In Canada we often use milk when making instant mashed potatoes, even real potatoes. The "whitener" is used in place of milk in these IMP's.

@Wiggityowned

7 жыл бұрын

Harold Bullock Same in America

@jarob450

7 жыл бұрын

and germany^^

@SuperBlondecat

7 жыл бұрын

same here in Australia, Real Milk in Real Mash

@AgentTasmania

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure everyone makes mash with milk or cream. I think Kiwi just failed to make the connection.

@JAY-hi9kv

5 жыл бұрын

Bullseye supposed to make it more rich and add a little something.

I think adding the coffee whitener to the mash potatoes is probably to simulate adding milk to make them creamier..

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

I think you're right there. I should have kept some separate for taste test with and without creamer.

@a_spoonman3543

9 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking as well. I just got confused because I thought the instructions read: "Salt AND one packet of tea AND coffee whitener may be added. Now, tea-flavoured mashed potatoes... THAT would've been interesting! :D Here in Germany, when you buy instant mashed potatoes in the supermarkets, there's basically two varieties: One that has "complete with milk" written on the package, so milk powder has already been added. I always buy the other version, without milk powder. You stir the potato powder into boiling salt water and then you add fresh cold milk (and a lump of butter if you like). The usual ratio is 2 or 3 parts of water and 1 part of milk.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

a_spoonman Lol.. Tea in the potatoes sounds like a faux pas I'd be capable of. As for instant mash, I often prefer it to the real thing. I blame KFC for that ;-)

@a_spoonman3543

9 жыл бұрын

Kiwi Dude Yeah, I sometimes order mash & gravy at KFC as well, although it's not that creamy. Maybe I should ask for some coffee whitener next time :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

a_spoonman Lol!

I have one complain about this guys channel. No matter what mood I'm in, he ALWAYS makes me hungry. Other then that, fantastic channel dude!

@KiwiDudeMRE

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@MarkVanWraiths84

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah , me too , mniam mniam mniam ...

@lonewolfgeoff

7 жыл бұрын

Fluttershy Pony agreed! just had brekkie too! (i watch these while eating... although i end up with seconds... thirds... completely full!) as to this one... i hate meatloaf... BUT in this case i may be swung to like it! lol

@mooniejohnson

7 жыл бұрын

+Geoff Upton how can you hate meatloaf?! That's it, you're no longer invited over to my house for dinner!

Well, I was going to sleep tonight, but guess what? I found your videos! Thanks so much for them. Also, your daughter is so sweet and polite. Have a great day, and "cheers" from the US :)

orange pekoe tea is not a orange flavoured tea it's just the type of tea leaves ;)

@tonymacdonald9830

8 жыл бұрын

That's right...the same as adding the coffee whitener is a substitute for adding milk...

@chickenwingarrow3833

8 жыл бұрын

its not the type of leaves either its the way their cut all black green oolong and any other type tea comes from the same plant.

@Tam.I.am.

8 жыл бұрын

Not how they're cut. Their age. Some tea is the younger leaves. Some is the older leaves. Also, they're sometimes cured differently.

@johnthom2910

7 жыл бұрын

orange pekoe term refers to a grade of black tea based on the size of leaf and its location on the tea plant.

@tm502010

Ай бұрын

Most tea starts out green. The leaves are fermented and dried according to strict methods to get different grades of darkness and flavor. Also, leaves and buds of select age and location on the plant also make a huge difference in what emerges as the final product.

The shortbread cookies come from one of Canada's leading cookie factories - Peak Freans. What you ate, is what would be served to the public as well. Their chocolate chip oatmeal is to die for! LOL

@erwalkerca

8 жыл бұрын

It originally a British company, though that ended in 1982 when Nabisco bought it. The North American brand rights are owned by Mondelez International, which was formerly Kraft.

@GoranMak

8 жыл бұрын

erwalkerca Interesting. Thanks for sharing! xo

As you were making your "sandwich" I kept thinking, PLEASE, it's not a sandwich without the mashed potatoes. You did not disappoint. You do one of the longest and slowest videos on KZread and I enjoy every one of them. Thank you for not insulting your viewer's attention spans.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Bobby B It seemed an unlikely filling to grace a tortilla, but tasted amazing! Thank you for mentioning video length too. I try to edit out as much 'non action, non talking' parts as I can, but still seem to end up with lengthy videos. I too enjoyed watching the longer reviews prior to making my own.

