Some Basic Food Preserving Ideas You May Use During Lockdown

As we all know, due to the spreading of the Coronavirus in the world and India, our respected PM Modi has declared a nationwide lockdown. As the virus is spreading fast, there is an uncertainty in regards to the period of lockdown. Hence it has become essential to stocking up and preserving food for a longer time. But how do we retain food for such an uncertain period is the thing to think.

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Lets Us Now See The Various Methods In Preserving Food For A Longer Time:

Blanching And Freezing:

We often blanch fresh leafy vegetables for using it 1 or 2 days later. Now we have a method in which we can blanch and boil them and immediately put them in cold water. This will preserve its nutrients. Now freeze them for as long as you want with the use of zip locks or airtight containers. Along with green vegetables, we can even store green peas, tomatoes, broccoli, beans, etc. You can also freeze tomato purees in the same way.

Purchasing Fresh Vegetables With Longer Shelf Life:

By buying a new stock of plants, they will last longer. And in the same way, certain foods have longer self-life then many others. So you may buy them freshly produced and store them longer—foods like Potatoes, onions, cabbages, garlic, citrus fruits, apples, etc.

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Pickles, Juices, And Pulps:

This is one of the best methods to increase food self-life. Other than lemon and mango pickles, you actually can make pickles out of any vegetable you want to store preserve. Even certain perishable foods can be preserved this way for about 48 hrs or more. Non-vegetarian meals like chicken and mutton pickles are also commonly made.

Other foods that can be frozen. Butter and cheese can be frozen up to 3 months. A milk packet can refrigerate up to 3 days. Break open eggs and freeze the York in muffin tins as long as you want.

Foods with short shelf life.Vegetables with high water content, herbs, egg-based preparations, etc. must be stored as these tend to rot in a quick period.

Final Thoughts:

Now that you know how to store foods during such times, you can choose foods that are best for preserving. You also need to keep in mind the present hot climate all over India while doing so. Meals tend to get spoiled faster in summer. But by reading this article, you might have got some idea about it.