Dongpo pork meets chicken stir fry on Me Ancient
A Chinese self-heating ration and US Menu 2 supply two very different rice dinners, filmed by Ace Videos.
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CHINESE VS USA MRE - WHICH IS BEST?
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- 0:20The Chinese ration contains Dongpo pork, rice, quail eggs, pickled radishes and a soup cube.
- 4:35US Menu 2 pairs chicken stir fry with trail mix, a cinnamon bun and chocolate hazelnut protein powder.
- 14:10The freeze-dried tomato-and-egg soup reconstitutes within seconds when water is added.
- 20:41Me Ancient finds the American main dish's flavors meld together, though he considers it good field food.
- 22:10Crunchy pretzel mix goes into the stir fry, recalling improvised meal combinations during active duty.
- 27:00He chooses the Chinese ration for flavor after tasting the pork with rice, radish, egg and sauce.
Me Ancient gives the US chicken stir fry an unexpected addition: crunchy pretzel mix, tipped in at the cameraman's suggestion. It brings back memories of improvising meals during active duty, and turns a packaged ration into something a little more personal.
There were no new uploads this week, but "CHINESE VS USA MRE - WHICH IS BEST?" is keeping the tasting table busy. Posted just before the week began, it has reached about 60,000 views and is comfortably the busiest of the channel's highlighted older uploads.
The comparison goes beyond the main dishes. The Chinese pack includes pickled radishes, quail eggs and a tomato-and-egg soup cube that reconstitutes in seconds. The American meal offers more snack variety, including a cinnamon bun and chocolate hazelnut drink. Me Ancient finds the chicken stir fry's flavors somewhat blended together; the Chinese pork, rice and crunchy radish give him a sweet-and-sour combination he prefers. His taste-test verdict goes to the Chinese ration.
The channel added roughly 35,000 views over the week, while subscribers stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is running below half its usual pace. Among nearby food channels, Flair Espresso had a similarly sized weekly view gain and unchanged subscribers, while Gareth Eats drew a larger weekly audience.
Older German and civilian-ration reviews also continue drawing views, but this week's most distinctive serving is that improvised pretzel-topped stir fry: field-food practicality, with a little extra crunch.
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Which main dish is in the US ration Me Ancient tests?
The American ration is Menu 2, Chicken Stir Fry.