The coffee whitener and salt in the mash is the result of feedback from field tests. It makes the potatoes creamier, but only works if you don't want to use the whitener to make yourself a double-double (coffee with two cream and two sugar).

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Denis Vermeirre I love how the Canadian Military is so tuned into soldier feedback.

@oliverhouston6096

8 ай бұрын

dont teach the filthy americans our ways (double-double)

why are people obsessed with these .. why am I watching these

@Altair9678

9 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, for me it's kinda soothing watching this...like Mr. Roger's neighborhood growing up. Any way thanks to the guy who makes them, maybe someone could donate a Mexican "MRE,"...from what the Katrina victims in New Orleans said they were kinda good...compared to an M.R.E. of course.

@jeroylenkins1745

9 жыл бұрын

rhn94 This is why: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response

@r3d0c

9 жыл бұрын

Leroy Jenkins give me facts, not hypothesis'

@PartOfTheGame

9 жыл бұрын

You want a fact? Fine: people like watching other people do things. The theory for why that is was already posted. Get over yourself.

@r3d0c

9 жыл бұрын

kirbyboie lol, I love the saltiness of people who have cognitive dissonance

adding the whitener .. the whitener prob. contains milk products... like when u make mashed potatoes at home.. u add milk,butter,salt,pepper and mash. .. it prob. makes them creamier than using water alone.

@BenjiSun

8 жыл бұрын

+strocat25 exactly. it's likely something with soy lecithins, an emulsifier to make canned coffee or in this case, instant potatoes taste creamier and has a thicker, smoother texture.

@logann7942

8 жыл бұрын

+strocat25 If the creamer is called "coffee whitener", why isn't the pepper called "food blackener?"

@kenapatel7668

8 жыл бұрын

+Logan N haha u made my day with that comment

@OlEgSaS32

8 жыл бұрын

they cant technically call it "creamer" as there is no cream or dairy in it, while black pepper is just...well,black pepper :P

@Verdafolio

8 жыл бұрын

i've seen it called "lightener" as well

Feeding your kids military rations is probably a good way to teach them not to be fussy eaters.

@tonkpilllls

6 жыл бұрын

spankmeister du weisst ja nicht in wie vielen arten du recht hast damit.. als kind hätt ich gerne es selbst zusammen "gebastelt" und auch alles probiert bzw gegessen.. aber es kam leidet ganz anders..

Orange Pekoe as it was listed on the tea packet refers to the cut of the tea leaves. In other words it is not an orange flavored tea. In North America information like the cut of the tea leaves are printed on the packaging.

@Rangersly

8 жыл бұрын

+Einsam Fechter That is exact Einsam Fechter. The brewed tea does have an orange-like color. I am surprised Orange Pekoe tea is not known in your part of the world Kiwi Dude. It is traditionaly a very popular type of tea here in Canada, or at least in Quebec.

@dangermoose3740

8 жыл бұрын

+Rangersly ontario too they just call it black tea over there

@darkocelot7342

8 жыл бұрын

+Dangermoose In my area of ontario, its Orange Pekoe.

Glad our Canadian MRE stood up to your tastes buds!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

MrRazmuss It had me wanting for more. Very good rations!

@RepublicofTX

5 жыл бұрын

MrRazmuss besides the fact that all the main courses were made in the US 😂 🤘 party on Wayne

@16:16 Are you licking the teabags again?? Lol

Love your channel. This one looks like one of the best MRE`s you had tested so far.

As a big nerd of your rations videos (as well as Gundog's and Gshultz') - I have to say that this appeared to be the most incredible individual meal ration I have seen! I went through with the basic (1980's) US MRE's while in the US Army from 85 to 94, and THIS Canadian IMP blew them ALL out of the water - and then some!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Smackedown I was really impressed too. Great attention to detail.

