Quote from: Altheus;1118602It is not good for milk and cheese, I've eaten both and they both taste of goat.

Goat vindaloo dwarf style should be popular though.

Good taste would be relative to what you are used to; that "taste of goat" might be something that the highland dwarves appreciate. I meant "good" in terms of nutrients.

I had a character return to the cities of his youth from several years as an adventurer. He had been dirt-poor when he left and he wanted to do two things before anything else. It would have been three things but he had gotten married.
He wanted a bottle of the famed desert wine, Old Mejoss Black" and
He wanted to eat at a restaurant called Valabar's (taken from Steven Brust's writings about Vlad Taltos, so I don't put it in material for publication)
He enjoyed the meal but found that he couldn't stand the wine.

In the 5e Ravenloft book they actually touch on this.
Wolf is a primary source of meat. They also eat alot of beats and turnips. Wine is very much in demand.

the 5e Eberron book notes that that there are still food shortages after the war and that prices and availability for foods can vary heavily based on what is in stock or can be shipped or not. One monster kingdom feeds its population with troll sausage.

Theres also been some articles in Dragon. Including a fast food franchise in Hell and some magical foods.

Judges Guild put out the Rat on a Stick module where the PCs can open their own fast food franchise in a dungeon to feed monsters.

Probably more I've forgotten.

addendum: Someone else suggested this. "Inns in an Instant" from Dragon 418. I do not have that issue but will try and look it up.

Quote from: Omega;1118939In the 5e Ravenloft book they actually touch on this.
Wolf is a primary source of meat.

The primary source of meat is an apex predator? Um...

Quote from: HappyDaze;1118988The primary source of meat is an apex predator? Um...

And Dire Wolves. Said predators have a practically endless supply since they can leave Barovia and the people cant, and said predators have pretty much eaten all the livestock in all but one town it seems... And the local werewolf population are eyeing that... sooooo...

Dwarven dwellings in my world are often entirely underground with no surface contact, so normal animals (not to mention fodder) aren't available. Their primary food source is giant worm, with Glowworms, Ringworms, and Boreworms all producing different quality steaks.

Quick note. "The Witcher" books are full of inspiration re: foods and cuisine. There is almost more cuisine than magic. The author must be someone who loves a good dish.

Quote from: Reckall;1119280Quick note. "The Witcher" books are full of inspiration re: foods and cuisine. There is almost more cuisine than magic. The author must be someone who loves a good dish.

Are they Polish recipes?

You make a great point about taste being relative! What's considered "good" can vary widely between cultures and individual preferences. When it comes to nutrients, that's a whole different story. It's essential to ensure that the food we consume is nourishing and provides us with what our bodies need.

My RPG has a module with a mall with a food court.  Here are the places to eat:

Quote from: RPGPundit on January 06, 2020, 03:37:35 AM
You have to remember that between the fall of Rome until the Renaissance, there was a long period where there was very little movement of food products in most areas of Europe. Cuisine was highly local. Even in places where foreigners traveled (big port cities, mostly) there was still little opportunities for "foreign food" because they couldn't bring the ingredients with them in significant numbers.

This started to change in a serious way in the Renaissance. In England, for example, the arrival of sugar caused a huge sensation.  Aristocrats would have these insane sugar-parties where they made recipes of... let's say a very experimental nature. And where the amount of sugar consumed makes you wonder how they all didn't die of diabetic shock on the spot.

If you've ever went to an Indian sweet shop, it shows that the human body has a high tolerance for sugar, at least in the short term.  The amount of sugar, flour and milk involved in Indian sweets would kill a T-Rex, but someone humans can eat it and live.

The cookbook A Feast of Ice and Fire provides recipes for a lot of the meals described in the Westeros books; I had always wanted to throw a potluck dinner party where the guests had to bring a course from that book.

QuoteAre they Polish recipes?

Considering "Witcher" is more Germano-Celtic than Slavic I'd expect mixed bag of various things. Very postmodern.
But honestly I cannot remember a thing about cuisine in Witcher so I'd have to re-read it.

I'm nitpicky and anal-retentive about a lot of things in my games, but found and drink rarely blip on my radar.

The closest I get is probably "would your Guardsman like Corpse Starch rations, or does he want the fancy pants ones made from the bit of animals no-one wants to eat?"

Now that I think about it for a game with more economic bent like ACKS or Traveller things like trading various exotic food - especially spices and herbs could be quite massive bent.
After all Ad-Venturers rarely were trespassing into unknown to rob some tombs and ruins, they mostly seek new lands to conquests and new trade routs or more permanent resources to achieve.

Dig through toxic jungles to estabilish route for tourmaline pepperberry that's something