Army Diner Brings A Sense Of Home For Soldiers Stationed In Korea
A good meal is hard to come by when you are overseas and not familiar with your surroundings. Petty Officer First Class Demetrius Kennon takes us to the Sustainer Grill dining facility for a home cooked meal.
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Credit: PFC Insun Chang | PO1 Demetrius Kennon
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The US service men probably prefer fried noodle while the Korean counterparts prefer burgers and fries. People like to try new things.
@Raptorsified
4 жыл бұрын
@Rich 91 you right, Korean fried chicken is delicious.
@Obi_Gorn
4 жыл бұрын
@Rich 91 KFC is huge in Asia during Christmas time, especially in Japan
@AdventureFreak86
4 жыл бұрын
😆 I always would split my chow while in Iraq. Every morning I would get hardboiled eggs, and bacon on our side of the chow tent. Then I would go on their side and get chai, and that heavenly flat bread. I ate more meals with the Iraqi troops than my own 😆. I tell people all the time, the best way to experience culture is to eat it.
@andrewlazarz1071
3 жыл бұрын
Back when I was stationed in Japan my squadron had a cook out with our Japanese counterparts. All of us were eating the Japanese foods they brought while the Japanese were enjoying the burgers and hot dogs we were making.
@justinkim1272
3 жыл бұрын
@@Obi_Gorn im pretty sure the kfc Christmas thing is only for japan
I was stationed at Kunsan AB. On the Korean Air Force side there was a Korean cafeteria. I use to go there instead of eating at the dinning facility. I like spicy food 😋
@marcobaek1378
3 жыл бұрын
first of all, i served in the 27xx inf. div. ROKA second of all, ewwww Korean army food ewwwwww
@black_katusa1252
3 жыл бұрын
Same when I was at Camp Casey/Hovey I went to the Katusa snack bar more than I did the Defac I love Korean food mainly because I’m half Korean 😋
@vagabond142
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully, they had kimchi jjigae for ya after cold days! Nothing warms you up like spicy fermented cabbage sticking to the insides of your ribs (I love kimchi, I make it and ferment it myself at home)
I really like this coalition and mixing (for lack of a better word) between the U.S. and Korea. We see the US offering Korean meals to their Korean counterparts and the Korean soldiers wearing U.S. uniforms. It’s all interesting to me. May the U.S. and Korea continue their partnership
The brother at the end did the small respectful bow when serving the food. Mad respects
Thank you for your service! from korea
@MHM_246
3 жыл бұрын
South Korea is poor 👎🏻💩🇰🇷
Respect for US Army Cooks. 🇺🇸
@MHM_246
3 жыл бұрын
South Korea is poor 👎🏻💩🇰🇷 🇺🇸
@doc.l
3 жыл бұрын
@@MHM_246 The average american is in $50,000 of debt, and the US is in $28,000,000,000,000 of gross debt. We're not doing so hot buddy
@craigchastain7016
2 жыл бұрын
@@doc.l Inaccurate statements avail you nothing.
@chinesecabbagefarmer
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
That was one of the things that I really enjoyed about the Army...the food! In my opinion, the best food anywhere.
@cargoload1324
2 жыл бұрын
oh yeah? Even the MRE'S?
@TheVenominside
Жыл бұрын
Gtfo. What base(s) and when were you in? Were you a starving African before then?
@AnotheRFrog
Жыл бұрын
😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
I served in the USAF in the early ‘70s and the food at the mess hall was very good (and plentiful). I still remember being served a thick T-bone steak for breakfast. In addition to breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the mess hall served “midnight chow”. I gained so much weight eating all those meals.
@trex2092
3 жыл бұрын
In the Army in the late '70's also and it was always the place to stop in for a late-night meal, "Mid Rats" on the weekends. It was a shocker when I switched to the Coast Guard and we just called up room service on deployment, I kid you not. HC-130 and Falcon 20, we traveled a bit, and getting a meal late at night sometimes sucked. We put the bird to bed late and everything in the town we landed at was closed up, so yes it really was room service but I preferred Mid Rats to that.
