i used to be in malaysian military. and the whole time i was there, i used to eat a lot of this. and u are the first person who would say this treat is tasty. thank u good sir...
@@Amamiya_Hashi We dont normally take the biscuits for breakfast. There are other meals, which is enough for a person to last a day. I normally eat the biscuits for supper.
Malaysian Troops always combined their rations with squad mates so that it will last longer... two packs of the main menu with rice when combined could feed 3 mens, when you are in the middle of the jungle... it is hard to resupply... some time the resupply process could jeopardise the mission... usually the MRE were keep as last resort... troops will forage foods from the jungle and they are being trained to survive... - Kedah Malaysia
In Kelantan no nasik minyak. Only nasi putih gulai kawah. And ayam masak merah or ayam goreng. And sometimes ikan kering also. Dont forget timun cina and sira labu.
E Lwin serunding is malay word for floss. For example, chicken floss, beef floss and even pork floss. Malaysia military use serunding made from beef or from chicken according to JAKIM halal regulation.
For those who are wondering why the heavy stuff..1) Malaysia is a fairly jungle and mountain heavy country, hence needs more calories and 2) That's for 2 - 3 days not exactly 24 hours.
For those who love to be a keyboard warrior and simply judge all the MRE why and the effect to the army or anything irrelevant in your mind,i think it's better for you guys join the army and then you can judge about all this thing..thank you to all warrior and soldier around the world in the name of your country..
I'm malaysian, rarely i see youtuber trying malaysian mre, nice video btw 😁. I remember when i went training in the jungle and having this mre but mine was menu F. We were given two packs of mre with 4 packs of rice (i forgot how many grams), for two people to eat. Eating with that biscuits with a touch of pineapple jam was how we ate breakfast. The reason we're having light breakfast is because the time to prepare and eat was so short (like 30min), we just ate that with some tea/coffee. For lunch we use 1 pack of rice for two people to eat but usually we just ate half of the pack because trust me when you're in the jungle you're appetite will drop and eat only when you felt hungry and mostly you will spend more time drinking rather than eating. The way we boiled the rice is by putting in that square mess tin, cover the mess tin with the "packet" plastic. After it has become rice we'll tear the cover plastic and cover it with the mre packet as to reheat the food and voila all ready to eat. The green bean really is a green bean it became black because of lots of other ingredients were put in there, that's why it looks black-ish. Sambal prawn was the best 😋, serunding was supposed to eat dry, but by mixing it with water usually if we want to fill our belly as not to feel too hungry. The fruits with syrup we usually eat whenever we felt hungry, meaning we just want to filled our stomach with something. Sometimes we ate btwn lunch and dinner or btwn breakfast and lunch or when on sentry at night. This mre if you know how to budget your meal it can lasts about a week or so, some of my instructor even says they can even stretch it to two weeks.
Malaysian army needs that much of sugar for energy. They operate in highly dense jungle forest area with extremely high humidity and heat. 100 meter march with a 20+ kg backpack will drain your energy quite easy. The salt is more to use against leeches. And they are plenty of it. Put some salt on a leech and they just fall off.
@@edlenorgaeron8003 No you dont, any scent or smell is strictly prohibited during any operation. Lol, you cant even cook instant noodles since the smell is strong.
@@kanjiao Well, not as big as the US of A, but we have dense forests that stretches across the Peninsula and also bordering countries. The East Malaysia part (Borneo), have even more denser forests than the ones you can find in the Peninsula.
Finally! I see Malaysian rations. Been curious and waiting to see it since forever. And lol, you don't rehydrate the 'serunding'... you eat it just like that.
Thanks for doing this. I've never been in the military, so I didn't know what they eat. But I've eaten all these throughout my life. The 'green beans dessert' you've been scratching your head about is called 'bubur kacang hijau' (green beans porridge) in Malay. It's made of green beans (mung beans), coconut milk and coconut sugar.
Woah is a first to see someone testing Malaysian MRE, I used to have it when I was younger and really loved Kari Ayam (as I can remember that time). For a child like me back then, it was like you’re getting a gift because a single pack contain so much compartments and opening each of then is a huge excitement! Lol
Wow I never expecting that you’re doing review for Malaysian Army’s food ration 😆 My father is an army officer and when I was young, he always had to go on a mission in the jungle (mostly at Sabah & Sarawak) for 2 to 3 months. And everytime he came back, he brought these ration for us. I remembered eating them because my father said this is what a soldier eats whenever they’re in the jungle or some sort of emergency. Well, fellow Malaysian these foods are really good, especially the papayas, pulut hitam(black glutinous rice), serunding and mutton curry. Since I’m a kid with sweet tooth, I’m really hooked with these kind of food. So whenever he came back I always asked for these rations. Oh yeah the sambal and green bean tasted the same as usual. Anyway, thank you for doing this review, it’s really brings back my childhood memories 😁👍🏻
I hope you will forgive one tiny tip..... when you are making tea, especially if you are using a tea-bag, the water must be boiling hot. If you are somewhere cold it's even worth warming the mug first and..... don't add sugar or 'whitener' until the tea has fully brewed.
