What does the pizza MRE taste like? Troops try the long-awaited ‘holy grail’ of military rations
In anticipation of the long-awaited rollout of the Meal, Ready to Eat pepperoni pizza, Stars and Stripes flew several of the military ration’s main pizza entrees into Afghanistan for taste tests with the troops. Here's what they had to say.
By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: September 6, 2018
KABUL, Afghanistan — It took more than 30 minutes to arrive, but the pizza was coming from Massachusetts, via Ramstein Air Base in Germany and Bagram Air Field, to the Afghan capital.
Plus, unlike Domino’s, it’s got a three-year shelf life.
In anticipation of the long-awaited rollout of the Meal, Ready to Eat pepperoni pizza that’s been called “the holy grail of MREs,†Stars and Stripes flew several of the military ration’s main pizza entrees into Afghanistan for taste tests with the troops.
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