I did 1 year military service in France in 1980.i had to learn encryptions in radio transmission for 4 months. After that, i was posted at St Malot, at the 9th marine infantry division Head quarter. From our room we had view on the sea shore. Every morning we had 1/2, very fresh, Baguette with french butter, jam and cheese. After , we did jogging around the walls of the old city. I did few days on the field with french rations. The ration box was a lot smallers, no hot food or burner. Only cans food as corned beef, but with a little bottle of Brandy and cigarettes...everything that is forbidden today. The Brandy was so good during these cold nights. After all these years , i remember these days as very nice days.

I can't imagine why you ate the gizzard and quinoa salad hot. LOL. You even read it out loud early in the episode and I thought, "Oh, finally, he knows not to heat up the cold salad this time." LOL. Oh, well, keep up the good work. Missing your sis.

When I was deployed to Somalia in 1992 we worked with the French Foreign Legion and traded MRE’s for the French rations all the time. Usually we had to fork over at least 2 MRE’s in trade since the French ration was an all day ration and the MRE is a single meal. I liked them , but the French said they like ours better. Honestly I think it was just that both sides we were tired of eating the same thing all the time. The French liked our candies and crackers the most (I should mention that most of the “French” were actually Brits in the Legion).

@PanarchyTheater

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be that way today. As I understand it The Foreign Legion is essentially glorified prison, and they don't take serious convicts anymore.

@glenndouglas8822

Жыл бұрын

@@PanarchyTheater You can still actually join the legion under a false name and start afresh but you can only apply for French citizenship if you join under you're real name and have no serious criminal offences.

@ommsterlitz1805

Жыл бұрын

@@PanarchyTheater Wtf are you vomiting, foreign legion is a piggy bank for people from poorer countries more than anything and French people who want to have an exiting life, people who did jail time, use alcohol or the rest can't join at all as they won't pass the entry tests anyway, out of 100 people coming in they will take at maximum 20

@leonidasthermopylae3378

Жыл бұрын

30:% of the legionnaire are actually French. So they are given fake id like Swiss, Belgium or Canadians.

Et l ensemble de réchauffage qui comprend des allumettes,des tablettes de fuel,un sac poubelle,des pastilles de désinfection de l eau un réchaud pliable et un support pour ne pas ce brûler 🔥 les mains sur le terrain….quelques erreurs qui sont dues au fait que tu ne lis pas les infos sur les produit …le quinoa ce mange froid , la boisson énergisante est pour 1 litre d eau et la soupe pour 25 cl d eau 💧.

@jacksonteller1337

Жыл бұрын

His French is worse than mine at least i can read it. But Google translate doesn't do French or other subtle languages like certain Germanic dialects. He reads the salad out loud and still heats it up 🤣🤣🤣

Great video guys! I ordered a French and one other MRE's from MREmountain a few months ago after seeing them on your channel. It took six weeks to get to Australia but it was so worth it. I loved the biscuits and the mains. Is great to hear Phil. I hope Amanda is doing well.

I just about ordered this menu. I find a lasagna menu and just ordered that one. Every menu I've tried from the French rations I have really liked. Good review!

It’s suppose to be cold! 😂

Comparing an RCIR to a US MRE must be like comparing a fine restaurant to a dodgy greasy spoon café... :P

Nathan, always remember to open the box for the esbit stove when you examine a French ration because the French always tuck at least one more item into the box in addition to the stove and fuel.

I could feel my diabetes returning as you talked about the sugar overload Nathan!

9 out of 10 video! Great to watch!

The French know how to feed their soldiers for sure. I really enjoy these European ration reviews. You need to try some Asian ones.

I think the French RCIR are one of the best rations! Another great review.

@NathansMRE

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Art , i agree

mre mountain is too expensive anymore

Quinoa salad is meant to be eaten cold you don’t heat it up lmfao

@NathansMRE

Жыл бұрын

Way better warm

@bigtrajik1

Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't you eat it the way YOU want to eat it?

@Bonedizz

Жыл бұрын

@@NathansMRE that really depends on the ingredients most have cucumbers in them and they don’t taste very good heated up

Definitely no blue cheese in the Mont Blanc rice pudding chaps. You are tasting the Creme Fraiche in the background. Keep up the good eating 👏

French RCIR are the best to my opinion, but remember Nathan, French RCIR always had fruit muesli since it has been created, but only in a fex menus, and depending the budget if the moment ! Thanks for rge review, hope you enjoyed it ! Friendly, Clarence & Marie.

A big hello to Phil and Nathan. Miss your sis. Hope she likes her new job. It's a leeky onion 😁

Some really nice items in this ration, I loved how you heated the meals in the kettle. Very cool.

@geraldinegregory.1803

Жыл бұрын

.....but not when they explode. Heating them like that is a dangerous game to play. 💥

@michaelegert1284

8 ай бұрын

He is still alive😂

Actually the FFL use immersion heaters to heat those up anyway -- which was fun when the labels used to be paper. (pretty sure that is why they are printed cans now) They don't hand out the meals as a box that much either, you get your main stuck on your "tray" and then help yourself to all the loose stuff that is in a box beside the line. That is where you grab the tuna and cheese. And everyone grabs a pack of the crackers, as well as a loaf of "field bread." (they used to be more like the Russian rats for crackers) This was in 1991, but the meals are pretty much the same today. Their field kitchen has tubes for baking simple baguettes. Add a liter of water and you are done. (hot water was obviously available too)

@redwolfexr

Жыл бұрын

oh, and goes without saying that the officers batman, and the NCOs steward got first pick from the box of "goodies."

I too pronounce it "kwin-noh-ah". Being on blood-thinner, I have to avoid anything with cranberries (and grapefruit).

