We were in the Northridge earthquake in ‘94. We didn’t have electricity for 4 days. Most people shut off their gas, we didn’t so we could still heat things and neighbors were coming by and asking us to heat things and make coffee. We had friends from Thailand staying with us when it happened. We made rice soup with everything left over in the fridge so it wouldn’t go bad. We called it. Earthquake soup.
Sounds similar to a 4-6 day blackout we had, caused by a severe storm. My mother and grandmother both had woodburning stoves and we could heat water and food on those. I also learned how to toast a marshmallow by candle out of boredom.
@@MsLansones When the electricity finally came back on, the first thing I did was start vacuuming up all the stuff that was all over the floor that couldn’t be swept up. I couldn’t even get into my walk-in closet because the doors collapsed on it. We were lucky we had our friends staying with us to help us clean up all the mess. We were dog sitting at the time, and the dog got out because the gate flew open. Another dog brought it back to our house thank goodness. The aftershocks were the worst…you always felt like it was going to be another big one. We didn’t open the freezer the entire time the electricity was off, so everything in our freezer was OK. We were just happy our house got a green tag instead of a red one. 🙏🏻
I lived in Sylmar during the 71 quake, and Northridge in 94. In Sylmar, we were the only one's with a flush toilet for 8 days, courtesy of our swimming pool. Our house was unlivable after the Northridge quake. To me, the Sylmar quake was the worst, but that may have been because behind my back yard was the Sylmar Veteran's Hospital, and that (and Olive View) were tough to live with.
Japanese people know that when disaster strikes, safe drinking water is lost and food cannot be heated. If you eat only dry bread, your mouth will become dry. The water in your mouth is lost to the kanpan.Licking the candy produces saliva in the mouth, which helps to replenish the moisture in the mouth. In Japan there are many disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, so we have prepared emergency food and an emergency kit. Good food can help restore your energy when you are feeling down or when fire and water are inadequate. That is why the Japanese have increased the variety of emergency food and made it tasty.
We keep emergency food rations here in the Northern USA because you can be snowed in for weeks. I always keep the Japanese freeze dried soup cubes in my emergency rations. Amazing how much flavor and goodies are packed in those cubes. They taste like fresh made soup.
@@hoodyk7342 The thing is, in Canada they're able to support large snow crews because you guys get snow all the time. In a place like Louisville or Cincinati or other states further south where there's an ice storm maybe once a year, there's no money or reason to support a large fleet of trucks to do the same, so the repercussions are much larger.
Woah I didn't know you need to do that for earthquakes. I'm privileged to never have experienced one but having this emergency food when the world around you is shaking seems amazing to me I love it when you show us unique stuff like this
I live near Seattle, which is also earthquake prone. Are there sometimes public service announcements telling residents to have emergency supplies? Yes. Are emergency kits available at some larger stores? Yes, seen them at Winco and Costco at least. Do I actually have much in the way of set aside emergency? lol, no (but what I have on hand can be used as such)
Where i live ive only felt 4 earthquakes(michigan us) but it was quite distressing as it rarely happens here. But we have so many other weather related things that can happen so I do try to have easy to prepare and eat food and at least 6 months worth of basic food supplies on hand. Do I get accused of being a whacky prepper? Occasionally but my allergies to certain foods make it do much easier to buy stuff in bulk for home cooking. We lose power at least 5 to 6 times a year and while its usually only a few hours at a time there have been many 4 + days at a time outages too. I swear a squirrel farts and the power goes out. A friend toasted me about my 40 gallon water storage in the basement that exchange out every so many months but I have animals that need fresh water(about 5 gallons a day minimum) and it keeps me from having to rush out and get water from my daughter or mother when power is out. Also I learned years ago how to cook over open fire while we camped or hiked and having a way to cook your food never hurts either. Ive really wanted to pick up a few MRE or like these Japanese self heating packs just in case. It doesn't have to be an end of the world scenario to need a hot meal when there is no power. These would be good for winter slide offs in the car too. Sure you can call for help easy now but sitting in a cold car in the ditch for an hour or more -having a nice warm snack would hit the spot. Anyone remember those self heating cans of hot cocoa and hot coffees? We bought a bunch on clearance and kept them in the car just for those things.
Isn't only for earthquakes that this kind of food can save you, is in general to any disaster that can let you with the necessity of this stuff. I'm from Chile so i can heavy understand, although at difference between Japan we don't have this type of preparations, but yeah everything asides, hopes you never experience an earthquake, because trust me isn't the moviment that can be dangerous, is about how the constructions react.
Where do you live? Emergency foods are good to have in stock not only during earthquake, but also during flood, blizzard or heavy snow, long power outages/electricity blackout, pandemic, hurricane, etc basically unexpected situation which make us stuck inside unable to buy things from outside easily.
As a resident of California, having shelf-stable food and water for emergencies is very important. The danger and need is more for if the natural disaster does infrastructure damage and thus leaves people without utilities for a prolonged period of time and/or you are in a place it will take emergencies services to reach you. Even if you are not in a place prone to natural disasters having an emergency kit with first aid kit, anything that someone with special needs or disabilities would need, battery powered radio, bottled water (1 gallon or about 4 liters per person per day), non-perishable food that doesn’t require cooking, manual can opener, and flashlight would be a major recommendation. It could save yours or other people’s lives in the event of the unexpected.
It's good to see emergency meals that are actual familiar meals. For everyone- especially the elderly and children- this would bring a lot of comfort if there is limited power and difficulty getting fresh food.
I've never been in an emergency situation (and I'm very grateful for that!) but I feel the self heating one would be the most practical to stock up on, it provides you with everything, including the water and is small enough to fit in a bag/backpack. The other meal options were interesting but still required water to heat up/cook the food. I guess a lesson to take away from this is to make sure you've got plenty of bottled water for emergencies too!
Plenty of water bottles and also things like baked beans in a can etc food that can last for a while whit good nutrition's that you can eat without heating.
