• AquaTofana@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Not who you asked but I’m pretty partial to the chili Mac, especially if you got some hot sauce to drizzle on it! It’s the one I look for first whenever we’re given some to choose from!

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldM
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          2 months ago

          They used to come with little Tabasco bottles in them. I had little bottles of Tabasco all over the kitchen for a while after leaving the Army. Do they not come with that anymore?

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            2 months ago

            I can picture that tiny Tabasco bottle clearly 😂. It was a godsend in basic training (for any MRE that came with them) I’m not sure if I had a new iteration of the chili mac or what, but when I was quarantined in 2020, mine came with crushed red pepper instead. I know for a fact I’ve had it with the Tabasco too though.

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        2 months ago

        Our drill sergeants taught us that you have to use the Kool-Aid mix, as that has something in it to counteract the digestive issues. Idk if that’s true or not, but I never had digestive issues because of an MRE, and I always used the Kool-Aid packet.

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          We didn’t really go over MREs in Navy boot. I doubt the RDCs would have bothered telling us that tidbit of information, since there’s really no reason a sailor should be eating those things. I just got curious and bought a few from the Army/Navy surplus stores. I never drank more than a taste or two of the Kool aid packet. Those things aren’t exactly tasty, kinda medicinal aftertaste in my opinion.