Lithuanian Army Ration Thread (Sausas Davinys)

[steve1989]

Hey there folks, here's a presentation of the Lithuanian Army Ration, or what they call Sausas Davinys which in English it translates as Dry Ration.

I've enjoyed a variety of international rations now, including Lithuanian, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Australian, Russian, Slovenian, and Canadian.

This is my first set of reviews on any International ration, I had maybe 7 or 8 of these and I must say, they are highly desirable and taste at least 2x better than regular American MRE's.

They are a rare gem, too! I believe the Lithuanian Military consists of only 15,800 or so active duty so I can't imagine the country makes many of these each year.
I get mine from an incredibly cool guy named Bilkis, and they aren't super cheap, but they are worth it.


Now, there are 2 ways to heat this ration.. they give you a small Hexamine stove and 3 fuel tabs along with a FRH similar to the U.S. version but FAR superior!

The Lithuanian FRH is larger, works faster, gets hotter, and is more or less 2-3x more efficient than the U.S. version.

Menu variation is a slight issue.
I think there are between 10-12 variations of entrees,
They have the same Dark Chocolate in every Ration.
Along with either Hazlenuts or Almonds in each,
Honey or Black Currant Jam,
4 Hard Biscuits w/ Caraway Seeds,
Black Tea or Coffee or Bouillon,
Orange or Cherry Drink,
12g pack of Sugar,
3 Fuel tabs
Matches
Stove
FRH
Ziptie


I would say an active duty soldier would need 3 of these a day because they total in at about 1400 calories each.

The entrees were absolutely delicious, much better than IMPs, MRE's, or even the Australian rats I'd had. In par more with German, Italian, and French on the actual food quality.

Not many preservatives in this stuff, I think the shelf life ranges between 2-5 years depending on storage. I wouldn't push it past 10 years in even the best of conditions and you folks know I've eaten some old food so take it from me, Lithuanian rations have a relatively short shelf life. I think it's their only shortcoming because otherwise, they're are actually some of the most desirable rations I've had yet.

I'm going to post some photos here and let you get a better idea on why I love these rations so much.

[steve1989]

This is going to be a relatively long set of photos!

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Now, I'm slightly allergic to the Hazlenuts, so I couldn't actually try them, instead I fed them to the Squirrels outside.

The Drink mix is slightly bland but pleasant and not too sweet. You have the option to add the 12g sugar to both your drink mix and coffee or make 1 or the other pretty darn sweet with a whole additional 12g of sugar.

Since there is no creamer, I opt to add the 12g of sugar to the coffee... it delicious! Very similar to some strong yet very sweet Cuban Coffee I've had at place called Bongos in Orlando Florida.

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[housil]

Wow, what a great review!!
I hope you didn´t eat them all at once
I have them too, but never dared to open them. The crackers are the same that come with the Polish ones.

[cavguy]

Good review! The meal kind of looks like the Buckwheat - meat concoction in the Russian rations.