Enlisted Mess Video Transcript
– I’m Jessica Williams
and this is an Intrepid Minute.
The crew of Intrepid
worked long hours
at jobs that were sometimes
really tiring.
Feeding the crew
was an important job.
We’re standing right now in one
of Intrepid’s two galleys
where food was prepared
for the crew.
The men who worked here
in this space
worked about 15 hours a day
preparing 7,500 meals a day
for the crew.
The cooks who worked
here on Intrepid
tried to create menus
that would
be enjoyable for the crew.
They created theme nights
featuring foods
from towns where the sailors
might have lived,
like New England clam chowder
and Southern fried chicken.
They also had
international nights
with Asian food and French food
and Italian food.
And they also prepared
special holiday meals
like Thanksgiving turkey
dinner.
Some people consider the Navy
to have the best food
of any of the armed forces.
And we know from talking
to Intrepid crew members
that having good food
was important for them
in their decision
to join the Navy.
For more great stories
about Intrepid,
stay tuned for more
Intrepid Minutes.