Food of the Realms

[Lathlain]

I have a dream. A dream to see the taverns, inns, restaurants and seedy street peddlars of the realms providing nourishment in forms other than iron rations and meat-surprise stew!

So here's the deal:

I'm creating a largely food-centric area. I don't particularly want scripts and fancy happenings, but I -do- want ideas for food, restaurants, vendors and relevant accessories. Colourised names and descriptions for any of these are all welcome in whatever form they take, but I'm aiming for 100 items in total so feel free to go quite mad!

I will also accept suggestions on places where additional food is needed.

To get the ball rolling, here goes -

Item: {70}a piece of wrapping cloth
Desc: {70}A square of folded linen that can be used to wrap meats and pastries, protecting them from the ravages of the elements.
Note: A cheap, small container for one or two pieces of food to be kept in.

Item: {20}a {70}c{F0}h{70}e{F0}e{70}s{F0}e{70}-{F0}f{70}i{F0}l{70}l{F0}e{70}d {20}avocado
Desc: {20}An avocado half that has been stoned and stuffed with a {70}mixed cheese filling{20}.

NPC: {80}a scruffy, unshaven peddlar
Desc: {80}Dressed in {30}a well-loved three-quarter length coat{80} that has seen better days, and sporting a thick stubble of unguessable age, this man exudes an air of charm slimy enough to fry an egg in. His smile is far too large for his well-rounded face and his eyes are a remarkably lifeless tone of grey.

Any and all suggestions are gratefully received, so thank you all in advance!

[Vantaniael]

a honey glazed ham
a tureen of lightly salted white fish
sweetly soured, lightly breaded shrimp
a fillet of roast mutton
a platter of sesame seed scattered pork
a rack of brazed beef ribs
some links of bratwurst
wild rice peppered with cinnamon
a strawberry cake whipped with coconut shavings
a devils' chocolate mouse with truffle core
a rich, dark forest cake
a lemon, salmon casserole
chessentan cabbage rolls

Item: {30}a {B0}honey glazed {30}ham
Desc: {30}An thick slab of steamed ham, richly glazed in wild Ardeep honey.

Item: {30}a tureen of lightly salted white fish
Desc: {30}A lighter tasting stock of river fish, salted and resting in a pale tureen.

Item: {30}sweetly soured, lightly breaded shrimp
Desc: {30}A basket of fried shrimp, breaded and spattered in a fresh sweetly soured sauce..

Item: {30}a fillet of roast mutton
Desc: {30}A thin fillet of roast mutton, seared evenly through for maximum taste.

Item: {30}a platter of {B0}sesame seed scattered {30}pork
Desc: {30}This richly decorated platter is stacked in thick-cut slabs of pork, and further set with mounds of roast sesame seeds.

Item: {30}a rack of brazed beef ribs
Desc: {30}Before you is full set rack of brazed beef ribs, smothered in a rich glaze.

Item: {30}some links of bratwurst
Desc: {30}Steam wafts off these prime lengths of grilled sausage.

Item: {70}wild rice peppered with {10}cinnamon
Desc: {30}A plate of cooked, wild rice, lightly dusted in sprinkles of cinnamon.

Item: {30}a {D0}strawberry cake {30}whipped with {F0}coconut shavings
Desc: {30}A miniature desert cake flavoured with strawberries and topped with shavings of coconut.

Item: {30}a {80}devils' chocolate mousse {30}with {80}truffle {30}core
Desc: {30}A small bowl of chocolaty dessert cream, whipped light and fluffy, around a creamy and thick truffle core.

Item: {80}a rich, dark forest cake
Desc: {30}A piece of thick, mouth watering chocolate cake, set with shavings of moist chocolate and juicy cherries.

Item: {30}a {b0}lemon{30}, {D0}salmon {30}casserole
Desc: {30}A casserole made out of ground salmon spiced with lemon and mixed herbs.

Item: {30}chessentan cabbage rolls
Desc: {30}Rolls of miniature cabbages, stuffed with a rich chessentan stew.

[Nearraba]

Going a bit mad here... =)

Item: {20}a small side of leafy spinach
Desc: {20}A small side of edible broad, smooth leaves of the darkest green.

Item: {D0}berries and {70}pigeon gumbo
Desc: {70}A thick soup made with chuncks of pigeon meat and stock,
and sweetened with a mix of {D0}assorted berries.

Item: {30}miniature pastries {90}filled with beef liver
Desc: {30}These delicious, petite pastries have been stuffed and packed,
with pieces of cooked cow liver.