Howdy Paul, Tea and the way it's prepared is something you are raised with. Personally, I never had hot tea except for a nice Chinese restaurant since I started doing reviews. With me I was raised with iced tea and culturally as far as we were concerned the rest of you hot tea drinkers were flat out mad LOL! All that being said, I do have a proper electric kettle and do enjoy a nice cuppa now and then. I'll try to brew a proper cup in one of these reviews someday! Cheers
We do use a lot of salt and sugar in Malaysia, which explains why we have some of the most obese people in the region. That said, there has been a push lately, especially in the cities, to consume less sugar. The more "savvy" food places tend to cut down on the salt and sugar which can make the food taste bland (although since moving to the UK, I have been introduced to a whole new level of blandness). Still though, the traditional food places in Malaysia go overboard with it and I often had to stress the phrase "no sugar" when ordering drinks.
We tea with our sugar. Made some sort of liquid-y slop with crackers, sugar, creamer, coffee and if someone happens to have brought some oatmeal packets.
What your reviewing is probably rations for the infantry units during jungle operation, which could take weeks or maybe couple of months. There are smaller packets of pack rations too. There are also pack rations in emergency boats in Malaysian Navy vessels. Also ration packs for the air force personnels. Then there are those for special forces. Thats is why there are Menu Ration A, B n C. Most are similar but dietary needs varied according to the given task, location n periods of engagement.
Wow, your knowledge in food is amazing ! Those ration packs is in Malay and describes Asian food, and yet you could comprehend them, great video as always ! Cheers
That MRE is so good if UNHCR or Red Cross use those as refugee rescue pack, they would able to survive the whole war even when they only supply half of the supply days comparing to the days of war.
Watching this brings back good memories for me. During my time we get chicken kurma and beef rendang. A small can of pineapple in syrup, a small bottle of orange jam. 2 packs of those superheavy biscuits and a pack of rice... Malaysian rations are yummy
The only reason I would try to explain that amount of sugar in a ration is so that it might be used in lieu of saline in battlefield situations where you needed to stabilize a wounded individual. Could sprinkle the dried meat on the rice.,,, Extra rice us used to soak up the papaya juice.
im royal malaysian navy resever, we eat same ration from army branches during land operations or exercise.. usualy food in packed eat as side dishes, main dishes is rice, make it enough for more than one day.
I'm serving in the Malaysian reserves and we survived on 2 of these for 5 days in the jungle. Hardly had time to eat and slept 2 hours per day every day for a month.
ROTC here, rtbk kita ni banyak lagi kena perbaiki aka research and development. Banyak persediaan kena buat, lagi2 beras tu. Tak silap Indonesia dah ada nasi siap makan. Packaging untuk 3 hari, tapi masih terlalu bulky, pernah dengan regular cerita, diorang tak bawak pon semua, berbuang buang je kadang2 tu, jadi boleh compact kan lagi kot. Rasa tu standard la. Boleh tambah gula2, cokelat ke. Baru moral up sikit. Banyak student teknologi makanan kat negara kita ni, banyak benda boleh buat, apa2 pon kipidap ATM🤜.
@@haikalfauzee2870 TLDR ; sesuai je, cuma kena engineered kan supaya tak berbau lah. Sebab makanan makanan ni semua takde bau lansung, hebat kan?. Tapi rasa out lah. Makanan ni penting bukan untuk tenaga je, tapi untuk moral, makanan sedap, content menarik , moral up la. Boleh tengok negara lain punya ration, ada yg menarik, ada yg hampeh. Malaysia punya ok je, boleh bergantung untuk hidup. Just kita bukan takde teknologi, kepakaran, modal untuk improve semua ni. Jadi apa salah nya kan.
what is serunding?Pork or beef.just asking because i'm from UK..but for meal Malaysian MRE is to much for one army...British army will like that kind MRE
HBC101TV Studios yes correct. Chinese version of serunding had much more simpler recipe with wine and sugar as part of it. Meanwhile malaysian serunding are heavily laden with loads of spices and tons of chilli inside
Had an interesting message about that very thing. The gentleman said in the mornings he would take one whole bag of tea a whitener and about half the bag of sugar to have a real "sweetened tea" with his biscuits. He said it really woke you up and got you moving. Think of it as Sugar Tea. Cheers
Sugar is multipurpose. It can be eaten (directly , because it gives a lot of sustenance). Used for Coffee/Tea/Cooking. As currency (just like cigarettes , in war time sugar is one of the most expensive things to get), I've read stories about that in WW II. There was an article that in France you could of buy a prostitute in exchange for a couple of sugar cubes. Its also used in combat medicine. An old veteran doctor told me about a mix they ware making in the field (sugar, water and something else) that augments blood and keeps you alive until you get blood for transfusion.
Oral re-hydration(Isotonic solution) Ingredients: Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar. Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt. One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.) One spoon = 5ml
These are military guys though, lugging the MRE itself must burn off several calories, not counting all their other gear. A continuous hike through a dense, hot jungle. You're gonna want a lot of sugar and salt (helps retain water so that you don't sweat yourself into dehydration). Also, since the Malaysian army is a jungle army, they're suited to foraging for additional food sources. Even a python steak needs seasoning.
