Food Preservation Method

How to Preserve Food from Spoiling

November 20, 2022

Preservation Methods

In ancient times, preservation was done through smoking or by putting food in salt water. Now, technology has made preservation easier, however, there are certain foods and ingredients that require special preservation.

Food and ingredients like Vegetables, Onions, Eggs, etc. We have made a list of how to best preserve meals in the table below.

Food/ Ingredients	Preservation
Onions/garlic	These are best stored in cool and dry places. E.g. well cleaned, ventilated, and dried baskets. You could also place them in a brown paper bag.
Vegetable- Potatoes, carrots, tomatoes	You can store these in plastic bags, wire mesh, or natural fiber baskets. For your carrots, have them packed in a sealed container with leaves, sawdust, moist sand.
Meat	These are best preserved through drying, smoking, salting.
Grains – Rice & Wheat	These are best stored in air-tight containers, or dried in the sun.
Fruits	You can preserve these by drying or refrigerating them.
Cakes/Pastries	Preserve your pastries by putting them in a plastic bag, then zip lock. Then store in an air-tight food container.
Soups	You can preserve your soups by canning them in jars.
Dairy	You can heat up your milk until you need to drink it, this preservation method is called pasteurization