Item: {D0}cherry custard shaped into a ball
Desc: {D0}Made from a combination of milk, eggs, sugar, and cherries, this delicious
pudding like dessert, is sure to make your mouth water!

Item: {90}a smoked crab leg {B0}with dipping butter
Desc: {90}This cooked, crab leg still wears its hard shell. Inside is scrumptious, juicy meat
just waiting for you to crack it open. {B0}It came with a tiny side of melted butter.

Item: {A0}a pickled {B0}lemon
Desc: {A0}Midly tart but intensely lemony, this lemon has been perserved in a
simple brine concotion.

Item: {70}a small bag of {50}dates and prunes
Desc: {70}This small bag has been crammed with an assortment of {50}sweet, fruity dates
and wrinkly, chewy prunes.

Item: {30}a steaming bowl of {70}pigeon stew
Desc: {30}Be careful, this bowl is steaming hot! Inside holds a delectable stew
made entirely out of pigeon meat and broth.

Item: {30}a plate of tender duck legs and {50}baby turnips
Desc: {30}Fixed on this platter is a pair of tender, succulent roasted duck legs
sided by a cluster of cooked, {50}young turnips.

Item: {30}a bowl of {A0}frog {30}porridge
Desc: {30}This unusual concoction of oats and water has {A0}tiny pieces of rubbery green
flesh {30}mixed within it. It's rumored to taste like chicken, do you dare try it?

Item: {A0}a bowl of cucumbers {20}and lettece
Desc: {20}This earthen ware bowl has been overstuffed with bright crisp lettece
and slices of fresh cucumbers.

Item: {30}harvest {90}apples with {30}cinnamon sugar
Desc: {90}These firm and crisp apples have been perfectly picked and spiced
with just the right amount {30}of delicious cinnamon sugar.

Item: {80}black {10}pudding
Desc: {80}A type of sausage made by cooking in {10}blood {80}and pork fat.

Item: {F0}a slice {B0}of {B0}brie
Desc: {F0}This cheese, is {B0}pale in color with a {70}slight greyish tinge under crusty
{F0}white mold. It is very soft and savory with a hint of ammonia.

Item: {10}a steak of salted {C0}whale meat flesh
Desc: {10}This thick, juicy steak is exceptional, as it is the {10}fresh flesh of {C0}a whale.

Item: {D0}candied {B0}flower {A0}petals
Desc: {F0}These assorted, edible flower petals have been dusted with light egg and dipped
into savory, sweet sugar, before being left to dry.

Item: {80}a dark chocolate covered {20}grasshopper
Desc: {80}A delightful, crisp and crunchy {20}grasshopper {80}smothered in
a rich dark chocolate. Wait... did it just move?

Item- can be made in assorted flavors and colors: {C0}blueberry crystals on a stick
Desc: {C0}Entirely flavored with a blueberry zest, these sparkling crystals look like they
would be quite tasty!

[Nearraba]

NPC: {80}a tall, tattooed butcher
Desc: {80}This giant of a man peers at you with {C0}one cold eye, {80}the other is covered with a black patch.
Elaborate tattoos cover the many scars interweaving his arms, which are as big as most men's thighs.
He busies himself, by effortlessly carving through bulky, bloody meat.

NPC: {F0}a pretty, cheerful baker
Desc: {B0}Soft golden ringlets {F0}bob just past the smooth chin, of this round-faced woman.
Her plump cheeks have been spattered with some flour, but she smiles anyway, revealing her
straight pearly whites. Egg yokes cover her once white apron and she smells of fresh, baked
cookies.

NPC: {D0}an alluring, sweet vendor
Desc: {D0}This attractive womans hair has been pulled back out of her face, but a few
stubborn wisps hang down over dark eyes. The smell of {B0}sweet honey {D0}drifts from her
spotless clothes, as she presents to you, her glorious collection of candies and sweets.

NPC: {30}a handsome, fruit hawker
Desc: {30}This man is somewhat handsome, in a slapdash sort of way. With a mop
of shaggy black hair and a pair of {A0}bright, emerald eyes. {30}A noticeable tan and
muscled limbs. He wears only dirt-stained overalls and two leather boots. Flashing a
friendly smile, gladly, he shows off his fruit assortment.

[Lathlain]

Wow! There's a lot of absolutely brilliant stuff for the project in here guys - keep it coming!

