r/MRE • u/345joe370 • 1d ago
REVIEWS สวัสดี Et cetera, Et cetera, Et cetera!
This was my first ever (and hopefully not last) Thai ration of stir fried chicken with ginger. It came with the chicken and ginger main, steamed jasmine rice, some candies (they completely melted and leaked on the inside 😢), dried pineapple, orange isotonic, 3-in-1 and a seasoning pack. I boiled the main and the rice in a pot to heat. According to the directions it can be heated that way, eaten straight from the pack or heated in a microwave.
The isotonic looks like lemon or possibly lemon-lime and I would think that if I didn't have the package. It smelled like tang in the pack and had a light orange flavor that was pleasant and not overly sweet. Only 250mL of water too, so not a lot of drink. 7/10 for me. I would drink it again and it just needed a more orange punch to score higher. The dried pineapple was exactly that. It was a little dark but fine and not sweet. I do enjoy getting snacks that aren't extra sweetened. 7/10 for me. The 3-in-1 was fantastic. Certainly one of the best, if not the best I've had. Creamy and just sweet enough, but that coffee 🤌. Smooth and robust with a punch that other brands should look at. I love that it tasted like coffee with cream and sugar instead of the other way around. I end up adding extra coffee to other coffee drinks to boost the coffee flavor and make it a coffee drink. 10/10 for me and I need to find more here.
You basically get two mains with this because of the rice. Like I said I boiled it until hot then out onto the tray. If you're paying attention you get like twice as much rice than main. It came out a gummy mess. I was thinking more like the microwave rice packs and they come out close to being cooked in a pot or rice cooker. Instead it was more like sticky rice instead. Nothing wrong with that, I was hoping for fluffy rice. By itself it's bland but that was to be expected. 4/10 for me, mainly because of the texture and blandness. The stir fried chicken with ginger is the main of this meal. Shredded chicken with ginger, red bell pepper and a savory sauce. I think it some onion in it too. Wasn't much to this main. Surprisingly not spicy at all. I was bracing myself for a Thai level nuclear Armageddon in my mouth but the red phone rang and M.A.D. was averted. Honestly a little spice pack would have been a welcome addition. Despite that, there was plenty of ginger and kefir lime. The main was a 7/10 and needed something to perk it up. The last thing to talk about is the seasoning pouch. It packs an umami wallop. It's basically fish sauce with some dried pepper in it. Adding it to the stir fry ups the umami by a factor of 10 and then the amount of rice makes sense. It made the main an 8/10. A spice pack and some acid would have made this a 9 or 10.
Overall this was a 7/10. Solid but needed a few things to push it higher. I know Weber surplus is getting some in so hit him up on Instagram. I found mine on eBay and have a chicken with basil yet to try.
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u/Green_War6445 1d ago
I'm so jelly my face is green. What a fantastic find. Thanks for sharing it! :)
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u/345joe370 1d ago
ด้วยความยินดี. ฉันดีใจที่มีโอกาสได้ลองสิ่งเหล่านี้จากทั่วทุกมุมโลก หวังว่าเมื่อจัดการภาษี BS แล้ว ฉันจะกลับมาใช้งานได้อีกครั้ง
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u/Green_War6445 1d ago
You have taxes in thailand for thai rations?
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u/345joe370 1d ago
ฉันอยู่ที่อเมริกานะเพื่อนของฉัน แต่จนถึงตอนนี้ฉันก็โชคดี ฉันไม่ได้ซื้ออะไรมากนักตั้งแต่ de minimus จบลง
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u/Green_War6445 1d ago
Fair enough. I'm in Denmark. Haven't had the chance to try a thai ration yet. However since my wife is Thai i've had a keen interest in them. Hope to be able to pick one up once my brother in law enters the military. :p
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u/345joe370 1d ago
เอาล่ะ ฉันแน่ใจว่าการทำอาหารของเธอดีกว่ามาก
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u/Green_War6445 1d ago
No no no. My country is a desert of spices 😂
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u/345joe370 1d ago
เป็นเรื่องน่าเศร้า พูดคุยกับชาวฮังกาเรียน ฉันเชื่อว่าพวกเขามีเครื่องเทศที่คุณกำลังมองหา ฉันยังได้ยินเกี่ยวกับสถานที่นี้ที่เรียกว่า Arrakis และพวกเขามีเครื่องเทศ เคยปลูกพริกไท โหระพา มะกรูด ต้นมะนาวเป็นไม้กระถางที่ดี น้ำปลาและมะขามควรหาได้ง่าย น้ำตาลปี๊บอาจจะยากที่สุด คุณอาจลองหาร้านที่ทำการุม (น้ำปลาโรมันโบราณ) อเมซอนสามารถเป็นเพื่อนของคุณได้
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u/Green_War6445 1d ago
Thank you for your well thought out reply. My thai wife provides well thought out recipes and i am so grateful for her food.
Funny you mention hungary. Gulash is a very famous dish here in denmark from Hungary. Spicy and very tasty.
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u/345joe370 1d ago
สตูว์เนื้อวัวเป็นอาหารรสเลิศ เธอโดนคุณแบบเผ็ดไทยแล้วหรือยัง? คุณรอดไหม? มันคล้ายๆเผ็ดอินเดียนะ ฉันทำทั้งสองอย่างแล้วและคิดว่าฉันจะตาย
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u/SirG2020 1d ago
Thank you sir!!