NEW British Ration Item
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:50 am
I have just read on the UK Armed Forces website that, starting from Monday, a new type of dish is being inserted into the 2019 menus for ORP rations issued to the British army. I am sure it will be the next thing on everyone’s ration bucket list!
The food-tech chaps at Aldermaston have outdone themselves and finally a British ration includes…fish and chips! Yes, after years of research the guys have managed to make a shelf-stable cod-in-batter which retains its colour and a certain amount of crunch. The accompanying chips (yes, our American friends, chips and not fries
) are perfectly soggy, just like they are at the local chippy.
A nice touch is the inclusion of a sachet of vinegar in the accessory pack, another first.
On top of this, they have even introduced a new side of mushy peas as a perfect accompaniment to the fish and chips.
According to one of my contacts, who happens to belong to a unit asked to test the new ration, the food is ‘really delicious, but does have a tendency to glow slightly in the dark’.
I will post a picture as soon as I can. My cousin is in the 2nd Staffordshire Battalion and can usually get hold of all the new stuff.
Mack
The food-tech chaps at Aldermaston have outdone themselves and finally a British ration includes…fish and chips! Yes, after years of research the guys have managed to make a shelf-stable cod-in-batter which retains its colour and a certain amount of crunch. The accompanying chips (yes, our American friends, chips and not fries
) are perfectly soggy, just like they are at the local chippy. A nice touch is the inclusion of a sachet of vinegar in the accessory pack, another first.
On top of this, they have even introduced a new side of mushy peas as a perfect accompaniment to the fish and chips.
According to one of my contacts, who happens to belong to a unit asked to test the new ration, the food is ‘really delicious, but does have a tendency to glow slightly in the dark’.
I will post a picture as soon as I can. My cousin is in the 2nd Staffordshire Battalion and can usually get hold of all the new stuff.
Mack