@@GicN Of course! The bread and cheesecake that was shown off are perfect examples of tinned food that can be eaten right away! I was just focused on the hot foods DB highlighted in the video, hot food can be great for morale even in a normal situation, like a stressful day at work. ^-^
Additionally, stock up on Sterno and a small camp stove in order to boil/heat water for the items. Sometimes, the food being hot can be as much of a comfort as the food itself, especially if the emergency happens in the colder part of the year.
I can't exactly explain why but these videos of yours always take me to my happy place, I think it's the way they are edited, they're so peaceful and calming
Can't ever have enough candies, gum or mints. While having some food and water is good, nothing beats a few sweet or minty treats to get you through hard times. They allow you to pace your next meal farther apart and give you a moral boost when stuff is looking bad. If you are making a emergency bag, remember to include straight unflavored sugar candy as it doubles as a sweetener for beverages.
These are all good, but my favourite is the beef bowl - every single thing you need for a hot meal even if you have no power or water supply. So good for keeping your spirits high. The other "pull string" self heating meals you've shown us on this channel would be great for that too.
That one self heating kit got so hot which was really surprising. I've seen a lot of videos with them but never seen any get that hot. A lot of the meals here looked really good and tasty!
@@djackmanson Indeed. I think the same survival/camping equipment companies that sell MREs and such also sell the heating elements by themselves in bulk.
That bread reminded me of those little Panettone cakes, right down to the paper wrapper and the consistency. Wonder if it tastes similar as well, just without raisins.
12:37 That's called a gusset bag. Having a bag that can stand up by itself might be a small quality-of-emergency-life thing, but it's still a nice little perk. I think I wouldn't have too much trouble adjusting to sweet Japanese ketchup pasta if I had to eat enough of it. Also, the ~650 kcal -- albeit mostly carbs -- gives it a pretty good food value for the serving size. I'd probably pair it with that Hamburg steak (~200 kcal) for a more complete meal.
Also a thing to think about...having the self-standing bag and an included utensil means less items you have to worry about having available or having to clean up/wash afterwards--which would be a lot harder to do in an emergency situation.
I have been storing emergency foods most of my life. You eventually have to eat them and replace them with newer ones. I really liked the ziplock self-heating meal.
feeling a little weird watching this while earthquakes are happening over and over here in turkey but still a very educational video :') coming back to this comment feels even weirder because its much worse to witness people die from the cold than earthquakes. what i learned again from this video is that such buildings should be built so that people could live in safety. so that they wouldnt try to escape from their own houses. Turkey witnessed two 7.8 and 7.4 magnitude earthquakes in one day, three cities are literally wiped off from the map. luckily am not from that area but it hurts so much when all you can do is donate food and other needs to the people in need. it just hurts too much.
it was the most traumatizing event that i went through in my life.we literally had to stay in a one room bunker,while the snow was reaching our knees. there were no beds,no proper seating area, toilet is literally outside of the house, no food,no blankets whatsoever. even the bunker wasn't ours,it belonged to one of my uncle's friends,thanks to god,he was really eager on helping poor people whom scared of going back into their own apartments. i remember not being able to shower for days, wearing the same clothes. we were 8 people there,me,my family and uncle's,taking turns on sleeping in case of any wild animals tries to approach the bunker. (the bunker was literally built on the outskirts of the mountain.) people were staying inside mosques with their children...gosh you had to see the whole buildings were dark and empty because people were too scared to go inside after the second earthquake ( i was inside the building when both earthquakes happened ) and a fun fact,this whole paragraph is only a small percent of the traumatic event that took place.
That Napolitan pasta is as you say, a Ketchup based sauce. It was a very popular dish in Japan back in the 70's and 80's before more authentic Italian dish spread within the country. I am not sure if you can find too many restaurants that serves Napolitan spaghetti anymore. Maybe a family restaurant like Fujiya may still have it. It was not something I enjoyed but it was quite popular.
Hello, big fan over here! I was wondering if you ever considered filming in different countries. I think India, Turkey, Mexico, or Paris are great places with unique foods too! 🏴
To be honest these kind of videos are needed these days Not sure if there is gonna be a huge war coming right up or Natural disasers first, Just thing going weird this year
Pick up hobbies that can help you in such times. Gardening, for food and preserved food. Sewing, because clothes, blankets, pillows, bags/backpacks are all hugely useful, and mending what you have is a massive benefit. Learning outdoors skills is nice, tracking might be helpful. But domestic stuff can be done in basically every home and can equally benefit most
Thanks you for the video!! Is still amazed me how prepared are Japan in contrasting to other places, is great to even have a variety of choosing to emergency food. Isn't only for earthquakes that this kind of food can save you, is in general to any disaster that can let you with the necessity of this stuff. I'm from Chile so i can heavy understand, although at difference between Japan we don't have this type of preparations, but yeah everything asides, hopes you never experience an earthquake, because trust me isn't the moviment that can be dangerous, is about how the constructions react. Always stay safe and if someone who is reading this with the recently news over what happened on turkey and syria, hopefully is everything going to be okey.
I have tried many different MRE/emergency food and I have to say that whatever you guys do to the rice is the superior method as it comes out pretty much exactly like fresh rice.
The canned bread is similar to the B&M baked bread in the can we have enjoyed in the US for at least 75 years or so. Made by the same company known for their B&M baked beans. It is a heavy bread with raisons and very satisfying. It is currently out of stock at our local Fred Myer here in Portland. I buy it all the time. The funny instructions are to open both ends of the can and push it out. I nuke it or 30 seconds with butter or margarine on it .
My grandmother used to buy it all the time and its better warmed up for sure. She would either butter and grill it like grilled cheese or put in her little toaster oven and put cream cheese on it. I always enjoyed it. Its quite sweet to me tho.
What is the shelf-life of the B&M bread? Probably 2 yrs, compared to the 10+ years for the emergency bread. It would be good for a prepper pantry, though
Love your videos dancingbacons and I'm always watch your videos and its so relaxing to watch and its so satisfying to watch and watching from Philippines 🇵🇭❤❤
Good video, but honestly speaking, stocking emergency food with a 2-year lifespan is rather useless. I see the use for camping, army exercises, etc. but for personal use you would have to rotate it too often. Also, these rations are for one person only, so just buying family-size cans of stew, ravioli, etc. would be much more price-efficient.
