Flat : nm (abbreviation of ratatouille). Hot dish served to soldiers, coarse stew
Ratatouille, fricassee, mixed vegetables, meals, bad food, soldiers' food, soldier's soup, bad soup, rude stew.
« It's not soup, it's rata! ”(Military song).
Quote from British poet and novelist Malcolm Lowry (1909-1957): "Don't worry guys, we'll be home soon where some guy can have a decent, edible stink instead of that damn stuffy stuff made out of bits of paint and scabs, impossible to know exactly what it is. " in Below the Volcano - 1947