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Nov 2023
39m 33s

How To Make A Battle-Ready Pizza

Dan Pashman
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How did the U.S. military create a pizza that soldiers could eat on the battlefield? Our friends at the podcast Proof from America’s Test Kitchen follow the five-year journey to create the world's most shelf-stable pizza. 
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