Disaster Dining: Taste Testing Japan’s Emergency Foods

Users enter the number and age of household members to receive a recommendation on what and how much to stockpile. (Courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Government)

A selection of emergency foods available in Japan. (© Nippon.com)

The longer the shelf life the better, as with this packet of Nagatanien mixed rice that is good until July 2032. (© Nippon.com)

Nagatanien’s mixed rice takes just a few minutes to prepare. (© Nippon.com)

Kinako mochi by Tokyo Colony. (© Nippon.com)

The package of Onishi Foods’ biryani prominently displays a halal mark. (© Nippon.com)

Served on plates, emergency foods look fresh and tasty. (© Nippon.com)

An Arabic editor at Nippon.com tucks into a plate of biryani. (© Nippon.com)

Staff try different emergency foods. (© Nippon.com)