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author: pig pig

editor: sea eagle

as the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice, but can't you cook without a pot? however, the japanese military, which has always been careful about the cost of soldiers' personal living materials, does not think so. if there is no cooking utensils, can't you make them yourself? in 1943, the japanese army food and forage factory compiled a guide called "simple production method of field cooking utensils" to guide grassroots soldiers to use some readily available materials to make simple cooking utensils in the field environment where there is a lack of cooking utensils to meet the needs of food preparation. let's take a look at what creativity the japanese soldiers have in making their own field cooking utensils!

■for japanese soldiers who were having a meal in the wild, sometimes not only eating was a problem, but cooking was also a problem.

the magical uses of gasoline barrels

among all kinds of cooking utensils, the pot is undoubtedly the most important. it is equivalent to the second life for the chef. without the pot, there is no food. if the japanese troops fighting on the pacific front lacked marching pots for cooking, they could sometimes use empty gasoline barrels to make simple pots as a substitute. the method is very simple. use a saw blade to cut the empty gasoline barrel in half, and the lower half of the barrel with the bottom closed can be used directly as a simple pot. of course, it must be thoroughly cleaned, otherwise how can you swallow the rice that smells like gasoline? according to the capacity of the standard gasoline barrel of the japanese army at that time, a simple pot can cook 100 servings of rice. if a small unit thinks the gasoline barrel simple pot is too heavy, it can also use a slightly smaller cooking oil tank to make a small simple pot.

■japanese cooks were preparing meals. there seemed to be rice cooking in the large pot nearby. sometimes the japanese would also use empty gasoline barrels to transform simple pots.

don’t rush to discard the cut upper part of the gasoline barrel. turn it upside down on the ground, cut a rectangular opening on the bottom edge, and drill two holes on the front and back near the upper edge. the square opening at the bottom can be used as a furnace opening for adding fuel, and the hole at the top can be used to insert the iron bar supporting the rice cooker. you can also cut a round hole on the back as a smoke outlet. after some operations, a simple stove transformed from an empty gasoline barrel is completed.

■"simple method for making field cooking equipment" is a schematic diagram of using empty gasoline barrels to transform a simple stove.

universal bamboo

bamboo, as a material with both strength and toughness, is of great practical value in outdoor life and is widely used. the method of weaving a rice sifting basket with shaved bamboo strips is recorded in "simple method for making field preparation equipment". after weaving, in order to prevent rice grains from falling to the ground and causing waste when sifting rice, an empty can is used as the base and tied to the rice sifting basket with vines, so that the rice that is missed after several siftings can be collected for other uses.

■bamboo, which is ubiquitous in tropical regions, provided the japanese army with abundant raw materials for making their own cooking utensils.

sometimes when cooking soup, it is necessary to filter the soup, and at this time, the bamboo sieve is needed. in order to facilitate distribution, an empty can is connected to the bottom of the bamboo sieve. the filtered soup remains in the can, and some toppings can be added before it can be distributed to the soldiers, improving the efficiency of serving meals.

■the hard coconut shells can also be used to make substitute utensils after processing.

what should you do if you are thirsty and want to drink water on the island, but there is no suitable container for water? coconuts can be used as a substitute. peel the fresh coconut, clean the inner flesh, leave a hole at the opening, take a piece of bamboo, break through the bamboo joints, and insert it into the coconut opening. in this way, a coconut water bottle is ready. in addition, bamboo can also be used as the raw material for various simple tableware, such as wine glasses, soup spoons, bamboo sticks for skewers, etc.

■the bamboo cups were made using modern technology; similar utensils made by the japanese army on the battlefield would certainly not be so exquisite.

reuse of cans

canned food is an important category of japanese field rations, but do not throw away canned food boxes after eating. they are good materials for making simple eating utensils on the front line where utensils are scarce. various canned fruits and meats can be combined with bamboo and other materials to make substitute soup bowls, rice bowls, etc. however, in order to avoid scratching the lips, it is necessary to grind the opening or use trimmed bamboo to wrap the edges to prevent cuts.

■for japanese soldiers who ate canned food with their meals, the empty cans after eating were sometimes worth reusing.

tamagoyaki is a very popular food in both the japanese navy and the army, but it requires a special cooking utensil, the tamagoyaki pot. this kind of cooking utensil is obviously not a military standard, so it needs to be made by the front line, and this is when empty cans come into play. take a few empty cans and cut them open to get tinplate sheets. beat several iron sheets alternately until they are flat, and finally piece the iron sheets into a rectangle and make the pot edge. in order to ensure the strength of the pot, wrap another layer of iron sheet inside and outside to reinforce it, and then a tamagoyaki "pot" is ready.

■japan makes its own special tamagoyaki pot for tamagoyaki. the japanese army on the front line would use the iron sheets of empty cans to make a substitute.