This just tells me I need to make sure I’m always stocked up on food and water bottles (and apparently unflavored candy as some comments mention) we have a lot of unpredictable weather and storms that can knock out power for days here. Last time it happened I was thankfully able to buy some hot food for my family who were at home in the dark and cold while I was staying elsewhere.
hey man I love the content I just want to say I love overlaying your videos with silent hill osts and zombie sounds (or whatever sounds I feel like) it really creates a new experience for me, I hope that isn't too strange and I also hope some comments can agree with me, but keep up with the good work, I especially loved putting the osts over the vending machine video, it fit very well at night thank you.
Those self heating ones I would use for dinner, and then use the heat bag as a source of warmth. If they stay hot that long you can use it to keep YOU warm.
I didn't know that. I am on a small disability pension and can't afford cable TV so I get my news from online sources. I had no idea that there was an earthquake in Turkey. 😢🙏
Wowza the self heating meal is sooo cool we have nothing like that here in the states ( that I know of) The bread rolls was also a cool surprise item! Thank you for sharing 😊
We do, they're just not commonly/easily available outside of either the military or survival/camping supply places. MREs have included the self-heating elements for a few years now.
Strictly speaking, it's not 'cooked', it's more hydrated. with the rice being glutinous to begin with. If you've ever seen 'overnight oats', similar idea.
You are so right about earthquakes. May blessings be send to the many suffering families of Turkey. Who just suffer a horrible earthquake. And it is always good to know that they're special Foods that's reserved for longevity. That is survival foods in the event of a disaster. One day, could you do a comparison between Asian Foods and it's American equivalents. It would be nice to know the difference between these two culture Foods. Thank you and God bless you always.
I love Kanpan. Mom gets something similar that's Korean and I used to grow up eating them. Same thing at least to me since food is food and I already know id enjoy it.
Your heat and eat meals are good except the ones that do not have the self heating bags. I work in search and rescue for the fire department and during an emergency most of the time you will not have power to heat water or to cook in the microwave. I did like the salmon rice you could do in cold water...again providing you have safe drinking water. I do with the American self heating meals would come like yours do with a packet of water and a heater that works so well. American self heaters sometimes work but more often they do not. I have had to teach my crews a trick to get them to heat and that is to add salt to the water and it will usually trigger the packet to get hot
That’s what I was thinking. Power goes out; some of these are not really “emergency” meals if you need to use hot to boiling water. I guess if you were desperate, you could just eat some of them cold as most meals like the beef stew are more so just warming them up. Emergency foods I think are more ones where you don’t have to do anything to prep. You just open and eat like the biscuits in a can.
Well, if you're stocking up on emergency foods like this, you could also get Sterno/small camping stoves in order to heat the water. Granted, getting the supply of water itself could be an issue. :-/
What interesting emergency foods, and to know they store so well, and taste good, is a bonus. We had MREs when a hurricane knocked out power and those...well they tasted awful, but everything you eat as a kid feels that way. I never forgot the feeling of helplessness, of not knowing when the power would come back. Always be prepared!
I'm betting they were the older MREs, which were more hit or miss on the flavors. More recent ones have the self-heating elements and such and are generally tastier, but it still depends on the flavor you get.
Out of all of them the one with the self heating pouch looks like the best, it has a way of self heating and water is already provided. The other ones that you must "cook" seems like it would be difficult in a emergency situation.
absolutely fascinating foods, it shows how necessity drives invention. also makes me glad i'm Scottish and don't really need to worry about needing stuff like that.
I love this channel always love watching... Never seen any of these before but of course because the us don't sell them well at least in my state maybe they do just never came across any. Definitely would love to try all of them and nice to have when we have bad snow storms ,hurricanes its always great to have just in case.
I know here in michigan(grand rapids area) there are several Asian markets and they occasionally have the self heating meals but they are pricey. Its the only reason I haven't bought any because I usually spend over $50 just buying ingredients to cook with and I'd have to leave out stuff to grab one(last I looked the hot pot one was almost $11 for one). They are available off Amazon but the prices don't get any better 😲
In my country we have two different kind of “emergency foods “ that for some reason become regular on the daily foods, first a thing called “Mana Hama “ direct translates to “hot portion “ it’s goes from instant noodles to instant rice, coscos, pasta and more, it’s the same as instant ramen just with more stuff in it and actually meaty stuff, not the best but when you are hungry it’s good, not the healthiest but it will fill you up, keeps forever and you just need water to make it (preferably hot but you can do cold and just wait) it’s just freeze dried foods like astronauts food. 6/10 the second it’s fish meal in a can, it’s some type of fish, usually tuna or salmon with some type of carb ( quinoa , rice, pasta, etc …) and some type of vegetable, in a can at a size of a tuna can, very filling, pretty healthy, tastes ok, keeps for years, and doesn’t need cooking.8/10
I actually love the idea of having things that are sweet included as rations. Morale is a HUGE thing when it comes to any sort of disaster or situation when this food is needed, so to have something sweet waiting for you would massively lift your mood, along with giving you a boost in sugar. It sounds silly when you think you could have something much more nutritional there, but in reality it’s more about being okay, having hope, and staying positive. A hot meal does this too, and that’s why I love those “just add cold water” meals. They’d also be perfect for a nice, filling hot meal that can be stored in a cupboard for a while and doesn’t need electricity, or even clean drinking water, just water in general depending on what you go for.
I actually saw the onigiri in the store and had to try it as well. Obviously wasn't the best onigiri I've ever had but it was surprisingly good considering all I had to do was add water.
I had no idea until recently how big a market there is for emergency rations in Japan. Here in the U.S. you wouldn't find this kind of stuff outside of an outdoors supply store.
you can find an emergency supplies aisle in most home improvement stores, bigger supermarkets, and even the dollar store. You can buy (overpriced) prestocked backpacks and crates to stash around your house. It's just something you do when earthquakes are commonplace and the "big one" is always around the corner.
