Supplies he receives that should last a week are usually dried up in one to two days.

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The huge, dried kernels will crack your teeth, so for use in cooking, dried corn is usually ground first.

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There would also be a soup, usually made of spinach or watercress or bamboo shoots mixed with dried shrimp, tofu, or egg drops, or even rice crust.

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