Somehow there is some confusion. It is not 24 hour ration but actually for 2 person. In the platoon you have buddy you need to share the load. I believe it is for 2 days ration for 2 soldiers hence 4 coffee, 4 tea bags, 4 creamer and lots of sugar. Thats why the load it huge. For gravy you only use one for each meal with rice, hence 4 packs of different gravies. MAF ration haven't change much since Malayan Emergency! So in conclusion the amount is not much different from others. The only thing missing is the orange juice powder.
Those beef are Serunding Daging, ie. Beef Serunding, ie. traditional Malay spiced beef floss. Shouldnt be hydrated, meant to be had dry like that. We usually eat it with rice (mixed) or rice cake. You can put it into poridge too. We serunding is bad serunding.
Well, I'm a Malaysian, and I was wondering if our armed forces had anything resembling an operational ration. Well now I know. Thanks for this review and keep up the good work gundog :)
BTW, that beef jerky is actually beef floss with spices. It's called Serunding Daging (Daging being beef). One would usually eat it with rice or use as a filling in a "Serunding sandwich". I personally, prefer to eat it as is as a snack. It's funny however seeing someone trying to re-hydrate it. No offense though.
I try to find out the way the troops eat it, sometimes I get lucky and talk to a soldier and get so good tips. Others, say experience it and draw your own conclusions, so it really is hit or miss. Even if I do get good info on preparation I still get "that's not how you do it" comments which just goes to show everyone does stuff different anyways. As I tell many peeps over all these reviews is it all ends up in the stomach anyways why not mix stuff in advance? LOL! Cheers
At 140g per serving each packet is really only the equivalent of those individual portion cans of beans etc. So you probably need 2-3 of them to make a decent meal. Given how much rice etc there is in the ration, I suspect your probably looking at something on the order of 170 - 200kcal per packet.
My first thought was: "How do they store this whole stuff into their gear???" I remember I had difficulties trying to store three EPAs (old ones= into my backpack and storing some things all over the body.... But, I´ve got to admit that, I am amazed.
The main was actually the rice. Everything else was a side, that includes the Chicken Qorma. The rice are packed in plastic, we poke holes in it and boil the rice inside the packaging. Its a quick cook and eat if you can stomach the taste.
or as they said in malaysia and most of sumatra serunding. abon only what they called because the abon product renamed serunding. knowledge of the 80's borned who see the abon 1st released. like pepsodent renamed every toothpaste in indo :D
no...abon taste horrible...and originate from china..its made with soy sauce...serunding is made with curry ...cooked until dry...lots of curry spice and itsa originated from malaysia
Hey Gundog! I've been enjoying your MRE posts for some time (as well as other MRE reviewers posts), but I'd like to know where to get that hot-water pitcher that you and Kiwi Dude use. I think I'd like to get one. Thx!
I noticed that too during editing LOL! Was like, what the hell is that?!! Ended up being a bit of plastic from the molding process. Guess that's what you get for buying the cheapest one. Cheers
When you talk about Malaysia, first thing to do is EAT.. there is tagline "Makan Dulu' or "Eat First".. hahaha.. Till now, i can go to any house in my village, and they will serve me food, as a token of gratitude and humble in accepting guests... i like Malaysia, and proud as Malaysia.. "makan jangan berkira" / "don't stingy on food"
Hey Gundog, Emmy sent me! I love watching food review channels. I have 2 bowels conditions so I have a limited diet. Most food review channels are like food porn for me but yours is a bit different. I'm friends with a lot of veterans through the service dog community so this gives me another little insight into their time of service. I noticed that some countries give you a lot more beverages than others? Does everyone else just have water and coffee/tea?
Most countries make you drink plain ol' water. With all the coffee. teas and drink mixes is kind of a sneaky way of getting you to drink more. Cheers Ayre!
Why did you disabled the likes and dislikes? The quality of the videos is really good and the content is enjoyable , I see no reason to keep them like that.
I never understood why a content creator seeks validation by how many thumbs up or thumbs down they get. I mean I could understand if you were a channel with several hundred thousand subs and it was your "day job". I suppose. Cheers
looks like most of the weight of that ration is water in the pouches .......this would make sense as Malaysia is in the Tropics and the lack of powdered drink mixes included.
I didn't know my country issued MRE's, have stumbled across troops in the jungle but usually they bring food in large coolers, maybe because it wasnt war time,( we are almost never at war ) but how much did one cost mate?
Not sure if someone else has already said this, but the meat at 17:23 looks like floss. I guess it wouldn't be pork floss, since it's Malaysia, so it would probably be fish or beef floss, I assume. Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
You later refer to it as beef, so I assume it is beef floss (also called meat wool or rousong in Chinese; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rousong#Pork-less_versions).
The senders said it could either be chicken or beef. it wouldn't be pork since it's essentially halal. It was hard to determine what the protein as it had a tom of spice on it so that did make it a challenge, and it was floss. Interesting the things you learning doing these reviews. Cheers Shane!
The word JANGAN BUKA SEBELUM MAKAN means don’t open before you eat and how do I know cause I am Malay. AND Malaysia is the nearest country to my as I live in Singapore 🇸🇬
Those biscuits can use to make cakes...crush the buscuits, add water, sugar and milk powder...our Malaysian Army always makes new receipes if their bored to eat standard MRE food...
