COVID-19 shopping

[cashew]

So, cashew ran out of food. Oops. On the day that Trump declared a national emergency no less. And when panic buying is at its height.

To avoid the panic buying shoppers, cashew went to the local Chinese grocery to purchase some non-perishables. Might have gone a little overboard with stocking instant ramen. XD This is probably the most stuffed I've seen the Chinese grocery since COVID-19 news broke. I guess when faced with potential starvation and quarantine, people suddenly don't care where the food is being shipped from.

Anyway, staples in cashew's quarantine pantry:

• Miso - So versatile, so delicious!
  
  
• Frozen Baozi - Because so fucking lazy. XD
  
  
• Green pea snacks - I gotta eat something between my meals, right?
  
  
• Dried tofu - Best. Food. Ever. Also, important in case fresh meat runs short. Soybean has all essential amino acids and many people who survived the Great Leap Forward did it by procuring a regular ration of soybean. Those who didn't have soybean died of malnutrition. So soybean is very important emergency food.
  
  
• Dried mushrooms - Soak in Miso for delicious soup! Also, they keep like...forever.
  
  
• Korean rice cake - Boiled, steamed, stir-fried, curried, so many preparation methods, so little time. Also, stored in freezer which means it will last a long, long time. (Will probably run out before the end of the week knowing how fast I go through this stuff.)
  
  
• Soba noodles - Never be without soba noodles. You can eat them in so, so many ways. My favorite is zaru soba.

Anyway, point is, I left plenty for the rest of the panicked shoppers. Also, still don't understand why the sudden toiler paper panic.

Comments

[conuly]

Dried tofu!?

[cashew]

AKA Gan/Five-spice/Pressed tofu.

Here:
http://www.itsmydish.com/five-spice-pressed-tofu/

https://freepressonline.com/Content/Columnists/The-Way-Rice-Should-Be/Article/The-Way-Rice-Should-Be-Five-Spice-Dougan-Pressed-Tofu-/50/747/48167

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu#Pressed_fresh

[tanithryudo]

I've always found frozen baozi to be a lot of hit and miss... what about frozen dumplings?

[cashew]

Frozen dumplings here tend to be...more miss than hit.
o(〒﹏〒)o

Baozi depends very much on the brand and filling. I find the vegetable fillings tend to all be pretty good.