famine food
Starvation-era nourishment
Famine food refers to plants, animals, or other substances not normally eaten but consumed during periods of severe food shortage.
These foods are often unpalatable, difficult to prepare, or nutritionally poor—tree bark, acorns, grass seeds, insects—but become essential for survival when preferred foods are unavailable.
During the Irish famine, many subsisted on nettles and seaweed as famine foods.
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- pellagraNiacin-lack illness
- scurvyVitamin C deficiency disease
beriberi · anemia · rickets · stunting · wasting · hunger · emaciation · cachexia
Controlled food portions
- gruelThin watery porridge
- acornsSeeds of oaks
- nettlesPrickly plants causing rash
- turnipsEdible bulbous root crop
cattails · seaweed · potato peels · bran · chaff · wild greens · sorrel · thistle
Controlled food portions
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- feeding stationsSites providing animal nourishment
- relief campsTemporary housing for displaced
Fungal tuber infection
- HolodomorEngineered Soviet famine
- Great Leap ForwardFailed rapid industrialization campaign
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- pellagraNiacin-lack illness
scurvy · beriberi · anemia · rickets · stunting · wasting · hunger · emaciation · cachexia · nutrient deficiency
rations
Controlled food portions
turnips · cattails · seaweed · potato peels · bran · chaff · wild greens · sorrel · thistle · dandelion
rations
Controlled food portions
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- feeding stationsSites providing animal nourishment
relief camps · emergency rations · soup kitchens · bread lines
potato blight
Fungal tuber infection
- HolodomorEngineered Soviet famine
- Great Leap ForwardFailed rapid industrialization campaign
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
famine foodfeast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
banquet · abundance · plenty · gourmet food · delicacy
famine foodcomfort food
Emotionally consoling dishes
staple food · traditional cuisine · heritage food · festival food · holiday meal
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