@Johnnymac66

9 жыл бұрын

I haven't yet mentioned - but thank you for providing the content that you do - I know how much work goes into making the videos, and I genuinely appreciate it (even if it is currently only for entertainment purposes).

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Smackedown Thank you for the kind words. The Boss and I really enjoy putting them together. It's been a little slow lately, but the cupboard is bursting with rations to review, so there's plenty more to come.

I used to love getting these Canadian MRE's/IMP's when I was younger. Damn near everyone in my family is military so a whole pile of these used to end up stored at my grandparents house haha.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

The Healthy Nerd You lucky thing!

Wow. Canadian rations look pretty good.

Good looking meal, nice job Kiwi Dude.. I'm glad to see you and the 'the boss' back on the job..

I enjoy how perfectly the spoon fits in the utensil space on the tray. Also, love the videos. Keep them going.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Joshua Watson Thanks, and yes - perfect fit for the tray. It did feel a little cartoonish at first (being so long) but turned out to be very good to use.

Great video as always, don't know about the shiny silver packaging in the field it might be dangerous. Love the Canadian feedback sheet, so polite. Did you have enough time to eat as you were being shot at.

@Jaybird196

9 жыл бұрын

It (the packaging) isn't very "stealth".

@MrPlusses

9 жыл бұрын

Jaybird196 neither are MREs.

@Jaybird196

9 жыл бұрын

MrPlusses In what way are you referring? I was making reference to the silvery packaging of one of the items in this meal.

@MrPlusses

9 жыл бұрын

Jaybird196 The shiny plastic pouches and the noise that plastic wrapping makes. And yes, a dull coating would seem more appropriate. And they are made in the U.S. after all, not Canada. In foreign countries they can usually smell a North American before they see or hear them.

@axelNodvon2047

9 жыл бұрын

MrPlusses oooooooooo kill em

An almost four year old MRE looks a lot better than school lunch!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Ashley Gonzalez It looks better than some of the dinners here at home, but shhhh - don't tell the Wife ;-)

@Keshaire

9 жыл бұрын

Kiwi Dude Lol.

The Boss most certainly stole the show - her enjoyment of the biscuit with peanut butter and jam was priceless

Man, love how positive you are, in the Canadian army now as an infantry soldier so it's funny to see a kiwi recieve this since I lived in Auckland for 4 1/2 years. Always makes me happy to hear a kiwi accent again. Love you guys down under and slightly to the right!

Another great review, as usual, very well done. Fifty years of eating mashed potatoes and I have never seen anybody mix coffee whitener in instant or real potatoes. It must be a local family thing. It is a edible oil product after all, not even close to milk. I am also very surprised that pretty much the whole meal is American, not Canadian. Not that I was expecting whale blubber and poutine but I guess(know) they can get everything cheaper down south. I do love when people discover there is no orange in orange pekoe. Happy New Year to you, keep those videos coming. From the ice desk in my igloo. Have to go now, my sled dogs at barking. lol

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

MrPlusses Lol! Cheers. I wish I'd separated some of the mash to have a side-by-side comparison both with and without creamer, but that'll have to wait for next time. Apart from some of the smaller items, most of this ration did indeed come from the U.S, and it's a real shame that Meatloaf in Cabernet Sauce isn't on the MRE menu list! Happy New Year to you too.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks. I think it's brilliant that they cared enough to suggest adding creamer for a better experience. I'm sure the potatoes would have tasted fine without, but it's that attention to detail I love. Next time I'll do a side-by-side comparison to discover the difference with and without creamer.

@MrPlusses

9 жыл бұрын

Just at note; The whitener's real product name is "non-dairy creamer" or "non-dairy whitener".

@theangrychefasmr4434

9 жыл бұрын

Maybe its just to add fat to the mashed potatoes? Taking the place of butter, it may have improved it a bit.

@chickenfeet.

9 жыл бұрын

what is orange pekoe

Back when I was in the Army, we trained with the Canadian forces and us GI's would trade virtually anything for their rations over our lousy, stinking U.S rations. The Canucks really ate like human beings whereas our chow wasn't fit for pigs.......

The whitener is like powdered cream so it's like adding milk to mashed potatoes. Also you can pour the mashed potatoes into the main meal which is quite good.

