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Emmy Eats a Japanese Self-Defense Forces Ration Pack (JSDF)

Tasting a Japanese Self-Defense Forces military ration pack or “miri meshi” on this Emmy Eats. Big thanks to gundog4314, kiwidudeMRE and gshultz9 for sending me this ration and for making…

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gschultz9 says:

Another wonderful video Emmy, and a great review! And thanks a LOT for the
shout out too! It’s nice that you can appreciate a ration for what it’s
designed for and not automatically dis it because it’s not “real” food.
I’m very impressed that you managed to make such a complete review in
under 9 minutes! Between Gundog, Kiwi Dude and myself I tend to be the
most “serious” reviewer, and I tend to put a lot of information (whether
useful or useless) in my videos. I try to edit my vids down as much as
possible, but can never seem to get them anywhere close to ten minutes.
I’ve been inspired to try harder. Thank you again!

Viikond says:

I think these Army ration packs are a new exciting “series” if I may say
so.

Kevin P says:

The Japanese usually have smaller ones than the British and the Americans.
The SPORK I mean.

Amanda Sturgill says:

You always eat the coolest things T3T ….

Leekee-Duh-Boo says:

For those going to checkout the guys’ channels, be prepared to watch them
for hours. MRE/ration pack/freeze-dried, etc. videos are really addicted.

Kiwi Dude says:

Great video Emmy. Those JSDF rations are delicious!

Gala tasaray says:

Love how you used the camera and made a close shot (:

Mandeville Sisters says:

Omg wow! This was just super interesting! Loved the intro by the way :p
-A,x 

Amanda Graff says:

Really did enjoy the second camera angle. I’m a huge fan of your laptop Web
cam videos because it reminds me of old Emmy videos but the quality here
keeps getting better and better. 

emmymadeinjapan says:
Christopher Yue says:

The Japanese care more for their soldiers and take the time to make their
food appetizing. When I saw the MREs, I wasn’t surprised. Americans are
horrible at cooking and will eat just about anything. American moms pack a
simple P&J sandwich cause they can’t cook, and the kids love it. Olive
Garden, Taco Bell, and Panda Express are all examples of how American
restaurants mess up the authentic cuisine. 

JReeces says:

2:41 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I’m sorry

Renoa Heartilly says:

waiting for the 4 seconds of silliness at the end of every video is like
anticipating a clip after every disney movie. i must say i’m never
disappointed ‘`,、(‘∀`) ‘`,、

MollyAnne says:

I’m subscribed to both you and Gshultz9 even before you filmed this video!
What a small world lol!!

ninoo koko says:

What makes your skin so shiny ?! 

Blu Waffle says:

Im surprised there werent any drinks, but the food looked really good!!

ᖘꋪꀤꈤꉓꍟꌗꌗꎇꀎꈤꀘꌩ222 ȏғ ṭһє ғȗṅҡ says:

The UAE MRE’s are terrible
My brother in law got one for me and it tasted like it was in there for 5
years
They are going to change the menu on the MRE and I hope the new one turns
out good
And if it does
I’ll try getting some for you 

Jacob Usagi says:

I always notice you have that red necklace on every video! I’m really
curious to know what it is lol.

SandyMakesSense says:

Wah omg brave! 🙂 I love your videos

nikolas macalma says:

For me when it comes to rice, if the rice is refrigerated I hate it because
it becomes to stale. However, when the rice has had some time to become
like room temperature, it goes great into liquid based foods because the
low temp rice doesn’t overheat the food

Leanne Zackowski says:

Chippetty flip, Flippetty chip, my only name is the Scroobious Pip.

KittyDreadful says:

Chippetty flip, Flippetty chip, my only name is the Scroobious Pip!!!!!

Lisa V says:

O, this was very interesting. I’ve never thought of the cultural
differences when it comes to ration packs/mre’s/etc. I would love to see
more from different countries. I live in Thailand, I wonder what our’s
looks like. I wonder where I could find one….

illoweitalltoyou says:

I would love to try those seasoning flakes for rice, where can I get some
:)?

Withinyoubeauty Micky says:

That looks edible!! The american MRE don’t look quite that appealing :-)

Morihimekins says:

our tiny rice cooker makes terrible rice. it isn’t like my mom’s big one
i’ve made rice with my entire life. I found some microwavable rice in a
convenience store and decided to try it out. It was sort of off-putting
though because it was more like those wax display foods you see in japanese
food places and you just microwave or boil them in the container like the
ones in the video. I was really really surprised when I got perfectly good
rice out of it. And without anything to wash after! I am trying to get a
good rice cooker like my mom’s though. 

Igabella says:

Hmm… only two packs of rice and one sauce? That’s for an entire day??

David Mulhern says:

the spork makes me in the mood for KFC

Arvid Shirasb says:

Nice! So if the zombies should come, let´s buy a lot of japanese ration
packs! xD

Harold Smith says:

Nice one Emmy – that was interesting, and it’s great that you’ve teamed up
with the various MRE guys. That’s a very minimal pack, with just two meal
portions in it: I wonder how the JSDF handle snacks and drinks?

JustinBobcat says:

I’m surprise they didn’t supply a spork and/or chopsticks. 

Satoko Houjo says:

so lets hope for a zombie invasion, so we can enjoy JSDF :D

koukounut says:

That looks so good… That looks like the delicious microwavables from
Japanese/Taiwanese 7-elevens!!! I’m so hungry now.

thecutestgirl says:

Will this help you defend yourself when you eat it? I need self defense
really badly.

Kiara shai says:

Emmy I think you should do like a series of these ration packs I love
these! I find it so interesting and I love your reactions

binkymagnus says:

You should try a French one. They’re actually pretty good.

wowcat says:

Is it just me or has the production value gone up?

sarah strong says:

Are you using a new camera? Love the video by the way <3

Annette Wong says:

I think the reason the rice tasted so good is because it is the short grain
Japanese rice, which because of its starch content releases sticky and
moist compounds, preventing that brittle taste in long grain rices. You can
feel that in the texture of cold sushi rice.

Also it is really common in Korea and Japan to buy these kind of pre-packed
cooked rice that have really long shelf lives!

Tony Hadden says:

Love it! I have been looking forward to this video since it was hinted at
on gundog’s channel. I have loved MRE’s since I was a kid. I have only had
US types so far, bit love watching the reviews here on YouTube. Love your
channel, Emmy! Thank you for putting so much time and fun into your videos.

Ra Mee-Chii-Noona says:

The rice really reminds me of the instant rice you can buy in the grocery
store, except for the fact that you heat it in a microwave. Thanks for yet
another awesome, informative video Emmy!

Chelsea McCombs says:

When I went canoeing in the Minnesota Boundary Waters we brought along
MRE’s. It was a perfect solution to on the go eating while we were
portaging from campsite to campsite. Tasted…decent! Like school cafeteria
spaghetti. 

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