Italy
An Italian dry ration contains: a bag of 40% alcoholic drink Cordiale, two bags of coffee with cream and one bag of powdered coffee cream, bags with sugar, salt and biscuit (i.e. unsweetened cookies instead of bread). Main dishes: pasta (i.e. pasta with a sauce of meat, tomatoes and spices, with the addition of grated cheese), bean soup, two jars of canned turkey. There is rice salad and sauces and spices for the main courses. For dessert - a Power Sport chocolate bar, canned fruit salad and muesli. Water is not included in any dry rations - it is issued separately, or, if possible, is extracted on the spot using disinfectants.
United Kingdom
British dry rations contain: Kenco coffee and Typhoo tea bags, a bottle of Tabasco hot seasoning and a bag of other sauce. Main dishes include: Chicken Tikka Masala and Vegetarian Pasta. There is also pork with beans in tomato sauce. There is a biscuit instead of bread and jam for dessert, as well as bags with sugar, salt and spices. British dry rations are distinguished by a huge amount of sweets, gummies and snacks: from a mixture of dried fruits and nuts to an apple Fruit Pocket. Plus bags of Polo mints.
USA
The U. S. Army ration contains: almond poppy seed cake (aka muffin), a bag of dried and sweetened cranberries, spiced apple cider (a hot American soft drink), a bag of iced lemon tea, a bag of peanut butter, and lots of crackers instead of bread. Main courses: Crumbles pasta with meat and vegetables in a spicy tomato sauce. There are bags of ketchup, salt and sugar, as well as chewing gum.
France
French dry rations contain: a can of venison pâté de la venaison de cerf, cold cuts with duck confit, Creole pork and a bag of SRD puree soup. Instead of bread - biscuit. For dessert - chocolate cream dessert (French chocolate pudding with liqueur). There is also a bag of coffee and a flavored vitamin drink, mayonnaise, muesli and some Dupont d'Isigny caramel. There is also a disposable mini-burner with a tablet of dry fuel for heating food and water (included in dry rations and other countries) and matches. In some dry rations (for example, American), chemical heating is also used. Also, all dry rations have additional equipment - disposable spoons, napkins, toothpicks, etc.
Australia
Australian dry rations contain: sandwiches, Fonterra cheddar cheese and Vegemite - a thick paste based on yeast extract (the national Australian dish). Main courses: noodles with beef broth (dry mix), meatballs with spices and pasta with tuna and chili sauce. There are lots of sweets, biscuits instead of bread, soft fruit drinks (powdered), bags of ketchup and other sauces, bags of sugar and salt, a bag of coffee, two unappetizing looking green bags labeled “Chocolate Diet” and straws of condensed milk for dessert. as well as muesli.
Spain
Spanish dry rations contain: a jar of green beans with ham, a jar of squid in vegetable oil and pate. There's also a bag of powdered vegetable soup, a bag of coffee, peaches in syrup for dessert, and crackers instead of bread (no crackers in the picture). Spanish dry rations are distinguished by a large number of tablets with vitamins, glucose, for water purification and rehydration.
Canada
Canadian dry ration contains: Bear Paws in a bag, there is a bag of traditional maple syrup. Main dishes: salmon fillet with Tuscan sauce, vegetable couscous. There are also peanut butter, large caramel and raspberry jam for dessert, ketchup and other sachet sauces, sugar, salt and spice packets, a packet of coffee, Bread / Petit pain toast (thin slices of white bread), and chewing gum.
Norway
The Norwegian dry ration contains: bags of beans and bacon in tomato sauce, an Oatie steak in golden foil, a bun, a bottle of Tabasco hot seasoning, a bag of other sauce, salt and sugar, bags of Kenco coffee and Earl Gray tea, as well as the fortified Sport Drink and a bag of ready-made apple juice with vitamins, and a bag of Tooty Frooties for dessert.
Germany
German dry rations contain the following main dishes: pork sausages and goulash with potatoes. There is cheese, liver pate and rye bread. There is a bag of ketchup, bags of mayonnaise and mustard, sugar, salt, a bag of coffee. For dessert - fortified fruit juice (powdered), dry Italian biscuit, pieces of sweetened grapefruit in a bag, cherry jam and apricot jelly.
Estonia
Estonian dry rations contain: stuffed with meat Felix peppers in tomato sauce, chicken Hame pate, a jar of smoked sprats in oil (perhaps sprats - translated from English) and fried liver with potatoes in a jar. Plus a couple of crispbreads, bags of salt, sugar, and two Greenfield tea bags. For dessert - halva with vanilla, as well as muesli, apple and berry jam, honey.
Japan
Japanese dry rations contain: mackerel in tomato sauce, white boiled rice, Gomoku fried rice, disposable tray and fork, or rather a spoon-fork. No water is needed for cooking - everything is ready to use. Like dry rations of armies of all countries of Southeast Asia, Japanese dry rations are distinguished by an extremely small number of components, which does not prevent it from providing normal food for servicemen in the field.
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Korean dry ration contains: Japchae boiled rice with vegetables, spices and meat - ready to eat, dry soup mixture in a bag, dry noodles, two types of vegetable oil, a bag with spicy Korean seasoning and a bag with chocolate dragees. Also includes disposable tableware.
P. S.
The presented dry rations are just some of the existing manning options, which, for example, in the US Army, can number more than 20.
