Russian MRE's expired seven years ago...

[EarthFirst]

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[Aristus]

1. Who knew rotten cabbage and inedible black bread had an expiration date?

[spanone]

2. Yummy....that's how much putin loves his military.

[Irish_Dem]

3. They are probably still edible.

I am an Air Force brat and we used to find WWII rations when stationed overseas near WWII battle sites.

We ate them 20 years after the end of the war and did not die. But they don't taste good at all.

[Celerity]

6. Ration de Combat Individuelle Rechauffable (French MRE)

[hippywife]

7. Those look nearly gourmet. nt

[Irish_Dem]

11. OMG I don't want to tell you what old WWII food rations looked like.

Nothing like this in the least.

PS our mothers used to yell at us and tell us the old WWII rations would kill us if we ate them. But we ate them and lived.

[LiberatedUSA]

13. Damn! N/t

[Deuxcents]

4. While Putin n his friends are eating very well, I'm sure

The Russian soldiers are either lying or they’ve been recruited by force. They’re told they’re on exercising missions, can’t feed them, little to no food, running out of gas .. and yet the Ukrainians are being bombed in their own homes. This is heartbreaking n so unnecessary. I know we all know that but I keep hoping something is done to overturn this misery into victory like, today.

[localroger]

5. As long as the seal isn't broken, allowing bacteria in...

...old canned and preserved foods tend to be edible. What changes is that the taste and texture may not be according to spec any more. There are actually connoisseurs who collect really old cans of Spam because they think the change in taste as it ages makes it better.

[LisaL]

9. You mean, spam can taste even better when aged?

Wow.

[Celerity]

12. Spam musubi (Hawai'i )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi

Spam musubi is a snack and lunch food composed of a slice of grilled Spam sandwiched either in between or on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori in the tradition of Japanese onigiri.

Inexpensive and portable, Spam musubi are commonly found near cash registers in convenience stores or mom-and-pop shops all over Hawaii, Guam and Hawaiian Barbecue restaurants in the mainland United States. Musubi can be easily made with the right materials, and typically only uses spam, rice, some salt, nori and shoyu (soy sauce). In Hawaii, musubi made from homemade spam is served on catering trays at formal events by celebrity chefs such as Alan Wong at his exclusive restaurants.



Why We Eat: Spam Musubi

Sheldon Simeon from Tin Roof in Maui breaks down the history of Spam Musubi. This handheld snack of seasoned spam, sushi rice, and nori is a staple in Hawaii, where it was introduced during WWII. Sheldon prepares his own Spam Musubi while recounting the historical and social shifts that led to its popularity.

[Lancero]

14. Recipes likely changed over the years too. Gotta make it cheaper, cheaper, cheaper...

[sarisataka]

8. Hey!

How come they get the new ones?

[lpbk2713]

10. A shot of vodka will kill any pathogens.

Kidding of course.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. I remember the old Army C rations.

Many we were given were a decade old. Still ate them and didn't get sick