This is so satisfying to watch ! Great review !

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Prince Lozano Thank you.

Orange Pekoe is the name of a leaf on the tea plant, it's not orange flavoured tea.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Jason Lucien I definitely demonstrated my tea ignorance here!

@TheCanadiangirl4

9 жыл бұрын

Kiwi Dude lol. It's all good, glad you enjoyed the Cdn MRE

@liesdamnlies3372

9 жыл бұрын

Typical Canada, always with the orange pekoe tea. Sometimes I feel like the only Canadian who rather...dislikes orange pekoe. Give me my earl grey, damn it!

Orange Pekoe isn't actually orange tea, it's a leaf size designation. I wonder how many subs you're getting from Gavin talking about you in the latest rooster teeth let's play.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Snowpaw Studios Thanks for that. Can you please link the video for me? I haven't seen it.

Big, big like, Mr. Kiwi Dude! :D I discovered your channel (and others too) about this hobby, aka military food ratios. I watched some pest control hunting about squirrels, rats, magpies, so on, and at one video about pest goats hunting in New Zealand I was redirected to your channel. Good. Your channel, your videos looks the best for me (regarding this hobby). I never thought that such presentations would remind me those f****ng days back-ways in my army service (1989-1990)! And starting a new hobby! Never too old to learn.

New subscriber here! Coming over from gshultz's channel. I like how you review more varied MRE's. Looking forward to more videos!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

ImWutzPopular Welcome to the channel! Lots of awesome rations in the cupboard to be reviewed. Should be a great year.

It means "Tea and coffee whitener" (I guess you got that, and didn't think 1 packet of tea and 1 packet of coffee whitener). Usually for mashed potatoes you add butter and milk/cream, I guess adding the creamer/whitener is a way to make it more creamy? Not sure if the creamer actually adds milky flavor or not, I don't use that stuff :)

@detectingcaliforniahd4681

9 жыл бұрын

lol this ration was suprisingly packed full of great foods, i wish MRE's would incorporate parts of canadian rations.

@amazonianbeauty5040

9 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think the whitener was supposed to emulate cream or milk. When you make mashed potatoes from scratch you add milk/cream, salt and pepper and butter.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

I wish I'd kept some separate for a taste test both with and without creamer.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

DetectingCaliforniaHD I think this entrée would be a hit on U.S. Menus. It's made by Wornick too, so shouldn't be any dramas just giving it the tick.

Whitner is basically powdered flavored milk substitute. It will reconstitute into the liquid and give a creamy flavor to the potatoes. As to the tea, I think they may have a few glue sniffers working there. PS, my wife and I enjoy you saying pepper, almost as much as M&M's.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Cheers. glad you and the Wife are enjoying the videos. Would have been interesting to have kept some mash aside to gauge the difference with creamer. Maybe next time.

Great review! Looking forward to seeing more!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Cheers Phil, Happy New Year mate.

Good Day Kiwi Dude, Great review. I served in the CA for 37 yrs so I've eaten a lot of IMP's. Wrt the mashed potatoes (or instant rice mix) we usually mix the sauce from the entre with the instant mash potatoes (or rice) adds a nice flavor to the mash potatoes. Looking forward to your next review. Cheers!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Gerry Miharija Cheers Gerry. The IMP ranks very highly with me. Great rations!

In the USA we call it "creamer" and in the mashed potatoes it would have acted/tasted like milk/cream would have ... Orange pekoe does not refer to flavor but rather the grade of tea leaf. As opposed to fannings/dust, you got a high grade full leaf tea which should have left little to no extra bits in your cup (Lipton tea bags are good examples of dust/fanning grade tea). Would never have thought of jelly on the cookies though - will have to try that some day

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

gingergargoyle Thanks. Love the attention to detail in this ration, from suggesting creamer to improve the mash, to a comments card for further improvements. Orange Pekoe threw me though, so obviously I'm no big tea drinker.

@Colinpark

9 жыл бұрын

gingergargoyle Lipton tea should just be banned, terrible stuff that is.

@MrTyanth

9 жыл бұрын

Colin Park Lipton is garbage.

