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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
Does anyone know what that tough looking meat (or whatever) was that the officer was eating during the earlier dining scene in Das Boot? The meal when they were discussing him working on the plantation in Mexico. That meat looked better than Schweinskopfsülze, but tough! 
And yeah it's always a hoot reading about how bad the food situation was aboard U-Boats - In one report I read, a captured Norwegian was horrified that the U-Boat's bacon ration was filled with white worms - and the crew devoured it anyway. 
While researching for WWI I found out sometimes U-Boats would land in Ireland and trade items for sheep to slaughter - the fresh mutton was much preferred to the stale food on board. Not sure if this was ever done in WWII; I suppose by then with more aircraft around it was considered too hazardous. |
Just re watched Das Boot (this time.. was actually able to locate the Director's cut, not the release that was put out to general theaters..) Almost 4 hours long... whew... but, was enjoyable, none the less. Only complaint I had about it, was that the caption crapped out on Me a couple of times... leaving Me in the dark as to what was said. I ended up, finally locating in the captioning sources line up, a set up that didn't crap out on Me, til near the final few minutes & by then.. wasn't really any dialogue, so no bit loss.
I believe that meat, was some form of ham.. as near as I can tell, because (can't recall right off which of the others at the table, said it... though table is too generous, considering the size of it in the cramped space there. Any way, that 1 guy, makes a remark to the 1st officer of swine or pig, as I recall in asking how they liked it.. I think. Or, may have been making a wise crack about the 1st officer... as the 1WO was often referred to as being a tight arse follower of the party. Party, of course, well understood as to what is meant there.
Particular, was that scene on board the 'Wesser' when they stopped off at Vigo, to resupply to make the attempt to pass through the Strait into the Med. When the Captain of the Wesser, mistook the 1WO, as being the skipper of U-96.
M. M.
