What strange or new things have you learned to eat from serving?

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:39:21 -0500

Give the good, the bad, and the MREly.

I'm just curious about what others think about how time in service changes you, right down to what you consider palatable or even plain good eatin'. And we all love to grouse about the bad chow but but let's hear about the good stuff too! Or just the strange and weird.

For myself it was veal. I had never had the stuff before BMT and now I can't get enough of it in the DFAC. What's your poison?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2014 4:26 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:26:40 -0500

Creamed beef was new to me when I went to basic. I grew up in Boston and never saw it before. Grits were also new.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2014 6:18 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:18:47 -0500

For me it was grits. As an upstate New York boy, I had never eaten grits, but they were plentiful at basic training at Fort Polk, LA. I learned to love 'em.