What Did WW1 Soldiers Eat In The Trenches?  

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"Cocao goes down an absolute treat" *thousand yard stare* This man has seen some chocolate related atrocities.

"What did WW1 soldiers eat in the trenches?" _"...A sthew...."_ _".....A corn-beef sthew...."_

I swear all of these shorts feel like they were really recorded back in time

“You’re a Sergeant Cook Harry!” -Hagrid

Honestly, the packaging itself was quite interesting. No plastic required.

Props to the cameraman to travel to the 1917 to record this army cook preparing food for the soldiers at that time.

Lmao, the camera zoom in at the beginning makes me think he's an old Fallout or Elder Scrolls NPC.

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I love this guys energy, he must love doing this part in reenactments

I don’t care what it taste like. The way he describes all those dry rations are making me hungry 🤤🤤🤤

This fella is one hell of a interesting person He rocks the accent and rocks the looks too, beautiful

My great grandfather fought in this war and came back with PTSD and now I can see why.

Didn’t know Mario was such a good cook.

The lettering on the package itself is iconic!

The look of existential dread on the last frame is beautiful.

Marmite cube has totally peaked my interest I need to know more!

Very cool and informative! I love this!!!

As a french collector of the WW1, i saw the famous Tickler's Plum & Apple jellies !!!! ( 00:16 ) Thx a lot for that video !

Packaging from that era looks so much cooler

Great Job.. Love All the Old Tin's..!! From Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Love it ! The tin packaging is really nice.

I love the packaging!

Food was a lifesaver in the winter, and pleseant during the summer

Love these shorts! Very interesting!

This is the cutest 😍 Except for the WW1 part. 🥺

Absolutely love this chap. So charming

This is new documentary, thanks.

10/10 historically accurate👏👏👏👏👏💥

Loved it. I want to see more of this.

I love this guy.

'arry Pots, Sergeant. Cook Sergeant! 23rd London regiment

The slightly asymmetrical mustache makes it perfect

Idk why but now I would follow this dude anywhere he sounds so trustworthy

Loving this keep em coming

Couldn't help but smile.

This video is so well made!

What a Great presentation. Thank you

Intro felt like I was in Fallout Dialogue lol

Excellent video.

Fray bentos was not only a canned meat brand popular in the trenches but also the name of a British tank as in both situations it’s meat surrounded by metal

I could listen to this man talk for hours

I love you harry potts you are definitely invited to the cookout

Absolutely fascinating.

Awesome work preserving history!

i think hardtack was what inspired tolkien, a great war vet, to write about lembas bread, a near magical food

Your a Wizard Aaaarry.

This guy is so wholesome

I just love reenactors !! 🤗💖

Love the Joplin in the background!

Nice granddad shirt. I love detachable collars :)

You guys are great!

I want this guy to explain everything in my life

Out of all the British accents I find Cockney to be the most Intimidating

This is amazing.

Amazing collection.

" The Army marches on its stomach” is a phrase credited to Napoleon, but the need to feed a military on the move is a timeless concern."

I wonder what Bully Beef with crushed Hardtack biscuits would taste like if the beef was heated? I mean, it sounds good to an extent.

If this guy teacheda college course I'd sign up to it in a heart beat.

Meanwhile at sea it was Mutton and vegetable stew which was still the norm in WW2. However the Royal flying corp and later the RAF got real eggs and bacon for breakfast . The class system even survived so called war time austerity. The Ritz would serve you fresh best sirloin steak IF you had the money.

Thanks Luigi!

Y'all should really make ww1 videos ala mrs crocombe style. That's going to be a big hit

Dear Mum, Can I get a Happy meal ? your son, Some Soldier probably, idk

You’ve got Tchee, boolie beef, and steeeeeeyuuuuu

*Trench Fries*

I cannot hear hardtack without my brain adding a clack clack sound effect after it.

I love this channel

_Yer a sergeant, Harry_

Hard tack was often filled with maggots too

This guy sounds like he would be a good voice actor in COD

Before there was harry potter the wizard: there was Harry Pots the Cook Sergent

Harry Pots... Im amazed.

That bully beef is actually good i just cant find it now after i moved to florida

This guy looks like he’s skewered at least a half dozen krauts with his bayonet

Forgot about the rats, those were quite a staple part in soldiers diets during ww1

Props to the Camera man who went back in time with a time machine to record us this stuff.

This chap is so good at his job. Seems like an honest to god pre-great war englishman that is trying to make the best out of a nightmarish situation

Zooms in at the beginning like I'm in New Vegas talking to someone.

This guy is great 😆

I don't know why but this was just beautifully done

Loving the mostache

POV Mario going into war

You’re a wizard Harry 🧙

Even when I was in the Army from 2007 to 2012, we would find ways of making the MRE rations better. I would mix coco with the coffee so it was at least drinkable, and if you give a couple MREs to ANYONE who's been in the Army for long enough and I PROMISE you he will be able to do something with it that will surprise you. Just make sure one of them is NOT the 'Vegetarian omelet" one, that one may as well be dog food and isn't fit to eat.....lol.

In ww2 they had a thing called "Shit on a single" i don't know what its made of but my grandad told me about it since his dad was in the war

Whereas the officers would send back for the Fortnum & Mason Trench Hamper. Comes with all the essentials, tea, coffee, foie gras, claret, and a few luxuries like cocaine, heroin, and a syringe kit to while away the evenings whilst sheltering from the inconvenient boche artillery. Just ‘cause you’re going to war doesn’t mean standards have to slip!

I think the idea behind tea cubes/tabloids is you stir them into hot water to make a brew. Correct me if I'm wrong

I always thought that rations would hold a lot of sweets I can't remember which war but I was told that they wanted everyone awake and alert for as long as possible and obviously sleep would be a commodity in a trench so sweets would be plentiful at least as I've been told

It’s amazing to me that I, as an American Civil War reenactor, eat most of the same things in the field, about 70 years before they were eating the same in the trenches.

Literally Mr. Pearson's son

great vid!

The phrase "beef tea cubes" feels incredibly illegal

Dude OXO i love that shit

something funny about a british guy talking with maple leaf rag in the backround is funny

Amazing!

I've met this guy!

Imagine your a soldier wanting to eat but the rations and you just write to your mom for kfc😂

Mr. Banks during the war.

I want him to narrate in the next COD

A better question would be "What did the countries leaders eat back home ?" when the brothers and sisters and fathers sat in mud stinking trenches !