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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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 Posted - 03 Nov 2012 : 22:10:41
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I'm up to the point in "Elminster's Forgotten Realms" where he's discussing the various types of food in the realms, and it made me remember watching something on the food network about 4 years ago. They were discussing how they made actual blood pudding in scandinavia. Basically, when it comes time to cut up the sheep, they save the blood and fat and cook it together and store it in either a sheep's intestines or stomach. That led me looking and there's another kind of "blood pudding" in England that's more sausage like and less pudding like. Also, apparently the swedes make "blood pancakes".
That all got me to thinking.... what do the realms chefs do with blood? Besides the horselords mixing horseblood with their drinks, I can't think of any references. This also leads into "are there any special bloods that people might collect for use in food"? That then leads into "are there any monsters that make good eating"? This also leads into some discussions I'd had a while back but might also be fun to ponder... "are there any monsters that might be hunted for their pelts... such as a yuan-ti's skin which might make a great skirt or jacket or boots".
Anyway, I was intrigued by the idea and wanted to see if anything popped into people's minds. I'm not looking for the "you can use the organ of X to produce a magical blade or potion or elixir" type thing. I'm thinking the more mundane uses that people might put these creatures that attack them to. I mean, when you kill a spectral panther, or a naga, or a quaggoth.... that's a lot of meat that "could" be used to feed villagers.
The below is just something I found on the web when I started researching blood pudding, and I found it interesting because apparently its more of a taboo in our culture but much more common throughout the world than I though. That's what made me go "what do they do with it in the realms".
<<<<<<<<"Jennifer McLagan agrees that blood is a good source of food that is too often wasted in the UK and North America.
"Almost every culture" has a type of "blood pudding", (such as black pudding), because historically people didn't want to want to waste any edible parts of a slaughtered animal.
Some cultures do not eat blood because of religious reasons.
But Ms McLagan believes that for cultures where eating blood is accepted, "it's a really good source of protein that seems to be wasted in a world where we're always complaining there's not enough to eat".
In the UK today, iron deficiency among women is high, and increasingly common in young women in particular. So could eating more blood solve the problem?>>>>>
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Nov 2012 : 22:46:34
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Ever been to the Philippines? You should try our Dinuguan, which literally means "mixed with blood." |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 03 Nov 2012 : 23:35:00
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 03 Nov 2012 : 23:48:19
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I think monster parts are an often overlooked topic and can lead to some great loot for players. As an example, my group currently has a crate of umberhulk chitin and claws. If they get around to turning these over to their duergar smiths they may be able to make some armor and mining picks that give a bonus to mining and excavation rates. I'm also a fan of using monster parts as extra material components to giving spells a boost. Behir quills to increase damage on lightning bolts, beholder eyestalks to increase the difficulty in saving verse the associated spells like disintegration etc. Lots of fun stuff to be had by recycling. ;)
I mentioned a few sessions ago in our campaign about a trade delegation from Oryndall had arrived in town but only accepted mindgates as currency for their exotic wares. They weren't too keen on blinding some or all of their slaves to start trading in jellied eyeballs. I'll have to try some better bait to get them to check that hook out, but chopping monsters up for parts like you've gone deer hunting isn't everyone's cup of tea.
As for blood food type stuff, I seem to remember Bruenor cooking a verbeeg's brain in its own skull in a cooking test during the events of the Crystal Shard. I was under the impression blood gets boiled with other drippings and leavings in a pot to make a stew as general practice in the Realms. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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rjfras
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 01:03:44
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from Ed is 2005 as part of marinating question:
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Blood from slaughtered animals is always saved to be cooked as "drippings" or used in making gravies (sometimes with a few drops of vinegar added to prevent congealing).
and another about elves also from 2005:
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but can subsist largely on meat if they have to [enjoying it most when superbly seasoned and mixed with plant flavours through skilled cuisine], and when blood from the meat can be separately combined with other substances and imbibed.
