Japan has the potential for disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.
(See my blog on the recent typhoon if you like!)

I have lived in Tokyo so far and have not been directly affected,
I have been preparing for disasters, though I have not been directly affected.

I have a stock of “preserved foods” with a long shelf life,
I have tried some of them and would like to share them with you.

When we think of preservative food, we think of Canned foods and dried foods that can be eaten immediately after opening, and jarred foods such as pickles and jams,pickles, jams, and other jarred foods.

In an emergency, you can’t help but endure and eat these things for a few days, But if possible, you will want to eat a hot meal. But the staple food of the Japanese is rice, So, of course, we need water and electricity to eat it.

That is why Japan has “Alpha Rice.(Do you have this in your country?)This “Alpha Rice” is rice that can be eaten without using fire power.
All you need is water.

When you look it up, it seems that this Alpha Rice was originally developed by the old Japanese army, which commissioned a company called Onishi Foods.

The Alpha Rice I purchased from Amazon.com also happens to be made by the same company!
There are 10 types of rice available, and I will give my personal comment on each one.

In order from the top left
1 Wild Vegetable Okowa　
This is a glutinous rice with mushrooms and wild vegetables, which also contains glutinous rice.
Most Japanese people like this dish. It is like grandma’s cooking.
2 Matsutake mushroom rice
This rice has the aroma of matsutake mushrooms, which are a high-class mushroom. It is delicious with carrots and other ingredients.
3 White rice
White rice. If you eat it with canned fish, it is already enough for a set meal.
4 Ume-gayu
There is a dish called “porridge,” which is cooked with more water than when cooking rice.
When you are sick with a cold, you may take porridge as a gentle food for your stomach.
It is good to have porridge for emergencies.
5 Dry curry
Curry flavored rice. Since alpha rice is dry, I thought dry curry would go well with it.
6 Inaka Gohan
This is similar to Matsutake mushroom rice. It contains mushrooms like shimeji mushrooms instead of matsutake mushrooms.
7 White rice gruel
There are two porridge series.
8 Gomoku Gohan
This type of rice is similar to matsutake mushroom rice and country rice. 5 kinds of vegetables are included in this rice.
9 Chicken rice
This rice is based on tomato ketchup. It contains chicken. This is also a familiar taste to Japanese people.
10 Shrimp Pilaf
It is based on butter and consommé flavor, and the ingredients include shrimp, corn and parsley, making it colorful.

This is a long list, but these are just a few of the varieties.

This is country rice.

To make it, open the bag and take out a spoon or something inside.
Take out a spoon or something inside.
All you have to do is add water.

If you can make hot water, wait 15 minutes and it is ready.

I’ve tried a few of these.
I think all of them are surprisingly tasty when considered as preserved food.
In addition, when I think about emergencies again
I don’t need any cooking utensils,
It is important that you don’t need cooking utensils or dishes.
I was able to think that this is a necessary condition for preservable food that can be used in an emergency.
I was able to think that it is a necessary condition for preserved food that can be used in an emergency.

It is also important that it takes up little space when stored,
Because it is compact and light, this alpha rice is also used by mountain climbers and in polar regions such as Antarctica.

Typical Japanese meals are, Rice, fish, and miso soup.
Alpha rice, canned fish, and miso soup are all you need for a perfect meal!

I am located in the northern part of Tokyo and have yet to experience a natural disaster.
However, we cannot predict when and what kind of things will happen, so I would like to continue to be prepared.