Prince Harry's Challenge: Better British Army Food

By JULIETTE ROSSANT What is the most important thing in a far off land when you are battling the enemy? The answer is good grub. And who can provide good grub? The answer, for Prince Harry, is Jamie Oliver. Prince Harry has called up Jamie and British chefs to come up with better rations for soldiers living off army rations, brown MoD-issue boxes, in the field: I don't think you can screw that up – I'm sure someone would manage to, but bangers and mash with gravy in a bag would be awesome. According to the British papers covering the story, the rations are much like American Meals-Ready-To-Eat (MREs) and contain boil-in-the-bag meals including chicken tikka masala, a breakfast of sausage, egg and beans and the much-derided corned beef hash - nicknamed "corned beef gash" by soldiers. Last word is that Jamie has not been contacted directly, but will rise to the occasion if called on. Previous articles: Robert Irvine Affair: British Press No Foie Gras for Prince Charles Hunger's Anti-Twinkie: Plumpy Nut Emeri's Military-Only Contest Paul Prudhomme Seasons US Troops at Gitma Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging --> back to Super Chef