Ylesian White Worm

Ylesian White Worms were a type of worm from the planet Ylesia, where their larval stage could be found in mud. Members of the Hutt species ate the worms, and during a culinary tour of the galaxy between 34 ABY and 35 ABY, the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs tried some and found them delicious. He then included a recipe using the worms in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook.
==Description==
Ylesian White Worms were a type of worm found on the Hutt Space planet Ylesia. The white-colored worms had a larval stage that could be found in the mud of their homeworld.
==History==
Ylesian White Worms were a popular food for the Hutt species, who ate them in large quantities. While on a culinary tour of the galaxy between 34 ABY and 35 ABY, the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs agreed to take a tour of Hutt Space in his food freighter after an influential Hutt fell in love with his Klatooine Crêpes recipe. Not having to fear for his saftey in the dangerous region and being given access to many strange ingredients on the Hutt worlds, Tuggs visited Ylesia in hopes of acquiring chops of meat from the reeks found there, but had a difficult time locating any of the creatures.
Having instead come across a large number of Ylesian White Worms in the thick mud, Tuggs took a deep breath and then ate several, having heard of the Hutts' love for them. Although worms were not usually his thing, the Artiodac found the grubs to be a little chewy, a little spicy, and surpisingly delightful. Pleasantly surprised, he added the worms to his regular menu rotation and had included a recipe using them in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, in 35 ABY. He also included Ylesian White Worms as one of several popular snacks from around the galaxy in the Chandrilan Cheese Board recipe in the book.
==Behind the scenes==
In the current Star Wars canon, Ylesian White Worms were mentioned in the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak. The out-of-universe recipe for the dish using the worms makes use of multi-colored, extra virgin olive oil, peeled and roughly chopped cloves of garlic, fresh chopped basil, oregano, parsley, Red pepper, sweet smoked paprika, lemon pepper, kosher salt, and fresh balls of drained mozzarella.
The worms originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they first appeared in the 1997 novel The Paradise Snare, the first story in The Han Solo Trilogy, written by A. C. Crispin. They were not named in the book,The Paradise Snare but were then first named and pictured in the 1998 reference book The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, written by Daniel Wallace and illustrated by Brandon McKinney and Scott Kolins.The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook 
==Notes and references==
Category:Food creatures
Category:Hutt food
Category:The Ultimate Cookbook recipes
Category:Worms