Food in the dorm was so bad you HAD to eat the veggies..... I remember my first taste of broc/rice/cheese casserole........ liked the rice and cheese, the bits of green stuff were a bit weird but ok...... eventually I realized the pattern: broccoli served, next night broccoli with cheese, next night the remainder was mixed with rice........lol By the end of the semester I could eat raw broccoli..........
Along toward the end of my 4 years (1973-1977) the USMC mess halls were starting to try and serve "ETHNIC" foods, like tacos, etc. One day they had "soul food" day. There were black eyed peas, turnip greens, fried chicken and many other "Southern" foods. I was in "hog heaven" finally. A Yankee friend of mine was with me and was ecstatic to find "Hot Buttered Noodles" in the chow line and ordered the server to give him DOUBLE HELPING!.................A few minutes later he was introduced to the wonderful world of CHITLINS!.................