Hello everybody, I had one or two German EPA's when I was in the French army in the 80's. I remember there was no bread tin (only the crackers) but there was a tube of margarine (same size as a regular toothpaste tube). I also remember an entree I specially liked: noodles with ham & creamy sauce, “ ...

yes, with the borders still in our heads..... in our mouths too :wink: I guess few Gemans would drive 200 miles for a full plate of snails and most of the French I know think knoedels taste like plaster. Personnaly I like almost everything (including knoedel & snails) ...as long as it doesn't conta...

Yes, I've seen that cheese. A few years ago the cheese in the French ration was always made by "La Vache Grosjean" in France. It seems that even the gums are now made by Stimorol in Denmark. Well, that's Europe :lol: Anyway the salted Dutch drops are made in Netherlands by "Klenes" in Breda. The lab...

Right, the ration itself is in fact only an accessory pack.
The main entree is supplied separately either as an English style soft pack or a French flat tin. BTW, I've got a full box of Dutch "Turkey with potatoes and vegetables" tins and they are labeled "Made in France", LOL

Hello, I've just received a lot of rations including Dutch MREs with candies. Did anyone try the green packet labeled "Zoute drop" yet? As its name indicates, it contains drops, in fact salted licorice drops!!! (salt is what "zoute" stands for, obviously) I guess the Dutch must like them as it seems...

Hi there, the opposite is also true: here in France you must pay as much as $15 for a US MRE + $10/15 for S&H charges, lucky enough if you don't finally receive an "antique" dark brown pack :roll: The best thing for us is that we have the Germans as neighbors: they have tons of fresh MRE's and the s...