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Scientists Create Pizza That Can Last Years

Posted by samzenpus on from the oldest-leftovers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center have created a pizza that can be stored for up to three years while still remaining edible. '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,' said Jill Bates who heads up the lab. '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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  1. the good news by Karl+Cocknozzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    The good news is that after three years it still tastes better than Dominos.

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    1. Re:the good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The better news is that now MRE's are apparently 'edible'.

    2. Re:the good news by GarethIwanFairclough · · Score: 5, Informative

      The better news is that now MRE's are apparently 'edible'.

      I never thought they were that bad to be honest. At least they didn't have the 'joys' of the "rocks and custard" (''Fruit' dumplings' in something that is supposed to be butterscotch sauce) desert* we Brits sometimes had in our ration packs.

      That said, I didn't have many MRE's, but the ones I did get were okay. That may have been down to luck, the advice of the US troops I worked with, or it may have been that I could stomach just about anything.

      But not the rocks and custard. That one was just fucking minging.

      *As in, "likely to cause desertion".

      Link showing what a typical British ration pack looked like a few years ago; http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/24...

  2. Re:Three Years? by Deadstick · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Spaghetti MREs are pretty good after three years.

    I know guys who actually like MREs, and bought their own supply for hunting trips after the left the service.

    Many sporting-goods stores stock MREs. Not bad compared to a lot of camping food.

    I went on a field exercise in 1961 with K-Rats packed in 1943...I'd have been delighted to have MREs.

  3. Re:I'd rather not. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . and then put the top and bottom halves back together to make a giant sub sandwich, wrap it in bacon to keep it together, dip it in batter, and deep fry it!

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