Thanks for showing the shelf life of these. Vital information in chosing shelf stable emergency rations. Does no harm to spend $20 and have these ready to go.
Hey it's nice to see how the food looks now. Try these things a few weeks before the expiration date. I don't think it will be as enjoyable as it is now. salute to you.
What fascinating emergency foods! I think many people think emergency food and assume MRE or similar things. These were a pleasant and welcome surprise!
Let me just say how much I appreciate you demonstrating the food(eating) without smacking, or slurping obnoxiously. I do know that differing cultures have different standards for these things, but some TH-camrs take it way to far…
I lived in hurricane zone for about 30 years. We were told no food requiring refrigeration nor cooking. In the US I can get civilian MREs, buy I have to be careful about expiration dates.
Self heating meals would be immensely valuable during emergency situations, also canned canned soups and bread. Those who can hunt for themselves still can, but stuff like this tides people over for a long time. The only limit is how much you can stash.
Huh...I was kinda expecting more items with the self-heating elements (maybe there are more available, and you just didn't select them for this video). Several of them reminded me of various pouch pasta or rice items here in the US--though I think those are all meant for just the microwave, I don't remember there being 'place in hot water' instructions.
Cheesecake is nice ending. They sell cheesecake pudding cups here by Jello. It’s refrigerated and good. I tried it: lemon meringue and cherries. The canned is probably safer for weather disasters. I’m sure the cheesecakes taste much different 💝💝
"Naporitan spaghetti" is a Japanese specialty, which has nothing to do with Italy. Spaghetti are cooked so that they look like noodles and not real spaghetti, that's why they have that texture.
I have been in an emergency situation (droughts, as a kid. back in the 90's) and we only had 4 hours of water per day or so, 6 if we were lucky, always in separate groups of 2 hours each. We had to store a lot of water in the fridge, not just for drinking, but for showering and such (we heated the water in the kitchen). Seeing some of these meals come with their own water makes me think we could have used them a lot back then.
The first time I saw one of such videos from Japan, I was amused by the self-heating food packs. I googled how it was possible and found out that it's rather simple. They use Calcium Oxide in these boxes. Calcium Oxide when brought in to contact with water, will react to form Calcium Hydroxide, releasing an enormous amount of heat in the process. The Japanese put this knowledge in to something useful, and made self-heating bento boxes, which warms already cooked food, and even some packed raw food which are fully cooked using the self-heating method in around 15 minutes.
We were in the Northridge earthquake in ‘94. We didn’t have electricity for 4 days. Most people shut off their gas, we didn’t so we could still heat things and neighbors were coming by and asking us to heat things and make coffee. We had friends from Thailand staying with us when it happened. We made rice soup with everything left over in the fridge so it wouldn’t go bad. We called it. Earthquake soup.
Sounds similar to a 4-6 day blackout we had, caused by a severe storm. My mother and grandmother both had woodburning stoves and we could heat water and food on those. I also learned how to toast a marshmallow by candle out of boredom.
I remember that quake. I was a kid when it happened. Worst one I've experienced in my 40 years.
I remember and felt that quake. Wasn’t pretty
@@MsLansones When the electricity finally came back on, the first thing I did was start vacuuming up all the stuff that was all over the floor that couldn’t be swept up. I couldn’t even get into my walk-in closet because the doors collapsed on it. We were lucky we had our friends staying with us to help us clean up all the mess. We were dog sitting at the time, and the dog got out because the gate flew open. Another dog brought it back to our house thank goodness. The aftershocks were the worst…you always felt like it was going to be another big one. We didn’t open the freezer the entire time the electricity was off, so everything in our freezer was OK. We were just happy our house got a green tag instead of a red one. 🙏🏻
I lived in Sylmar during the 71 quake, and Northridge in 94. In Sylmar, we were the only one's with a flush toilet for 8 days, courtesy of our swimming pool. Our house was unlivable after the Northridge quake. To me, the Sylmar quake was the worst, but that may have been because behind my back yard was the Sylmar Veteran's Hospital, and that (and Olive View) were tough to live with.
Japanese people know that when disaster strikes, safe drinking water is lost and food cannot be heated. If you eat only dry bread, your mouth will become dry. The water in your mouth is lost to the kanpan.Licking the candy produces saliva in the mouth, which helps to replenish the moisture in the mouth.
In Japan there are many disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, so we have prepared emergency food and an emergency kit. Good food can help restore your energy when you are feeling down or when fire and water are inadequate. That is why the Japanese have increased the variety of emergency food and made it tasty.
I was wondering why the crackers came with candy ! seemed like a weird combo at first, but that’s super smart
can u send me one :D
That's very thoughtful and cool.
We keep emergency food rations here in the Northern USA because you can be snowed in for weeks. I always keep the Japanese freeze dried soup cubes in my emergency rations. Amazing how much flavor and goodies are packed in those cubes. They taste like fresh made soup.
What brand of the soup cubes do you use?
@@Verlopil Amano is my favorite
Where are you, cuz im in canada and we dont need to do that, they clear the roads
@@hoodyk7342 The thing is, in Canada they're able to support large snow crews because you guys get snow all the time. In a place like Louisville or Cincinati or other states further south where there's an ice storm maybe once a year, there's no money or reason to support a large fleet of trucks to do the same, so the repercussions are much larger.
Ooh I'll have to keep that in mind. I live in the North too and our emergency foods SUCK.
Woah I didn't know you need to do that for earthquakes. I'm privileged to never have experienced one but having this emergency food when the world around you is shaking seems amazing to me
I love it when you show us unique stuff like this
I live near Seattle, which is also earthquake prone. Are there sometimes public service announcements telling residents to have emergency supplies? Yes. Are emergency kits available at some larger stores? Yes, seen them at Winco and Costco at least. Do I actually have much in the way of set aside emergency? lol, no (but what I have on hand can be used as such)
Where i live ive only felt 4 earthquakes(michigan us) but it was quite distressing as it rarely happens here.
