Royal Navy

Chefs from the Royal Navy will be joining us. Come and watch them prepare and cook dishes they would serve on board ship or in submarines. They will also show how ration packs are used by the Royal Marines when deployed or on exercise. Learn more about their role in the Royal Navy.

Navy chefs are responsible for the whole range of the Navy's catering requirements from cooking three to four meals a day for hungry ships’ companies, to catering for official functions including cocktail parties, formal dinners, buffets, morning and afternoon teas, and many high profile international and diplomatic functions. A Navy chef is expected to cook for anyone from the most junior sailor, to Presidents and members of the Royal Family.

They could be preparing a cocktail party to be held by their Commanding Officer while in a foreign country or preparing a high carbohydrate meal for a new recruit involved in intense physical training. They prepare meals at sea and ashore and may even cook 'in the field' on peacekeeping operations overseas.