[Melusine]

a mug of steaming hot chocolate
a platter of beef smothered in gravy
a bowl of sugared strawberries
a strawberry pie
a frosted red velvet cake
a pomegranate
a chicken and rice dish


{30}a mug of {70}steaming {30}hot chocolate
{30}a platter of beef smothered in gravy
{90}a bowl of {f0}sugared {90}strawberries
{d0}a strawberry pie
{90}a {f0}frosted {90}red velvet cake
{10}a pomegranate
{70}a chicken and rice dish

[Gwain]

Short {60}a bottle of {90}Hot Stoneroot sauce
Long {60}A bottle sizzles here.
Desc{60}A darkened bottle full to the brim with {90}a reddish sauce. {30}A small cork keeps the contents from leaking. {70}A tiny label reads "{90}Hot {b0}Hot {90}Hot!"

Short {30}a sack of halfling chow
Long {30}a burlap sack spills out on the ground here.
Desc {30}Nothing more than a burlap sack full of some food pellets. {f0}The label has a crude drawing of a halfling and the words {b0}'Now with flavour!'

Short {30}a chocolate covered monkey-on-a-stick
Long {30}A chocolate covered monkey cowers here.
Desc {30}A monkey that has been battered and fried then dipped in a chocolate coating.

Short {b0}a s{20}tin{70}ky {b0}che{30}ese {b0}ma{70}n
Long {30}A small human-shaped cheese lies here.
{30}This appears to be a figure carved from various smelly cheeses. He has {20}olive eyes and a {90}tiny red pepper mouth. {b0}It seems to be a less than practical substitute for gingerbread.

Short {b0}a distressed pudding
Long {b0}A layered pudding has been left here.
Desc {F0}Creamy custard and {30}sugary treacle baked in altering layers {30}of soft pastry and topped off with {90}a cherry. {70}It leans to the left no matter what direction you face.

Short {80}a roasted boot {b0}drizzled with honey
Long {80}An abandoned boot sticks to the ground here.
Desc {80}Pure leather that has been tenderized to a delightful consistency, the sole of this boot has been removed and the insides stuffed with orange rind.

Short {70}a cup of {80}really bad coffee
Long {70}A cup of {80}putrid coffee eats through the ground here.
Desc {80}Black as midnight on a moonless night, this coffee smells horrible and is strong enough to clean mithril spoons. Here and there you notice a bit of ground or a fragment of eggshell.

Short {20}green eggs and {20}ham
Long {20}A platter of green eggs and {20}ham sit here.
Desc {20}Would you, could you eat green eggs and ham? If you bought it, you probably should.

Short {F0}a bottle of Gondar headache powder
Long {f0}A bottle of powder lies here.
Desc {f0}A tiny gear adorns this bottle and a little tag dictates {90}"One spoonful for instant relief"

Short {20}a cucumber and {50}avocado {20}facial mask
Long {20}A jar of cucumber and {50}avocado {20}cream lies here.
Desc {20}A delicious beauty mask complete with generous slices of cucumber.
(Can be worn on the face or held) (Edible)

Short {f0}a bottle of Angry Andy's Mad Dalesman gin
Long {fo}A bottle of gin sweats here.
Desc {f0}Gin made from juniper and wheat spirits. There is a drawing of Angry Andy on the label.

Short {b0}a bottle of Angry Andy's Confused Cormyrian cordial
Long {b0}A bottle of cordial sticks to the ground here.
Desc {b0}An extremely smooth bitter, with a touch of {90}cherry. There is a drawing of Angry Andy on the label.

Short {50}a jar of Angry Andy's Contrite Chultan {b0]tonto
Long {50}A jar smelling like bananas sits here.
Desc {b0}Made from bananas this liquor is a moderate mocker. There is a drawing of Angry Andy on the label.

Short {50} a carafe of Angry Andy's Slimey Sembian blaand
Long {50}A carafe ferments here.
Desc {f0}Bwwaah! this smells like old milk, but is aparently alcoholic in nature. So drink! There is a drawing of Angry Andy on the label.

Short {70}Angry Andy
Long {70}A gibbering man wearing a keg walks around here.
Desc {70}Swarthy in appearance but lacking in any apparel save for a keg. This man is not mad, but apparently calm enough to be angry. He carries a tray of bottles and has a vacant stare.

[Lathlain]

I've still got room for some more delectible dishes and tidbits, folks - and we'll still need a whole army of lucky NPCs to sell it all when it's done! A few rooms/lodges/inns and back alleys to sell them in would be superb too, if anyone's feeling up to it.