But we have so many other weather related things that can happen so I do try to have easy to prepare and eat food and at least 6 months worth of basic food supplies on hand.
Do I get accused of being a whacky prepper? Occasionally but my allergies to certain foods make it do much easier to buy stuff in bulk for home cooking.
We lose power at least 5 to 6 times a year and while its usually only a few hours at a time there have been many 4 + days at a time outages too.
I swear a squirrel farts and the power goes out.
A friend toasted me about my 40 gallon water storage in the basement that exchange out every so many months but I have animals that need fresh water(about 5 gallons a day minimum) and it keeps me from having to rush out and get water from my daughter or mother when power is out.
Also I learned years ago how to cook over open fire while we camped or hiked and having a way to cook your food never hurts either.
Ive really wanted to pick up a few MRE or like these Japanese self heating packs just in case.
It doesn't have to be an end of the world scenario to need a hot meal when there is no power. These would be good for winter slide offs in the car too. Sure you can call for help easy now but sitting in a cold car in the ditch for an hour or more -having a nice warm snack would hit the spot.
Anyone remember those self heating cans of hot cocoa and hot coffees? We bought a bunch on clearance and kept them in the car just for those things.
Isn't only for earthquakes that this kind of food can save you, is in general to any disaster that can let you with the necessity of this stuff.
I'm from Chile so i can heavy understand, although at difference between Japan we don't have this type of preparations, but yeah everything asides, hopes you never experience an earthquake, because trust me isn't the moviment that can be dangerous, is about how the constructions react.
Where do you live?
Emergency foods are good to have in stock not only during earthquake, but also during flood, blizzard or heavy snow, long power outages/electricity blackout, pandemic, hurricane, etc basically unexpected situation which make us stuck inside unable to buy things from outside easily.
As a resident of California, having shelf-stable food and water for emergencies is very important. The danger and need is more for if the natural disaster does infrastructure damage and thus leaves people without utilities for a prolonged period of time and/or you are in a place it will take emergencies services to reach you. Even if you are not in a place prone to natural disasters having an emergency kit with first aid kit, anything that someone with special needs or disabilities would need, battery powered radio, bottled water (1 gallon or about 4 liters per person per day), non-perishable food that doesn’t require cooking, manual can opener, and flashlight would be a major recommendation. It could save yours or other people’s lives in the event of the unexpected.
It's good to see emergency meals that are actual familiar meals. For everyone- especially the elderly and children- this would bring a lot of comfort if there is limited power and difficulty getting fresh food.
I've never been in an emergency situation (and I'm very grateful for that!) but I feel the self heating one would be the most practical to stock up on, it provides you with everything, including the water and is small enough to fit in a bag/backpack. The other meal options were interesting but still required water to heat up/cook the food. I guess a lesson to take away from this is to make sure you've got plenty of bottled water for emergencies too!
Plenty of water bottles and also things like baked beans in a can etc food that can last for a while whit good nutrition's that you can eat without heating.
@@GicN Of course! The bread and cheesecake that was shown off are perfect examples of tinned food that can be eaten right away! I was just focused on the hot foods DB highlighted in the video, hot food can be great for morale even in a normal situation, like a stressful day at work. ^-^
Additionally, stock up on Sterno and a small camp stove in order to boil/heat water for the items. Sometimes, the food being hot can be as much of a comfort as the food itself, especially if the emergency happens in the colder part of the year.
You're right, I feel like even with small portions, warm food can make you feel fuller than cold food
I can't exactly explain why but these videos of yours always take me to my happy place, I think it's the way they are edited, they're so peaceful and calming
The self heating ones fascinate me, but I would love to try any of the cool emergency foods you showed! 😃👍😋
That's the most best food but it might not have a very long shelf life
I agree! And the fact it came with clean water is genius!
Can't ever have enough candies, gum or mints. While having some food and water is good, nothing beats a few sweet or minty treats to get you through hard times.
They allow you to pace your next meal farther apart and give you a moral boost when stuff is looking bad.
If you are making a emergency bag, remember to include straight unflavored sugar candy as it doubles as a sweetener for beverages.
I somehow read this in Stevemre voice 😅
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Let's get it out onto a tray.
...nice hiss!
@@cerealata9035 alright, nice!
also a necessity for diabetics who can't let their insulin drop too low!
0:10 *"Wow, they have it! Canned Bread!"*
These are all good, but my favourite is the beef bowl - every single thing you need for a hot meal even if you have no power or water supply. So good for keeping your spirits high. The other "pull string" self heating meals you've shown us on this channel would be great for that too.
That one self heating kit got so hot which was really surprising. I've seen a lot of videos with them but never seen any get that hot. A lot of the meals here looked really good and tasty!
There are TH-cam channels that review military rations (MREs) and the flameless heaters they use gsometimes get REALLY hot!
@@djackmanson Indeed. I think the same survival/camping equipment companies that sell MREs and such also sell the heating elements by themselves in bulk.
That bread reminded me of those little Panettone cakes, right down to the paper wrapper and the consistency. Wonder if it tastes similar as well, just without raisins.
Was just thinking the same thing, especially when DB mentioned it was slightly sweet.
@@snowysnowyriver I could taste one the second he pulled back the paper.
I love the way you present the food on a bit of AstroTurf.
Man. I wish I could find a lot of these foods online. Like that Instant Hamburg Steak, or Onigiri. Looks so good!
12:37 That's called a gusset bag. Having a bag that can stand up by itself might be a small quality-of-emergency-life thing, but it's still a nice little perk. I think I wouldn't have too much trouble adjusting to sweet Japanese ketchup pasta if I had to eat enough of it. Also, the ~650 kcal -- albeit mostly carbs -- gives it a pretty good food value for the serving size. I'd probably pair it with that Hamburg steak (~200 kcal) for a more complete meal.
