Talk:Famine food

Lentils?

Although not taboo, I feel the association of lentils and poverty (c.f. The Young Ones, although I'm sure there are others) shouldn't be passed over. 204.213.244.97 (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Ramen?

I would say in the US (and it may be so in Japan), ramen is considered a poverty food, traditionally eaten by broke students and young adults. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.65.182.247 (talk) 20:38, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Juniper berries

At both Bryce Canyon NP and Arches NM some years ago, rangers stated that local Indians ate juniper berries in times of drought or famine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.150.151 (talk) 18:19, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Rutabagas in Germany

"Rutabagas were widely used as a food of last resort in Europe during World War I and World War II, and remain particularly unpopular in Germany." ??? What German sources does this originate from? In Northern Germany it's a fall and winter food staple and considered as quite tasty these days. Unpopular? My foot. 2602:306:30BA:28A0:ACA3:725E:2141:FDB4 (talk) 10:02, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Indeed, unsourced and improbable. I've removed it. (Perhaps "remain unpopular" was seen somewhere in a comment from about 1946.) Sminthopsis84 (talk) 14:31, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Turnip Winter 85.70.1.208 (talk) 16:07, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

ref

Sorry I don't much know how to contribute, but reference 21 can be found at the following URL, but it does not mention capers. Also, reference 22 discusses a different genus in the same genus that is not capers.

https://reliefweb.int/report/ethiopia/wild-food-plants-southern-ethiopia-reflections-role-famine-foods-time-drought — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.143.227.40 (talk) 13:28, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Impact of Ukrainian-Russian War of 2022

Howard from NYC (talk) 15:03, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Q: any indication of which poverty foods being resorted to by impoverished people as result of supply chain disruption?