Keep up the good work

[Elke]

Item:{B0}a slice of {60}blue-veined cheese
Desc:{B0}A large slice of salty cheese with {60}furry veins of blue
mould {B0}running through it.

Item:{90}a strawberry jelly
Desc:{90}A large, quivering jelly made with strawberry juice.

Item:{A0}a {70}pine nut {A0} and {20}rocket {A0}salad
Desc:(A0}A leafy green salad with curls of {20}dark rocket{A0},
tomato and wild onion {A0}, dressed with vinegarette and {70}
pine nuts.

Item:{D0}a slice of wafer-thin ham
Desc:{D0}A slice of excellent wafer-thin ham.

Item:{70} a bowl of garlic mushrooms
Desc:{70}This bowl is filled with mushrooms that have been stuffed with
garlic butter.

And to continue with Gwain's Pratchett theme...

Item:{70}a s{20}t{70}r{20}i{70}p{20}e{70}d humbug
Desc:A lovely sweet flavoured with peppermint.

Definitely not any arsenic?

[Skeas]

Room: {50}The Harlot's Hovel
Description: {30}This tavern is very obviously poorly maintained, the wooden walls displaying an abundance of cracks and, in some places, even small holes. The constant, low buzz of murmuring mouths, interrupted only by sporadic bursts of cacophonous noise, is almost comforting in its rhythmic consistency. The atmosphere is filled with a combination of smells, ranging from the roasted meats in the kitchen to the baked pastries on display at the bar, a long thing of wood and poor craftsmanship. Generous warmth spills into the room from a fire that burns low in the eastern wall of the building, its only bounds a stone fireplace in much need of a cleaning. At each table there are four low benches, most of them held up by a combination of legs, remains of legs, and unused works of literature, as are a number of the tables. Dilapidated wooden stairs lead upward, and the only door aside from that to the kitchen is the one leading outside, to the <direction>

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[Aveline]

Not food items but.. How about a series of plates, that are containers to hold food? I always find myself wanting to set out food for people and this could help with just setting it on the ground. Put the food on plates and hand them out! Could eat off of plates rather than off of the ground.

Short {F0}Fine china plate decorated with {D0}floral patterns
Long {F0}a fragile plate lies on the ground here
Desc {F0}This plate is made of the finest china and has been decorated with delicate, intricate {D0}floral designs {F0}around the rim. It looks like it could hold a fair amount of food.

Short {30}a large, round wooden platter
Long {30}a wooden platter lies here
Desc {30}This large wooden platter could be used to serve, or to present food.

Short {F0}an etched {70}s{F0}i{70}l{F0}v{70}e{F0}r plate
Long {F0}a fine silver plate lies here
Desc {F0}This plate is made of the finest silver and has been polished until it shines. Intricate designs have been etched into the metal around the rim.

Short {70}a haughty chef
Long {70}a -whatever you want him to be doing
Desc {70}A master chef, this man holds an air of haughtiness as he moves about. His gaze seems to just dare you to insult his food. His round face is constantly red from yelling at his inept assistants. His black hair is parted in the middle and slicked down against his scalp. A thin, tiny little mustache sits under his nose.

I'm going to have a lot of downtime this week, so I'll try to come up with more peoples and places

[Lathlain]

I especially like the idea of plates and bowls as small containers. I'm sure we can work some of them in!

So! Thanks a lot to everyone for your help and inspiration so far! A spree of frantic creation last night saw me fill the area with 98 items of food, drink, containers and a handful of vendors to sell them. I'm afraid this means I don't need any more items for the time being, though hang on to any leftover ideas you have - I'm sure future projects will arise soon enough

After some consideration I'm afraid I've decided not to include any new rooms or areas for now (largely due to the fiddly nature of updating all of the related areas etc), though I -do- still need between ten and fifteen more vendors to place strategically around the world. If anyone can come up with anything, I'd be thrilled to include your work in the project!

[Elke]

Short {70}a squinting, kerchiefed vendor
Long {70}a squinting vendor wearing a kerchief on her head eyes you here.
Desc {70} This woman has a turned-up, freckly nose, red hair peeking out from under a kerchief,
and a continually suspicious squint. She watches all the passers-by like a hawk.

Short {70}a young girl with a tray
Long {70}a young girl with a tray offers up her tray to you hopefully.
Desc {70} This young half-elven girl has long, if dirty, blonde hair and bare feet.
She wears the rough and tattered clothing of a street urchin. Leather straps help her
bear the heavy weight of the large tray she carries to hold her wares.

