As we all know, the navy's food has always been better than the army's, but if there is a very big difference, it is the Japanese navy and the army. In the food during World War II , there has always been a saying that "the navy eats meat and the army eats grass" This statement is enough to see the huge difference between the Japanese navy and army.
The navy chef is busy with a feast
During World War II, in addition to the basic meals, the Japanese Navy also had additional food for cadets and recruits to improve their food treatment, and even night snacks, which is similar to the Army Red Deer Compared with them, they were simply blessed to heaven. While the Japanese soldiers were still snatching chickens from fellow villagers to improve their food supply, the navy red deer were already vomiting all kinds of meat. This treatment was truly as good as heaven and earth.
Army eating rice balls
Basic food treatment
For the navy's food, Japan has formulated detailed food standards, based on the food of Japanese submarines officers and soldiers. You can take a look at the specific division of food:
Basic food : Serving on ships Meals for ordinary service members of land and land forces;
Replacement of meals : Replace part of the basic meals with appropriate rations;
Increase meals : Introduced for new students and recruits For meals, a certain amount of food will be added to the basic meal. If the submarine is submerged for more than 4 hours, a certain amount of additional food will also be provided.
Late night snack : Late night snack is provided from 10pm to 4am if you are sailing, and from 9pm if you are in battle.
Navy recruits’ meal
Main food
Generally speaking, The navy’s basic food has 3360 calories, while the submarine’s food is a little higher, reaching 3629 calories . Considering that you cannot exercise in a submarine, In order to prevent soldiers from eating foods that are too high in calories and cannot be consumed effectively, low-calorie and highly nutritious foods are specially provided.
Navy photo
But no matter what, the meals of the Japanese navy and army are much higher than the average family meals in Japan. Especially the Japanese navy is famous for being particular about food and drink. There are fish and meat in the daily meals that ordinary families cannot find. Food to eat every day.
Food for submarine officers
A submarine will provide the basic food needed for 95 people in 60 days during combat. However, because the submarine refrigeration equipment at that time was not very mature, as long as it was stored in the cold room ten days after leaving port, Fresh food will deteriorate and go bad, and fresh water will be produced by using the waste heat of the engine to power the water-making equipment.
Basic naval meal standards
Staple food: meter 6 in one (one is about 0.18 kilograms)
Non-staple food: 180 grams of meat, 50 grams of fish, 300 grams of vegetables, three pinches of salt
Submarine food standards
Staple food: Rice, rice and wheat rice
Non-staple food: Various vegetables, chicken, canned food (red rice, five-eye rice, Inari sushi, cakes, boiled vegetables, adzuki bean porridge, etc.), dried vegetables (dried radish, etc.)
Night food: arrowroot powder, sugar, dry bread, sugar, raw bread, tea, juice powder and honey beans etc. (Due to the uncertainty in combat, the time for providing meals is relatively confusing, and there is no unified standard. Basically, the above food is mixed)
Meals on the submarine
Daily meals on the Yamato The daily meals on the ship reveal the daily meals of the Japanese Navy.
Yamato
storage : Yamato generally stores three months’ worth of food, including fish, pork and beef, ham, eggs, dairy products, fresh vegetables, fruits, rice and wheat, flour, dried fish, miso, soy sauce, Pickles , sugar, etc. . It is best to store them in categories according to the difficulty of storage.
Liquor : There are various kinds of liquor on the Yamato to meet the daily needs of the officers and soldiers, most of which are sake . These sakes are "Kaga Tsuru" from Hiroshima and Hyogo Prefecture "Glaurel Crown", in addition to local sake, there are also various foreign wines on the Yamato, especially whiskey , the brands are basically imported "Johnny Walker ".
The standard Johnny Walker cigarettes
cigarettes: Tobacco and alcohol are not separated. In addition to alcohol, the Yamato also provides a variety of cigarettes, all of which are well-known in Japan "Rising Sun", "Golden Bat" and "Yu" , However, soldiers need to buy cigarettes, etc., but they are very cheap, basically costing 7 yuan a pack. If a soldier needs it, the squad leader will be notified, and the squad leader will hand it over to the canteen, and the next day they will purchase it and deliver it to the squad leader. Distribute it.
