As the saying goes, "before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first." Military food has always been a key part of marching troops in war.

Recently, a foreign video blogger unveiled the mystery of portable Chinese military rations.

Come and watch this review of China's military rations. In the video, the blogger took out a "09 self-heating food for individual soldiers" and expressed that he was really "a little excited".

According to the blogger, the "09" on the packaging bag represents 2009, the year this military food was designed.

The edge of the packaging bag is printed with March 17, 2017, which is the production date of this bag of military rations.

From the outside, there is a hole in the green packaging bag, perhaps for the convenience of string hanging.

Based on the weight, this bag should be the size of a meal, not an all-day ration.

Bloggers who do not understand Chinese used mobile phone translation software to roughly understand the heating methods and precautions for military rations.

She pours an appropriate amount of water into the heater to heat the staple food through a chemical reaction.

Next is the long-awaited tasting session.

The blogger first opened a bag of canned pineapple. The syrup inside was not as sticky as in ordinary cans.

After a piece of dry food was taken out, the blogger couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so cute, just like a small mooncake." After tasting it, the blogger commented that this is like a mooncake with dried fruit fillings, but the outer shell is crisper and the taste is better.

It has the fragrance of flowers.

Next on the scene is beef sausage, which looks particularly like Vienna sausage in texture and appearance. It is a food that is easy to carry, eat quickly, and can add a lot of protein.

The instant drink powder is very fine and tastes like an electrolyte drink with a citrus flavor.

By this time, the entrees that were being reheated on the side were already very hot.

This is a bag of curry fried rice.

Before it started, the blogger exclaimed that the rice tasted amazing, was bright in color, and contained vegetables and diced meat.

After trying it, the blogger found that the rice itself tastes good. Not many spices are used, but it is very popular.

Adding the spicy sauce gives the rice a fuller flavor.

From packaging to accessories, from appearance to taste, this blogger gave a very detailed review of Chinese military rations.

At the end of the video, she concluded that China's military rations are mainly rice, and the portions are sufficient, which is unique compared to many military rations she has tried.

According to reports from Hong Kong, the People's Liberation Army's military rations are mainly high-energy foods, such as self-heating rice, noodles and luncheon meat.

According to existing regulations, animal food for Chinese soldiers should reach 280 grams per person per day, and animal protein should increase from 17% to 26%.

Because it is inconvenient to prepare fresh food for soldiers in a combat environment, the Chinese Navy and Army specially designed pre-packaged food (that is, military rations).

This kind of military ration is very rigorous in design and needs to take into account both nutrition and portability. The outer packaging should also have the characteristics of low identification and easy recycling.

Chinese people are accustomed to eating hot meals and hot dishes.

In order to allow soldiers to eat comfortably, the Chinese military has developed self-heating food - just like in the video, add a small amount of water to the food bag, and a delicious meal will be presented in front of you in a few minutes.

Previously, self-heating food for individual soldiers has been developed by relevant military units.

Since the launch of the new self-heating food improvement project for individual soldiers in September 2016, the scientific research and improvement of self-heating food for individual soldiers has been carried out in a military-civilian integration manner, with many universities and companies actively participating.

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported that an officer in the Guangzhou Military Region once pointed out that military rations of different flavors should be developed for soldiers based on different military tasks.

For example, soldiers performing missions in desert areas should not prepare too dry food for them.

More importantly, the military should research and develop foods that service members actually want to eat.

According to the "Chinese Military Logistics Encyclopedia", China's military food is mainly divided into four types: field food, voyage food, life-saving food, and general food, all of which are developed for soldiers according to different combat environments.

For example, the characteristics of long-distance voyage food provided to the Air Force and Navy are that it is convenient and fast, can be eaten with one hand, and does not affect flight driving.

In addition, voyage food also pays great attention to nutritional balance to prevent naval officers and soldiers from suffering from night blindness and sepsis.

The characteristic of life-saving food is that it is concentrated. In theory, one day's rations can last for three days without any problem.

Hong Kong has introduced military rations from other countries.

It can be seen that the military rations of various countries have the characteristics of their own eating habits.

For example, kimchi is indispensable in South Korea's military rations, and the country's famous delicacy is indispensable in French military rations.

From the perspective of food types, the amount of Russian military rations is not large, but it has sufficient energy.

In China, military rations are popular among military fans.

However, some researchers pointed out that ordinary people should be careful when purchasing these items, because most of the military items they can buy are likely to be counterfeit, and they themselves do not know how to tell the authenticity from the fake.