Its to make the taders more milky smooth. I know here in the US its common to add milk or cream to your potato's or butter... and that's why we are 400 lbs. hahahaha

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

White Chocolate Lol!

First time watching your channel, well done. Liked your assistant taster, cute. Keep up the good work, will keep an eye out for your videos. Cheers, west coast responder.

Awesome review, I never really had any interest in MRE's until I came across one of your reviews a few months back. Now thanks to you I'm obsessed. I come from a military family but never really heard anything about rations. Thank you for introducing me to this new hobby. Still only tried US MRE's I need to get some international ones. Keep up the good work, I enjoy watching you more than most shows on the boob tube.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Rick Simons Cheers Rick, glad you're enjoying the videos! If you only try one international ration, I'd highly recommend the French 24hr RCIR.

@ricksimons7941

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, I Will try to find one.

Catching up on your videos, this one definitely looks good. For the record, the "orange" on the tea is for Orange Pekoe, which is actually the type of tea leaf size, and has nothing to do with the flavor at all. Tea grading is pretty weird that way, none of the sizes make any sense. They probably spent too much time in the Ceylon Sun.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_leaf_grading

Hooray for metric!

So glad I found out about this channel. I'm on to watch many more, and your daughter is adoreable!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

TheAllstar22 Welcome to the channel!

Fantastic review! I love watching your videos every night and dreaming about trying an mre someday, your videos always brings a smile to my face and I wish you the best of luck my friend 😄👍👍👌

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Riley Stubbs Thanks heaps, glad you're enjoying them! Good luck with trying a ration yourself one day. Let me know how you get on.

Cabernet Sauce...how fancy...

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Strong flavours in that sauce, really nice.

I never knew that potatoes in french is pomme de terre. Earth apples

@Kawaishnikov

9 жыл бұрын

Frank Alviar that this official translation. but most of the time we say ''patate''

@Tome13Eclipse

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Alviar Great, sometimes when friends of mine try to speak english they just translate litteraly French to English xD

@jorgschimmer8213

8 жыл бұрын

Even in some parts of Germany it was called "Erdäpfel" = Earth apples. It's an old dialect word .

@TheWaterMinx

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Alviar In Dutch it's the same "aardappel"- directly translated earth apple. :)

@Tome13Eclipse

8 жыл бұрын

TheWaterMinx And "Kartofel"? :OOO

I thought I'd seen all your videos and yet I missed this one. A delicious looking one at that. :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

troberts1 Love those IMP's!

Whitner is basically cream, so the addition to the potatoes is like adding milk or cream or even butter to potatoes. I'd do it the homemade mashed potatoes in a pinch as Ling as its not a sweetened creamer.

We put milk in potato mash in our family it was weird to me it being weird to you cause i would of thought everyone did it to make it creamy

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Maddy Shillito Milk, cream, butter etc.. is all normal. It was the addition of powdered non-dairy creamer that seemed odd/interesting. I wish I'd kept some separate to gauge the taste difference.

Those canadians know whats up

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

The sure do!

Out of all the videos that you've done so far... this is the one that made my mouth water for some reason ._. Keep em up ^_^ b

this was amazing!!! im getting these for the next power outtage, you earned yourself a sub

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+CDNShuffle Welcome to the channel!

@infinitecanadian

8 жыл бұрын

+CDNShuffle Be careful: these contain 3,000 calories for a hungry soldier!

@infinitecanadian

8 жыл бұрын

Coby Visser ???

put your tortillas in boiling water for 5 minutes to steam them and they tend not to break (or break less)

@KiwiDudeMRE

8 жыл бұрын

+Christyne Long I'll have to give it a shot.

@jordanvang9865

8 жыл бұрын

+Kiwi Dude Why is it so amusing seeing you eat a M.R.E

The numbers are just packaging codes

Heat your tortillas in the package, there's a good chance they won't split. Your very good at these reviews, thanks for doing them.

Why are mre videos so satisfying.

im pretty sure meatloaf isnt on the menu anymore . past few times ive been in the field they weren't around at all. also the drink bags are awesome waterproof phone cases

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

ArrowSmith95 I've heard a rumour that the Canadian forces are switching to U.S. MRE's. Is that true?

