• @[email protected]
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    102 months ago

    I’m as anti-capitalist as it comes but how the hell would this even last half a week, let alone a night with the vodka, rice, and sweets

    • @PugJesusOPM
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      212 months ago

      These are just the goods that are rationed/limited. These were the goods with the highest demand and lowest supply. There are unrationed goods that could still be purchased, like potatoes.

    • @finitebanjo
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      The rice is about 6 us measuring cups worth, and 1 cup is enough for 2 people to have a meal after it soaks up a bunch of water (plus a bit little vodka and sugar for taste).

      The Flour can make several loaves of bread as well, it’s about 5000 Calories for that bag without considering oil added for a nice focaccia or butter and milk for a classic brioche.

      If each person gets this then it can be sufficient last a week or two, but I assume it was supplementary in nature.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 months ago

        There’s no yeast included though. Are they also maintaining a sourdough starter with that ration? Also a brioche would probably use up quite a bit of their ration for the month and possibly last about a week. Lastly, who puts vodka in rice?

        • @finitebanjo
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          32 months ago

          Ah right, Monthly lol I was thinking more like weekly or biweekly. Yeah, this isn’t enough.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 months ago

          Lastly, who puts vodka in rice?

          I imagine people with limited resources who are receiving rations that include a handful of items that you occasionally need to get creative with.

          It’s like the show Chopped, but much less fun.

        • @finitebanjo
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          The vodka acts as a sort of Rice Vinegar replacement, I would stir it in after the rice has cooked since alcohol evaporates at lower temp.

      • @frostysauce
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        -12 months ago

        One cup of uncooked rice does not make enough for me for dinner, I don’t know how you think two can dine on that.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 months ago

          Well, the typical serving size for uncooked rice is 1/2 cup. Or 1/4 cup if it’s a side dish. That’s typically what I make for my wife and I when we have rice. Perhaps you just like more than the average person does?

        • @AA5B
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          12 months ago

          Yet 1/2c is the serving size. I can never decide if that’s a useless fiction or a good reminder that rice is a lot of carbs. Anyhow, I’m down to 1.5c (uncooked) for two people

        • @finitebanjo
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          -12 months ago

          Fluffy rice is pretty filling, imo.

    • @AA5B
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      22 months ago

      Pretty sure they’d grow their own vegetables