The Golden Bat brand cigarettes that are popular in Japan
Commissary : On the Yamato, there is also a commissary. If you are not full for dinner, you can buy some food here as a midnight snack, including some baked bread and pancakes. , snacks, as well as toffee, Yokan , biscuits, sake, beer, soda, cigarettes, letter paper, toilet paper, matches and other commodities .
Dining of the soldier class
Naval officers like to eat a full set of Western food, but ordinary soldiers do not eat a full set of Western food every day, but some Western food styles are still available every day, among which Western dishes are basically Fried pork chops , Cream stew Chicken, curry beef and so on, Japanese dishes are traditional miso soup , fish, pickles and so on.
The Japanese Navy is known as the "Sea Food Factory"
Soldiers eat in groups of 15. The squad leader leads the soldiers to the soldiers' dining room to dine. In addition to dining in the restaurant, there are separate cooking places near each squad. Soldiers who went could cook something for themselves.
While eating
Usually breakfast is eaten at 7:30 in the morning. Most soldiers have breakfast rice, pickles, and miso soup. If the soldier is on duty and needs to get up early to blow the wake-up call, then he will go first For something to eat in the kitchen, the kitchen usually provides a variety of wheat rice and chowder rice made from fried tofu mixed with soy sauce and pickles.
If there is a battle, the kitchen will use rice and dried plums to make rice balls, and then use wooden barrels to deliver them to various fighting positions.
"Submarine" commemorative meal, including ham sushi, mung bean vermicelli with seaweed, pickled salmon, mustard beef and vegetables
Officers' meals
When it comes to the officer class, their diet and habits are very particular. However, due to the different levels of officers, high-ranking officers will eat in the wardroom, while lower-level officers will eat in the lower-level wardroom. Among them, the commander of the Combined Fleet will eat in his private room, with orderlies serving him.
Navy Captain Michio Kobayashi who led his fleet to severely damage the US aircraft carrier "Yorkshire"
Breakfast : usually is dried fish, seaweed, miso soup, pickled pickles, white rice and so on. If you want to eat a Western breakfast , you can tell the orderly one day in advance, and then the kitchen will prepare a pure English breakfast, including coffee, cereal, , bread, etc. .
Lunch: Lunch is a full Western-style meal, served in the order of soup, fish, meat, and dessert. At the same time, British dining etiquette is followed. No matter whether it is cold or hot, you will wear a coat to eat..
Even if there is an enemy attack, the music cannot be stopped during the meal.
Of course, the etiquette of the Combined Fleet Commander is more complicated. Five minutes before the meal, the military band needs to play various classical music and European and American pop music on the rear deck. Even during battles, this habit of playing music still exists. When the officers finish their meal and drink delicious black tea, the military band ends their performance. It is worth mentioning that many officers and soldiers will eat quickly so that they can enjoy the music on the deck.
Naval officers dine
Dinner : Dinner is mainly Japanese style, including raw fish sashimi, salt grilled gaki, steamed eggs, pickled vegetables, miso soup and other Japanese dishes . If docked at different places, the kitchen Some local dishes will also be available.
In addition, if the officers are not full, they will continue to order food from the kitchen, and the kitchen will add a few poached eggs, drizzle with soy sauce, etc. as the officers' second dinner.
Note : Officers must pay for their own meals when eating on the Yamato. Generally, young officers without families are basically moonlighting, while officers with families will save a little.
Generally speaking, the food of the Japanese navy is ridiculously high for the army, especially the Japanese soldiers on the Pacific battlefield . Because there are no supplies, many Japanese soldiers starve to death, and what is left is what they have to eat. What, eat grass, eat leaves, as long as it doesn't kill you, eat everything.
I was so bored.
When the army red deer were eating grass, the navy red deer curry beef were so vomiting, and even sashimi were tired of eating. Even some warships used soy sauce in World War II. In existence, life is extremely carefree.
