. There are so many variations,m although we Soviets had only two: sunflower seed and peanut. And coffee is not instant, it is freshly ground, that's how many like it in Latvia and apparently also in Estonia: use ground coffee the same way as instant powder is used, but, of course, result is different.

I need that fairy dust translator and cleaner! :D Awesome vid as usual

For some reason the halva reminds me of something like wafer? It's the only thing I could compare it to in my head. I don't even like rum or alcohol flavored things, but that looks and sounds really yummy! Great review, as usual! Can't wait to watch the rest of this pack. Keep 'em coming, I'll keep watching! (And, of course, the boss is prettier every time we see her!)

my favourite part of the video is when the boss eats LOL

The rum bar was a rum flavored halva, a sesame based confection

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+leo Araujo Delicious!

@falconuruguay4588

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude yes, they are! Also, if I could make an observation; I believe the issue that you (along with gundog and gschultz) have with the fill lines on some of these rations you need to rehydrate, is that you guys tend to open the bottoms of the bags first before pouring in the water, which increases the interior volume of the bag and causes you to add way too much water to the product, and I believe you have to pour the water in first before you open the bottom of the bag.

It's been too long between Boss fixes. But now my addiction is fed. For now. Standing by for the upcoming parts of what promises to be a great ration.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Rocky Raab Thanks Rocky. Good to hear from you. Part 2 just uploaded. Unfortunately, the Boss couldn't be with me for these parts, but we've already filmed the next video and it should be up within the next few days.

love ur videos

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Young MRE Lover Cheers!

@youngmrelover772

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude think u csn check me out making another video Friday dont really know what im doing but trying lol

Ahah, the boss is the best reviewer out there. Yummae !

Nice Video,this Swiss Army Chocolate looks good.Yumm! ;-)

So what, exactly, was in the expedition breakfast. I know it was a lot like oatmeal, or something like that, but what else? BTW, congrats to you, Kiwi, for doing a splendid job on not over-filling the bag, it came in :D . I'd have added just a splash or two of water, myself, to the the mix, but that's just personal preference. I thought the Swiss Army chocolate was a bit of a laugh. It made me wonder if it was multi-purpose/use, or something ;) . I'm also happy you lucked out on not getting bad chocolate, this time. Two successes in one video! You're on a roll, man ;) ! Thus far, what improvements I'd suggest to the ration would be: internal fill-lines for the breakfast, as well as a mid-way tear notch (on either side) of the package. This would make eating it easier, by reducing how much you would have to stick your arm into the bag (with the additional benefit of not risking dirtying your uniform). Clear, concise, step-by-step instructions on how best to use the pouch (in order to get best results) would also be beneficial. I would also suggest ditching the cans, and going with either retort pouch hydrated meals (similar to the MRE), or freeze-dried meals, in similar packaging. This will make the ration lighter, and more compact. Finally, chemical ration heaters, or good quality, might also be a good idea.

I'm hungry right now :( That breakfast looked delicious. The Boss makes me want to have children of my own, she's so cute, but then I get reminded of how things roll with my nephews...sigh~

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+micoromico Lol.. she can have her 'moments' too sometimes ;-)

@Robinmas23

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude is that why the vids been becoming monthly? Hahahaha. Must get her on a good day

Good to seeya back on, Go Wallabies, hoping for an ANZAC world cup!

good stuff

lol, the oxygen absorber sachet had Dutch on it "niet eetbaar" meaning "not eatable".

Fill Line..... DUH DUH DUHHHHHHHH....Love it!!!

I wish you still made videos man. I hope all is well, I'm re watching some mre videos during the great covid19 pandemic.

i had the coffee tea bag idea years ago. should have done something with it.

The chocolate bar is always the go to for barter. Amazing what you can trade it for.....

traditionally, halva is made from sesame seeds. Enjoyed the vid very much, thank you! :-)

Seems like you didn't notice that the white sticker with contents was in both Estonian and English :D Halva is basically mashed sunflower seeds or peanuts into a bar, it has lots of sugar and protein. Basically around 24 grams of protein per 50 grams of halva.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Grove332 Sooooo good.

I am surprised you recognised the austrian product by Felix - the Gulaschsuppe. Our most sacred national holiday (similar to July 4th for the U.S) is coming up on oct.26th. I am proud to be austrian..

