This article uses a diary kept by a First World War soldier, Vince Schürhoff, to explore the British Army’s food culture. It examines his journey through seven food contexts, the evolution of his cooking and consumption, and interaction with French food culture. This microhistory of everyday life demonstrates the centrality of food in the men’s lives both emotionally and socially as well as physiologically. Additionally, it provides valuable insights into the relationships that formed around eating between the soldiers themselves and also with civilian providers. His rich account confirms the role of food as a key factor in the men’s expression of the sometimes-shocking differences between military and civilian worlds.

本文使用第一次世界大战士兵 Vince Schürhoff 的日记来探索英国军队的饮食文化。它审视了他在七种食物背景下的旅程、他烹饪和消费的演变，以及与法国饮食文化的互动。这段日常生活的微观历史证明了食物在男人的情感、社交和生理生活中的中心地位。此外，它还提供了宝贵的见解，让我们了解士兵之间以及与平民提供者之间围绕饮食形成的关系。他丰富的叙述证实了食物的作用是男人表达军事和平民世界之间有时令人震惊的差异的关键因素。