tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post6008616306474222154..comments2024-03-18T11:48:21.973-07:00Comments on Wandering Chopsticks: Vietnamese Food, Recipes, and More: Meal, Ready-to-Eat: Chicken CavatelliWandering Chopstickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-10909633092395612512011-04-29T21:09:46.443-07:002011-04-29T21:09:46.443-07:00TS,
Haha. Yeah, the cheese was just a lump. I have...TS,<br />Haha. Yeah, the cheese was just a lump. I have other packets of MREs that I should open so I can blog them.Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-74561466337706008052010-10-04T18:11:03.981-07:002010-10-04T18:11:03.981-07:00Oh, really interesting!! Usually I'm game for ...Oh, really interesting!! Usually I'm game for foods all packed up "special", and that pasta doesn't look all that bad, but that "cheese" is seriously wrong.TS of eatingclub vancouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776584853083815584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-57563574994689766162010-09-23T16:34:16.085-07:002010-09-23T16:34:16.085-07:00Diana,
You never opened one to try out of curiosit...Diana,<br />You never opened one to try out of curiosity? The contents are supposed to supply enough calories for a full meal. I have a friend in Afghanistan who complains about the food. Sometimes he just doesn't bother and skips meals because he can't stand to eat it anymore.<br /><br />Ruth,<br />I'm sure they come up with all kinds of tricks to make the MREs more palatable. The Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-8182463620169303192010-09-20T22:25:36.305-07:002010-09-20T22:25:36.305-07:00One of my college friends, who was a former Marine...One of my college friends, who was a former Marine, and my ex roommate, who was in ROTC, occasionally waxed eloquent about how to make MREs taste better. I guess there's a small art to it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074866628072621974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-26551296619229042242010-09-20T16:06:53.976-07:002010-09-20T16:06:53.976-07:00This is the first time seeing inside a MRE for me....This is the first time seeing inside a MRE for me. Even though I have some in our garage right now due to the fact that my husband is in the military. LOL <br /><br />I remember when my husband was on tour in Iraq back in 2008, he made a postcard out of the MRE box. It said there was like only 100 calories or so in the chicken part of his MRE so I think the abundance of food in the box itself Conversations With a Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583481794087775266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-45045427183178396322010-09-20T13:31:39.186-07:002010-09-20T13:31:39.186-07:00Minh,
How fascinating! I Googled it to see. It'...Minh,<br />How fascinating! I Googled it to see. It's really interesting how the rations have cultural influences. I bet after slogging miles and being in the middle of nowhere, eating anything would taste good. And are you reading me from Germany? How cool!<br /><br />I have a vegetarian MRE. Maybe I'll open that soon and blog it.<br /><br />Thanks for telling me about magnesium. I'mWandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-47696492201336027552010-09-20T11:35:18.663-07:002010-09-20T11:35:18.663-07:00I want to know more about how it tastes. Doesn'...I want to know more about how it tastes. Doesn't look that bad considering it's "ready to eat" out of a box with no external heat source. I wonder if it's really necessary to supply all of this for a soldier on the move. Ultimately, most of this seems like a luxury that is unnecessary for temporary rations.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416750618176810371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-36510243563462596272010-09-20T10:25:56.909-07:002010-09-20T10:25:56.909-07:00I was a conscript in the German Army a few years a...I was a conscript in the German Army a few years ago, our version of the MRE is called EPA. Nothing to write home about, but if you are out in the field and freezing, you'll really digging some hot pasta. Rumors said, that the newer vegetarian MREs are much more tastier. <br /><br />As for the heater thing: There's magnesium in the heater, it reacts heavily with the water and this minfunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121032990852791862noreply@blogger.com