Steve1989—who we previously watched eat a piece of actual civil war history—has a penchant for consuming rare and obscure military rations. Today he decided to scarf down several meals intended for the Spetsnaz (Russian special forces) for when those troops are traveling through mountains. It’s hearty. It’s weird. And there’s lots of it.
Mountaineering is hard work, so the 24-hour meal clocks in around 5,000 calories, and all of it is stuffed, IKEA-style, inside a packet not much bigger than an old-model Macbook.. Here’s what’s inside:
60g sugar
antiseptic towelettes
five chocolate bars
water purification tablets
vitamins
two flameless ration heaters
nut and apricot bar
coffee and tea
apple jelly
minced sausage
beef porridge
beef goulash with potatoes
five packs of crackers
cherry drink mix
chocolate hazelnut spread
three packs muesli
pork liver pâté
pork brain pâté
Fucking hell.
And sorry to bury the lede there but, yeah, you read that right: pork brain pâté. I was under the impression brain was a delicacy of sorts. But there it is, highly stabilized and vacuum-sealed. All in all, Steve1989 had nothing but nice things to say about this ration and why shouldn’t he? He got to eat like a king and didn’t need to do any of the requisite mountain-climbing beforehand.
