Apr 23, 2011 – 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: Apr 23, 2011 11:34 AM ET
“How is the food,” I asked an Afghan interpreter, as we traveled to another combat outpost, this one near the village of Salavat in Panjwaii district. “Fine,” he said. “There is ice cream, and there are sausages.” Hmmm. An unlikely combination, but perhaps worth a try some other time. Supper on Saturday was strip loin steak off the barbecue,
baked potato and Caesar salad. After a hot mid-afternoon foot patrol, I was ready for all that. I wolfed down the meal.
Rest assured, Canadian soldiers and even journalists working in remote areas of the district don’t suffer from malnourishment. The food is generally of excellent quality, and usually prepared and cooked on site. Full disclosure: We were served lobster tails the other night.
Tucking into that juicy delicacy, I laughed at the memory of a news story served up last summer by a reporter back in Canada. It was about a supposed dearth of food choices in Panjwaii’s forward operating bases and combat outposts. The story made it sound like the troops are half-starved scurvy cases who might enjoy one glass of fresh milk in their tour. The report got a lot of laughs out here, I recall. There are more fresh fruits and vegetables and dairy products on offer than in most Canadian university cafeterias...
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baked potato and Caesar salad. After a hot mid-afternoon foot patrol, I was ready for all that. I wolfed down the meal.
Rest assured, Canadian soldiers and even journalists working in remote areas of the district don’t suffer from malnourishment. The food is generally of excellent quality, and usually prepared and cooked on site. Full disclosure: We were served lobster tails the other night.
Tucking into that juicy delicacy, I laughed at the memory of a news story served up last summer by a reporter back in Canada. It was about a supposed dearth of food choices in Panjwaii’s forward operating bases and combat outposts. The story made it sound like the troops are half-starved scurvy cases who might enjoy one glass of fresh milk in their tour. The report got a lot of laughs out here, I recall. There are more fresh fruits and vegetables and dairy products on offer than in most Canadian university cafeterias...
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