Can someone educate me on why the rice isn't issued with the pack? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of a field ration if you cant eat everything on the spot without needing to set up a stove and fire?
i used to be in malaysian military. and the whole time i was there, i used to eat a lot of this. and u are the first person who would say this treat is tasty. thank u good sir...
ok, tapi kenapa dia tak bagi buka sebelum makan? Memang dia suruh makan dengan plastik sekali ke? haha
Just one question is the breakfast enough for a soilder cause i dont think two pack of biscuit is not even enough for a normal adult
@@Amamiya_Hashi We dont normally take the biscuits for breakfast. There are other meals, which is enough for a person to last a day.
I normally eat the biscuits for supper.
@@Amamiya_Hashi The soldier there already have heavy breakfast before going out, that one are served as light lunch
Malaysian Troops always combined their rations with squad mates so that it will last longer... two packs of the main menu with rice when combined could feed 3 mens, when you are in the middle of the jungle... it is hard to resupply... some time the resupply process could jeopardise the mission... usually the MRE were keep as last resort... troops will forage foods from the jungle and they are being trained to survive...
- Kedah Malaysia
this ration like kenduri in the jungle
Lol 😂😂😂🔪
Kenduri have a nasi minyak n pengantin.. Where is pengantin?.. 😁😁
Haha jilake
In Kelantan no nasik minyak. Only nasi putih gulai kawah. And ayam masak merah or ayam goreng. And sometimes ikan kering also. Dont forget timun cina and sira labu.
@@yushida03 mantap
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT WATER IN SERUNDING
go drink the forsaken drink
hello my fellow :))))))
No water in serunding or it will be digusting
What is serunding??pork or beef....just asking coz i'm from UK.just asking
E Lwin serunding is malay word for floss. For example, chicken floss, beef floss and even pork floss. Malaysia military use serunding made from beef or from chicken according to JAKIM halal regulation.
For those who are wondering why the heavy stuff..1) Malaysia is a fairly jungle and mountain heavy country, hence needs more calories and 2) That's for 2 - 3 days not exactly 24 hours.
For those who love to be a keyboard warrior and simply judge all the MRE why and the effect to the army or anything irrelevant in your mind,i think it's better for you guys join the army and then you can judge about all this thing..thank you to all warrior and soldier around the world in the name of your country..
Exactly, food is very much appreciated in all forms after a long hard day of soldiering. Cheers Khalid!
gundog4314 ai ai sir..hoorah!
I'm malaysian, rarely i see youtuber trying malaysian mre, nice video btw 😁. I remember when i went training in the jungle and having this mre but mine was menu F. We were given two packs of mre with 4 packs of rice (i forgot how many grams), for two people to eat. Eating with that biscuits with a touch of pineapple jam was how we ate breakfast. The reason we're having light breakfast is because the time to prepare and eat was so short (like 30min), we just ate that with some tea/coffee. For lunch we use 1 pack of rice for two people to eat but usually we just ate half of the pack because trust me when you're in the jungle you're appetite will drop and eat only when you felt hungry and mostly you will spend more time drinking rather than eating. The way we boiled the rice is by putting in that square mess tin, cover the mess tin with the "packet" plastic. After it has become rice we'll tear the cover plastic and cover it with the mre packet as to reheat the food and voila all ready to eat. The green bean really is a green bean it became black because of lots of other ingredients were put in there, that's why it looks black-ish. Sambal prawn was the best 😋, serunding was supposed to eat dry, but by mixing it with water usually if we want to fill our belly as not to feel too hungry. The fruits with syrup we usually eat whenever we felt hungry, meaning we just want to filled our stomach with something. Sometimes we ate btwn lunch and dinner or btwn breakfast and lunch or when on sentry at night. This mre if you know how to budget your meal it can lasts about a week or so, some of my instructor even says they can even stretch it to two weeks.
When the General's Grandmama is in charge of the ration design.
Hemimike426 all of this MRE is for 2-3 days not for 1 day..i know because im in malaysia army..
Yeah and every soldier would love dear old Granny.....;)
(Came here after some research into the English Civil War and other 16th century wars......)
Malaysian army needs that much of sugar for energy. They operate in highly dense jungle forest area with extremely high humidity and heat. 100 meter march with a 20+ kg backpack will drain your energy quite easy. The salt is more to use against leeches. And they are plenty of it. Put some salt on a leech and they just fall off.
Just use smoke or detergent lol
Nick Bana who the hell carries detergent on a mission lol. Creating smoke is easier than just sprinkling salt? Lol
Plus, smoke is not the wise thing to have when you on a patrol looking for enemy. They can smell the scent of tobacco very easily in the jungle.
Baby J only keyboard warrior carries smoke in the jungle...
@@edlenorgaeron8003 No you dont, any scent or smell is strictly prohibited during any operation. Lol, you cant even cook instant noodles since the smell is strong.
Me: *watches this guy pours Water in serunding*
Me: *internal screaming*
mat salleh x biasa ngan makan kering kot
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Makanya itu, ketika dia mencampur serunding/abon dengan air.
I'll be like: EWWWWW That's not how you eat it!
Do they want crispy rendang or soggy rendang? Make up your mind pls
Edit: is joke, pls no kill me 😅
malaysia is big country with heavy jungle... malaysia army need alot of calories to track the amount of jungle they have.
