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Today we will test a civilian US ration
produced by SOPAKCO, halal versionI
think that these rations can be used in the US Army
if they regard such food preferences
It is not much different from the military ration
the size is almost the same
it is a bit thicker
I will tell more about differences later on
This is a single meal ration
It has a peelable seal
This menu has a lentil stew with lamb as the entree
main dessert is chocolate pudding
we have a flameless ration heater-the same as in the military version
We have 2-3 differences between the military and this one
first is - usually we don;t have typical side dishes
like:bread,crackers,jam,peanut butter
as side dishes we have: raisins
peanuts
pretzels
and ginger cookies
and grape drink concentrate
another difference is amount of preservatives
we have less preservatives here
what causes shorter shelf life for these halal rations
actually in the US rations we don;t have expiry date, only production date
The brown ration have about 3 years shelf life, the halal - about 2 years
we have an accessory pack
a spoon-just like in the military
pepper
sugar
we don;t have any warm drinks
a moist towlette
salt and a toilet paper
matches
and a paper towel
We will start with the snacks and the drink
this is a grape flavoured drink, but no natural juice inside
it is for 12 oz of water
first- raisins
I forgot to show-we have a production date here -2014
here we have 2015, so it is about 3 years old
here we have best by date - Sep 2017
now we have June 2018
45g of raisins
roasted and salted peanuts
28g
mini mini pretzels
63g
I can't put them all here
they are just like we have in Poland
let's open the cookies
I don't have enough compartments, but the main dish will go here
and the pudding separately
lets taste the snacks
the raisins are dark and a bit dry
just normal raisins, tasty
not so dried as they look
the peanuts
salted peanuts can't be bad :)
it is important, that they show no signs of aging
no strange smell or taste
pretzels are salted
pretzels are also tasty, lightly salted but not too much
these snakck had 2 years expiry time
this is the shelf life, which is sure in the halal rations
on the ration bag we have no date code
but it is transparent and you can read the dates of dishes
the first digit is the last digit of the production year
in the hala rations this will be rather after 2010
I havn't seen older ones
the rest is the day number (239th day od 2014)
Let's try the ginger cookie
I can't taste the ginger, but it is really pleasant
a bit of vanilla, crunchy
no signs of aging
the grape drink is violet
like stamp ink
it smells like grapes
this kind of grapes I had once by my home
little, dark, better suitable for wine than for eating
they have a spicy/sharp taste
the taste remains slightly these grapes
it is specific, but is decent, I like it
Let's prepare the main dish and dessert
The pouch is the same as in the military rations
I will pack it inside
I will fill it with water up to the line
The FRH is from 2016, quite fresh, should work well
you have to soak the heaing pad with water
and put it in the box
to insulate
it sould be left on an angle for 12-15 min
I will open the pudding, in these rations it is ready to eat
no need to mix a powder with water
this is chocolate
we have tear notches here
along the long edge
I cannot show it
the entree is ready
this FRH stinks a bit unfortunately
(carbide smell)
we have a second tear notch
it is good to knead before opening-for evenly heat distribution
we have everything ready
and the dessert
the ingredients: lamb
lentils, rice (enriched with witamins)
sugar, soy oil
tomato paste, salt
garlic and onion powder
black pepper
no preservatives
we can see rice and nice chunks of meat
really pleasant taste, lightly sour (from tomato)
it is salty enough
I will add the pepper, but I want to try the lamb
lamb is tasty, tender
it is not a processed meat
now the pepper
we have 2 bags of pepper
the pepper improves the taste, definitely
now the pudding
look smooth, like fresh boiled, but more creamy
but it is not like your homemade pudding
it is very smooth
chocolate flavor, reall I like it
but.. this what is on this list is scary
it contains creamer, not milk
made of corn sirup and caseine
the content list is very long and strange
it contains a lot of vitamins
because it is a food ration
- it means you eat only this
and it should provide you with all neccessary elements
We have sugar- no use for it
I will use this napkin
Thanks for watching, this was a test of US Halal ration
main dish was lentil stew with lamb
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