Learn English – What do you call an ad-hoc outside eatery for soldiers

word-request

What do you call the place/system where soldiers eat outside, with usually a few food carts with huge pots, and soldiers standing in line to receive food in their mess kit and eat it?

In French: cuisine de campagne, popote

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Best Answer

The general term for that, is field kitchen. There is an article about them, here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_kitchen . It also has some other terminology for referring to them.