ITALIAN PIZZA

Once a week we travel to the Italian special forces base to eat homemade pizza with them.

The food is incredible, but I am also amazed by their artistry. Here you can see some of the murals that they've painted inside their headquarters.

As each successive group of soldiers come in, they put paint their unit crests and sign their names to them.
Another unit crest with the names of the Italian soldiers who have served here in Afghanistan.

Note their cool tiger striped table. I have no idea what purpose it serves.
Here is their brick oven that I've been raving about. This is where they cook the pizzas
Here the soldiers are making the dough. Good stuff.
Here's their cook taking the pizza out of the oven. It has a thin crust and it's delicious. This is a great break from our cafeteria food and I look forward to visiting with them every week.

The Italians think that I am certifiably insane because I keep taking pictures of their food. Of course, the insanity developed long before that.

These guys were nice enough to give me one of their special forces t-shirts. Like I said before, what's the point of going to a war zone if you can't bring back a t-shirt to prove you were there??