US MRE 2014 Menu# 21 Lemon Pepper Tuna

[BTemple]

Moving on to Menu #21. Almost finished my first case of Menu B MRE's.
I'm sure there's got to be a better way to describe the contents... that's a lot of commas. Haha

And here we have all of the components. Aside from the tortillas and lemonade it'll be my first time trying most of the items. Seems like a good amount of food, and it all sounds fairly appetizing.

Two drink mixes came with this ration. The lemonade is as good as always, I usually mix it a little stronger than the package calls for. The vanilla dairyshake powder was simply ok, not great but not bad. It was probably my least favourite thing out of the whole MRE. And that's not a knock against the dairyshake, in the grand scheme of things everything in this rations was very good.

Here's the main entree itself. We have tortillas, lemon pepper tuna, salt-free seasoning (Mrs. Dash I assume) and mayo. Certainly seems better than some of the entrees I've had before. While it didn't taste quite as good as the Tuna Puttanesca in the UK 24hr ORP, it was still very nice.

And lastly we have the whole pile of stuff. The smoked almonds were great, the lemon poppyseed cake had a very nice consistency and good lemon flavour, along with a nice sheen of sugar crystals, and the spicy crackers (Hot Cheezits I assume) were a welcome change from regular crackers. I took the broken pieces and put them on one of the tuna wraps for a little added flavour and texture difference, which I'm glad I tried, because it took the tuna to a whole other level, simply fantastic.

All in all this is the best MRE I've had thus far. Even if the components did seem a little random. A great example of how the sum total can be that much better than the individual parts. I'm not even a huge fan of tuna but I would gladly have different flavour variations of this instead of some of the other entree's in various other MRE's.

Thanks for stopping by, have a good one! And I hope my American brethren enjoyed a great Thanksgiving weekend.... we had out last month up here in Canada.

[SentientTootsieRoll]

When I was a kid, I too thought the dairy shakes were a bit strange tasting. But as my tastes have developed, I've come to enjoy them more than I use to. I'd say the chocolate shake is much better though. Great reviews, with lots of great pictures. Very nice!

[BTemple]

When I was a kid, I too thought the dairy shakes were a bit strange tasting. But as my tastes have developed, I've come to enjoy them more than I use to. I'd say the chocolate shake is much better though. Great reviews, with lots of great pictures. Very nice!

Hey thanks! I think maybe I use water that is too cold as well, because no matter how much I shake I still get a fair amount of lumps in them. If I had been smart I could have added just a touch of water and made some icing for the lemon poppyseed cake.

[shawker71]

Good review. Personally I don't care for tuna but I tried the lemon pepper tuna like this in a First Strike Ration and it wasn't bad. I wouldn't have used the mayo on them but I imagine the tortillas would make a good sandwhich. I love all the dairy shakes.

[jeepmang 3333]

I've been adding the coffee and a sugar packet to the vanilla shakes when I get them. Seems to help it out some as it can be a little boring otherwise.

[BTemple]

I've been adding the coffee and a sugar packet to the vanilla shakes when I get them. Seems to help it out some as it can be a little boring otherwise.

I don't drink coffee but I'm sure that would jazz up the vanilla shake pretty well!

[sourwes]

Very nice review; Thx for sharing! I really enjoy your reviews..I don't mind a YouTube review, but I like an old school written review with a few pics best...seems too few ppl do that kind of review anymore. Keep up the great work and happy ration hunting!

[BTemple]

Very nice review; Thx for sharing! I really enjoy your reviews..I don't mind a YouTube review, but I like an old school written review with a few pics best...seems too few ppl do that kind of review anymore. Keep up the great work and happy ration hunting!

Hey thanks man!
I've gotten into doing more YouTube reviews now, but still do some written stuff from time to time. It's easier to be more expressive in writing compared to on video, where you have to think of what to say on the fly.
Started my review life here on this site in writing, always gotta go back to the first love. Haha

[parafireboy]

Good review and pics, thanks for sharing!