In the year 2018, contractors working for the US government succeeded in creating a 3-year shelf-stable pepperoni pizza after many years of effort. This was one of many signs heralding the culinary apocalypse five years later.
@alexbuzzbee https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/army-pizza-mre-field-rations.html
I'll tell you, the milkshakes are amazing.
@finity I recently fell down a rabbit hole of MRE taste-test videos. I understand from an ex-military relative that they used to be much worse than they are now.
@alexbuzzbee yes. They used to come with ciggies, but now come with Tabasco for instance...
If you're interested in trying one for yourself, I recommend chili mac. And if you can get the jalapeno cheese packet you'll also be pleasantly surprised. Generation Kill covered this entertainingly:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Kill_(miniseries)
@finity I'm not particularly interested in trying any myself, at least without any other motivating factors. I find them interesting from a distance.