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In the initial phase of incarceration, meals were rudimentary, often composed of canned Army rations, and served in unfinished facilities, causing chaos during meal times. As the camps filled, food lines developed, with quality varying significantly depending on who was cooking that day. It was not uncommon for meals to involve ingredients foreign to their traditional diets, like mutton or canned foods, resulting in a mashup of flavors that diverged vastly from their culinary roots.