Short {70}a thickset baker's boy
Long {70}a thickset baker's boy is here selling his master's wares.
Desc {70} This baker's boy is thickset and muscular, with unsightly bulges of flesh
spilling out and dimpled knuckles. He has small, dark eyes and a slightly
unpleasant, knowing grin.

Short {70}a twinkly-eyed halfling lass
Long {70} twinkly-eyed halfling lass offers her wares here.
Desc {70} This young halfling lass is very pretty, with green eyes, blonde
hair and extremely adorable dimples. She offers her wares with a cheeky grin
and walks about on bare feet.

May I add a suggestion for some sort of fruit cart?

[Vantaniael]

Short {70}a swarthy, gap-toothed codger
Long {70}a swarthy, gap-toothed codger smiles crookedly up at you from his wares
Desc {70} A balding and stringy old gaffer, with sun-swarthed skin and a fractured smile (more gaps than teeth), beckons you over. Arrayed on the blanket before him is an assortment of wares, both desirable and undesirable.

Short {70}the merry organ-grinder, and his monkey
Long {70}the merry organ-grinder plays music here, with his little dancing friend
Desc {70} Given the general vacant gaze and slack jawed expression of the grinder as he plays away on his organ happily.. one might conclude the monkey dancing on his shoulder is the one actually running the operation. A variety of veritable goods dangles lazily, for sale, off the grinder's organ.

Short {70}a mad trapper
Long {70}a mad trapper sells fresh meat here with her jaunty, little fox-tail-cap askew
Desc {70} She is burly and getting on in years, but still with a quick wit and mad eye, off set by a jaunty cap of fox-skin, half falling off her brow. Carried in her hefty arms is an odd assortments of traps, from which she is selling -very- fresh meat dishes.

Short {70}the mute bard
Long {70}the mute bard hawks his wares with flamboyant pantomimes
Desc {70} A young and charming fellow, save for the garish scar around his neck, perhaps someone didn't like his singing? Now he performs for you with grandly exaggerated hands gestures and florid pantomimes, trying to get you to buy his wears.
((On this one perhaps replace any standard talking responses with gestures like: the mute bard gestures to indicate that he doesn't trade with folks he cant see. etc.))

Short {70}a totemic fishmonger
Long {70}a totemic fishmonger stands here sternly, scowling at the world, lamenting a lack of customers
Desc {70}a towering man stands here scwoling, with arms as thick around as his thighs from years of hauling rope and cleaving the heads off fish. His bared arms are covered in a rich mosaic of totemic tattoos, and his hard eyes watch you displeasingly, perhaps you should buy from him so he stops scowling at you?

Short {70}a rare Thayan vendor
Long {70}a rare Thayan vendor stands here cloaked in scarlet, shrouded in street shadows
Desc {70}an envoy from one of the Thayan merchant enclaves, magic and mystery are not the only things to be carried out of the far east, this enigmatic young lady exports fine food to you as well. Robed in deep scarlet, and with piercing dark eyes, she sells her fare here discretely.

Short {70}a doll-like serving girl
Long {70}a doll-like serving girl sings and dances here swathed in many bright colours
Desc {70}Haling from the deeps of Calimshan, she dances exotically, using her sultry songs and colourful (if not so conservative) garments to lure in prospective customers, then promptly turning their attention to the host of fine goods on the back of a gaily painted wagon.

Short {70}a dull-eyed half-ogress merchant
Long {70}a dull-eyed half-ogress hunkers here, half slumped before a pile of unidentifiables
Desc {70}Massive, with a mottled grey hide, and empty eyes, she gnaws lazily on a hunk of meat. This hulking yet listless seeming half-ogress merchant doesn't even bother to try and sell you anything as you go past, perhaps you should prod her with a pointy stick like the other guy did just a moment ago.. hey wait, where is that other guy anyway?

Short {70}Thanes, the manservant
Long {70}Thanes, the manservant stands here richly dressed, only a smart sales sign hints he is a merchant
Desc {70}Looking rather dapper in a richly tailored suit, Thanes, as his sales sign indicates, is here offering you a variety of respectable yet edible curios on behalf of his employer. His tiny little mustache wiggles a bit under his nose as you draw closer.

[Lathlain]

My thanks again to everyone who had a part in this.

I'm pleased to announce that, as of this evening, the realms are partially fuller of fine, and occasionally curious foodstuffs. I challenge you to find all 100!

This has been a fun little project. I look forward to more in the near future!