Cuisine throughout the Countries

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''"Haven't you ever had Traditional Cortesian Stew? You take all your meat and throw it in a pot. Then you take all your Vegetables, and throw them in the same pot. Then you pour some water into the pot and throw it into a fire until everything becomes a delictable and uniform grey color. That's how you know it's done!" - ''Famed Chef Jalec Fromage of Beauxport. ======

Simple and homely meals and comfort food best describe the food of the Jointed Provinces. Due to the Cold Winters (And Mild Summers in the northern parts), Beef, Mutton and Lamb are the raised livestock of choice, generally cooked down for hours. And then served generally as a stew or as Meat Pie or a roast. Fishing is also prominent in parts of the country.

Grains such as Wheat and Barley are favored amongst farmers leading to many baked goods and several breweries and taverns across the land. Other vegetables grown include Corn, Potatoes, as well as dairy products such as Eggs and Cheese.

In Expansion:2598 A small group of Exlempari devotees began a movement to outlaw Pork in the Jointed Provinces on grounds that the Pig was a sacred animal. The belief was that The Gamon, one of the ancient creatures that walked the earth which resembled boar people were spared by the Humans and joined them briefly to fight the Orcs, before leaving the land. Due to the aid of the Gamon, the Humans may have never conquered the Orcs and build their Kingdoms. The devotees saw the act of eating pork a betrayal and petitioned King Albert Rewnan II a highly pious King for the banning of all Pork. To the disgust of people of the Jointed Pronvinces, the King agreed, and Pork was immediately banned. Riots ensured however eventually the people lost, and to this day Pork remains illegal despite petitions to lift the ban every few years.

The banning of pork however has led to an underground movement of Pork being smuggled and traded on the Black Market. This has led to a market mostly run by the Cor'a'tai. Pork has been illegally sold to many top chefs, noble houses and even royalty.

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''"Depending on where you are, Grasturm has the best food in the world! Montemaux for example has this dish, where you take a small bird and you blind it! It won't stop eating! Then you drown it in brandy! Cook it for a few minutes and you have the best tasting most controversial dish ever!" ''- Famed Chef Jalec Fromage of Beauxport. ======

The Hydra Isles are known for their higher end food. Primarily due to the fact most of the farmed meat with the exception of Pork is imported from The Jointed Provinces and Agralan. Despite the cost of imported food however, wild game is the delicacy of choice among the populace.

Preperation of food in Grastrum varies. Fresh and Aged Sausages, and Salted and Preserved Meats are favored and even often traded with Agralan and The Jointed Provinces.

Thanks to fertile soil and excellent weather, A large variety of Fruits and Vegetables are farmed throughout the isles. Tomatoes, Apples, Grapes, Squash, and Lemons.

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''"Chicken and Forty different spices comprise a single dish, then served over rice and fed to the slaves. Everyone else eats skewered meat, never the less it all tastes like fire and you feel like you need a bath from all the sweating you'll do." ''- Famed Chef Jalec Fromage of Beauxport. ======

Spice is the main flavoring ingredient of Agralan. Saffron, Cumin, Garlic, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Corriander are among the various ingredients found across Tayandah and the rest of the country. Generally cooked into Fowl, such as Chicken and Goose, though imported Beef from Grasturm has been making it's way into the land. Exotic meat such as Camel and Donkey is also not unheard of. Street Food sold in the major cities is common as many travelling merchants, chefs and traders seek out affordable meals while on their journeys.

Agriculture isn't very viable due to the hot weather of Agralan, though there are some locations such as the Oasis Jungles across the desert that have proven viable for growth. However there are farmed foods that garner trade with Grastrum. Dates, Olives and Rice.

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"I once met a woman from the North who I asked about what they ate up there. She like any savage uncivilized northener scoffed at me and directed me to her husband who did all the cooking in her family. He showed me his food pit, which nearly killed me from the sheer amount of smoke, and the smell of fermentation made it worse" - Famed Chef Jalec Fromage of Beauxport. ======

As there is no trading in the North, all food eaten there is either wild game such as Boars, Bears and even Wolf. Or Domesticated Animals, such as Wooly Cows and Pigs. The North also appears to have a large fishing community, where oily fish such as Salmon Tuna and Halibut are also common. There are also stories of even the consumption of Whale in some parts. Preparation generally involves curing the meats in salt, or fermentation and then smoking it for hours at a time.

Due to the cold weather, farming is scarce in the Northlands. Though some leafy vegetables such as Cabbage, Lettuce and Broccoli, and Root Vegetables like Carrots and Turnips exist at small household gardens.