@ArrowSmith95

9 жыл бұрын

Nope . And if it is I haven't heard anything Kiwi Dude. Its cheaper for us to produce our own then it is to import enough rations to feed an army (pun intended ) ​

@TheCanadiangirl4

9 жыл бұрын

ArrowSmith95 How do you find the Cdn rations?

@ArrowSmith95

9 жыл бұрын

they are great ... i mean its not like i have a choice . im in the canadian army hahaha

@TheCanadiangirl4

9 жыл бұрын

ArrowSmith95 LOL! Very true. It looks like they are feeding you guys well which is good to hear. Thank you for serving. :)

Go Canada!

Great review again !!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

MultiMagnum62 Cheers!

Great video Kiwi Dude

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Gavin Free anyone?

@christianscott2168

9 жыл бұрын

Yep

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

***** Hi there, I've just run through the comments and saw this mentioned a few times, you couldn't do me a favour and link in the video could you? Cheers.

@MrJo826

9 жыл бұрын

Kiwi Dude Sure!kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6GbzrV7psfJmto.html Gavin is the British dude, and half way through the video he mentions your channel! Edit: The time of it 26:13

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

***** Cheers for that.

the only kid that ate all the military food from all over the world... aint that cool! LOL

Great review, that looked like a tasty meal! I was a young reservist when IMPs first came out, in 1981. The menus then were pretty basic, they sure have come a long way!

I'm glad you got to try that IMP. I have to say it is the best looking individual meal I think I have seen. The Canadians sure eat well. Blows most countries MRES away. I got full just watching you, and then you still had the pineapple to go. Sheesh.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Awesome ration. I was feeling totally full and content, thinking how awesome it was, then the Pineapple was still to come!

Sorry for being absent but thanks so mutch for the Canadien ration video appreciate it! Great vid!!!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Alec Bouliane Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We certainly did.

These videos always make me want to cook.

The peanut butter and jam are meant to go with the tortilla. You're meant to squeeze the pb and j on the open tortilla then fold it in half. Keeps your fingers clean and doesn't require a knife. A energetic snack that can be dumped out of the box and into your pockets for later.

I've tried the Tarragon Chicken IMP in the past and it was excellent. We feed our troops the same things that we put on our table. Glad you enjoyed the rations!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Rifat Syed Another IMP has just arrived and I'm really looking forward to it. Go Canada!

Hey, Kiwi Dude! As a food engy student, I must say these reviews of rations are A MA ZING! So much food tech in it hahaha And I'd just like to leave an aswer for your question about the whitener (non-dairy creamer): it MAY contain vegetable fat and emulsifiers, which would replicate to an extent adding cream or butter (fats) to the mashed potatoes :) Keep up those amazing reviews, mate!!

A place I used to work at had little tea sized soups like that for free in the break room. They were surprisingly satisfying for a little pouch of bullion and dried veggies.

The Boss looked like the most professional ration tester in the world. What a cutie Kiwi!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

The longer videos the better in my opinion. This one looks awesome, the boss looks so cute :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Melissa Fleming Thanks Melissa. Glad you enjoyed it.

I LOL'd when you got to the feedback form.

Nice review. The date format is YYDDD.

Good to see a IMP reviewed on youtube!

Awesome vid as always, I winced when i saw the shortbread, You would not believe how much my household received over christmas :P .. I'm hoping to start back up soon getting a few videos out. and looking at finishing uni and starting a new job soon so i will celebrate by sending you something out :) As for the coffee whitener in the mash lol when i make mash I often add single cream or milk to fluff it and adds a nice taste, I assume that powder would do a similar sort of thing

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Hey Linford, my Dad is originally from England and I've seen first-hand the mountains of shortbread and fruit mince pie tins! Lol. Looking forward to your new videos, and good luck with the new job.

Great review, love your daughter final taste test! I used to save the fruit pouch for the morning, especially the Peaches in syrup, heat it up and have it with coffee to warm yourself up. I really did like our IMP's, including the "Lung" Also had the earlier IRP's which were commercial small cans including canned bacon, the one thing I hated in those was the powdered tea.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Colin Park Cheers. Loved this IMP!

