Because of the different nature of work and working environment, it is decided who will eat several cookers. The cost of meals in the navy is generally higher than that in the army because of environmental reasons; Pilots are taller because of the nature of their work.

A kind of stove: soldiers, officers who eat with soldiers, national defense construction teams and border guards and troops stationed on the island, living in difficult conditions.

Second-class stoves: tank and self-propelled artillery repair unit, tank and self-propelled artillery unit, aviation maintenance brigade, troops stationed in plateau area.

Three types of stoves: surface ship personnel and flight school students.

Four types of stoves: conventional submarine personnel, aviation aircrew and nuclear submarine personnel.

Take an ordinary company lunch menu as an example: dry-roasted crucian carp, stewed chicken with potatoes, shredded potatoes in vinegar, mapo tofu, lettuce slices, fried rapeseed with vegetables, three fresh soups,-six dishes and one soup, and northeast rice as the staple food. In addition, everyone has an apple. Soldiers have a jingle: "breakfast nutrition, Chinese food quality, dinner adjustment." Since the reform and opening up, the PLA's food standards have undergone more than 20 reforms.

It is said that China spends one billion yuan on soldiers' meals every year.