Dining Experience

lucky for you I didn't take pictures. Earlier this week we visited the mess halls of our Afghan partners down the hill. Talk about scary. Hygiene, nope, sure they don't have that word in the kitchen. Cooking is done over gas burner in 20 gallon pots, stirred with very large wooden spoons. Cleaning, I didn't witness it. After walking thru the second facility we were invited to eat lunch. Several of our group decided to disappear. The officer mess hall, was just that, a mess. They did brush off the scraps and began to set out food. Large plates of rice with beans and meat (no I didn't ask what kind). It was rather tasty, and the flat bread was edible. There were some plates passed around that I didn't try and nobody drank the water. We were with the General and his staff so I am sure we got the best they had. But after seeing it made, well it was a challenge to set down and dig it. Nobody got sick, and do appreciate our dining facility a little more.