Man.. such knowledge…
@@person4636 The things one learns from watching combat ration/MRE and camping videos~
@@HayTatsuko "Let's get this out on a tray" "Nice hiss."
Also a thing to think about...having the self-standing bag and an included utensil means less items you have to worry about having available or having to clean up/wash afterwards--which would be a lot harder to do in an emergency situation.
@@Asinhk I wish he posted more often!
I have been storing emergency foods most of my life. You eventually have to eat them and replace them with newer ones. I really liked the ziplock self-heating meal.
feeling a little weird watching this while earthquakes are happening over and over here in turkey but still a very educational video :')
coming back to this comment feels even weirder because its much worse to witness people die from the cold than earthquakes. what i learned again from this video is that such buildings should be built so that people could live in safety. so that they wouldnt try to escape from their own houses. Turkey witnessed two 7.8 and 7.4 magnitude earthquakes in one day, three cities are literally wiped off from the map. luckily am not from that area but it hurts so much when all you can do is donate food and other needs to the people in need. it just hurts too much.
Dude you alive?
@@creeper0215 i am, thank you. but not many people are.
it was the most traumatizing event that i went through in my life.we literally had to stay in a one room bunker,while the snow was reaching our knees. there were no beds,no proper seating area, toilet is literally outside of the house, no food,no blankets whatsoever. even the bunker wasn't ours,it belonged to one of my uncle's friends,thanks to god,he was really eager on helping poor people whom scared of going back into their own apartments. i remember not being able to shower for days, wearing the same clothes. we were 8 people there,me,my family and uncle's,taking turns on sleeping in case of any wild animals tries to approach the bunker. (the bunker was literally built on the outskirts of the mountain.) people were staying inside mosques with their children...gosh you had to see the whole buildings were dark and empty because people were too scared to go inside after the second earthquake ( i was inside the building when both earthquakes happened ) and a fun fact,this whole paragraph is only a small percent of the traumatic event that took place.
That Napolitan pasta is as you say, a Ketchup based sauce. It was a very popular dish in Japan back in the 70's and 80's before more authentic Italian dish spread within the country. I am not sure if you can find too many restaurants that serves Napolitan spaghetti anymore. Maybe a family restaurant like Fujiya may still have it. It was not something I enjoyed but it was quite popular.
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That was very interesting! And that was my first time seeing cheesecake in a can! I never knew that existed until now!
Hello, big fan over here! I was wondering if you ever considered filming in different countries. I think India, Turkey, Mexico, or Paris are great places with unique foods too! 🏴
The USA would be hilarious
i think Dancing Bacons already goes to several countries, but only in Southeast Asia, also in China and Japan if i remember correctly.
mexico is dangerous
@@peachxxx_980 so did they go to malaysia if they've already went to southeast asia?
@@justkim90 they already have several videos of malaysian food already. They also went there too back then before corona
Love to malaysia. Your videos are inspiring and make me want to try more food. Im a picky eater but you help me try more things. Thanks, Ms. Bacons.
To be honest these kind of videos are needed these days
Not sure if there is gonna be a huge war coming right up or Natural disasers first, Just thing going weird this year
Pick up hobbies that can help you in such times. Gardening, for food and preserved food. Sewing, because clothes, blankets, pillows, bags/backpacks are all hugely useful, and mending what you have is a massive benefit. Learning outdoors skills is nice, tracking might be helpful. But domestic stuff can be done in basically every home and can equally benefit most
Thanks you for the video!! Is still amazed me how prepared are Japan in contrasting to other places, is great to even have a variety of choosing to emergency food.
Isn't only for earthquakes that this kind of food can save you, is in general to any disaster that can let you with the necessity of this stuff.
I'm from Chile so i can heavy understand, although at difference between Japan we don't have this type of preparations, but yeah everything asides, hopes you never experience an earthquake, because trust me isn't the moviment that can be dangerous, is about how the constructions react.
Always stay safe and if someone who is reading this with the recently news over what happened on turkey and syria, hopefully is everything going to be okey.
I have tried many different MRE/emergency food and I have to say that whatever you guys do to the rice is the superior method as it comes out pretty much exactly like fresh rice.
The canned bread is similar to the B&M baked bread in the can we have enjoyed in the US for at least 75 years or so. Made by the same company known for their B&M baked beans. It is a heavy bread with raisons and very satisfying. It is currently out of stock at our local Fred Myer here in Portland. I buy it all the time. The funny instructions are to open both ends of the can and push it out. I nuke it or 30 seconds with butter or margarine on it .
I think it is still available at the Vermont Country Store in the US. You can order it online. It comes as a 2-can order.
My grandmother used to buy it all the time and its better warmed up for sure.
She would either butter and grill it like grilled cheese or put in her little toaster oven and put cream cheese on it. I always enjoyed it. Its quite sweet to me tho.
What is the shelf-life of the B&M bread? Probably 2 yrs, compared to the 10+ years for the emergency bread. It would be good for a prepper pantry, though
All in all excellent preserve foods. Very well thought-out and presented.
It's like a friend of mine always says, the Japanese include a very important aspect of things in meals like this---food! No wonder they're tasty.
America has micro plastics and chemicals 😋😋😋
Love your videos dancingbacons and I'm always watch your videos and its so relaxing to watch and its so satisfying to watch and watching from Philippines 🇵🇭❤❤
Good video, but honestly speaking, stocking emergency food with a 2-year lifespan is rather useless. I see the use for camping, army exercises, etc. but for personal use you would have to rotate it too often. Also, these rations are for one person only, so just buying family-size cans of stew, ravioli, etc. would be much more price-efficient.
This just tells me I need to make sure I’m always stocked up on food and water bottles (and apparently unflavored candy as some comments mention) we have a lot of unpredictable weather and storms that can knock out power for days here. Last time it happened I was thankfully able to buy some hot food for my family who were at home in the dark and cold while I was staying elsewhere.
hey man I love the content I just want to say I love overlaying your videos with silent hill osts and zombie sounds (or whatever sounds I feel like) it really creates a new experience for me, I hope that isn't too strange and I also hope some comments can agree with me, but keep up with the good work, I especially loved putting the osts over the vending machine video, it fit very well at night thank you.
