Food Preferences, Tolerances and Intolerances

As some characters suffer from allergies, intolerances or might have sensory issues, an indefinite list of them follows.

## Ibrahim

While he is not fond of anything sweet, Ibrahim is an avid fan of spicy foods. His favourite drink in Kaputt is a Bloody Mary with extra tabasco and celery. He has also previously stated that he finds the mixture of savoury and hearty meals with candied and dried fruits repulsive.

## Janus

Due to several reasons, Janus can be described as a very slow, picky and overall bad eater. Besides simply forgetting to eat, he has repeatedly expressed an aversion towards the German and American cuisine, because he considers most dishes to be too fatty and hard to digest which adds to his constant drowsiness. He prefers light dishes of other countries, preferably soups and salads. Among others, his favourite dishes are watermelon salad, summer rolls, vegetarian or vegan pho, couscous with vegetables and fattoush without onions. To summarise, he prefers raw, hardly processed and somewhat crunchy foods (e.g. vegetables, salads, fruits).

Janus dislikes certain textures of ingredients which is commonly linked to his neurodivergency. He refrains from eating stretchy and chewy things such as gummy bears, chewing gum and several kinds of cheese. However, even though he does not like these foods, he might eat them, but it might take him a lot of time doing so. Also, since he likes boba, mocha and chewy bread like focaccia and bagels, there are several exceptions to this rule. Nevertheless, there are some dishes that he cannot eat due to their texture (squishy foods such as hard-boiled eggs, fish eggs or sometimes even meat) or pungent smell (particularly uncooked onion-related vegetables and extremely aged cheese). Lastly, he is allergic to some ingredients due to his pollen allergy.

His favourite drinks are sparkling water, lemon-infused water, flowery tea and probably anything that is remotely caffeinated.

### Tolerable

* Feta, mozzarella and goat cheese if not too strong
* Chives (in very small amounts)
* Meat (not processed, not too well-done to prevent chewiness)

### Intolerable

* Rice pudding
* Semolina pudding
* Polenta
* Hard-boiled eggs and fish eggs
* Raw onions and garlic
* Gorgonzola, Roquefort, etc.
* Meat (Kaputt)
* Minced meat in bolognese sauce, burger patties, meatloaf or even soy-based imitation minced meat
* Sausages
* Processed meat or meat imitation (soy-based cutlets, chicken nuggets, surimi)
* Almost any kind of fish or seafood
* Most casserole-dishes, pasta with (too much) cream or anything too cheese-y

## Naoki

Naoki is extremely fond of cheese dishes. According to him, his favourite dish is *Japanese Hamburger Steak* with an extra cheese filling or Swiss cheese fondue. However, over his teenage years, Naoki has developed lactose intolerance which has forced him to eat diary products with heightened caution. Due to this, Naoki has also mostly switched to soy milk instead of cow milk. Even though he has expressed dislike in the beginning, he has gotten fairly used to the change.

His favourite drinks are beer, green tea as well as hōjicha.

### Intolerances

* Alcohol
* Lactose