The Breakfast of Champions...

1. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   Recently I was thinking back to my honeymoon in Hawaii. On this tiny island (Kuai... home of Lilo and Stitch) you could get three different kinds of breakfast: Mainland (eggs, bacon, toast), Japanese (a 3" square of broiled fish and rice) or Islander (which is sort of a hybrid, my favorite being moco loco ... Hamburger steak on rice, smothered with beef gravy. The only difference between Moco Loco for breakfast or dinner was with dinner it came with scoop of macaroni salad). I think some of you will know where I am going with the epicurian theme.
   
   Every culture has a different idea of what constitute's breakfast. Even regions inside the same culture very quite a bit (like grits with hot sauce in Texas or Fishcake mix in omelets in New Hampshire).
   
   So list what people eat for breakfast in each city/ region/ culture of your world. You can even break it down by class, if needed. You should know the game world you are playing in well enough to do this entry. It is part of the 7/8s of the iceberg, parts of the world that you (as an GM or author) need to know, but the players/ readers consciously do not. If you don't, perhaps you need to work on the world some more.
   
   In addition to breakfast, what other special food traditions help define your setting's culture?

2. Known World

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   Great Ridge: Mushroom and grain porrage. This is why Dwarventi grow big and strong... well strong anyways.
   
   Antioch and areas around: Breakfast includes eggs (normally scrambled and with something in them), sausage, and flat bread. Normally people in Antioch are in a rush, so instead of eating sit down, they roll it up as a flatbread sandwitch (burrito) and take it to go. Cheese is also a common sight at breakfast.
   
   Amar: Breakfast is a light affair. There are too many things to be done before the heat of the day. Just a piece of flat bread drenched in oil or some fruit. The big meal is mid day when only madmen or people from Antioch would be outside.
   
   Avon: Fishcakes. Fishcakes and flat bread normally. Milk and cheese round out the meal.
   
   Plains: Dried fruit and Dried beef
   
   Most of SecondLand: Sausage, eggs, and pancakes (thick flatbread).
   In the "white" (i.e. snowy) areas, it is mostly a hot tea and some meat.
   
   Amazonti: Fruit, Fruit, and more Fruit. How do these people get so big eating food like this?
   
   MaskLanders: Breakfast is a sitdown meal for the family, as everyone is home in the morning. Served family style (big bowls) there are eggs (two or three types), sausages, pancakes, flatbread, and sweat breads.
   
   FirstLand: Breakfast, like all meals, are an elaborate affair. Each dish is prepared just so to maximize presentation and subtle elements of texture and flavor. Usually just one or two items are made, but they are works of art by most people's standards.
   
   As you can see, you can tell a great deal about a people and their environment by what they eat and why. Players might not notice these differences consciously, but they do register in the back of their head.
   
   You can also tell where a people came from by what they want for breakfast.
   
   note: Have you ever noticed how odd things are when you have breakfast in a distant area? They don't have your "normal" foods. Think about how this makes you feel. Now think about how your travelling characters feel.

3. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   Imperials:
   Served in the bowl-meal style of Imperial eating, Imperial breakfast consists of slices of various fruits, milk, and water. In lower-level economic areas, fruit may be supplanted by maize or wheat porridge.

4. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   Eshal: Raw slabs of Groll or any other kind of meat,washed down with Sito,a potent brew fermented from the secreations of the male Groll.A good,solid morning meal with which to start a tedious day of work.

5. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   How is stuff "brewed" underwater?

6. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   On the surface,since the Eshal are amphibious rather than aquatic.

