Ninja diet
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The Ninja diet was a form of military rations historically consumed by ninjas. The types of rations consumed included Suikatsugan (水渇丸)(water thirst),[1][2] Hyorogan (兵糧丸),[3][4][5] Kikatsugan (飢渇丸) (starving circle),[2][6] Hoshi-ii (or Hoshii),[7]and Katayaki (かたやき).[7][8]
Hoshi-ii is boiled and dried rice.[9]
Hyorogan was made of glutinous rice, ordinary rice, lotus seed, Chinese yam, cinnamon, adlay, Asian ginseng and sugar.[4][10] Other source say that Hyorogan was made from wheat powder, saké, sticky rice and carrots.[7]
Suikatsugan pills were made with pickled plum (umeboshi), buckwheat flour, and yams.[1]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Farivar, Michel (2013-05-09). Ninja Tools and Weapons. White Cat Publications.
- ^ Fujie, Kazuhisa; Lane, Matthew; Wyman, Walt (2006-01-01). The Naruto Saga: The Unofficial Guide. DH Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781932897166.
- ^ a b designthemes (1 December 2016). "Hyorogan Military Rations - Classical Martial Arts Research Academy".
- ^ Cummins, Antony; Minami, Yoshie (2013-07-01). Iga and Koka Ninja Skills: The Secret Shinobi Scrolls of Chikamatsu Shigenori. History Press. ISBN 9780752497327.
- ^ "Ninja's special food".
- ^ a b c Yoda, Hiroko; Alt, Matt (2013-12-18). Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462908820.
- ^ "The incredible Camp of Ninja". www.ninjaencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ Brinkley, Frank & Kikuchi (1912-01-01). A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465513045.
- ^ "Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mie University". www.human.mie-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
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