I Eat It So You Don't Have To - The Military Food Thread

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AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

This is a Really Good Thread, I eagerly look forward to OP's adventures in eating insane amounts of carbs and fat

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 06:25

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 18:42

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

The Midniter posted:

When I was a wee lad in Boy Scouts we went on a hike and ended it with an MRE. I don't even remember what it had in it other than the tiny bottle of Tabasco. I brought it home and gave it to my younger brother and said "It's fruit juice"...he downed it as such and immediately burst into tears. Got a good whack upside the head from my dad but it was worth it.

I'm pretty sure every older sibling is legally obligated to feed incredibly spicy food to their younger sibs under the guise of "it's ketchup!" or "it's fruit juice!" at least once in their childhood.

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 18:18

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

gently caress da Mods posted:

Cool thread. But why do you eat everything on paper plates bro

Military rations don't deserve his fine china

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 21:05

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

I can only assume "or something" was added so that some soldiers wouldn't go like "gently caress no rocks around, only logs, and I'm starving, I'm so screwed"

# ¿ Nov 5, 2015 22:30

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

chitoryu12 posted:

Yet no comment about all of the meals eaten on those china plates coming with half a pound of plastic to throw away.

Don't seriouspost at the guy with the mile long rap sheet

# ¿ Nov 6, 2015 00:09

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

This thread started off strong and is only getting better and OP is a braver man than I for daring to put that loving omelette in his mouth.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2015 18:08

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

This thread is alive again yay!

Also those loving eggs :gonk:

# ¿ Nov 13, 2015 20:20

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

Danann posted:

I found this article while browsing on another forum. US submarines seem to have it well when it comes to food:
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/underseawarfaremagazine/Issues/Archives/issue_46/pig_boats.html

This is an extremely pro click, read it

quote:

Compton-Hall recounts the story of one submarine commander who insisted that every cup of coffee served to him on the bridge be full to the brim. Only one crewman, a steward, could make the long, difficult climb up the conning tower ladder without spilling a drop. Eventually, with the boat about to be decommissioned, the executive officer asked the steward his secret. With a broad grin, he confessed that he took a good mouthful of coffee at the bottom and spat it back in just as he reached the top. Compton-Hall calls this "a good example of sound submarine common sense!"

# ¿ Dec 6, 2015 07:39

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

I did a search for North Korean combat rations and came up with this:

This is Instant White Rice, which according to what I read is pre-cooked frozen dried rice. You add water and it becomes regular rice. This ration is only distributed to soldiers on important missions and those assigned to escort higher ups. The regular soldiers get salt (?!) and misu powder, which is then mixed with water.

Here is dearly departed Great Leader Comrade Kim inspecting rations together with some generals. In the center you can see the stuff that came with the rice. Nobody outside of NK knows what they are but based on Korean food culture it's probably doenjang and ssamjang, two types of Korean bean paste.

Joyous day! Great Leader Comrade has seen fit to bestow the gift of cup noodle onto the masses.

No idea on what this stuff is, but Kim seems pretty into it.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2015 22:36

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

bringmyfishback posted:

That's a weird color for doenjang, but maybe they're making it out of different beans? That yellow looks like pickled radish, the kind the author talks about in the article I posted. I agree that the red stuff is probably ssamjang, though (or really, REALLY lovely kimchi.)

Oh, danmuji. Yeah, probably that.

McSpergin posted:

The Korean rations I saw online might have been South Korean but were basically all different bibimbap with varied proteins

If they were recognizable as food then yeah they were probably South Korean.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 04:04

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

What is with that dude's hair

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 21:56

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

Grand Fromage posted:

Both. The guys have no choice in being there so what's the motivation to make them happy? If they leave they go to prison so who cares. And they really don't value their military--all the US guys I knew who were stationed there have stories about how much of a joke the ROK army is. Mostly because it's run the same way everything in Korea is run so nothing works.

It's so bad people kill themselves or flee the country to not have to do their service. I've been told conditions are somewhat better if you actually sign up rather than being one of the conscripts. The plum jobs are the translators who get to live on US bases and are treated like US military personnel.

I had a Korean friend who was assigned to KATUSA and was stationed at the US base in Yongsan. The normal Korean military stint (which is mandatory for all Korean males above the age of 21 or something, iirc) was 2 and a half years at any number of bases in bumfuck nowhere, with all the terrible conditions described in this thread and a ton of hazing and such (especially in the bases that are farther from Seoul and North Korea), with almost no leave. In contrast, my friend would pop out of Yongsan (which is in the heart of Seoul) every Saturday morning, go home, play some video games and enjoy home cooking, generally lazy around and then go back in Sunday night. The conditions at the base were much better as well since they used the same facilities that the US troops did. The contrast between him and my other friend who'd been stationed way up near the South/North Korean border was hilarious and sad.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2015 09:35

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

TotalLossBrain posted:

The Korean War ended in 1953.

Looks surprisingly passable. Would, for science.

Technically the two Koreas are still at war, iirc. They never signed a ceasefire.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2016 03:30

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

chitoryu12 posted:

Yeah, I experienced one of those lifeboat rations in apple-cinnamon and couldn't come close to finishing it. Even if I was a big apple-cinnamon fan, it's just incredibly dense and hard enough that you could beat someone to death with it.

Are those packs of bibimbap and stuff on eBay legit Korean rations? I know that Korea has a huge obsession with military MREs to the point of a black market in them, so I was concerned about accidentally buying civilian food made for that market.

Well, the picture on that page says "good until 2014" soooooooo

Either way the packets don't have the eagle mark and the 군용 letters that signify it was made for military use, but I can't say for certain whether that means they're inauthentic. Someone who's been in the Korean military might be able to clarify.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2016 19:10

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

chitoryu12 posted:

Overwatch Offensive Ration

This isn't the thread for gamer grub

# ¿ Jun 7, 2016 23:17

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 18:42

AnonSpore: Jan 19, 2012; "I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

Do people honestly think that Korean instant ramen is spicy

# ¿ Jul 10, 2016 02:33

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