"When Feeding the Troops, Flavor is Rarely on the Menu" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Jan 2020 12:05 p.m. PST |
"TRADITIONALLY, COOKS DON'T flock to recipes for military chow; and members of the military don't usually expect to enjoy their meals. But there is at least one exception: The Swiss Guards in Vatican City. The best-fed army in the world may just possibly be the tiniest. The Swiss Guards, all 110 of them, are famous for their magnificent dress uniform—a Renaissance-style outfit with stockings and bloomers striped in red, gold, and blue. Apparently, they are also known for their splendid table. A favorite of the Guards is eggplant parmesan, though on any given day, they may also be treated to fresh-cooked risotto, tortellini, Florentine tomato soup, or sausages and sauerkraut. David Geisser, a soldier in the Guards and a professional chef, has recently published Buon Appetito, a cookbook of the favorite recipes of his compatriots at the Vatican—and its very existence must be a landmark in the history of military cooking…"
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HMS Exeter  | 24 Jan 2020 9:14 p.m. PST |
Anybody quartered in Rome is going to have it pretty good food wise. I knew this guy in the Maryland National Guard. He'd come back from his weekend stint with teensy tiny (think 1.25") bottles of Tabasco. |
 ColCampbell | 25 Jan 2020 7:55 a.m. PST |
Those tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce where part of the Army's MRE packs when they first came out back in the late 1980s. They were requested by a number of soldiers during the development process and the Army made a deal with Macilleny (sp?) to produce them. Jim |
| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2020 10:35 a.m. PST |
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