True
big country right
Big country?
@@kanjiao Well, not as big as the US of A, but we have dense forests that stretches across the Peninsula and also bordering countries. The East Malaysia part (Borneo), have even more denser forests than the ones you can find in the Peninsula.
"Malayaia is big country"
*Laughs in Indonesian*
Finally! I see Malaysian rations. Been curious and waiting to see it since forever. And lol, you don't rehydrate the 'serunding'... you eat it just like that.
Thanks for doing this. I've never been in the military, so I didn't know what they eat. But I've eaten all these throughout my life. The 'green beans dessert' you've been scratching your head about is called 'bubur kacang hijau' (green beans porridge) in Malay. It's made of green beans (mung beans), coconut milk and coconut sugar.
Thanks!
Sam West
Do you mean gundog?
Woah is a first to see someone testing Malaysian MRE, I used to have it when I was younger and really loved Kari Ayam (as I can remember that time). For a child like me back then, it was like you’re getting a gift because a single pack contain so much compartments and opening each of then is a huge excitement! Lol
Getting a gift is the exact feeling I had while doing this review.I never thought I would get to do one of these either. Cheers Amira
Wow I never expecting that you’re doing review for Malaysian Army’s food ration 😆 My father is an army officer and when I was young, he always had to go on a mission in the jungle (mostly at Sabah & Sarawak) for 2 to 3 months. And everytime he came back, he brought these ration for us. I remembered eating them because my father said this is what a soldier eats whenever they’re in the jungle or some sort of emergency. Well, fellow Malaysian these foods are really good, especially the papayas, pulut hitam(black glutinous rice), serunding and mutton curry. Since I’m a kid with sweet tooth, I’m really hooked with these kind of food. So whenever he came back I always asked for these rations. Oh yeah the sambal and green bean tasted the same as usual.
Anyway, thank you for doing this review, it’s really brings back my childhood memories 😁👍🏻
biskut ni klu rendam d air semalaman...mau besar talam kembangnya...hahaha
I hope you will forgive one tiny tip..... when you are making tea, especially if you are using a tea-bag, the water must be boiling hot. If you are somewhere cold it's even worth warming the mug first and..... don't add sugar or 'whitener' until the tea has fully brewed.
Howdy Paul, Tea and the way it's prepared is something you are raised with. Personally, I never had hot tea except for a nice Chinese restaurant since I started doing reviews. With me I was raised with iced tea and culturally as far as we were concerned the rest of you hot tea drinkers were flat out mad LOL! All that being said, I do have a proper electric kettle and do enjoy a nice cuppa now and then. I'll try to brew a proper cup in one of these reviews someday! Cheers
When the whole world goes titsup there will be three things left..... crocodiles, cockroaches, and an English man, moaning that his tea is too weak.
would you like some MRE with your salt and sugar ?
We do use a lot of salt and sugar in Malaysia, which explains why we have some of the most obese people in the region. That said, there has been a push lately, especially in the cities, to consume less sugar. The more "savvy" food places tend to cut down on the salt and sugar which can make the food taste bland (although since moving to the UK, I have been introduced to a whole new level of blandness). Still though, the traditional food places in Malaysia go overboard with it and I often had to stress the phrase "no sugar" when ordering drinks.
We tea with our sugar. Made some sort of liquid-y slop with crackers, sugar, creamer, coffee and if someone happens to have brought some oatmeal packets.
hahahahahah
I think Malaysia army encourages the art of foraging, BBQ some snakes/monkey and put sugar on it
hahaha.
+pirateofbean hehehe kinda true, been there,done that
It seems like the Asian mres always have good stuff. It's really exciting how many different ones you've tried.
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What your reviewing is probably rations for the infantry units during jungle operation, which could take weeks or maybe couple of months.
There are smaller packets of pack rations too.
There are also pack rations in emergency boats in Malaysian Navy vessels.
Also ration packs for the air force personnels.
Then there are those for special forces.
Thats is why there are Menu Ration A, B n C.
Most are similar but dietary needs varied according to the given task, location n periods of engagement.
Tbh,in Malaysia serunding is usually eaten dry and used as a rice seasoning. But nice video dude.
Hey gundog, nice vid! The creamer works both for coffee and tea, when you put it into the tea, it becomes 'teh tarik'! Keep up the good work!
I used to get packs of these from my Army Buddy before he retired. I can use a 24 hr ration pack for 4 days of camping. I only add rice.
I was very impressed with these. You were very fortunate your friend hooked you up so well. Cheers
Wow, your knowledge in food is amazing ! Those ration packs is in Malay and describes Asian food, and yet you could comprehend them, great video as always ! Cheers
Thanks Juun, I was incredibly fortunate to have some nice viewers offer to help out. Cheers
aku penah makan mre ni, semuanya sedap kecuali biskut dia, macam batu 😂
Muhammad Aqil sokong... biskut dy x sedap lansong
Anonymous3777 Ade askar buat kem kat pantai kampung aku , aku lepak ngan diorang pastu diorang bagi aku mende ni .
