{"id":2309,"date":"2014-10-29T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2015-02-25T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T09:38:22","slug":"what-the-worlds-armies-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/what-the-worlds-armies-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Worlds Armies Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<p>The German ration pack contains several sachets of grapefruit and exotic juice powder to add to water, and Italian biscotti, but also more familiar treats such as liver-sausage spread and rye bread, goulash with potatoes, and for breakfast sour cherry and apricot jams.Description<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/germany.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/germany.jpg\" alt=\"germany\" width=\"460\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/germany.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/germany-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Canada<\/h2>\n<p>While there are Bear Paws snacks in the Canadian ration pack, there&#8217;s the shocking omission of maple syrup. You have the choice of salmon fillet with Tuscan sauce or vegetarian couscous for the main meal. There is also the makings of a peanut butter and jelly (raspberry jam) sandwich for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/canada.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2311\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/canada.jpg\" alt=\"canada\" width=\"460\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/canada.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/canada-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>USA<\/h2>\n<p>Almond poppy seed pound cake, cranberries, spiced apple cider (the hot US non-alcoholic drink) and peanut butter and crackers make up this very American meal package. The main \u2013 pasta with vegetable &#8220;crumbles&#8221; in spicy tomato sauce \u2013 is less traditional, but the &#8220;flameless heater&#8221; shows off American tech skills \u2013 just add water to the powder in a plastic bag and it heats up enough to warm the plastic meal pouch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/USA.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/USA.jpg\" alt=\"USA\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/USA.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/USA-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<p>A streamlined but sophisticated French ration pack offers soldiers deer p\u00e2t\u00e9, cassoulet with duck confit, creole-style pork and a cr\u00e8me chocolate pudding. There is also a disposable heater, some coffee and flavoured drink powder, muesli for breakfast and a little Dupont d&#8217;Isigny caramel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/france.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2323\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/france.jpg\" alt=\"france\" width=\"460\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/france.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/france-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Italy<\/h2>\n<p>The Italian ration pack contains a breakfast shot of 40% alcohol cordiale, a powdered cappuccino, lots of biscotti, and a disposable camping stove for heating parts of the meal, including a pasta and bean soup, canned turkey and a rice salad. Dessert is a power sport bar, canned fruit salad or a muesli chocolate bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/italy.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/italy.jpg\" alt=\"italy\" width=\"460\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/italy.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/italy-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>UK<\/h2>\n<p>The British pack is dotted with familiar brands from Kenco coffee and Typhoo tea to a mini bottle of Tabasco. The main courses include the British favourite, chicken tikka masala, and a vegetarian pasta. There&#8217;s also pork and beans for breakfast, and lots of sweets and snacks from trail mix to an apple &#8220;fruit pocket&#8221; that looks like it might not be out of place in a school lunchbox. Plus packets of Polos and, of course, plenty of teabags.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/UK.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/UK.jpg\" alt=\"UK\" width=\"460\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/UK.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/UK-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Estonia<\/h2>\n<p>Stuffed peppers, chicken-meat p\u00e2t\u00e9, smoked sprats, and liver sausage with potatoes make an eclectic menu here. Plus, crispbreads on the side, and halva with vanilla for dessert. Breakfast is muesli, a fruit pocket and honey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/estonia.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2324\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/estonia.jpg\" alt=\"estonia\" width=\"460\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/estonia.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/estonia-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Australia<\/h2>\n<p>The Australian ration pack has more small treats than any of the others. Most of it is packaged by the military, from a serving of love-it-or-hate-it Vegemite to jam sandwich biscuits and a tube of sweetened condensed milk. The bag includes a can-opener-cum-spoon for getting at the Fonterra processed cheddar cheese, and main meals of meatballs and chilli tuna pasta. There are lots of sweets and soft drinks, and two unappetising-looking bars labelled &#8220;chocolate ration&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/australia.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2310\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/australia.jpg\" alt=\"australia\" width=\"460\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/australia.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/australia-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Denmark<\/h2>\n<p>The Danish pack has American technology (the flameless heater) but British tastes. There is Earl Grey tea, beans and bacon in tomato sauce, a golden oatie biscuit and Rowntree&#8217;s Tooty Frooties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/denmark.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/denmark.jpg\" alt=\"denmark\" width=\"460\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/denmark.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/denmark-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The offerings in the Singapore pack were sparse despite its reputation for high-quality cuisine. There were a paltry three dishes, of Szechuan chicken noodles; a mushroom, basil, rice and chicken dish; and soya milk with red-bean dessert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/singapore.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/singapore.jpg\" alt=\"singapore\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/singapore.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/singapore-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Spain<\/h2>\n<p>The Spanish lunch pack has cans of green beans with ham, squid in vegetable oil, and pate. There is also a sachet of powdered vegetable soup, peach in syrup for dessert and crackers handed out to go with the meal in place of bread (not shown). There is a disposable heater with matches and fuel tabs, as well as lots of tablets: Vitamin C, glucose, water purification, and rehydration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spain.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spain.jpg\" alt=\"spain\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spain.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spain-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Russia<\/h2>\n<p>Beef stew, Meat(unspecified) with green peas, vegetable stew in tomato sauce, sugar pack, crackers pack (most likely sweetened)<br \/>\nPoridge (Slovyanskaya) with beef, canned fish (mackerel), fruit stick, alcohol wipes (insert vodka joke here), another sugar pack, another crackers pack (unsweetened)<br \/>\nInstruction manual, salt and pepper packs, condensed milk pack (with sugar), apple jam, one more sugar pack, portable heater<br \/>\nmatches (shrink wrapped), looks like a sharp plastic opener, vitamin rich food additive, vitamin pack, 3 spoons, more alcohol wipes<br \/>\nnapkins, three tea (black) packs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/russia.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-haGZraas\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/russia.jpg\" alt=\"russia\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/russia.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/russia-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found this on IMGUR but the original source seems to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2014\/feb\/18\/eat-of-battle-worlds-armies-fed\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany The German ration pack contains several sachets of grapefruit and exotic juice powder to add to water, and Italian biscotti, but also more familiar treats such as liver-sausage spread and rye bread, goulash with potatoes, and for breakfast sour cherry and apricot jams.Description Canada While there are Bear Paws snacks in the Canadian ration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2813,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions\/2813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}