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Alliums: Common wildflower of Ebira. Several varieties are also grown to eat.
Alliums, Green: The most common cultivar of Allium. Used along all of western Ebira. Produce leeks.
Alliums, Old: A cultivar of Allium used in Atar Khos. Produce chives.
Alliums, Purple: A cultivar of Allium used in Atar Khos. Produce red onions.
Alliums, Sweet: A cultivar of Allium used in Atar Khos. Produce sweet onions.
Alliums, White: A cultivar of Allium used in Atar Khos. Produce garlic.
Alliums, Young: A cultivar of Allium used in Atar Khos. Produce shallots.
Apples: A fruit that grows in Kri Tan, and the east and west coasts of Ebira.
Applesauce: Eaten in Kri Tan. Often served alongside chicken dishes.
Arasik: The fragrant leaves of a common type of wild shrubbery. It has numerous medicinal uses in Ghanbaran and Caerish culture.
B
Bamlouk: Ghanbaran street food. Chama patties mixed with finely chopped lamb or goat, seasoned with namek and koranoun, then pan-fried until crispy outside and tender inside. Wrapped in arasik leaves to preserve warmth and make easier to handle. Savory treat that promises affordability and satisfaction.
Barley: The main crop of Ghanbar. It is grown in the farmland south of the Sram Mountains.
Butter: Invented hundreds of years ago in Cantel, many villagers spend tireless hours churning butter. It is usually made from sheeps' milk. Some butters used by the upper class are mixed with salts or spices. Recently became available to the Krissh, who have eagerly adopted it into their cuisine.
C
Cabbage: Grown in Kri Tan.
Cake: A recent invention in the State of Lin. It describes two types of confectionary treats: Hand Cakes and Imperial Cakes.
Cakes, Hand: A cheaper, reduced version of the luxurious Imperial Cake. A palm-sized portion of baked cake mixture. Hand Cakes remain uncommon, though it has become somewhat of a practice for merchants to 'offer hand cakes' as a form of promotional charity.
Cakes, Imperial: A ridiculously expensive and elitist platter. They are so valuable as to usually be served directly on ceremonial silver plates. An Imperial Cake is comprised of many layers, each dyed different colors. The batter is made from Hafa flour, eggs, yeast and salted butter. The cake is usually topped with a thick cream, and then drizzled with quality honey and exquisite fruit jam.
Carrots: The primary vegetable crop of the Caerish. Also eaten in Ghanbar, where it is rarely grown but often traded for.
Carrot Soup: Made similarly to real-world Tomato Soup, but with carrots. A staple dish in Caerish culture, especially in Andorry.
Celery: Grown by the Pardanese. In the world of Eternal Existence, there exists no gene that makes it taste like soap...
Chama: A type of chick pea. First cultivated in Sedoria, it is now also grown in Ghanbar.
Chicken: Domesticated in Atar Khos and Kri Tan.
Crispy Chicken Skins: A snack food in Kri Tan. Sometimes served with pecan-infused butter.
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Dill: A traditional Caerish spice.
Dillbread: A Caerish bread infused with dill flavor.
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Farra's Sprig: A special herb with an acrid, bitter taste. It can be made into a medicinal salve when combined with tree sap, water and animal fat.
Ferrel: Similar to real-world Fennel. A traditional Caerish spice.
Flour: Depending on the region, flour can be made from Hafa or Barley.
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Ghanbaran Village Bowl: An imported and modified custom from Kri Tan. The Ghanbaran version is usually a mound of fried chama, spiced with dill, koranoun, namek and charred carrots. Rabbit and arasik are sometimes added. Each serving is usually also taken with a dollop of kefir and a handful of wildberries.
Ginseng: A common herb grown in Kri Tan. It has medicinal properties. Also rumored by some to have mystical properties. One famous story tells that Ginseng can come alive if kept in a basket facing the sun for two hundred years.
Goats: On Kalatoria, goat milk is used to make kefir. Goats have long been domesticated on Ebira and have acted as a standard of wealth. They are valued for their meat and milk.
Grapes: Exlusively found native along the northern Khosii Grand Tributary. Very expensive in Atar Khos. Mainly used to make wine, but sometimes eaten raw, honeyed or with milk as a luxury confectionary.
Grassfowl: Chickens with green pigmentation. Commonly found north of the Sram mountains. It's meat is tender but plain.
H
Hafa: The staple crop of Kri Tan. It is eaten both raw as seeds or in its processed form as bread.
Hazelbread: A type of Caerish bread made by grinding hazelnuts into barley dough when baking.
Hazelnut: Commonly grown across Kalatoria and Kri Tan.
Honey: Sugarcane doesn't exist in Kalatoria, so the main source of sweetness is honey. It is expensive, but not prohibitively so. This is because beekeeping is a very common and respected profession.
Horsemeat: While horses are exclusively native to Kri Tan, the people of those lands consider it greatly wasteful to eat a horse: they are much more valued for their transportation ability. "Eating horsemeat" is a saying meaning "having fallen on hard times"
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Iron Prawns: Found along the Grand Khosii River. They have not been used to eat yet, but they are big and juicy. They were named recently due to their heavy shells with iron-colored coloration.
