Food

Which dried foods are good for our long-term stockpile?   ” I know about dried beans. Are there other dried foods?” “Dried food needs a lot of water, right?  I don’t want to waste my water in an emergency.” “I imagine that dried food tastes bad…  Can I really eat it?”   First of all, […]

Which pasta and dry noodles are best for our long-term emergency stockpile?   “Pasta is good, my whole family can eat it!!” “Pasta and dry noodles need a lot of water, right? Is it possible to cook it in an emergency?” “I know about pasta, but I don’t know much about other types of noodles…”

Flour for our long-term emergency stockpile?   “Do I really need flour?” “Which kind of flour do I need to get?” “I don’t know how to use flour in an emergency situation.”   There are many ways to use flour:  bread, pasta, noodles, cookies, crackers, cakes, cereals, etc.   But do you expect you’ll be

Mochi for our long-term emergency stockpile.   “What is Mochi?” “What is kiri mochi?” “Really?  Can we keep Mochi?” “I don’t know how to eat Mochi…”   You may have seen mochi in the freezer section of your local grocery store.  Everybody here in the United States thinks mochi is a sweet dessert, like mochi