Lipton instant soup mix has been around for years. Most famous is "Giggle Noodle" (chicken) marketed to make kids laugh. Americans, and most Canadians I know eat the shortbread cookies alone (dip them in the tea) and eat the jelly with the peanut butter. I will have to try jam on the cookies sometime.

Canadian MRE's -- So nice --- I was looking for the word "please" somewhere on the package. They certainly spare the cost for the outer packaging. I love that they want to know the "operation number" in the meal review. The CUP A SOUP is a great idea for civilian MRE"S. I have mashed potatoes to make my own version of their mashed meal. Amazing what you can do with a vacuum sealer and your imagination. Cheers from New Hampshire, USA!

IMP! I have to say that this ration is in the top of my Wishlist! Hope to get them one day!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

They're very good mate!

Great video, the IMP here looked really good!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Jamiesyme999 I've never seen a bad IMP. Delicious.

Your daughter is adorable. I'm not bragging but were from England originally and I still think as a Canadian we have better foods and palettes! However I do miss our Marks and Spencer's stores. Next time leave the whitener out its just another chemical to make the instant mashed potato turn white!!! Love your vloggs❣🇨🇦

How did I get hungry watching this it looks so good

Funny you mentioned the instructions on the mashed potatos saying to add whitener. My dad would tell me most of the guys in he was with in bootcamp for the usmc would take EVERYTHING in their mre's and mix it in one bag and eat it like that.

The shortbread seemed to have survived very well *drops one* oh Kiwi haha xD

Just want to say I love your vids! I don't know if you have done it yet ( i have only watched about 4 videos so far) but you should do the American cold weather MRES.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

austin hagberg Cheers, glad you're enjoying the videos. I reviewed a U.S. MCW a while back and was quite impressed.

"I'll get into the shortcake biscuits. They seem to have survived very well." So he immediately drops one and breaks it. XD

Nice vid! Just subbed to you and keep up the good work! :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

András Szép Welcome to the channel!

when you make instant potatoes at home you generally add milk and butter. :-)

Good review!

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Cheers. Great ration!

My mouth is watering because of how good it looks :0~

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

It was awesome ;-)

She is such a cute kid! Love your videos, as always! I can't wait for more! I've binged watched all three of your guy's videos and now I don't know what to do.

The bag that holds all the contents of the IMP is actually often used as a poop bag in the field. Just a little extra info for you haha Love the reviews.

@superdave54811

8 жыл бұрын

+BrettDrumming And all this time I was putting trash in that bag and pooping into a trench dug with my trench tool (folding shovel).

@urdnal

8 жыл бұрын

+BrettDrumming Brings it to you, then takes it back. It's the circle of life man

@theman7732

8 жыл бұрын

Nobody poops in the fucking bag

As for the tea and coffee whitener its like adding milk when making Mashed potatoes. those lil packs also get added to the peaches with suger. When i was an army cadet doing so was very common. basically helps improve the consistency. surprised they don't add extra Whitener packs for that reason. tortias are a new addition Normally we ended up with a Brick of (fairly decent) compressed bread

This looks like a great change in pace - I'll be looking for a way to get my hands on several.

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Steve Killgore From what I've tried and seen - you'll be happy.

Great review. I wonder what kind of dump you took after though.

Those cookies are damn good with tea

I won't comment on the whitener....I really do enjoy your reviews....my son wants to join the forces when he finishes school....so I really enjoy the reviews as they give me ideas of what to sent him when and if he is sent over seas....so this is where I say I am glad to be Canadian.....adore the boss....I will have to put together a goody bag for her....

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying the videos. Best of luck for your Son joining the services, I know he'll be fed well!

Good video I really enjoyed it :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

ARis4lyfe Cheers.

Great review!!! I thought the creamer in mash potatoes was strange at first, then I remembered my mother used to add heavy cream in with the potatoes as she was made mashed potatoes at home and it always added to the richness of the flavor. Though, it would have been nice if your mashed potatoes came with some Butter Buds. :)

@KiwiDudeMRE

9 жыл бұрын

1weirdgirl Thanks Kerri. Butter buds would have been awesome in addition to the creamer trick ;-)