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From Our Own Correspondent: Food for the troops

26/04/2013

Food for the troops

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Food for the troops

Underseasoned truffles in Libya; a gourmet revolution for the British military.

The Libyan Army Major with a nose for desert truffles, and the British armed forces celebrate their culinary achievements.

Two tales of food in the forces - Rana Jawad asks what Libyan truffles can tell us about the country's new army and Jake Wallis Simons has been finding out what beef koftas, rosewater couscous and grassroots diplomacy have in common.

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