The Silence of the Lambs

"For the most part Iraqi cuisine is relatively simple fare, heavy on regional staples like pita bread, rice, and lamb. So when our commander, CPT Mac, decided to ask his Iraqi counterpart for a authentic Iraqi meal he was totally unprepared for what appeared in front of him.

His first inkling that this was no ordinary meal was when one of the Iraqis placed oversize bowls in front of each of the invited guests. Calling the cavernous dishes bowls stretches the definition to the breaking point – these curved plastic dishes were large enough to mix a batch of concrete in. Each bowl was carefully lined with steaming layers of pita bread, giving the impression the dining table was marred by great bread lined craters. Any reservations CPT Mac might have had about the strange bowls were countered by the excited faces of his Iraqi hosts, who were scarcely able to contain their ravenous excitement as the bowls were carefully laid out."
365 and a Wakeup