The interior of that rum bar looks very similar to the interior of a Butterfinger if you're familiar with that, albeit a little... flakier.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Dragosteel I'm not familiar with Butterfingers, but wow - that Halva was delicious!

its good ayy!

looks almost like a cookie dough, the rum thing, looks nice

2:56 last line: mint bag with the flu WHAT? From what I could tell from what's on the sticker, it seems this has a lot of foodstuffs in it, especially that it's a 24-hour ration. Looks pretty good for a full day's worth of rations Keep up the good videos KiwiDude!

@andrewcullen8635

8 жыл бұрын

+Nathan. Hello, You have to remember these are Army ration packs. We use a lot more Calories every day than the average bear BooBoo

@rohesilmnelohe

8 жыл бұрын

+Nathan. yes...they add flu to the food so instead of just being soldiers we are mobile, smart-bioweapons :D

Really Welcome sight Kiwi I just got sick and vomited 3 times D:

before you looked at the small brown packs with the candy i was guessing they were fruit grains like in the nz and aussie rations.

Next time you have mylar covered packs, try putting them on the outer edges of the frame so lighting bounces off frame not directly into the lens.

Love the videos keep up the good work and say hi to the Boss for me

The mystery bar is Halva. It's a compressed almond paste sort of thing.

Hello Kiwi-Dude and Crystal. Nice to see video from you again. I think it's great they are including real ground coffee in the flo thru bags now in combat rations, Folgers makes them here in the US and they are much better than instant coffee. I would suggest steeping the coffee by itself though then add you creamer and sugar. The mystery desert bar reminds me of middle eastern confection called HALVA ( pronounced Halava ) And, by the way, you ate all three of your deserts all in one go haha. What will you be having now with lunch and dinner? " You don't get yer pudding until you eat yer meat " Did you know No East Too Far has relocated to Australia to study for a year? I am not sure if you ever have a chance to travel there but it would be fun to see the two of you collaborate on a video. Thanks for another great video.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Bill23799 We also seem to gravitate towards the sweets first :-) That Halva though - wow! I didn't know NETF had moved to Aussie. I did wonder why he'd been quiet on the video front though. Cheers.

@Bill23799

8 жыл бұрын

I know it's hush hush and you can't talk about it. I figure this is the first step in the MRE reviewers consortium to get together to build that secret survival bunker in Antarctica.. I know when the apocalypse comes i won't make it but it warms my heart to know you and Gundog and gschultz and no east too far and alduin and your families will survive. Try to remake the world into a better place.

That rum flavored bar is called Halva . Ièm sure you can find it in some stores ( of different receipe and origin). I think they originally come from Israel.

in mystery silver wrap:(I think) Halva is any of various dense, sweet confections served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish diaspora. Identical sweets exist in other countries, such as China, though these are not generally referred to as "halva".

That stuff is called Halva. it's a middle eastern deseret bar basically. it's rum flavor as you said.

The rum-raisin bar in the package is called Halvaa and its made of peanut or some seed paste. Try to google halva or halvaa, its originally from turkey. Lots of calories and keeps you going :)

It's not divided just between breakfast vs lunch/dinner videos but also good vs bad :D

You realize, of course, the Boss is the real star here ;) BTW, my Air National Guard unit has been to Estonia a couple times in recent years. Great place...

I love halva, would love to try the one with rum in

@KiwiDudeMRE

7 жыл бұрын

It was so good!

Matches ? Those would go great in a... I don't know... Maybe a waterproof match holder that is by the computer stand ? LOL just messing with you Kiwi, great video as always... I get excited when I see a new video from you...

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+grumpy150 I'm the worst sender ever, aren't I? I'll set a calendar reminder for this weekend :-)

@grumpy150

8 жыл бұрын

Kiwi Dude~ I understand completely.. I just mailed some books today that I was supposed to send a month ago... Im the worst sender also... LOL its all good buddy...

Ahhh the Halva....one of my favorite desserts. So fatening though :P

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Velvet Way Yep - unfortunately, it tasted far too good to be healthy :-(

that chocolate bar is very cool considering it has guarana another stimulant

Yes an Estonian MRE. Any Estonians here?

guarana is afruit from brazil amazonia and it has more cafen in it then coffe in brasil you can get it like a stick and you mixt it with water it has a sweet teast very good

This is a ration i would like to get my hands on

I'd love to try one of these. I have other rations or cash for trade....

