Friday DE

[bjornwilde]

 is there a fictional food or drink you’d love to see become a thing in bar? Or, what are some foods from fiction you’ve always wanted to try?

Comments

[bjornwilde]

I have a particular fondness for klava (Steven Brust's Dragaera series) which is a complicated coffee type of thing to make. I've always sort of imagined it as something like how cold brewed coffee tastes, but warm and more espresso like; i.e. smoky and rich but not bitter like coffee can be.

I've also always wanted to try bubbly pies, from the Pern books, as well as whatever the heck a sweet meat is.

Turkish delight was still a disappointment, as much as I do enjoy it.

[cottoncandypink]

Sweetmeat's just candy. There's a reason why it used to be called that, but it's early and the reason escapes me.

[bjornwilde]

I'll hit up Wikipedia. Thanks!

[shinyhappygoth]

It's because "meat" used to just mean "solid food".

[ceitfianna]

I've always wondered about shimmer wine, which is from the Vorkosigan books and try the maple mead. I'd also love to try eating anything that Ma Kosti had made.

I can't immediately think of anything else, oh yes, I'd be curious to try a sip of the Luidaeg's tea made with saltwater, just to see what its like.

[bjornwilde]

Oh those sound delicious! And yes, I'd agree on the Luidaeg's tea. I can see something really smokey, like some Russian tea blends I've had before working really well with salt water.

[cottoncandypink]

I always thought the food at the Lost Boys' banquet in Hook looked so good. Half of it was just cartoon coloured mush food, but I don't care. I still want to try it.

[bjornwilde]

Totally! And I also just remembered I was thinking some of the Wonky candy could be a fun addition, though it might bring the Loompas.

[vyvyan]

I would like to see a return of the deep fried paradox.

[iprotectyou]

That was in Cecil's threads recently. I don't think paradoxes have ever gone away, just haven't been mentioned much.

[for_everyone]

Sadly Star Wars often falls into the sci-fi thing of not showing food much, and that food often being boring things like protein bars or whatever - which is logical for space travel but STILL I like seeing food onscreen!

But the Star Wars website does have a lot of amusing recipes, including a green milk milkshake which I mean -

[bjornwilde]

Honestly, the green milk was kinda the inspiration for this. =D

[shinyhappygoth]

Don't forget jogan fruit and meilooruns!