@dustydison1883
2 жыл бұрын
Me too bud
@jspee1965
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing memories!
@lawrencevadman2918
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the Air Force, early 70s, as well, stationed in Taiwan, and the food was excellent, the dining hall won awards just about every year. Before that I was stationed in Italy and the food there was really bad.
@Attipatty
Жыл бұрын
@@lawrencevadman2918 Well its Italy :P What you expect.
I was stationed at Osan AB, ROK in ‘85-‘86 before South Korea was westernized and believe me there is a night and day difference. I worked on a combined ROK-US Team and they spoke a little English and I spoke no Hangul but we made it work. A ROK Lt wanted to go to the Base Theatre and watch “Out of Africa” but the theater was owned by us so he needed me to take him. He was so excited, it was his first big movie theater experience . We were standing in the concession line and I pointed out all the typical snacks Americans eat while watching a movie and I bought us a big bag of buttered popcorn, Milk Duds, Ju-Ju beans and Two huge Cokes. After we sat down and started to munch I asked him what was the usual snack that Koreans ate while watching movies. His answer “dried squid”. I almost spit out my Coke but I shouldn’t have been surprised because the street food there had a lot of squid, eel and other things that crawl in the bottom of the ocean. Anyway, it was a very nice time for the both of us.
@chinesecabbagefarmer
Жыл бұрын
That's really nice, man.
@diogeneslantern18
Жыл бұрын
Was Songtan Sally around in the 80s?
@BonnChnd
Жыл бұрын
@@diogeneslantern18 not that I remember, but Miss Lee’s McDonalds was.
@diogeneslantern18
Жыл бұрын
@@BonnChnd I have to be honest, my ex was an airman back in the early 2010s and I was always so curious about her time there. Unfortunately I'm not an American but I would have really liked to join the USAF had I been an American!!
They deserve the best meals
Damn Daniel, that mess hall food looks sooooo nice.
Shit their food looks more appetizing than the food from home.
@yohansosronugroho7641
5 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
@jordirex7711
5 жыл бұрын
I have to say in America you are used to fast food and a lot of shit with butter, fries and unhealthy fat. You should eat more like the mediterranean, more apetizing and much healthier.
Thank you.
0:17 🇰🇷 soldiers be like, "Don't mind me, imma just sneak in here for a 🍔" 😂.
@0wnageclan
4 жыл бұрын
Tianxiang Xiong lol
@Weptek911
4 жыл бұрын
They are probably KATUSAS Korean soldiers assigned to American units.
@Ghostrider6A
3 жыл бұрын
Weptek911 That they are. I still keep in touch with some KATUSAs from when I was over there.
@MHM_246
3 жыл бұрын
South Korea is poor
@doctorchaotic3415
3 жыл бұрын
@@MHM_246 looks like someone didnt get the belt when being raised up.
You folks Deserve the Best .
That beef noodles stir fry looked pretty good!!!
The country really take care of their soldier.
Small history here. my first memories, Okinawa. Dad was army I was all of 5 year old when we left. I was 14 when he retired, but the food, The Army didn't fuck around. I got all of the Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July and pretty much all the semi major holidays, to enjoy Army food from a mess hall. Made me question every Navy galley, except the Galley at Great Lakes. I think they may have retired or active Army cooks there, best the Navy had to offer.
Our military deserve the best!
Didn't realize Koreans and Americans got on so well. That's kind of nice to see.
I was stationed here the time they videoed this.
Stationed in Korea for a year in 2002-2003 Camp Stanley 2ID Divarty HHB. I love it. Best place to go if your a single
Cooks in Korea, everyone is happy and doing their job in a fairly safe environment. Cooks on deployment, You are now the ag to a gunner. Cause the infantry unit you are attached to is nearly combat ineffective. :) Go team.
Amazing 😊
Nice!
