Ninja diet
The Ninja diet was a form of
military rations historically consumed by ninjas. The types of rations consumed included suikatsugan (水渇丸, 'thirst pill'),[1][2] hyōrōgan (兵糧丸, 'provisions pill'),[3][4][5] kikatsugan (飢渇丸, 'starvation pill'),[2][6] hoshii (糒しい, 'dried boiled rice'),[7][8] and katayaki (かた焼き, 'hard-baked', a type of traditional senbei).[7][9]
Bansenshukai hunger pills
According to Hakim Isler, the 3 most common food pills were Suikatsugan, Hyorougan and Kikatsugan.[10]
- Hyorougan ("ration pills") was made of
- Kikatsugan ("hunger pills"), or starve pill, was designed to help the ninjas when in starvation, being made from glutinous rice, sake, dried chickweed, ginseng, buckwheat, adlay and yams.[10]
- Suikatsugan ("thirst pills") were made with pickled plum (umeboshi), buckwheat flour, and yams.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Suikatsugan Pills - Ninja Database [English]".
- ^ a b Farivar, Michel (2013-05-09). Ninja Tools and Weapons. White Cat Publications.
- ISBN 9781932897166.
- ^ a b designthemes (1 December 2016). "Hyorogan Military Rations - Classical Martial Arts Research Academy".
- ISBN 9780752497327.
- ^ "Ninja's special food".
- ^ ISBN 9781462908820.
- ISBN 9781465513045.
- ^ "The incredible Camp of Ninja". www.ninjaencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4629-2237-6.
- ^ "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.