What spices should I get for my long-term stockpile? 何のスパイスを長期備蓄に準備しておくといい？ For long-term emergency situations, spices will be like extra, bonus food. You’ll be OK without spices, but if you have them, you will feel “lucky.” If we cook meals, simply, it will be enough to use just salt or sugar. I already picked up vinegar, […]
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How good are umeboshi for our long-term stockpile? どうして梅干しが長期備蓄に良いのでしょうか？ Please picture, in your mind, the Japanese flag. Can you see the big, red dot right in the middle? Believe it or not, that is umeboshi! OK, I am kidding, but Japanese people sometimes make lunch boxes that look like a Japanese flag. We call it
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How good is miso paste for our long-term stockpile? どれだけお味噌が長期備蓄に良いのでしょう？ You must have heard of MISO once too, haven’t you? Japanese people love miso, and it is deeply rooted in Japanese life. Have you ever met a Japanese person who doesn’t like miso soup? You might even see Japanese people carrying instant miso paste when
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Why do I need to get alcoholic beverages for my long-term stockpile? どうしてお酒が長期備蓄に必要か？ Most people might not think of alcohol as a necessity, but which one do you think people would prefer to have in a long-term emergency: alcohol? or gold? I likely won’t need gold in a true emergency, but I might seriously want
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Why should we get vinegar for our long-term stockpile? もったいない！どうしてお酢を長期備蓄に準備しないの？ Vinegar has been used as an ingredient in cooking, as a household cleaner, as medicine, as a preservative, and as a drink to increase energy and promote wellness (The Vinegar Institute). It sounds pretty amazing, but how does it work in emergency situations? As you
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