Disclaimer: In light of the news late last year of the MREs supplied by the US military intended for the victims of "Yolanda" being sold in Makati, I just want to make it clear that this particular MRE I'm reviewing is a commercial MRE legally sold by
Meal Kit Supply for personal/family emergency food supply use. I purchased the MRE at Amazon and have it shipped here (along with other items) through Pobox.ph (will update the link for my Pobox.ph review when I finally get around finishing my post on that).
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| MRE Chicken Fajita (Menu #9) |
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| Chicken Fajita |
The Chicken Fajita Filling was alright. I don't particularly like it since it tastes like canned afritada, but I can't remember which (
Wow Ulam perhaps?)
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| Fried Rice |
The Fried Rice was really weird. It was mushy (texture is quite close to glutinous rice minus the stickiness) and has a sweet taste, almost like a bland
Champorado (chocolate rice porridge). This is easily solved by mixing in the rice into the chicken fajita filling so the taste of the rice would be unnoticeable.
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| Tortillas |
The Tortillas were fairly basic in taste. Place some of the chicken fajita filling on the tortillas and you're good to go.
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| Spice Pound Cake |
The Spice Pound Cake actually tastes good. The other foods were filling already (and I was sharing with my sister) so I would just probably save this one for later next time.
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| Pepper Sauce along with the spoon and others |
The Pepper Sauce has just the right spice for me. I mixed it in the chicken fajita filling and it gave it a much needed kick without feeling the need to gulp down water with each bite.
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| Fried Rice, Tortillas, Chicken Fajita and Spice Pound Cake |
I didn't get the chance to drink any of the beverage included in the pack until a couple of days after, and I forgot to take pictures of them out of the bag so here are my quick thoughts on them.
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| Orange Carbohydrate Electrolyte Beverage Powder |
There was nothing particularly unusual with the Orange Carbohydrate Electrolyte Beverage Powder although it was not as sweet as I thought it would be (but I accidentally put in too much water; you were just suppose to add 12oz/335ml water).
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| Cocoa Beverage Powder |
My favorite would be the Cocoa Beverage Powder. The flavor is full and deep, sweet but also bitter. I was expecting it to taste like regular instant chocolate powder, so I was really surprised that it was almost as satisfying as drinking hot chocolate made from
tablea. I wish there was more of this stuff (with water, it was only 6oz/177ml).
I haven't actually tasted the Coffee and Creamer, since I don't really drink coffee, but I imagine they would just taste like a normal instant coffee and creamer.
This is my first MRE and I was glad that I purchased it. It was cool watching the food heating up via the Flameless Ration Heater. I have another one (Maple Sausage Patty) which I have yet to open, but I would love to try out the others.
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