What soldiers eat in the field is almost as important as the equipment they carry to ensure mission success. Simple, practical, sometimes surprising, every ration is designed to keep them going in tough conditions.
Watch a Norwegian soldier and a Dutch soldier open their Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) packs and trade meals, comparing what fuels them during long days spent with boots on the ground. From chocolate muesli and instant coffee to beef jerky, soup and a main course that ‘tastes like lasagne’, each item brings a different take on comfort and energy in the field.
These soldiers are part of the NATO multinational battlegroup in Lithuania, a permanent defensive presence that has helped secure the country and the Alliance since 2017. The battlegroup has now grown in size thanks to the addition of a German Army tank brigade based in the country, bringing the total number of troops under NATO control in Lithuania to more than 5,000.
NATO has eight such battlegroups in the east of the Alliance, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. These forces, which vary in size and composition, contribute to NATO’s readiness and ability to defend Allied territory.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Hi.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Hello.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I’m Arnold.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army.
My name is Nadia. Nice to meet you.
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NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Nice to meet you as well.
Well, today, we're going to try some MREs.
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NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yes.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
We will try mine first. These are some snacks.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. Peanuts. Roasted and unsalted.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
And those are my favourite.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Fruit biscuits. Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
What we like to do with these are, we crush them up.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Put them in a sealed bag with the nuts and other stuff. And while you're patrolling, we will eat some of this stuff.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
This was the fruit biscuit.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Mmm.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Great, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Very tasteful. This is very good.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah, right!
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah! I think I will bring some home. Yeah!
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Jelly beans!
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
No.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
No?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
No, I don't like them. Those are jelly beans, but I don’t like them.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I love jelly beans.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, I do.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
What's your favourite jelly bean?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Oh, I like sour jelly beans.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Sour ones?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, sour ones.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Instant soup?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. Instant soup.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Coffee creamer.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
You like it?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. When it's, at night, I would take that, some of that, and then my belly will be hot.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It won't be as freezing.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, of course. Beef soup.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
This is one of my favourites as well.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay, beef jerky.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
You like beef jerky?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I love beef jerky, too.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
This is the common one, you can get it in the store as well, but it's pretty tasty.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Cool. Can't wait.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
For breakfast?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Muesli popcorn.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay, that's exciting.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah, it's pretty flavourless. But it's dry nuts and wheat. It would be pretty tasty with some sugar in it.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
What I like to do is, I would put this one with that one.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
And then I fill up the other.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
It's good together.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It’s a lot tastier.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Mmm. Okay. And then I can show you the Norwegian style.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay. We can start with the breakfast. It's chocolate muesli.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, nice.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
This is a breakfast package. So here you have a blueberry protein bar.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, that's great.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. Do you like protein bars?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I like protein bars. Blueberry, not so much.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay. I also have chocolate cream.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, nice.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
And the bread. It's a wheat bread. It's very good.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It's a flatbread, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Here's also Colombian instant coffee.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Colombian?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, great. Why don't we prepare something?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Boil some water, heat it up.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah. I can't wait to try it.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
A quick breakfast.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
A quick breakfast.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
So we can try the breakfast cold.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yes!
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It's a bit sloppy, but it's all right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. Let's try it. There you go.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right. I think it's muesli as well, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
It smells good. Did you like it?
Yeah. That's great.
Okay, let me taste.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
These chocolate bits are pretty good.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I like this. I love cinnamon so it smells very good too.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I could eat it up.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, I could also eat this as my breakfast.
We should change.
And then for lunch, we have the Pasta Provence.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
These are very good too.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
So it's the same as yours, I think.
This is pasta and herb sauce.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I love pasta. So, yeah.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I have hot water with me.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, great.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
So I'm well prepared.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I hope it will taste better. Looks like instant noodles.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, it does. Okay, it’s done. And then you have to wait approximately seven minutes.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Let's try.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah, sure.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Let’s change it up. All right. Could be still a little bit crunchy, but
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I think it’s fine.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
What do you think? Is it very good?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It's like lasagne.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, just like. Almost.
Okay. Pasta and herb sauce.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Tastes pretty good.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. Right.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Crunchy as well, I think.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
A little bit but it’s okay. Yeah, I think I like this one. I don't like herbs so much, but I think this is good.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
It’s just, when you are out in the field and to eat this.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Otherwise you can change the flavour by adding some soup.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay. Oh okay. With the beef soup?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
You said this was beef, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. No, I said I meant the meat.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Oh, meat.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
It's meat.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Meat is meat, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Meat is meat.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Eight out of ten.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Eight out of ten.
Okay, I will give this six out of ten.
Yeah. Maybe next time I could try with the beef soup.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
With the soup.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Maybe it's better.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
For dinner, what did you have?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
For dinner, this is the Tikka Masala. This actually is my favourite because I love Tikka Masala. I love Indian food.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right, for your evening…For your dinner, you like to, you love to have the chicken masala.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yes. That’s correct. Do you like it? Have you tasted it before?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
No. No, I haven’t tasted it before.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay. Then it’s your lucky day.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Then your Asian noodles.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah, Asian noodles with chicken.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Standard stuff.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
I love Asian food.
Okay.
Let’s mix.
This is Tikka Masala. Yes.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It doesn't seem like noodles, but.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Let me see.
Okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Not the same kind of noodles as home.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay, here you go.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Honest opinion, right?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yes, honest opinion. It smells like home.
My mom is Thai, so she makes a lot of Asian food.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I don't think it's really Asian.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
But it's called Asian food.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
All right, pretty tasty.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
This is also very pretty tasty.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
The chicken is good.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
What do you think?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
It's a bit tropical taste.
How much out of ten?
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Eight out of ten.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Eight?!
All right.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Eight, okay.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
This one as well.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Eight?!
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Yeah.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Okay. Which is better? Pasta Provence or that one?
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I think the Tikka Masala.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yes, that’s great.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I think that was all.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah. That's all.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
Thank you very much.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Thank you so much for sharing.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
For your MRE.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Thank you so much for sharing.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I think we'll need to adjust some on our own.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
I like a pretty few things of your MRE.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Me too.
I like the Asian noodles one.
I like this one. And I love the fruit biscuits. So, yeah. I will bring some home.
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Arnold,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Dutch Army
If you need some more, maybe later.
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Nadia,
NATO multinational battlegroup Lithuania, Norwegian Army
Yeah.