In India, about a hundred years ago ex military cooks and catering staff started setting up restaurants called 'Military Hotels' in some cities especially in southern India, ostensibly for former soldiers who had developed a taste non vegetarian dishes while serving in the Army but could not get it in their orthodox, vegetarian home towns. Ofcourse, they welcomed non military customers as well. Over the years they have become quite specialized in tasty non vegetarian food. Similar establishments in northern India are called 'Fauji Dhabas'
I recall the food in the Army DFAC at Camp Humphreys in Korea was very good. There was also a Korean café on post run by local folks and it was amazing.
I was trying to see if I was in the video but, no cigar lol.
I wore that patch back in '98. 61st Maint. Co. On Camp Kyle
god bless AMERICA for protecting us
@craigchastain7016
2 жыл бұрын
@NA 4 What's their alternative? Let the whack job from the north whom creates fake "peace towns", lives and luxury and throws his slacvs the scraps rule?
im ex Air Force and idc what anyone says, when I had training on army bases = best military food I ever had.
So random that I happened to click on this and the first nco talking was a guy from my basic training platoon. I ran into him in Iraq too lol
When I was stationed at Camp Howze.... the food was good in the mess hall - the "Meat Market" on camp or just right outside the Gate.
Always respected military cooks. 22 years (ret).
Team work great
Stationed at the Hump '06-'07. 3rd MI DFAC near the ville gate had the best food.
Why did this channel stop uploading videos?
Nice
Kwangju Korea had a small chow hall food was very good. Osan had good Chow too. I was in the Navy ,Squadrons had detachment at those bases.
MiliSource, what happened? It's been two years since you've posted.
Once upon a time I was at Camp Carroll, there was a roach on serving counter during lunch service... later at supper, there was a roach in the salad... after that, I didn't eat much at the DFAC except packaged food.
Thats some good looking grub
They pile it on, you wouldn't go hungry and that fish looks real good. Thanks for the show.
Looks like the best food in the World to me ! ,the only thing missing is a British cup of tea.! God Bless America!.
The best meals I ate in Korea were outside the gate and from the on-post Korean places.
Just can't get over the title and the picture is of KATUSA's sitting at the dining table - does it mean that KATUSA's get Korean food in Korea?
There were no messhalls like this when I was in.
Welllll im bout to join the us army just cuz of the food
Mashaa Allah ☝
So why did this channel stop posting
Ours was nothing like that in 1964/1965.
Nothing like eating in the CG’s Mess hall when possible.
Wonderful 👍👍👍😋
The food looks great. They eat better than I do.
우리나라도있내^^수고하십니다
This chow line is a far cry from when I served. ..For example: "How you want your eggs?" Id say "sunny side up" then the response was " You mean scrambled"
@hermanleeuwner5295
3 жыл бұрын
I like mine softly tickled with long nails.
@elifoust7664
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of green eggs too.
As someone from new zealand, weird but cool seeing that sign post
weird but somehow I often miss food from DFAC...
@goodputin4324
3 жыл бұрын
Dafuq?
Are you done with updating this channel?
the KATUSAs in our battalion were the biggest shammers lmao. Always going to "KATUSA Meetings" when there were tasks to be done, or on Motorpool Mondays
I was a DFAC MGR Camp Casey Korea
@doggysupper17
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks from Korea.
That’s a Squared away chow hall, outstanding!!! 62Gulf/91Mike (96 to 05)
I got out of orders 3 times from Korea lol. Thank god I never had to go.
@killernanny4315
3 жыл бұрын
I just got back from Korea... it was a good time. You would have enjoyed it.
Pretty good looking chow.
A cook with a Combat Action Ribbon?
19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Camp Henry, Daegu ROK
@dmlholdings1
4 жыл бұрын
Used to be the 19th Support Command when I was there in the late 80s
@doggysupper17
3 жыл бұрын
Respect from Korea.
them noodles look fireeee.
I’m getting hungry.
"Home away from home". Korean people making American food for Korean soldiers.
@user-vc4wm7xd1s
5 жыл бұрын
hahahahah so true but Korea pays for it soooo
@terryjp3050
5 жыл бұрын
your confused.
@user-vc4wm7xd1s
5 жыл бұрын
@@terryjp3050 what do you mean? 80% of the cost is paid by Korean Gov. The workers are Korean (cook etc)who are making American Food for Korean soldiers in American base (KATUSA).
