Food (Great Nuclear War)

Food production and consumption was drastically changed during the Great Nuclear War.

Corn
Also known as maize (Zea mays) most of the corn-producing regions were located in North America such as Mexico and the former United States. In the former U.S., most of the corn-producing regions were located in the Midwest and the Great Plains. With some areas being affected by Soviet nuclear strikes, corn production was affected by the fallout that followed. Post-war, Mexico and Central America are the largest producers of corn in North America.

The Philippines and parts of China have corn, having been introduced by the Europeans during the 16th-19th centuries.

Rice
Rice comes from the Oryza species of monocotyledons. Rice is a famous staple crop in Asia, Africa, the Iberian peninsula, and Central America. Prior to the Great Nuclear War, rice was well known to the regions of Southeast Asia and much of China. The destruction of the People's Republic of China had either destroyed or poisoned much of the rice fields there. Today, the biggest producers of rice is the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Zhusanjiao, Hawaii, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Spain, Portugal, and some countries from Latin America.

Game
In other places where food has become less, survivors had to hunt for rabbits, hares, and snakes for survival. In some of the places such as the former state of Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska; as well as some former provinces of Canada; survivors had to hunt for deer, bison, moose, elk, and caribou

Seafood
Following the war, much of the coastal cities or islands had to fish for food after the imports stopped coming. Settlements across freshwater bodies did the same thing. However, the problem of contaminated water due to fallout and radiation posed a problem. There were reports of cancers developing from fish consumers.

Freshwater Fish
The famous freshwater fish that are consumed frequent are the bass (order Perciformes), trout (subfamily Salmonidae), milkfish (Chanos chanos), catfish (order Siluriformes) and the tilapia (Tilapia spp.). Most of these are either found in rivers, lakes, and aquaculture pens in much throughout the former continental United States. In the Southeast Asia and southern China, the catfish, milkfish, and tilapia are bred in fish ponds to be sold in local markets.

Saltwater Fish
The grouper, tuna, mackerel, salmon, sardines, swordfish, and the sailfish are the well known to be fished in deeper waters. The deep oceans of the Atlantic and the Pacific are where most of these are obtained. Alaska, Japan, and Norway are known for their salmon and tuna, in which they are used to make sashimi, a well-known Japanese dish. Most island nations rely on the saltwater fishing to feed their population. In the coastal regions, fish traps are constructed to trap fish and other forms of marine life. Sharks and stingrays have been hunted too or are caught as part of bi-catch; particularly in Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Chinese coast, and the Pacific. Shark fin's soup is a famous delicacy in China. However, shark fishing and ray fishing has been outlawed due to conservation efforts done by the International League.

Other seafood

 * Kelp and seaweed - prized in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Zhusanjiao, and the Philippines for its nutritional value. Used in several delicacies and commonly cultivated in seaweed farms.
 * Cephalophods - Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish are found in all regions in the world.
 * Cetaceans - While outlawed, some countries still hunt for whales and dolphins for their meat and blubber.
 * Crustaceans - Either fished or cultivated in the coastal regions of the world. In Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, lobster fishing remains a significant driving force in the economy. Crayfish is also fished in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. In the Asia-Pacific region; crabs, prawns, shrimps, and lobsters are cultivated in ponds.
 * Jellyfish - A common delicacy in China and Japan.
 * Gastropods - Clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, and seasnails. These are well-known in the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean due to the pearls they contain. Their meat is also prized for being delicious in all regions. Oysters, mussels and seasnails are usually cultivated while clams and scallops have to be dived. Seasnails are sometimes collected in mangrove forests while bigger seasnails are collected from the deep and placed in fish tanks. Large gastropods are a favorite among the Chinese. In American South and the Northeast, clams are ingredients used to make clam chowders, a famous dish. Mussels are particularly used in Spain or Spanish-speaking countries as an additional ingredient to paella.
 * Sirenians - Includes Dugongs and Manatees. Dungongs (known as seacows) are distributed around the eastern coast of Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and parts of the Pacific. Manatees are located in Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and inlands bodies of water in South America and Africa. Both reside in bays, lagoons, and seagrass beds - of which is most of their diet. They have been hunted down in ancient times due to their meat and oil. There is currently movement within the International League and the survivor states in the American South to conserve manataees. A similar movement exists in the Philippines to conserve dugongs.

Mangoes
Mangoes are juicy stone fruits (drupe) belonging to the genus ''Mangifera. ''They are known to be famous because of their sweet, juicy flesh. The genus belongs to the cashew family Anacardiaceae. Mangoes are native to South Asia, from where the "common mango" or "Indian mango", Mangifera indica, has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most widely cultivated fruits in the tropics. Other Mangifera species (e.g. horse mango, Mangifera foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis. It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and the national tree of Bangladesh.

Pineapples
Found mostly in tropical areas, it a famous fruit in Hawaii, Micronesia, the Philippines, and the Pacific states.

Canned Food
Canned food such as SPAM, corned beef, corned pork, canned soup, canned fruit, canned sardines, canned tuna, and pork and beans were mostly hoarded in fallout shelters and bunkers as a non-perishable food. Most of the canned food was picked clean from stores by looters. Some of the factories have been abandoned, hence why some brands ceased to exist in terms of production. Some factories however, by luck for being far from a nuclear strike or the fallout, continue to produce canned food in the post-war world.

Corned beef is a popular canned food in South America, Australia, and the Philippines. The Philippines notably has a canned good industry using fruits, vegetables, and meat. The country has also managed to reproduce SPAM from existing American formulas.