@danjames5552

Жыл бұрын

Same here , a right pain but better than being dead !!!!!

Nice to see you got something off of MRE Mountain for once well as the saying goes fortune favors the brave

I think the cheese is Bleu d'Auvergne. It’s like blue cheese but more buttery and creamy. Also not quite as strong as most blue cheeses.

I'm sorry people in the comments are so harsh, but am enjoying the new upload! thank you to the sponsor for being nice enough to send this over!! I'm a newer viewer on your channel, but I enjoy your informative content!! have a good day you guys!!

@KevinSmith-yh6tl

Жыл бұрын

👍

Nathan you could use alcohol gel for reheating the MRE .

Always trying to trade for the fruit and fish with the Mediterranean countries something we lack but with all the politically correct rations in our country it is getting harder to trade. But they still want the chocolate and hot cocoa. We used to have boxes like these with everything but the main but now we are getting those freeze-dried meals and need to take vitamin and mineral drinks for nutritional value. I long back to the late eighties rations.

@jesusrojas6427

Жыл бұрын

I had one of those late 80s MRE in the Army reserve. It was awesome. It did constipate me though.

Just a thought Nate. Try putting some water in a metal mess cup and put it on the esbeth stove then you have a cup handle to remove it with and you can pour out the hot water I think that you have the largest kettle that could be found

"to eat cold" - > puts it in hot kettle Come on wtf 😂

Good afternoon from Texas. Thanks for the review, the review was good. I see you have a new knife, what kind is it. Thanks for a good video and have a safe day

Please tell me they had a bottle of wine with it. That would make it so much better !

The espit stove you diddent open has more accessories in the box for the ration spoon cool Toothpicks and napkins

Theres no cheese in milkrice/ricepudding only milk, rice and aroma like vanilla

I thought that there is processed cheese in menu number 14, not the milky dessert

Hey brother what's your knife

Amazon has a daff 3 pack

Looking good

I suspect the cheese is ricotta. With parmigiano, possibly. That's often what goes in raviolis , around here.

You heat the meal in the can itself.. open the lit and just put it on the asbit stove.

Yeah French stuff is always ok 🙂 Hmmm mains in a water cooker. That's awesome 🙂

Is the box it for one meal ? Or its for the full day ?

It's for sure, not for shore.

Такое ощущение что поставщики французской армии комплектовали пайки в супермаркете...из того что попалось в руки...

Nice!

I would love to try my 1st MRE, if anyone has any extra laying around

4 french mres got me a silencer for a brownie g hp when I was serving.

This looking realy good. 👍

love the gizzards!!

Visiting KFC in St. Louis is always a highlight. I get a box of fried gizzards!

Great video ! What happened to Sandy?

Wow...this looks....GOOD👌🙂🍾🚀🌞👍

Cold is good when 100 degrees country...

The knife @14:22 😅🤣

STOP preparing the entire MRE all together at once! Split it up into 3 meals! You never finish any of the food, it draws away from the experience.

I am surprised the RCIR doesn't have creamer or sweetened condensed milk in there. The French are known for Cafe Au Lait with a croissant for breakfast.

@jacksonteller1337

Жыл бұрын

They are also known for making real black coffee. Café au lait is for the evening so old farts like us can sleep after drinking it. The French rations are great but there is always too little in it. We always try to trade for their fruit and fish which was easier with our old box rations they were bigger and higher quality.

@avb4805

Жыл бұрын

No ! Only black Coffee with croissant for 95% of french... Sometimes wtih milk.

@redwolfexr

Жыл бұрын

@@avb4805 you meant "non!"

@Lostouille

6 ай бұрын

​@avb4805 forgot 🚬

Nice

Where's the creepy Steve tray? 😂

Rare and crazy expensive historically.

You sure that knife is big enough ? 😂

yummy

Its like an MRE review channel from folks that don't like to actually eat MRE's......

Hello from France, the salad with quinoa must be eaten cold

I love rice pudding

Rouge is French for red. It is pronounced ruesj

Okay what happened to Amanda?

@jasonrichardson1999

Жыл бұрын

She had to get a real job youtube wasnt paying well

@amandalohmann1640

Жыл бұрын

Yes I’m working a full time job now. I miss the viewers. Keep watching and I’ll try to make an appearance once in awhile!

Cheese was probably Brie or another French Cheese

Cheese in Mont blanc ? 😂

Keen wa

Hey Nate to bad Manihiki or me are not there to help you with the French pronunciation……

Neat knife.... lose a bet?

I think it’s pronounced “rouuuush”

How many times did you boil that kettle?????? Also get the other dude a mic please :)

Amazing how other countries have good MRE rations and our troops get dog food.

Present Nathan 🙂 But that will be at ham and eggs and a strong coffee as it is 2:22 hour here in the night lol zzzzzzzzzzzzz M*

What all Americans want to eat hot salads. Please 🙏 stop with it. 😭😅😂😅😂🤣

You heated all the cold food and even put hot water in the muesli …. Not sure how you would manage if you can’t even follow the instructions 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Its pronounced keenwa

different is right, bon appetite

Don't know why people have to be PR#@KS when they comment here. I think they are just resentful of you,since you are still posting vids,while their MRE MESSIAH, STEVE 1989 has been missing for quite awhile now.

@annacowell

Жыл бұрын

I watch Steve, but at least nathan posts often 😊

Rouge is pronounced "Roo-sh"

With all the filthy lucre KZread is paying you for posting these videos (*COUGH*) you could stump up and buy a portable electric hotplate or a butane gas-fueled one you can get at camping stores. The European armies eat just so much better than their Aussie, American, and Brit counterparts. Not a big fan of mango or banana anything in this ration, though.