EP 41: Brothers in Spoons: Odd Intersections of Food, Military, and War

<p>In today’s As We Eat episode, Leigh and Kim explore how the realms of food and military intersect, both in times of war and in times of peace.</p><p>From ration cards on the home front to ceremonial cauldrons wielded by the Janissary Corps in the Ottoman Empire, the power of food affects how we grow, prepare, eat, and organize our military.</p><p>In times of peace and in times of war, food becomes of paramount interest and influence. We reflect on wartime tactics that control and reuse precious food commodities on the home front while also keeping soldiers well fed and their tools well-greased. We also discover the storied history of the Janissary Corps - elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire whose regiments rallied around a bronze <em>kazan</em> (ceremonial cauldron) in a reflection of the value that food plays in a soldier’s life.</p><h4><strong>Sources We Found Helpful for this Episode </strong></h4><p><a href="https://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/kitchen-table/" rel="nofollow">Kitchen Table Conversation</a></p><p><a href="https://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">Oxford Food Symposium</a></p><p><a href="http://www.xenophon-mil.org/milhist/modern/janizar.htm" rel="nofollow">The Janissaries</a></p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-did-janissaries-eat" rel="nofollow">Being an Ottoman Janissary Meant War, Mutiny, and Baklava - Gastro Obscura</a></p><p><a href="https://militaryhistorynow.com/2017/03/24/the-fighting-messmates-the-curious-role-of-food-in-turkeys-legendary-janissary-corps/" rel="nofollow">The Fighting Messmates - The Curious Role of Food in Turkey&#39;s Legendary Janissary Corps - MilitaryHistoryNow.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/topic_id/7/id/72/" rel="nofollow">Did You Know: Food History - Cooking and Soldiering in the Ottoman Empire</a></p><p><a href="http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/food-and-social-life-2/ceremonial-and-celebratory-meals-21.html?PagingIndex=5" rel="nofollow">Kitchen Organization, Ceremonial and Celeb