Originally Posted By: Pete
Actually ... there's one other thing that we take for granted. We're all assuming that people will actually EAT the food that they are given.

The truth is that we have been spoiled in the West, and we are used to having food "our way". If it doesn't taste like what we like - we reject it. This is not a trivial issue.


Valid point. I have read for years how "hot sauce" in some form is invaluable in getting rough-and-ready chow from bowl to stomach. A lot of suggested "third world" kits include spices as necessities.

Perhaps some pre-trip experimentation and training might help team members find a "new equilibrium" that's acceptable? A few pre-trip teambuilding overnights, with food and suitable libations, may just make the difference. My $0.02.