What are the combat rations? Surely you have ever wondered what soldiers eat during war? When do they cook? Do they even have time to eat? The truth is that They don't even cook, they don't even have time. For that reason, the combat rations they consist of food packaged in such a way that it is easy for the troops to prepare and consume.
In this article we are going to review the combat rations from some countries. We are sure that they will surprise you.
Curiosities with Mike: The youtuber who has tried more than 50 military meals since 2017
El youtuber Miguel Angel Sidewalk is a content creator known for opening toys and mystery boxes. He has reacted to more than 50 military meals from different countries since the year 2017. Thus, it tells us how the combat rations of the Spanish army.
Spanish portions
The diet of our soldiers has breakfast food y Dinner. Each serving comes in a small package. You will be surprised by the amount of food that comes in each of them despite their small size. They are known as "the three bricks«.
El breakfast. In the first place we find two envelopes of coffee instant, one of cereal flakes with fruits and honey, Another of sweet cookies, two with condensed milk and a chocolate bar Also, somewhat unusual, it contains a hygiene kit: a toothbrush, gum and fluoridated toothpaste. It is also provided with a stove, consisting of a small metal plate, with fuel pills y matches.
It also carries an envelope oral rehydration salts flavor lemon, tablets water treatment plants of water, Napkins y desinfectant instant for hands With respect to lunch this one is more consistent as expected. It contains an envelope of chicken soup with pasta, a can of cooked lean pork (200 grams), another can of tuna jacket salad and an envelope of apple cream. It also carries four sachets of anti-fatigue isotonic powder with vitamin C.
What else is he wearing?
In addition to the food, it includes, again, the hygiene set, water purification tablets, three fuel tablets, matches, hand sanitizer, napkins and another stove. These elements are repeated because the idea is that each brick sea self-sufficient. The truth is that in the video all the food looks very good and Mike He assures that some foods he likes a lot.
Let's go with the Dinner from our military. It consists of an envelope vegetable soup, a can of pear halves in syrup, another meat bovine in sauce, another of fillets of mackerel pickled and another last of pate with pepper. Again, we find four envelopes of exhausting dust. And also, the purification tablets, napkins, stove, etc. are repeated. eye, it's nothing negligible the amount of food each combat ration.
Combat rations from other countries
Seeing that they carry combat rations of other armies we can appreciate the great differences between the gastronomy from the different countries. Some are totally different. For example, let's see what the military food ration de Serbia and South Korea.
The Serbian soldiers' ration consists of only one box. In it there are three cans, one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for dinner. Being so little food we understand that it is the Principal Food and that food supplements will go separately. The breakfast can is pork liver. The one for lunch is meatballs with ketchup. the can of the Dinner wears a kind of pork pie. The box includes a can opener very small compared to the one in the box Spain.
La combat ration de South Korea it is quite different. We find a preparation to which we must add Hot water and a salsa that comes in a envelope of powders. The preparation consists of puffed rice mixed with some vegetables. All the rations consisted of the same, but the type of food changed. vegetables and clutch they were different.
As we can see, they are all based on the same principle, that they be Quick y easy To prepare. And, moreover, that they are nutritious. And you, what combat ration do you want to try?