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farinal
Learned Scribe
Turkey
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 01:04:04
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| I have Swedish relatives and they do something like this. A jell-o type of pig blood I think. Never tasted it though... Doesn't drinking blood cause some health problems? |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 10:10:22
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| I am sure the vampires have plenty of good recipes .Its getting them to share it that will be the problem. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 10:22:00
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I am sure the vampires have plenty of good recipes .Its getting them to share it that will be the problem.
Actually, that kind of brings up another question I was thinking about and forgot to mention. Given that there ARE vampires in the realms.... could they subsist on these cooked blood treats? Might it be that there are some individuals out there who had their loved one turned, but they were enough of an adventurer themselves that they slew the slaying vampire. Now perhaps they seek to control their now undead loved ones by regularly buying up things like blood pudding, blood sausage, blood soup, and making blood pancakes in the morning.... and if such were readily available in the realms, might it be kind of easy? |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
11701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 10:25:45
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Originally posted by Dennis
Ever been to the Philippines? You should try our Dinuguan, which literally means "mixed with blood."
Never been, but a friend's wife is from there. Just wondering, in that culture, was it relatively easy to get ahold of the pig blood in addition to the meat? |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 12:44:58
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Originally posted by sleyvas
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I am sure the vampires have plenty of good recipes .Its getting them to share it that will be the problem.
Actually, that kind of brings up another question I was thinking about and forgot to mention. Given that there ARE vampires in the realms.... could they subsist on these cooked blood treats? Might it be that there are some individuals out there who had their loved one turned, but they were enough of an adventurer themselves that they slew the slaying vampire. Now perhaps they seek to control their now undead loved ones by regularly buying up things like blood pudding, blood sausage, blood soup, and making blood pancakes in the morning.... and if such were readily available in the realms, might it be kind of easy?
I personally believe that your conjuncture is plausible. The Realms is not a highly advanced society and as such many people cannot be picky about what they eat and so will consume things considered distasteful in general. So I am sure that a resourceful adventurer could find an adequate supply of blood to ward off the dark thirst of their undead loved ones. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 14:39:28
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by sleyvas
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I am sure the vampires have plenty of good recipes .Its getting them to share it that will be the problem.
Actually, that kind of brings up another question I was thinking about and forgot to mention. Given that there ARE vampires in the realms.... could they subsist on these cooked blood treats? Might it be that there are some individuals out there who had their loved one turned, but they were enough of an adventurer themselves that they slew the slaying vampire. Now perhaps they seek to control their now undead loved ones by regularly buying up things like blood pudding, blood sausage, blood soup, and making blood pancakes in the morning.... and if such were readily available in the realms, might it be kind of easy?
I personally believe that your conjuncture is plausible. The Realms is not a highly advanced society and as such many people cannot be picky about what they eat and so will consume things considered distasteful in general. So I am sure that a resourceful adventurer could find an adequate supply of blood to ward off the dark thirst of their undead loved ones.
I concur -- though I'd also expect that it wouldn't be nearly as satisfying as blood straight from the tap, as it were. |
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Larloch
Acolyte
Spain
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 14:58:19
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| In Spain there is fried blood and I find very likely that is something that is eated too in the Realms. Specially in countryside. Another opcions is many of the differents parts of the pig (ears, nose, etc.). |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 16:01:30
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Originally posted by sleyvas
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Originally posted by Dennis
Ever been to the Philippines? You should try our Dinuguan, which literally means "mixed with blood."
Never been, but a friend's wife is from there. Just wondering, in that culture, was it relatively easy to get ahold of the pig blood in addition to the meat?
Very easy. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 16:22:50
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Originally posted by Larloch
Another opcions is many of the differents parts of the pig (ears, nose, etc.).
We have that, too. It's called sisig here. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 17:43:34
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Originally posted by xaeyruudh
...and i thought i was being morbid to list a bunch of plagues.
I'm waiting for the "Who eats babies?" thread.  |
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