Islamic State fighters have been showing off their embarrassingly poor culinary skills on social media . Old British favourite fish and chips appears to be the most popular dish badly cooked by homesick jihadis in Syria and Iraq . Much of their terrible attempts at catering appears to be done with childish simplicity and little consideration for a balance diet . Soggy looking chips always seem to feature in photos , accompanied usually with an over-cooked piece of tough meat or an under-grilled fish . Salad rarely features on the dinner plates of most ISIS fighters , usually left behind as ornamental decoration . Soggy looking chips seem to be the most common side option , accompanying usually an over-cooked piece of tough meat or an under-grilled fish . Salad rarely features on the dinner plates of most ISIS fighters , usually left behind as ornamental decoration . Tasteless flat bread always seems to be another popular side dish . Easy to source from the locals , the dry bread looks distinctly unappetizing . On rare occasions better quality meat like crab is proudly shown off on social media by the members of the extremist group . Crab is considered haram ( forbidden ) according to some schools of thought in Islam . On rare occasions better quality meat like crab is proudly shown off on social media by the members of the extremist group . Crab is considered haram ( forbidden ) according to some schools of thought in Islam . The blue crab is seen as a rare treat for many of jihadis . Fatty chunks of meat and a few odd looking vegetables are crudely prepared for the a unit of savage ISIS fighters in Syria . Much of their attempts at catering appears to be done with childish simplicity and little consideration for a balance diet . Even McDonalds fast food have been smuggled across from Turkey to accommodate for ISIS fighters ' love of the hugely popular American chain . A delighted fighter , known only as Ghareeb , posted a picture of a McDonalds bag on his social media page . According to the fighter , one of his friends allegedly managed to bring in a bag full of five cheese burgers when they traveled into Syria . Starved of any variety in his diet , the fighter tweeted it was first time in two years since he last ate one of McDonald 's famous cheeseburger . Even McDonalds have been smuggled across from Turkey to accommodate for ISIS fighters ' love of the American fast food chain . Flapjacks , crisps and packets of cocoa powder all appear to be rare novelties for many ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq . Stolen rations have also been displayed on social media , with fighters taking great pleasure in sampling some of the finer foods given to Kurdish and other rebel fighter groups . Flapjacks , crisps and packets of cocoa powder all appear to be rare novelties for many ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq . Most of their meals seem to be washed down with an assortment of teeth-rotting sweet fizzy drinks . One fighter posted a photo of a whole fridge , packed to the roof with a range of cans and bottle of pop . Most of their meals seem to be washed down with an assortment of tooth rottingly sweet fizzy drinks . An attempt at making a cappuccino is shown off by one fighter on social media . Many jihadis seem to live off a poor diet of junk food and fizzy drinks . Ice cream and chocolate bars appear to be stuffed into the side draws of the fridge , in an attempt to keep them away from the Sun 's fierce heat in Iraq . Likewise dessert shops are shown off by ISIS in an attempt to try and normalise life under their brutal regime in Syria and Iraq . Poorly baked profiteroles are shown disguised with a thick layer of cheap chocolate , much to the delight of the starving fighters . Poorly baked profiteroles are shown disguised with a thick layer of cheap chocolate , much to the delight of the starving fighters . Dessert shops are shown off by ISIS in an attempt to try and normalise life under their brutal regime in Syria and Iraq .
Soggy looking chips seem to be the most common side option . Flapjacks cheeseburgers have even been smuggled by hungry jihadis . McDonald 's , crisps and packets of cocoa powder all appear to be rare novelties . Most food appears to be childishly simple with little consideration for a balanced diet .