Japanese Navy Rations of the WW2 era

[laughing_man]

The Japanese navy rations of WW2 era was found from the warehouse.
They are 17 canned food of 'Rice with red beans' manufactured in 1944.
Although contents looked very fresh, there was the sour smell in them.

http://www.sankei.com/west/news/150731/ ... 29-n1.html
http://www.hochi.co.jp/topics/20150730-OHT1T50175.html
https://www.value-press.com/pressrelease/145914

[elandil]

Awesome...

[steve1989]

Yes, i find this to be absolutely fascinating! Look at the appearance of that can of rice and beans.. looks absolutely fantastic and I am so glad someone photographed those cans of gold.

I would still take a bite just to say I did!

Thankyou so much for sharing, laughing_man!

[Norton]

Very interesting, I have never seen authentic canned Japanese rations from the second world war. Only photos of dry rations.
It looks like their preservation methods were very good and the cans seems to look rust free. Were these size cans meant for kitchen preparation or a single meal to be carried in a rucksack for a individual shore based sailor?
I have seen reproductions of IJA rations, but wondered if these type were accurate.

Thanks for posting I also find this fascinating

[dirtbag]

In WW2, my father had to eat Japanese rations for a while, as the Navy dumped the troops off on an island, then took off before the supplies were unloaded...
He said some of it was good, some not so good, and a lot of it was just .... strange.
Plus, opening a can was interesting, you never knew what you were getting for chow.