• @[email protected]
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        366 months ago

        Yeah honestly aside from the poor broccoli that got boiled to death, most of those plates look decent.

      • @[email protected]
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        116 months ago

        Looks a hell of a lot better than what they served to us at school on base when my dad was in the military.

        In the late 90’s they used to have this baked spaghetti that was served in little squares. They were too hard to eat unless you poured water on it and let it soak for a bit. You could throw them across the room or bang them on the table and they wouldn’t lose their shape.

        I’m pretty sure the elementary and middle schools just reheated yesterday’s left overs from the chow hall.

      • @[email protected]
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        66 months ago

        It’s institutional food - a restaurant can serve 1500+ people if they’ve prepared for it. For example, take a college cafeteria - the food usually isn’t bad, even though it’s made in massive quantities

        Institutional food only comes into play when the institution takes the lowest bidder. Like most public school districts, prisons, and whenever else the state runs cafeterias directly

        It’s a small but very meaningful distinction

    • @pantyhosewimp
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      56 months ago

      If prison food is as good as those photos make those meals look then I just figured out my retirement plan.

    • @[email protected]
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      46 months ago

      Depends where you’re at. It’s been more than a decade but the cooks at my dfac in Afghanistan told us prisoners get higher grade beef.

      • @[email protected]
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        56 months ago

        bro, your mistake was eating the beef, instead of whatever the locals were making for themselves. there was always a long ass line for that shit, but it was always the best chow in the place.

        • @[email protected]
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          46 months ago

          Not enough time to stand in line. I was picking up chow for my whole unit and bringing it back so we didn’t get to pick what we ate