Chinese Navy Ration (Dinner)
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:35 pm
Last year I ordered two of these, and received what appeared to be two of the same item. I gave one away, hoping to see a review on it eventually. Yesterday I was craving some Chinese, so this morning I pulled this one out for lunch. Translations by Google Translate....
"Navy Self-Heating Food (Dinner) Produced by the Naval Quartermaster Special Food Trial Production Department"
Now, I'm not sure about the legitimacy of this ration. I suspect that China, like Russia, produces rations that appeal to non-military folk both nationally and internationally. I did spend some time down the rabbit-hole trying to find more information on this one, with no success. So, I'm just presenting this one with no assumptions.....
"Food assembly food heating bag (main, second food, heater), egg soup, tray, water injection bag, tableware, napkin"
"Pay attention to moisture. Pay attention to ventilation. Avoid open flame. Safe food."
"Navy self-heating food is the latest generation of field fast food developed by our army. It has the advantages of good food acceptance, small heater size, light weight, high thermal efficiency, long heat generation duration, no open flame, safe and reliable, and no pollution to the environment. It is mainly for the individual soldiers to eat under field conditions. The biggest feature is that it can eat delicious hot food in a short time, and it's calories can meet the needs of moderate military labor intensity."
"Menu Combination: Shitake Mushroom Noodles, 300 gr., 1 bag. Four Fresh Fragrant Dried, 200 gr., 1 bag. Tomato Egg Soup, 8 gr., 1 bag. Napkins, cutlery, water injection bag, 1 set."
"Open the side cover of the carton, pull out the tray, and take out the water injection bag, tableware, egg soup , and so on. Tear the green food heating bag along the tear, add water to the water injection bag to the position of the water injection line, and evenly pour it into the food heating bag. Turn the food heating bag after adding water several times. Be careful not to let the water flow out. Fold the bag up and place it in the tray. Push the tray into the carton, close the side cover,let it stand, and turn over every 3 minutes. Be careful not to let the water flow out. The food can be eaten after 15-20 minutes."
"Precautions: Food heating agent is non-toxic, it is forbidden to eat. The remaining water in the food heating bag is forbidden to drink. The heating process produces high temperatures, beware of hot hands!"
"Shelf life 2 years and 6 months Production date 2018/11/05"
Ok, so on to the unboxing. According to the labels, there's a shitake mushroom noodle main, a side of some sort of combination stuff (four fresh fragrant dried, what is that?), and a dried soup cube. When I unpacked it, the tray was broken in shipping, but everything else looked like it made the trip intact.
A nice FRH, loaded with both mains and two heater packs.
Individual component reviews to follow tomorrow, after I get some sleep.....
"Navy Self-Heating Food (Dinner) Produced by the Naval Quartermaster Special Food Trial Production Department"
Now, I'm not sure about the legitimacy of this ration. I suspect that China, like Russia, produces rations that appeal to non-military folk both nationally and internationally. I did spend some time down the rabbit-hole trying to find more information on this one, with no success. So, I'm just presenting this one with no assumptions.....
"Food assembly food heating bag (main, second food, heater), egg soup, tray, water injection bag, tableware, napkin"
"Pay attention to moisture. Pay attention to ventilation. Avoid open flame. Safe food."
"Navy self-heating food is the latest generation of field fast food developed by our army. It has the advantages of good food acceptance, small heater size, light weight, high thermal efficiency, long heat generation duration, no open flame, safe and reliable, and no pollution to the environment. It is mainly for the individual soldiers to eat under field conditions. The biggest feature is that it can eat delicious hot food in a short time, and it's calories can meet the needs of moderate military labor intensity."
"Menu Combination: Shitake Mushroom Noodles, 300 gr., 1 bag. Four Fresh Fragrant Dried, 200 gr., 1 bag. Tomato Egg Soup, 8 gr., 1 bag. Napkins, cutlery, water injection bag, 1 set."
"Open the side cover of the carton, pull out the tray, and take out the water injection bag, tableware, egg soup , and so on. Tear the green food heating bag along the tear, add water to the water injection bag to the position of the water injection line, and evenly pour it into the food heating bag. Turn the food heating bag after adding water several times. Be careful not to let the water flow out. Fold the bag up and place it in the tray. Push the tray into the carton, close the side cover,let it stand, and turn over every 3 minutes. Be careful not to let the water flow out. The food can be eaten after 15-20 minutes."
"Precautions: Food heating agent is non-toxic, it is forbidden to eat. The remaining water in the food heating bag is forbidden to drink. The heating process produces high temperatures, beware of hot hands!"
"Shelf life 2 years and 6 months Production date 2018/11/05"
Ok, so on to the unboxing. According to the labels, there's a shitake mushroom noodle main, a side of some sort of combination stuff (four fresh fragrant dried, what is that?), and a dried soup cube. When I unpacked it, the tray was broken in shipping, but everything else looked like it made the trip intact.
A nice FRH, loaded with both mains and two heater packs.
Individual component reviews to follow tomorrow, after I get some sleep.....