What are the Americans who survived Armageddon going to eat
More than three million US residents believe in the near end of the world. New Zealander Henry Hargreaves discussed with some of them what the survivors of Armageddon would eat and photographed the resulting dishes.
How to prepare: he is going to stick to a low-carb protein diet so that the blood sugar level does not rise too high, for this he keeps live chickens, which, if necessary, can be slaughtered. Despite the fact that the shelf life of insulin may expire within six months, it relies on its stocks of medicines. I intend to settle at a water source to keep insulin in the cold.
Preparations: chicken, beans, nuts, canned soups, pickled vegetables.
The reason for the end of the world: tornado.
How to prepare: he is not going to change his eating habits after the disaster, so he regularly replenishes food supplies and carefully monitors them. He likes to cook from fresh ingredients and tries to extend their shelf life as much as possible.
Preparations: processed cheese, pickled vegetables, meat in vacuum packaging, products subject to dry freezing, pasta.
The reason for the end of the world: financial collapse.
How to prepare: lives under the slogan "Plant now, reap the harvest of a lifetime." Fully provided with food from his plot. Stores both fresh and canned food. Keeps bees to extract honey and make medicines.
Preparations: fruits and vegetables, meat of cows grown on their own plot, milk and cheese, honey, nuts, smoked meat.
The reason for the end of the world: the crisis of the food system.
How it is prepared: it fights radiation in one of the most effective ways — it stores stocks of more than one and a half million seeds of rapidly growing plants. Fattens and stores insects so that they can be cooked later. Breeds bees to extract honey and medicines.
Preparations: seeds, crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers, parmesan.
The reason for the end of the world: "dirty" nuclear bombs.
How to prepare: he is going to wall up a New York apartment like a bunker and install a device for long-term storage of drinking water in the bathtub.
Preparations: canned meat, drinking water, ramen noodles, other canned goods.
The reason for the end of the world: the eruption of a volcano.
How it is prepared: it is mainly stocked with canned kosher meat and matzo, which can be eaten for many years. Since the Torah allows breaking kashrut in case there is a threat to life, it keeps a small herd of rabbits in reserve. Children in the family are forbidden to give names to rabbits — they are not raised as pets, but as food.
Preparations: canned kosher meat, matzo, rice, rabbits.
The reason for the end of the world: terrorist attacks.
How it is prepared: stores canned food in buckets with cat litter to extend their shelf life. Just in case, he also keeps a stock of canned cat food — no one will steal it, and if necessary, they can be used for food. Wayne's World keeps homemade homemade wine in case you have to use it as an exchange currency.
Preparations: Campbell's canned soups, pinto beans, Wayne's World wine.
The reason for the end of the world: the financial collapse that will happen through the fault of the Chinese.