Freeze dried food was actually invented by the Incas. As I understand it, they would harvest potatoes and take them to the mountaintops (as the colder temperatures and drier winds prevailed) and as each layer of the potato froze, they would peel off that thin layer as the moisture sublimated from that thin layer, that part of the potato was dry and thus preserved. Don't believe me, though.
An advantage of freeze-dried foods is that they are lightweight.
An advantage of freeze-dried foods is that they are lightweight.
An advantage of freeze-dried foods is that they are lightweight.
Many grocery retailers and health food stores offer freeze dried foods. Additionally, some survival or camping stores offer freeze dried foods. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club both sell freeze dried items. Other locations a person may purchase these foods from are Buy Emergency Foods, The Ready Store, and North Bay Trading Company.
Some good foods to store at a mountain house: Freeze dried breakfasts - corned beef, scrambled eggs, blueberries , freeze dried entree - turkey tetrazzini, sweet and sour rice pork, freeze dried fruits and vegetables, freeze dried beef.
You can find more information about freeze dried food by researching with books. The library most likely has many books about freeze dried foods and how to do the process.
Anything freeze dried.
Any food item, from individual ingredients such as strawberries and cooked chicken breast, to fully prepared meals with seasonings and spices, including pasta primavera and beef chow mein, can be successfully freeze dried through commercial freeze drying techniques.
Drying food is done for preservation of food. Dried food can be either sun dried, spray dried (only in case of powder) or freeze dried. Freeze dried food is best method for food drying as no heating of food is required in this method so nutrient loss occur in freeze drying. For example freeze dried acai powder is more beneficial than spray dried one. Freeze Dried food are costlier than food dried by any other ways as freeze drying process require use of some costly equipments.
You can find low sodium freeze dried foods for purchase at specialty health food stores, online retailers, and some grocery stores that carry a variety of dietary options.
So far as I know, no foods as such were *invented*. But I think they pioneered freeze drying and irradiation.
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