7. The Breakfast of Champions...

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   From north to south, west to east:
   
   Heldannic Confederation: last night's left-overs for breakfast, as there is little wasted by these frugal people, and many meals are stewed--coffee is considered the most important food group for breakfast
   
   Killian Empire: eel & eggs--of all varieties--are the most common breakfast, with the former typically raw, and the latter often beaten, cooked into strips, and wrapped around something else
   
   Kingdom of Formour: quite similar to a western-style breakfast with cereal (milk still warm & creamy), chicken or duck eggs, and as often as not, some type of grain-based fried food, such as pancakes or egg-battered toast--Heldannic coffee is becoming popular
   
   Elven Homeland: not much, some fruit or juice typically
   
   Byzant Empire: small spicy pastries, prepared the night before, or small breakfast fish covered in various sauces, are common to northeastern Byzant
   
   Elder Kingdoms: varies widely based on culture--some have large meals, some barely anything at all for breakfast
   
   Northern Protectorate: S.O.S. usually with stale bread, salty pork sausages, and bits of other foods with long shelf lives; this is mixed with foods common to the various soldiers' homelands--especially the Heldannic Confederation & Killian Empire
   
   Orckish Highlands: whatever (or whomever) you strangled last night... that was trying to kill & eat you; Lowland Orcks hope for small game trapped over the previous night; most Orcks don't eat breakfast, which might explain their generally surly attitudes
   
   Ogre Tribes: Plains Ogres have a traditional sunrise meal of a cricket-like insect & its leavings; Forest Ogres don't have nearly enough of that breakfast for a full meal (especially given the typical Ogre's size), and supplement it with raw eggs, nuts, & fruits
   
   Firps: dispite their swampy homeland, Firps love shelfish early in the morning; marsh-dwelling crabs & oysters are preferred, and nearly everyone has a sticky sheet that they leave out at night to catch juicy bugs for breakfast
   
   Gothlands: black coffee & cigarettes

8. Kerren

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   Breakfast on Kerren really depends on where you are and the local ingredients. At its base, there is fruit. Mostly fresh, sometimes dried, often time preserved.
   
   Tofu is the other part that anchors the breakfast. It is fast, easy to make, and prevolent. Hard or soft/ dry or wet, it is quite versitile.
   
   There is some sausage, usually dry sausages, made from GIP and a variety of critters.
   
   Other smoked meats are used for breakfast, but that varies a great deal depending on the local environment.
   
   There are some eggs, but Saurian Eggs are not great eating. They are currently trying to breed a saurian chicken in the western parts of Kerren, but they have yet to have real success.
   
   Grain is not very common, but what there is, is used for noodles later in the day.

9. Lets Expand

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   In addition to breakfast, what other special food traditions help define your setting's culture?
   
   In Spain:
   Tapas, or "little plates," are Spain's national culinary passion. At first glance, they may seem similar in appearance to hors d'oeuvres and appetizers (at least in portion size), but the tapas ritual is more than just food enjoyed with drinks or before a meal. It is an indispensable part of daily Spanish life.
   
   Eating tapas is part of the tapeo, the daily congregation to eat, drink wine and socialize, starting at midday and continuing into the night. Food and conversations go together. In fact, one should not think of tapas bars as "bars" in the English/ American sense. They are more like conversation establishments; with topics ranging from the topical to the serious - lottery, bullfighting or local politics." Spaniards traditionally go to tapas bars or tascas before meals to meet friends, converse and people-watch, usually "tasca-hopping" for several rounds of small plates and drinks before settling into the evening's chosen restaurant.
   
   The tapas tradition is believed to have originated more than a century ago in Andalucía, Spain's sunny south, where a clever barkeep is said to have started placing slices of cheese or ham on top of drink glasses to keep out the dust and insects. Hence the "tapa" term, which means "cover" or "lid."
   
   The practice quickly caught on with Spain's other little bars to eventually become a social staple wherein small plates were passed around and shared communally with drinks. This tapas tradition spills over onto the other regions of Europe as well. Thus Europeans will often eat small plates of food with drinks before a meal.
   
   (Based on Article by Tiffany Owens on link:
   http://wine.msn.com/?article.aspx?aid=115&GT1=6836 )
   
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