The consistency of that Rum bar looks like a Flake Bar

The breakfast porridge is actually best with hot water. It's my favourite item in the ration packs :) The coffee is crap and the new rations (from the generation the one in the video is from) contain too many sweets in my opinion...

@ints666

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Rand (Mark545) Ajateenistus ja reservõppekogunemine.

4:31 and it has the Swedish AB Felix logo on it too.

It may be soybean bar... it is quite popular in our country too:-)

lol loved the description of fruit mix (fruit jobies) in Scotland jobies is a slang word for poo and they do look like rabbit dropppings

@tendersheep667

7 жыл бұрын

james deans that's exactly what I said!

i do have a question, Did you spend time lugging around the Steyr AUG or the L1A1 in the defense force or are you just an enthusiast?

greqt video, I am subscribed. I am gonna try and get me some Estonian brekkie rations

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+William Green Welcome to the channel!

Despite the E ingredients, nice package.

Wow the boss is growing up! She is a cutie!

These stickers in the national language on packagings of foreign producers make mad. OK, not everybody knows English/ Russian (two most popular offending languages) and one must presume that everybody would like to know contents and nutritional facts, but these stickers are often glued on information like Best before date..... And they are not very well translated, but sometimes there are wrong stickers glued on .....

Buckwheat porridge. I believe it's called gruel in Dickens novels.

@x42brown

8 жыл бұрын

+Allen .Berge As a kid grandma used to serve up what she called gruel. It was more or less like that buckwheat porridge but with the grain being barley. So I think you are probably correct.

i live in estonia :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Gen Vaik Greetings from New Zealand!

@gatisgavars3608

8 жыл бұрын

+Gen Vaik I guess Halva is our regional ting. ;) /Latvian/

@eugenewood2766

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude hello my name is gene and im a big fan of yours an i was wondering if you would be willing to send me a MRE 24hr ration to try im bush person what i mean by that is i live in the woods of washington state

@cyanid3cooki3s

8 жыл бұрын

I have had Halva before, in Australia. not common though

@imrans.263

7 жыл бұрын

me too, I like hancok

I'm way late to tell you this but the mystery bar is a thing called Halva, it can be made with pistachio, almond, or sunflower seeds and sugar, its quite popular in eastern Europe (where its actually made from sunflower seeds) and certain parts of the middle east (where its either almond or pistachio) and i'm pretty sure this one got real rum in it, so hopefully the alcohol evaporated from it

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+OlEgSaS32 Thanks. It was delicious!

The bar totally looks like the mantecol from argentina, you should try that

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Yesi Yeims I'll keep an eye out for it.

i think that the mistery things is halvah

hey kiwi dude can you do a indian mre plz and keep the good work going and also i live in nz too

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+cm mehta I would love to. Big Indian food fan.

Gundog made a nice soup for ya :D

@gundog4314

8 жыл бұрын

+d4v3tm Yeah I figured it was my turn. "Fill lines, We don't need no stinkin' fill lines!" lol

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+gundog4314 Lol!

that bar looked like butter

This thing you like so much and dont know how its called, it is "halva" ;)

16:00 "It smells familiar but unfamiliar" "I like the smell" It's weed

@rohesilmnelohe

8 жыл бұрын

+Garlicvideos Gt we wish it was weed :D

+kiwi dude was that the first time you had Halva?

Wait, but all the information on the package was in english too.

Your little girl is adorable

This is a five star meal on the battlefield compared to the Ukraine ration ...

Hałwa (halvah) moment was amazing :DDD I ate a russian halvah, it was huge as a brick. And sweet as hell. I preffer more subtle ones tho.

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+swirekster I have to find more.

@bohemiankitten

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude that looked exactly like Polish chałwa which is a block of pressed sweetened sesame seeds

@eesti1234

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude I am an Estonian, but the "halvaa" has mostly been too sweet for me (will not stay in). It has huge amount of energy in it, if not moving much it can be a whole days meal.

@eesti1234

8 жыл бұрын

Mark Rand Tore näha, et minule eesti keeles vastasid. Ma vaatan armee toidu videosid, sest minu lauale nad tavapärasel viisil ei sattu (pean ise ostma).

@eesti1234

8 жыл бұрын

Vaid plaanin, ma olen veel tudeng.