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Military Rations Made To Look Like Michelin Starred Meals

May 22, 2017 by Chris Durso

MREs (meals ready to eat) are designed to be quick and convenient, without much care for actual cooking and plating. Chef Chuck George partnered with videographer Jimmy Pham and Henry Hargreaves, to change the way we look at these military meals.

Titled MRE, the project takes these various foods, often texturally-challenged and monochromatic, and plates them to appear like gourmet meals. Although we probably won’t see servicemen actually wanting to plate their food like a gourmand — it does make you wonder if MREs suddenly become more palatable if presented outside of their plastic bags and tin cans. See the work in progress below.

‘We wanted to see how different Armies go about feeding their troops. You can tell a lot about how valued someone is by the food they are given. In respect to servicemen and woman across the globe we wanted to take these meals and elevate them to Michelin Star quality meals. In essence taking some of the most unappetizing food, thats given to the bravest people and making it look fit for the nation’s leader.’

[link, via Cool Material]

Filed Under: Daily Links Tagged With: food styling, michelin, military, mre

This Guy Collects, Documents, and Consumes Very Old Military Meals

February 19, 2016 by Chris Durso

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Steven1989, of MREinfo.com, has a rather unusual hobby. You can even say that Steven is into antiques. Although, instead of furniture or creepy dolls, he collects and sells old military MREs, or “Meals Ready-to-Eat.”

Steven is also not one to simply browse and then hoard his finds, but rather documenting each MRE’s contents via YouTube video, chows down on each item, and attempts to give honest food reviews.

Expiration dates and intestines be damned, he’s created dozens of these videos, with “meals” that go back as far as the World Wars. Check out a few below, or pick up a few of your own at MREinfo.com.

[link, via Laughing Squid]

Filed Under: Daily Links Tagged With: military, mres

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