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elandil was so kind to send me a great package of mixed international rations
One item I wanted to try was Russian IRP pate and I already had a can of Russian Tinned cheese.
Since it was a windy day some of Vietnamese civilian coffee called Strong X2
So I packed up my ruck sack and headed up to the mountains. Trail in The lunch I planned was simple
Russian Army Loaves, pate, cheese and Coffee. With MRE Snack bread in reserve. To heat water for coffee I used the IRP fuel tabs in the German ESBIT stove,
The unfolded Russian stove was used as a rear wind screen The South Vietnamese coffee had cream and sugar mixed in the pack.
When I opened the packed I thought it smelled like Nescafe international delight.
Very nice aroma and it mixed up to a nice creamy froth. It tasted very rich and was welcome on the trail.
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Next I tried the Russian Pate The pate had a flavor and texture similar to Liverwurst and not American Potted meat. It was not greasy and very dense
Tasted great on Russian crackers The Cheese
Open up the cheese It tasted similar to U.S. cheese wiz but very dense. It was also hard to spread
Heated up some MRE snack bread to make a meat and cheese sandwich,
First I heated the bread in the pouch, then sat it on the Russian Airborne kettle rim I wanted to see how it would taste. It was not good. The snack bread is best used with stews, gravy or at breakfast with jam.
The pate and cheese was best eaten with the crackers.

In the past Americans would take a low cost pate called 'Potted meat' for fishing and hunting lunch.
You could eat it on saltine crackers and get filled up, plus it did not take up space.
This Russian stuff was much better than our potted meat. Perfect for a simple lunch
The Vietnamese coffee was great and I am going to take it on my next canoe camping trip for breakfast.

Nice pictures, thx for the detailed description!

Great review and pics, as always! I love the Russian cheese that they put in their rations. Mild and smooth.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, and again, I apologize for the wait.

Try the Gold coffee if you liked the G7...it's a touch stronger, and really wakes you up...

but the Cafe Bustelo...thats my jam....Instant expresso....I keep it at work when the regular coffee just don't have enough kick.

Great review and pics! I like the foods in the IRPs a lot. Now that the prices are affordable, I,m waiting on a lot of 10 more to take camping this summer....