Muhammad Aqil rendam dalam air dulu boh..berat 66 boh..
mana dpt? nak try :(
sofea nabiela mintak kat abg sojar. atau pun kena masuk sojar. wataniah ke
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That MRE is so good if UNHCR or Red Cross use those as refugee rescue pack, they would able to survive the whole war even when they only supply half of the supply days comparing to the days of war.
Wow have been waiting since the fb post..... Exciting..... Ton of food! Awesome vid.....tyvm!!!!!!
Watching this brings back good memories for me. During my time we get chicken kurma and beef rendang. A small can of pineapple in syrup, a small bottle of orange jam. 2 packs of those superheavy biscuits and a pack of rice... Malaysian rations are yummy
I never knew Malaysia armies had MREs
ThePie34567 now you already knew
Every army does
Now you know meme appear
18:18 its dry rendang .. made from chicken or beef .. eat just like that or u can eat with white rice .. no need to put water
This not for 24 hours, it can be for 3 days, one malaysian army told me
wow..exactly like singaporean army's combat ration.. we are similar in everything.. cool
in terms of quantity of food offered and such.. the condiments, biscuits, desserts etc.
I have a complete SDF ration I'll be doing soon. Cheers Mate!
+gundog4314 SAF you mean? niways, thats gona be cool if you have it.. its been awile since my last combat ration meal.. lol
Yeah SAF, all the acronyms run together sometimes. Cheers
theThirstyPLAGUES yeah. that must be awesome.
"An army marches on its stomach." Aku suka menu ayam kurma. Sedap!
Mate, air force ration shld be on the way soon ya, great show...
serunding is chicken/meat/fish floss and you are not supposed to put water to serunding. :)
The only reason I would try to explain that amount of sugar in a ration is so that it might be used in lieu of saline in battlefield situations where you needed to stabilize a wounded individual.
Could sprinkle the dried meat on the rice.,,,
Extra rice us used to soak up the papaya juice.
1 pack can share for 2 person sir. Food is important in the jungle ..
.....that is the biggest bag of sugar that I've ever seen in a military ration, so far
my friend is moving to malaysia next week
ar2.. vladmir ni salu jmpa kt youtube malaysia
i like woching your mre revews. keep up the gd work. just wonted to know where you get them from?
jangan buka sebelum mamam..
Nice word
Ape syal?!??
wtf?
hahaha
This pack is for 1 and half day.... Usually they give 2 pack for three days.. but its depend on personal to reduce or manage the menu to bring in ops
im royal malaysian navy resever, we eat same ration from army branches during land operations or exercise.. usualy food in packed eat as side dishes, main dishes is rice, make it enough for more than one day.
mat saleh ni pertama kali mkn seruning, nasi pun dia beli kat kedai, bkn yg dlam ration..haha
@Zulfadhli Zainudin haha
Malaysia represent woot woot!
I've had the entree(fried rice and also the biryani) before. You can get them off the shelf at any grocery store.
Do you have any extra that you can ship out to me
I'm serving in the Malaysian reserves and we survived on 2 of these for 5 days in the jungle. Hardly had time to eat and slept 2 hours per day every day for a month.
ROTC here, rtbk kita ni banyak lagi kena perbaiki aka research and development. Banyak persediaan kena buat, lagi2 beras tu. Tak silap Indonesia dah ada nasi siap makan. Packaging untuk 3 hari, tapi masih terlalu bulky, pernah dengan regular cerita, diorang tak bawak pon semua, berbuang buang je kadang2 tu, jadi boleh compact kan lagi kot. Rasa tu standard la. Boleh tambah gula2, cokelat ke. Baru moral up sikit. Banyak student teknologi makanan kat negara kita ni, banyak benda boleh buat, apa2 pon kipidap ATM🤜.
Gula2 sume tu xsesuai kot dlm hutan tebai kat malaysia ni..makanan kenduri ni bagi byk tenaga 🤣
@@haikalfauzee2870 TLDR ; sesuai je, cuma kena engineered kan supaya tak berbau lah. Sebab makanan makanan ni semua takde bau lansung, hebat kan?. Tapi rasa out lah. Makanan ni penting bukan untuk tenaga je, tapi untuk moral, makanan sedap, content menarik , moral up la. Boleh tengok negara lain punya ration, ada yg menarik, ada yg hampeh. Malaysia punya ok je, boleh bergantung untuk hidup. Just kita bukan takde teknologi, kepakaran, modal untuk improve semua ni. Jadi apa salah nya kan.
Great review, I need to get my hands on a few of these. Once again Sir, great job.
what is serunding?Pork or beef.just asking because i'm from UK..but for meal Malaysian MRE is to much for one army...British army will like that kind MRE
E Lwin Serunding is floss. Like chicken floss etc.
Dry pulled chicken/beef.
serunding is much like jerky but in shredded form. normally if consist of beef fish or chicken but definitely no pork
I think the Chinese has pork serunding.. But they're only available in hawkers in Singapore and Malaysia.
