As the saying goes: the people take food as the sky, and nothing is important as eating. We can now eat the food we want to eat, and buy whatever we want to cook, which is particularly free and convenient. But in World War II, soldiers didn't have so many options for food, and they had specially customized military food. During World War II, because Japan secretly attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, the United States was forced to declare war on Japan, and the United States watched the fire from across the shore in the early days of World War II.
Therefore, during World War II, the weapons and equipment of the US military were relatively advanced. Of course, the food allocated to the US military is not bad. Because of the war, soldiers need to move positions frequently, and can only bring some items with a long shelf life, easy to carry, convenient and practical. So, the can was born.
According to records, the U.S. military ate a canned lunch meat called Spamm, which is rich in protein and nutrition, but the U.S. military is very disgusted with it. After all, the daily diet of the US military has a variety of meat, vegetables, fruits, sodas, as well as chocolates after meals, snacks, etc., and when you are not in a hurry, you can also drink a few sips of wine. Therefore, in the face of canned food, the US military that is tired of eating naturally has no appetite, and its evaluation is not high. But the can also accompanied the U.S. military until the end of the war.
What about the food of the Japanese army, which is also not bad economic conditions? It should be known that in the late Qing Dynasty, the Japanese army launched a plunder of China, and in the Sino-Japanese War, the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China and plundered a lot. All kinds of antiques, gold and silver jewelry are countless. With these riches, Japan entered a stage of rapid development, and then launched a war of aggression against China.
At that time, Japan, whether it was weapons and equipment, or logistical conditions, was very good. For the soldiers who went out on the expedition, a large subsidy was given, and on the meal, there were canned beef every day. Later, because of the large-scale invasion of the outside world, the money spent on food was reduced, and the canned beef began to cut corners, and the taste was much worse, which was disliked by the Japanese army. However, the daily food of the Japanese army is still very rich, because wherever the Japanese army invaded China to implement the "three-light policy", it robbed the local people of food.
Compared with the big fish and meat of the US army and the Japanese army, the food of our Eighth Route Army is very poor. Every day can eat a meal of sweet potato rice, a meal of noodles that are extremely happy, more often to dig up grass roots, dig wild vegetables to fill the hunger. The hungry, yellow-skinned Eighth Route Army, in order to drive away the Japanese invaders, still took up a large knife and fought with the Japanese army. In the case of weapons and equipment, insufficient food, and poor physical fitness, often killing 1 Japanese soldier, we have to pay the price of 4-5 people, which shows the cruelty and difficulty of the War of Resistance.
After the founding of New China, after decades of rapid development, we have entered a well-off society, and the hunger has long disappeared. Nowadays, people don't have to worry about the embarrassment of not being able to eat, unless there is a special reason. Today's stable life is bought with the lives of countless heroes. Therefore, we must cherish grain, remember the efforts of our predecessors, remember history, and do not forget the national shame.