Haha I love that! DIY zombie apocalypse
These videos are so relaxing. Thanks so much!
Those self heating ones I would use for dinner, and then use the heat bag as a source of warmth. If they stay hot that long you can use it to keep YOU warm.
Wow and there was just a 7.8 earthquake in Turkey.. praying for everyone.
Oh my 🙏 for safety for all.
God help 🥺 him
I didn't know that. I am on a small disability pension and can't afford cable TV so I get my news from online sources. I had no idea that there was an earthquake in Turkey. 😢🙏
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are you in turkey? if so please stay safe
that bread can has a nice hiss as Steve MRE would say
Wowza the self heating meal is sooo cool we have nothing like that here in the states ( that I know of) The bread rolls was also a cool surprise item! Thank you for sharing 😊
There are self heating Chinese meals
We do, they're just not commonly/easily available outside of either the military or survival/camping supply places. MREs have included the self-heating elements for a few years now.
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WOW THEY HAVE IT
CANNED BREAD!!
6:04 What kind of sorcery is this?! Rice cooked with only room temperature water?? And it looks good :O
Strictly speaking, it's not 'cooked', it's more hydrated. with the rice being glutinous to begin with. If you've ever seen 'overnight oats', similar idea.
The rice was cooked beforehand in the factory and then dried up to keep longer
As others stated before, you aren't cooking the rice, you're rehydrating it.
Ah... got it. Thanks for the explanation, guys.
You are so right about earthquakes. May blessings be send to the many suffering families of Turkey. Who just suffer a horrible earthquake. And it is always good to know that they're special Foods that's reserved for longevity. That is survival foods in the event of a disaster. One day, could you do a comparison between Asian Foods and it's American equivalents. It would be nice to know the difference between these two culture Foods. Thank you and God bless you always.
Turkey and Syria..
I love Kanpan. Mom gets something similar that's Korean and I used to grow up eating them. Same thing at least to me since food is food and I already know id enjoy it.
Your heat and eat meals are good except the ones that do not have the self heating bags. I work in search and rescue for the fire department and during an emergency most of the time you will not have power to heat water or to cook in the microwave. I did like the salmon rice you could do in cold water...again providing you have safe drinking water. I do with the American self heating meals would come like yours do with a packet of water and a heater that works so well. American self heaters sometimes work but more often they do not. I have had to teach my crews a trick to get them to heat and that is to add salt to the water and it will usually trigger the packet to get hot
That’s what I was thinking. Power goes out; some of these are not really “emergency” meals if you need to use hot to boiling water. I guess if you were desperate, you could just eat some of them cold as most meals like the beef stew are more so just warming them up.
Emergency foods I think are more ones where you don’t have to do anything to prep. You just open and eat like the biscuits in a can.
Well, if you're stocking up on emergency foods like this, you could also get Sterno/small camping stoves in order to heat the water. Granted, getting the supply of water itself could be an issue. :-/
What interesting emergency foods, and to know they store so well, and taste good, is a bonus. We had MREs when a hurricane knocked out power and those...well they tasted awful, but everything you eat as a kid feels that way. I never forgot the feeling of helplessness, of not knowing when the power would come back. Always be prepared!
I'm betting they were the older MREs, which were more hit or miss on the flavors. More recent ones have the self-heating elements and such and are generally tastier, but it still depends on the flavor you get.
Thanks for showing us these foods! Makes me want to buy some for emergencies in America, as we still have to deal with floods/quakes/tornadoes.
This is one of the most interesting videos I've ever watched to be honest. I've always highly enjoyed videos about food rations and such.
You guys get the most interesting stuff. I wish it was available here in my neck of the woods. 😢
Out of all of them the one with the self heating pouch looks like the best, it has a way of self heating and water is already provided. The other ones that you must "cook" seems like it would be difficult in a emergency situation.
日本ではカセットコンロを用いて、冬季にリビングにて食事をすることがあります。
そのため、安定した水さえあれば都市インフラ(都市ガス)が遮断された際にも水を沸かすことが可能です。
ストーブ・コンロを用いる家庭もあるかもしれませんが……。
The beef pot looks tasty and fun to make. They even give you a water, that s usefull in emergency situations
Recently found this page and love the chill vibes here
absolutely fascinating foods, it shows how necessity drives invention.
also makes me glad i'm Scottish and don't really need to worry about needing stuff like that.
I love this channel always love watching... Never seen any of these before but of course because the us don't sell them well at least in my state maybe they do just never came across any. Definitely would love to try all of them and nice to have when we have bad snow storms ,hurricanes its always great to have just in case.
I know here in michigan(grand rapids area) there are several Asian markets and they occasionally have the self heating meals but they are pricey. Its the only reason I haven't bought any because I usually spend over $50 just buying ingredients to cook with and I'd have to leave out stuff to grab one(last I looked the hot pot one was almost $11 for one).
They are available off Amazon but the prices don't get any better 😲
I wonder if some of these would last longer if stored in a standalone freezer
I wouldn't freeze them but if kept cool and dry like maybe down in climate controlled basement it could extend the shelf life.
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pretty nice store...
oh wait do they have it???
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THEY DO!!!!
CANNED BREAD!
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I like these different types of paimon
In my country we have two different kind of “emergency foods “ that for some reason become regular on the daily foods, first a thing called “Mana Hama “ direct translates to “hot portion “ it’s goes from instant noodles to instant rice, coscos, pasta and more, it’s the same as instant ramen just with more stuff in it and actually meaty stuff, not the best but when you are hungry it’s good, not the healthiest but it will fill you up, keeps forever and you just need water to make it (preferably hot but you can do cold and just wait) it’s just freeze dried foods like astronauts food. 6/10
the second it’s fish meal in a can, it’s some type of fish, usually tuna or salmon with some type of carb ( quinoa , rice, pasta, etc …) and some type of vegetable, in a can at a size of a tuna can, very filling, pretty healthy, tastes ok, keeps for years, and doesn’t need cooking.8/10
I actually love the idea of having things that are sweet included as rations. Morale is a HUGE thing when it comes to any sort of disaster or situation when this food is needed, so to have something sweet waiting for you would massively lift your mood, along with giving you a boost in sugar.