HBC101TV Studios yes correct. Chinese version of serunding had much more simpler recipe with wine and sugar as part of it. Meanwhile malaysian serunding are heavily laden with loads of spices and tons of chilli inside
This is the first time I've seen a Malaysian MRE. I don't mean only on TH-cam but this is actually my first time looking at a Malaysian MRE :3
Yeah I had only seen a few in pictures. Pretty neat ration. Cheers
What’s your intro
Its "Hero Theme" by MK2 in the you tube audio files
Was the January spelling wrong or was it in Malay language. Ali from London Uk
Its malay spelling
Nurul Fikriah Thanks my friend
The 'whitener' isn't really whitener, it's powdered full cream milk :)
The green bean desert is a sweet porridge made out of beans(I forgot what they are called), its a normal thing in Malaysia
Bubur kacang hijau
man...... where do you get that...... I think the Malaysia army no have too sale that ransom.....
Wow...the amount of sugar in this pack! What would they use that for? That is WAY too much for one person.
Had an interesting message about that very thing. The gentleman said in the mornings he would take one whole bag of tea a whitener and about half the bag of sugar to have a real "sweetened tea" with his biscuits. He said it really woke you up and got you moving. Think of it as Sugar Tea. Cheers
Sugar is multipurpose. It can be eaten (directly , because it gives a lot of sustenance). Used for Coffee/Tea/Cooking. As currency (just like cigarettes , in war time sugar is one of the most expensive things to get), I've read stories about that in WW II. There was an article that in France you could of buy a prostitute in exchange for a couple of sugar cubes.
Its also used in combat medicine. An old veteran doctor told me about a mix they ware making in the field (sugar, water and something else) that augments blood and keeps you alive until you get blood for transfusion.
All great points.Cheers
Oral re-hydration(Isotonic solution) Ingredients:
Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar.
Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt.
One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)
One spoon = 5ml
These are military guys though, lugging the MRE itself must burn off several calories, not counting all their other gear. A continuous hike through a dense, hot jungle. You're gonna want a lot of sugar and salt (helps retain water so that you don't sweat yourself into dehydration). Also, since the Malaysian army is a jungle army, they're suited to foraging for additional food sources. Even a python steak needs seasoning.
"Tastes like mothballs and old library books" lol on that hardtack video, steve is a beast.
Somehow there is some confusion. It is not 24 hour ration but actually for 2 person. In the platoon you have buddy you need to share the load. I believe it is for 2 days ration for 2 soldiers hence 4 coffee, 4 tea bags, 4 creamer and lots of sugar. Thats why the load it huge. For gravy you only use one for each meal with rice, hence 4 packs of different gravies. MAF ration haven't change much since Malayan Emergency! So in conclusion the amount is not much different from others. The only thing missing is the orange juice powder.
Those beef are Serunding Daging, ie. Beef Serunding, ie. traditional Malay spiced beef floss.
Shouldnt be hydrated, meant to be had dry like that. We usually eat it with rice (mixed) or rice cake. You can put it into poridge too.
We serunding is bad serunding.
Well, I'm a Malaysian, and I was wondering if our armed forces had anything resembling an operational ration. Well now I know. Thanks for this review and keep up the good work gundog :)
BTW, that beef jerky is actually beef floss with spices. It's called Serunding Daging (Daging being beef). One would usually eat it with rice or use as a filling in a "Serunding sandwich". I personally, prefer to eat it as is as a snack. It's funny however seeing someone trying to re-hydrate it. No offense though.
I try to find out the way the troops eat it, sometimes I get lucky and talk to a soldier and get so good tips. Others, say experience it and draw your own conclusions, so it really is hit or miss. Even if I do get good info on preparation I still get "that's not how you do it" comments which just goes to show everyone does stuff different anyways. As I tell many peeps over all these reviews is it all ends up in the stomach anyways why not mix stuff in advance? LOL! Cheers
I'm just happy that you enjoyed our food. Cheers
Can't wait to try for real on some future vacation to Malaysia!
Any ration with a satellite phone? because I'd choose that one
At 140g per serving each packet is really only the equivalent of those individual portion cans of beans etc.
So you probably need 2-3 of them to make a decent meal. Given how much rice etc there is in the ration, I suspect your probably looking at something on the order of 170 - 200kcal per packet.
Rindunya nak makan benda ni. Skrg dah tak boleh sbb ayah dah bersara😂
My first thought was: "How do they store this whole stuff into their gear???"
I remember I had difficulties trying to store three EPAs (old ones= into my backpack and storing some things all over the body....
But, I´ve got to admit that, I am amazed.
The main was actually the rice. Everything else was a side, that includes the Chicken Qorma. The rice are packed in plastic, we poke holes in it and boil the rice inside the packaging. Its a quick cook and eat if you can stomach the taste.
Wait, if you poke holes into the rice package, wouldn't that make the rice into Nasi Impit instead of normal rice?
AlexSDU no man, the rice is packed tight even before you cooked it. I mean they vacuum sealed the rice into cubes
Holy Cow! That ration weighs the same as my youngest son weighed at birth!
the hary thing is called abon, its actually dried beef strips. actually u shouldnt add water to it ._.
or as they said in malaysia and most of sumatra serunding. abon only what they called because the abon product renamed serunding. knowledge of the 80's borned who see the abon 1st released. like pepsodent renamed every toothpaste in indo :D
no...abon taste horrible...and originate from china..its made with soy sauce...serunding is made with curry ...cooked until dry...lots of curry spice and itsa originated from malaysia
Abon? Never heard of it, and I'm Malaysian born in late 70's.
finally it's here, thank you!
well Malaysian does eat alot tho, you should come by and check our variety of food in here :D
Someday I shall, I have met some really great people from doing this review. Cheers
+gundog4314 try indonesia army ration packs next time
Hey Gundog!
