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The Dining and Beverage Experience of Seringale
In all the fast paced movement that we all experience these days, it is sometimes hard to sit down and enjoy good food or good beverages. Because of this, I have started a series of the establishments around Thera so that you may find these fine items and enjoy them without spending that time in search of them. I will begin with the city that every frequents the most, Seringale. The dining experience of Seringale can be somewhat limited, most people ration themselves to plain pieces of meat or bread, completely oblivious to the possibilities that lie within the Drunken Scribe. But I'm getting ahead of myself, lets begin with the various shops that lay within the city limits of Seringale. As I previously said, the dining establishments are fairly limited, but there are plenty of places to pick up our own food to make your own meal. The shops that sell food products are, the bakery, the butcher, and the fruit grove. Don't forget the spice shop though, if you wish to add a bit of zest to your meats, or sweeten up that fruit. Lets begin with the that brings in the highest amount of revenue, the butcher. The butcher sells the following items, whole roasted ducks, sides of pork, chicken legs, and slabs of beef. To those not interested in the culinary arts, or don't have the time to prepare something more exotic, I recommend going somewhere else, because this food is quite plain and bland when eaten alone. However, for those who enjoy preparing their own fancy feasts, this is the perfect place to start. Find your meat of choice to begin your meal, and be creative. The butcher chooses only the finest cuts of meat, which raises the price a bit, but it is definitely well worth it. Of all the places to obtain food directly within the city, the butcher has the highest quality, but remember, vary your food! The butcher goes through hundreds of cows a day because of the popularity of the beef, and people don't even realize that the other products are just as good! The next place, is my personal favorite in Seringale. The bakery has long been the one of the best providers of fresh baked breads and other goods. Perhaps its just me, but the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven is one of the most divine scents you can find anywhere. The bakery sells the following items, bowls of rice, stinky pieces of cheese, bread with raisins, cream pies, and soft fluffy biscuits. Now, perhaps the cheese is a bit unappetizing at first, but give it a try on a biscuit, it can end up being quite a treat. And of course, if you are just not a fan of cheese, try some meat from the butcher, or some fruit from the fruit grove. The bread with raisins the bakery sells is some of the finest tasting bread I have ever had. Its great for a quick breakfast, or a snack. If you are really in a hurry, its great for lunch or dinner as well. The rice, for those of you who prefer to eat grains, is affordable and tasty as well, give it a try sometime. Perhaps try mixing it up with a little beef and vegetables, or other things, get creative with it. We cannot forget the dessert! The cream pies are absolutely delicious, the perfect way to end any meal. Time and time again I keep coming back to the bakery just for the pies. The bakery is definitely a place you must try everything from, at least sometime. The final place that sells food within Seringale is the fruit grove. For those of you who love fresh fruit, this place is truly a treat for you. Here, you can buy fresh watermelons, peaches, bananas, oranges, and apples. These are great snacks, or can add a little bit of sweetness to any meal. Fruit is a great topping on cream pies, something you absolutely must try at some time. Almost all the fruit you can buy here, with the exception of the watermelons, are lightweight, tasty, and great for people constantly on the move. I would definitely recommend the fruit grove to everyone as well. For many people, these few establishments are more than enough, but if you're like me, you desire full meals, and not just parts of them. I do enjoy making my own, but I enjoy even more then social aspect of dining out. Well, luckily we don't have to go too far at all for true dining experiences. Thanks to the construction of the Drunken Scribe earlier in the Second Age, we have the ability to sit down and enjoy complete meals. The lounge of the Drunken Scribe is a great place to sit down, eat, have a drink, smoke a cigar, and relax. While still somewhat limited in what you can buy to eat, it is still quite the step up from the products sold within Seringale. At the lounge, you can buy yourself steaks and potatoes, a veggie dinner, or a noodle dinner. Depending on your taste, they are absolutly splendid. If you prefer meats, they've got you covered, or the vegetable lovers have theirs as well. Then you've got the noodle dinner, a little bit different than what is found in most other places of Thera, but delicious. The atmosphere of the Drunken Scribe really adds something to the food. It may sound crazy, but it is absolutly true. The friendliness of the staff, the laid back feeling, and the fact that you and a group of friends can just lounge, and enjoy your food, is a major part of the dining experience at the Drunken Scribe. Another favorite of mine is the cigars. After dinner, while enjoying a nice bottle of some of the fine wines they have, or other drinks, from their two bars, relaxing with a nice hand rolled cigar is the perfect way to finish off any evening or meal. But what would a meal be without drink? Well, that will have to wait for another time. In the next edition, I shall go through the pubs, bars, and taverns of Seringale. Good eating! Danside the Connoisseur of the Palate Cooking with Keeb, Culinary Secrets of Thera - an addition to our first Dining edition! The average adventurer consumes...ok I don't have any exact statistics but lets say a whole lot of beef a few ducks maybe lots of bread and many body parts of many strange and exotic animals and or creatures. Most likely some mushrooms, of the magic variety as well. Well that's just fine and dandy but I am here to tell you that there are many nuances to being more than just a casual diner in Thera. I'm not going to talk about store bought food as that would most likely bore you no? I am going to tell you what creatures are good eating (if you kill them first), I suppose you could eat them alive. It might be a bit more difficult however. There are a few general rules when killing for food the first being not everything is something you want to eat. Here is a short list of the non-edible bits... -Entrails ( Don't look too tasty to begin with ) -Tails ( Whip your friends with them instead? ) -Horns and Fangs ( A bit hard wouldn't you say? ) -Wings ( Fun for flying not enough meat though... ) can't I'm just saying its not a good idea and never try to eat a gargoyle you might end up with less teeth then you started out with. Ok, now that we know what not to eat lets see what is good. First of all if you can round one up bring along a ranger or druid on your culinary excursion. They will help you chop that beast up into nice easily eaten steaks if your prey doesn't drop anything edible. Were going to start small then go to the more exotic foods. A note though it may be ok to eat sentient beings of another species I will not discuss this as it may anger someone. Though I have heard Illithid is squishy and sweet. Ok after thinking it over some more we are just going to jump into the more exotic foods as there isn't much in between. Here are two dishes I believe to be absolutely superb. Firstly shark steak boiled in redberry sauce and marinated in brandy. Its flavor has a unique tang to it while at the same time being sweet and somewhat alcoholic, and of course that makes it better no? I think the preparation is fairly straight forward get some shark steak boil it in redberry and marinate in fine brandy. The last dish I am going to describe is dragon slow roasted dipped in curry and eaten with rye bread. It may not be alcoholic but it has plenty of kick. In fact its been known to knock out dwarves and we all know what they say about dwarves... In any case this is a very spicy dish as dragon is a naturally spicy meat and then you add the curry so the results are obvious. Also this dish is great with a mug of Dwarven Fire Breather and if you want it to be even stronger don't eat it with the bread, might be dangerous though? Well thats all I have for you today and as always I wish you an enjoyable culinary experience. |
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