It sounds silly when you think you could have something much more nutritional there, but in reality it’s more about being okay, having hope, and staying positive. A hot meal does this too, and that’s why I love those “just add cold water” meals. They’d also be perfect for a nice, filling hot meal that can be stored in a cupboard for a while and doesn’t need electricity, or even clean drinking water, just water in general depending on what you go for.
Always watching ur vids! Argentina loves you 🥰🇦🇷
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Really like this trip. Always amazing. Super thanks!
The Onigiri and beef stew would probably go nicely together
I actually saw the onigiri in the store and had to try it as well. Obviously wasn't the best onigiri I've ever had but it was surprisingly good considering all I had to do was add water.
Emergency Food:
My Brain:
Paimon:
I had no idea until recently how big a market there is for emergency rations in Japan. Here in the U.S. you wouldn't find this kind of stuff outside of an outdoors supply store.
you can find an emergency supplies aisle in most home improvement stores, bigger supermarkets, and even the dollar store. You can buy (overpriced) prestocked backpacks and crates to stash around your house. It's just something you do when earthquakes are commonplace and the "big one" is always around the corner.
Interesting. We need more products like these in America. Especially these days with the crazy weather.
The beef stew that paired with bread is also perfect with rice😋
Retiring to Japan as a shut-in seems good for me now
Thanks for showing the shelf life of these. Vital information in chosing shelf stable emergency rations. Does no harm to spend $20 and have these ready to go.
Hey it's nice to see how the food looks now. Try these things a few weeks before the expiration date. I don't think it will be as enjoyable as it is now. salute to you.
Спасибо за хорошую подборку ! 👏 Для охотников и рыбакоа тоже удобно . Продолжайте эту тему . 👍💥🌞☇☇☇🆘
Such a tasteful snacks by watching it makes me hungry 🤧🤧
What fascinating emergency foods! I think many people think emergency food and assume MRE or similar things. These were a pleasant and welcome surprise!
Though in emergency i wouldnt care much about the halal or haram food, but the halal instant onigiri brought me joy ❤
Let me just say how much I appreciate you demonstrating the food(eating) without smacking, or slurping obnoxiously. I do know that differing cultures have different standards for these things, but some TH-camrs take it way to far…
I lived in hurricane zone for about 30 years. We were told no food requiring refrigeration nor cooking.
In the US I can get civilian MREs, buy I have to be careful about expiration dates.
Self heating meals would be immensely valuable during emergency situations, also canned canned soups and bread. Those who can hunt for themselves still can, but stuff like this tides people over for a long time. The only limit is how much you can stash.
Huh...I was kinda expecting more items with the self-heating elements (maybe there are more available, and you just didn't select them for this video). Several of them reminded me of various pouch pasta or rice items here in the US--though I think those are all meant for just the microwave, I don't remember there being 'place in hot water' instructions.
Cheesecake is nice ending. They sell cheesecake pudding cups here by Jello. It’s refrigerated and good. I tried it: lemon meringue and cherries. The canned is probably safer for weather disasters. I’m sure the cheesecakes taste much different 💝💝
Squidward: Hmm I bet they won't have... *Gasp* wow they have it!! 7:33
Does the little grass mat make anyone else happy
Woah I'm never this early! Nice one Dancingbacons!
I love those long shelf lives. It's good to have a stash for hard times.
Wow everything looks really good! I would eat any of them - especially the cheese cake in the can!!
In an emergency, food doesn't have to taste good, it just has to satisfy hunger
10 Japanese Emergency Food:
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This video is amazing, I enjoyed every second of it, specially becauseI I had never seen one of emergency japanese food before, I love it. ❤❤❤❤
15:59 that was a Very ambitious first bite! I was worried for you! Lol. Glad it turned out good. 👍
7:50 thinking of squidward's line, "i can't believe they have it, canned bread!"
"Naporitan spaghetti" is a Japanese specialty, which has nothing to do with Italy. Spaghetti are cooked so that they look like noodles and not real spaghetti, that's why they have that texture.
On eBay they handle that onigiri, I think there are about 20 units for only about 2000 pesos and shipping is free. 4:55
1:23 Did someone say... hardtack?
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better then Singapore army biscuits i eat already later have to visit dentist and I give the dog eat later kena fxxxx by the dog 😂
Didn't realize that this was a genre of food due to earthquakes. Nice video.
emergency food is paimon
These are so cool! Wish we had yummy emergency food like this in the USA!
where is paimon
for the instant onigiri, youre supposed to squish it gently until it ends up in the triangle shape, then open it :)
I have been in an emergency situation (droughts, as a kid. back in the 90's) and we only had 4 hours of water per day or so, 6 if we were lucky, always in separate groups of 2 hours each. We had to store a lot of water in the fridge, not just for drinking, but for showering and such (we heated the water in the kitchen). Seeing some of these meals come with their own water makes me think we could have used them a lot back then.
You can get canned bread in the US it is made by B&M to accompany their baked beans, anyone know if there is a maker in Europe?
DancingBacon, the texture of the napolitano pasta is what is known as "al dente". It's supposed to be a bit stiff.
The first time I saw one of such videos from Japan, I was amused by the self-heating food packs. I googled how it was possible and found out that it's rather simple. They use Calcium Oxide in these boxes. Calcium Oxide when brought in to contact with water, will react to form Calcium Hydroxide, releasing an enormous amount of heat in the process. The Japanese put this knowledge in to something useful, and made self-heating bento boxes, which warms already cooked food, and even some packed raw food which are fully cooked using the self-heating method in around 15 minutes.
Is it just me or did this get recommended to me right after the earthquakes in Turkey?
I need to add a patch of plastic grass to my emergency kit. 🎉