I've been enjoying your MRE posts for some time (as well as other MRE reviewers posts), but I'd like to know where to get that hot-water pitcher that you and Kiwi Dude use.
I think I'd like to get one.
Thx!
I got it right off Amazon...think it was the cheapest one! Cheers
Hol up... How do you eat it if youre not allowed to open it before eating?
Can you get rid of that little plastic booger on the spout of your kettle? Driving me nuts. Love the review.
I noticed that too during editing LOL! Was like, what the hell is that?!! Ended up being a bit of plastic from the molding process. Guess that's what you get for buying the cheapest one. Cheers
where u buy
hi how do I get the MRE I actually wanna try it...looks delicious
i have a question, how did you get the military food ? when the food is obviously just for soldier ?
The jerky is actually called serunding... it is flossed beef in spice. Should be eaten straight out from the pack. no need to heat or add water to it
When you talk about Malaysia, first thing to do is EAT.. there is tagline "Makan Dulu' or "Eat First".. hahaha.. Till now, i can go to any house in my village, and they will serve me food, as a token of gratitude and humble in accepting guests... i like Malaysia, and proud as Malaysia.. "makan jangan berkira" / "don't stingy on food"
Hey Gundog, Emmy sent me! I love watching food review channels. I have 2 bowels conditions so I have a limited diet. Most food review channels are like food porn for me but yours is a bit different. I'm friends with a lot of veterans through the service dog community so this gives me another little insight into their time of service.
I noticed that some countries give you a lot more beverages than others? Does everyone else just have water and coffee/tea?
Oh, and that's a very British way to drink black tea. It's how I like it.
Most countries make you drink plain ol' water. With all the coffee. teas and drink mixes is kind of a sneaky way of getting you to drink more. Cheers Ayre!
i have eaten military food like this when my father brought it home...there have so many menu can select and yummy too 😋😋😋😋😋😋
yes malaysia..! been waiting a long time for this. those shredded meat we called serunding. and we eat it dry not wet..
I would love to get my hands on one of those. Where can I pick one up from?
Why did you disabled the likes and dislikes? The quality of the videos is really good and the content is enjoyable , I see no reason to keep them like that.
They work, click it I bet you it turns blue. Cheers
+gundog4314 Well yeah , it works to like the video , and it stays that way
But the likes and dislikes are not visible
I never understood why a content creator seeks validation by how many thumbs up or thumbs down they get. I mean I could understand if you were a channel with several hundred thousand subs and it was your "day job". I suppose. Cheers
+gundog4314 Fair enough. I can understand your point of view
Were did you buy this ?
looks like most of the weight of that ration is water in the pouches .......this would make sense as Malaysia is in the Tropics and the lack of powdered drink mixes included.
That Glutinous Rice dessert looks Delicious. I have had it there and that MRE version is perfect
I didn't know my country issued MRE's, have stumbled across troops in the jungle but usually they bring food in large coolers, maybe because it wasnt war time,( we are almost never at war ) but how much did one cost mate?
Well Lahad Datu is a scenario lol
+Kuye Muye Ohhhhhh shots fired
+Kuye Muye Ask People of Sabah they want to stay
Not sure if someone else has already said this, but the meat at 17:23 looks like floss. I guess it wouldn't be pork floss, since it's Malaysia, so it would probably be fish or beef floss, I assume. Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
You later refer to it as beef, so I assume it is beef floss (also called meat wool or rousong in Chinese; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rousong#Pork-less_versions).
The senders said it could either be chicken or beef. it wouldn't be pork since it's essentially halal. It was hard to determine what the protein as it had a tom of spice on it so that did make it a challenge, and it was floss. Interesting the things you learning doing these reviews. Cheers Shane!
The first packet that you opened it is called "serunding". It's one of my favourite food and deliciously eated with rice.
jangan buka sebelum makan is dont open before eat i know cuz i am from malaysia
amazing, how did you get this malaysian MRE? i kinda want to try.
Im from Malaysia!Great video bro!
why you put serunding in the water??
Where i can get the military food
Yo Gundog which one is better for you ? The MAF (Malaysian Armed Forces) or the SAF MRE?
I have a complete SAF ration I will be reviewing soon so I'll be better advised to answer that question. Cheers Raziq!
+gundog4314 Cheers thanks for the reply!
The word JANGAN BUKA SEBELUM MAKAN means don’t open before you eat and how do I know cause I am Malay.
AND Malaysia is the nearest country to my as I live in Singapore 🇸🇬
Those biscuits can use to make cakes...crush the buscuits, add water, sugar and milk powder...our Malaysian Army always makes new receipes if their bored to eat standard MRE food...
I'll have to try that as I still have all the ingredients. Cheers!
Where to get this?
Where do you buy it from
how u get this sir??
Where you bought these?
Can someone educate me on why the rice isn't issued with the pack? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of a field ration if you cant eat everything on the spot without needing to set up a stove and fire?
they are, issued separately from the ration and come with fuel bar and stove. kinda quick cook rice type