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Jamar: A traditional meatball made in Ghanbar. Ox meat is ground and shaped into rough spheres then baked alongside hickory-smoked hazenults and roasted mushrooms.
Jungle Melons: Similar to cantaloupe, but smaller and with a darker coloration.
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Koranoun: Similar to real-world coriander. A traditional Ghanbaran spice.
Krigsalt: A rare, coarse salt harvested from Iderran surface rocks, Doesn't taste that good. Named after the Wild Root hunter who discovered it, Krig.
Krissh Traditional Village Bowl: Though there is no true 'standard' for the Village Bowl, the State of Lin has proclaimed the Krissh Traditional Village Bowl to be the iconic food of 'all Krissh culture'. The first broth is made by letting the flavors of Su Grass and Ginseng infuse into simmering water. The second broth is made by boiling water with chicken fat, chili paste, ginseng, ground mushrooms, and cheap melon wine. When serving, cabbage and mushrooms are added to the first broth and charred sesame seeds to the second broth. Nine separate platters of cabbage, mushrooms, vegetables dumplings, fish dumplings, sliced salmon, pressed dough balls, pecan or spicy bread, and fried butter chicken cubes or fried and buttered pecans are meant to be dipped into either broth.
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Lemongrass: A rare variant of grass that has a light citrus overtone. Exclusively native to the blessed valley of Jorgrim.
M
Mangrove Salt: Harvested in the Tribes of Color. It's mostly used for preservation, but sometimes also for taste.
Melon Jam: A kind of jam made in Kri Tan using jungle melons.
Melon Wine: A kind of alcohol made in Kri Tan using jungle melons.
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Namek: Similar in taste to real world cumin. A traditional Ghanbaran and Caerish spice.
Niru: Fermented fish paste made in eastern Enfuzawa. Used widely in their dishes.
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Olives: Exclusive to southwest Kalatoria. Some attempts have been made to grow them near the Sram Mountains.
Oxen: Kalatoria does not have other bovine species (such as cow or bison). Oxen are widespread whereever agriculture is practiced. They are used as beasts of burden, and they are also sometimes reared for their meat.
P
Paerlem: Similar to real-world Parsley. A traditional Caerish spice.
Paersup: Similar to real-world Parsnip. A traditional Caerish spice.
Pale Fingers: The main food source of the Pallid Tribe of the bleached coast. A nutritious mushroom with a rotting taste and smell.
Peanut: A nut grown rarely by the Pardanese peoples of the Kalatorian Coast.
Pecan: A nut grown in the jungles of Kri Tan.
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Rabbit: They are found everywhere. Their meat is delicious, though.
Rice: The main crop of the Watergrass Expanse. It's also grown in the eastern woodlands of Kri Tan.
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Sea Salt: A popular trade product in villages along the South Kalatorian Coast.
Sesame Seeds: Grown in Kalatoria and Kri Tan. It is used for garnish. It's oilseed properties have not been discovered, yet.
Sheep: Sheep exist across Ebira, though they have not been domesticated except by the Daagi of the Watergrass Expanse. The Daagi only use them for wool and milk, refusing to slaughter animals. On Kalatoria, sheep have been domesticated for hundreds of years by the Caerish.
Stuffed Peppers: A Krissh dish mostly used in various celebrations. Carved-out chili peppers filled with tallow or butter. Covered with finely chopped Su Grass or roasted Ginseng.
Su Grass: One of the Four Ancient Grasses of Kri Tan. It is a cheap herb used ubiquitously in broths or as garnish. It has a light, fresh taste.
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Talafega: A beloved street food in Ghanbar that consist of flat pieces of baked barley dough which are stuffed with seasoned vegetables, curry spices and kefir, before being wrapped into an iconic shape and boiled like a dumpling. They are usually topped with a honeyed olive.
Thistleberry: A bittersweet berry that is poisonous unless prepared correctly (boiling with certain herbs). A highly acquired taste that most hate, but many adore.
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Ur Deshi: A Pardanese meal. Simmer ox fat in a pan until it melts. Add chopped celery until it darkens. Sautee on high temperatures, then add fish oil, vinegar or wine, mushrooms and/or edible seaweed and sea salt while mixing thoroughly. Lastly, add sliced ox meat or salmon and cook on lower heat for at least three hours. Lastly, top with any green and more salt. Ur Deshi is sometimes served with a single fermented anchovy or sardine.
Urex: A type of small wildcat-like beast that lives in the Iderran Wilds. It's meat is tough and gamey, though absorbs taste surprisingly well if prepared carefully.
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Village Bowls: Similar in concept to a hot pot. A very large communal dish that takes a long time to prepare, and is enjoyed by many people. Usually requires special cookware. When eating a village bowl with major complexity, there are many manners associated with it. For one, the eldest persons should eat first and offer compliments for the thing they tried. When they do, it is correct for everyone else to also take turns to try the same thing. For two, it is considered very impolite to focus on one serving. At most, a person should have two of the same serving and broth combination. For three, it is rude to eat too much or too little. Usually, one should sample at least half of all combinations, and at most one and a half of all combinations. Many sayings are derived from the Village Bowl.
Vinegar: Used in Sedoria and Kri Tan. The Sedorians make theirs out of barley, while in Kri Tan it is made out of apples.