Sunday, February 16, 2014

The U.S. Military Is Working Hard To Create The Perfect Pizza That Can Last For Years



Military Scientists Developing Pizza That Stays Fresh for Up to Three Years -- Time

Designed for soldiers, the meal may be the perfect morale booster
Researchers at a U.S. military lab are getting closer to perfecting what some call “the holy grail” of food prepared for soldiers: a pizza that stays edible for up to three years and does not require refrigeration or freezing, the Associated Press reports.

“It pretty much tastes just like a typical pan pizza that you would make at home and take out of the oven or the toaster oven,” Jill Bates, who runs the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Massachusetts, told the AP. “The only thing missing from that experience would be it’s not hot when you eat it. It’s room temperature.”

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Update #1: Private pizza: Military meal that lasts three years almost ready -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Military Scientists Create Pizza That Lasts for Three Years -- NBC

My Comment: Darn .... it's late and I am in the mood for a pizza right now.

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