@aarr3193
5 жыл бұрын
I didnt see any koreans cooking. I saw American service men and woman cooking
@JP-yk3vh
4 жыл бұрын
@Sono Luminescence Say hello to your OTH Separation!
Your meals are great compare to the JJAM BAP that I used to eat
Life is good if there's Tabasco sauce in the mess hall! Trust me!
4 жыл бұрын
Lol ,what is it with you guys and making everything taste like fire? I'm a Canadian and marshmallows are too spicy for me
@sergeantskrtskrt9594
3 жыл бұрын
@ I'm Canadian too! Did you get your extra three gallons of Maple Syrup yesterday? I heard there was a discount 0-0, Spicy and sweet is always good I tell you.
I kinda miss chow hall food. 😥
Served in Korea,1976-77. Camp Market, great Korean eats,good American fare.
nicht schlecht ❤👍❤
Imagine joining the army, making $2K/month, good food daily, free travel, all the Asians you want. Damn.
@tn1149
4 жыл бұрын
But 2K a month is barely any money.
@MiN-ow9fr
4 жыл бұрын
@@tn1149 Not in Asia
@kurousagi8155
3 жыл бұрын
T N I think that’s after tax effects and military people get free housing too. So 2K goes a long way.
Thank you for showing me this clean and welcoming US military chow hall.
Keep giong
can we come and try the food?
The daily gathering of the POGs colorized
@bearjew05
4 жыл бұрын
Regulation Bmi is non existent there.
@JC-fy8wh
4 жыл бұрын
Oh you mean the KZread comment section?
Better then school lunch
HHB DIVARTY Camp Stanley 2ID 02-03
Essa comida deve ser muito boa 👍🍲🍜
Military industrial complex hard at work.
Noodles should always be eaten with a little water to taste good and never fried or with excess water.
The food there reminds me of the USAF CHOW HALLS. The ARMY must have sent there cooks to USAF COOKING SCHOOL.
camp henry... Good place for KATUSA...
its not a good meal if your not being yelled at by a Sargent. just joking looks very good
✌👌💯
At home we get more than one starch and one vegetable and one protein.
Is this the Katusa Snack Bar?
Funny story...one time while in a kitchen, an engineer/tech inspecting a gas leak on one of the ovens broke the fittings. It let out this huge jet engine roar with a giant flame shooting out the back side.(the appliance, not the tech) He tried to swat out the flame with a broom. We all just looked over in stunned silence, when Chris yelled, "GET THE FAWK OUTTA THERE, THAT THING IS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!" That's when I realized it was time for me to get the fawk outta there.
where is the Kimchee???
At 1:10 you can hear the tv in the back grounds saying "and Im looking like a BITCH and Im a scary ass." Turn up the volume.
I miss the KATUSA Snack Bar!! I want some hot bibimbap..
When I enlisted it was called a chow hall. Reagan administration, cold war. Then Billary Clinton came to office. Not only did he strip the military's budget (screwed us over). He also brought in political correctness. The chow hall became the DFAC. Short for dining facility. Us cold war vets caught a lot of he'll for being slow to adapt to the change. But, a ten year habit isn't easily broken. Always respect your cooks. Chow Hall or DFAC. A military doesn't move on an empty stomach. All of the equipment and training in the world isn't worth a damn if the personnel are too weak to use it.
@spuds94bravo
4 жыл бұрын
94bravo MOS, SPOONS !! COLD WAR VET 87-90. 3rd Armored Division, West Germany. Hot chow is better than cold chow, especially out in the Field. Cooks Out!!
@TheBandana1969
4 жыл бұрын
Very much, very much. I have quite a few relatives and friends in the Armed Forces and realize how important good quality food is for the people in uniform
Man I miss the DFAC.......
Oh ok looks like panda express and Golden shitrall
I don't see any late nite meat supreme pizza 🍕✨✨✨
Patch looking like some akatsuki type shit lol
It's not a diner until there's a waitress that calls you "hun." Until then, this is a cafeteria. Just sayin'.