"What armies eat around the world" Topic

"Next time you're settling in for dinner take a look at what's on your plate… chicken, beef, a sprout or two? Maybe some carbohydrates like bread and mashed potatoes with gravy? Now think about how different your daily meal would be if you were in the army.

Army field rations differ from country to country — some consist of much the same as a regular meal albeit in a less-appealing, dehydrated, vacuum-sealed package; others contain a few home comforts like liver sausage spread for German troops or little cans of cassoulet with duck confit for the French. The traditional duck-fat laden dish has been a favorite of the French armed forces for generations… generals believed a few bites would give their troops an edge on the battlefield. The decadent four-course combat meal was hearty enough to sustain the Frenchmen but tasty enough to satisfy their picky palates.

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The earliest garrison rations for the United States Army, for about a century after 1776, were an all-inclusive meal of meat, bread, and vegetables. Civil War rations were increased, allowing for bread, salted meat, beans, rice, and a pound of potatoes per man were issued three times a week. Today, the army is offered A-rations (fresh food prepared on-site), B-rations (unit-sized packaged trays usually heated by immersion), ready-to-eat meals(MRE's), and first-strike rations (designed to be eaten on the move)…"
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Imho Spain have the best food (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

Christ. You're even cutting and pasting the adverts now. :(

I never served in the military, but my brother used to bring home MREs with them and while most of the contents were so-so, I did enjoy the cheese spread and these perfect little fudge bars.

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Fox news-two months behind.

in my personal experience…compulsory military service in 1985 the food was, contrary to Italin tradition, simple horrible..
over boiled pasta cooked in enormous alluminium pots..those same that where, next day, used by kitchen staff to boil their blue fatigue overall to clean them!..tab water was served in big carafes where the ineducated mob of low class conscripts (90% of the force) serve themselves directly to their mouth…also when i was put, in consequence of an act of rebellion, to "corvée" duties in the barack's kitchen , i sadly become aware of enormous ammounts of Parmigiano cheese, gourmet Parma's ham and traditionalhoney biscuits stored only to be, late in the night, collected by the truck of the wife of the NCO responsible of the mess which owne a restaurant in the near city…
that was my experience

C-Rats, LRRP Rats, MREs & T-rats … the US is always trying to build a better mouse trap when it comes to chow …