Cuisine

The cuisine of Gwynlynd is mainly characterized by lots of sweet dishes made of fruits and nuts as well as sweet and savoury pastries. The people of Gwynlynd are also very big on the preparation of produce like cheese or sausages and delicacies like caviar. When it comes to meat, people generally prefer all kinds of fish and marine creatures as well as chicken over red meats, which are usually only eaten in their cold form. Herbs are generally preferred over spices, but both are seen as necessary additions depending on the meal. The Gwynlyndian Cuisine is heavily reliant on each of the regions, as each of the regions offers different produce and wildlife, which is only possible because of the ancient elves who have settled in each of the regions millions of years ago and have thus influenced the environment around them.

## Common components

These are some of the most common components in cooking:

* Fruit
	+ Eg. Various berries, cherries, pomegranates
* Nuts
	+ Eg. Cashews, hazelnuts, almonds
* Cheese
	+ Eg. Soft cheese, hard cheese, semi-hard cheese
* Fish
	+ Eg. (Smoked) Salmon, trout, tuna
* Seafood
	+ Eg. Octopus, oysters, shrimps
* Sausages and cold meat
	+ Eg. Salami, bacon, ham
* Dairy products
	+ Eg. Milk, yoghurt, butter
* Baked goods
	+ Eg. Bread, pastries, cakes
* Flowers
	+ Eg. Dandelions, roses, violets
* Herbs
	+ Eg. Rosemary, bay leaves, marjoram
* Spices
	+ Eg. Paprika, cinnamon, saffron

## Produce by Region

### Cinder Hallow

* **Animal produce:** Meat (poultry, beef), honey, milk…
* **Fruits:** Watermelons, apricots, figs, star apples, dates, pears, avocadoes, guavas, oranges, apples…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Rice, wheat, millet, oat…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Coriander, cardamom, clove, pepper, fennel, star anise, papayas, clementines, mangoes…
* **Vegetables:** Cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, soybeans, eggplants…
* **Misc:** Sesame, red bush, sugar cane…

### Embershire

* **Animal produce:** Meat (fowl, fish)…
* **Fruits:** Grapes, mangoes, limes, pomegranates, dates, figs…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Walnuts, almonds, peanuts, barley, rye, wheat…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Turmeric, cardamom, black pepper, mustard, saffron, cinnamon, allspice, chili pepper, vanilla…
* **Vegetables:** Potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants…
* **Misc:** Wine, chocolate beans, cocoa beans, sugar beets, legumes...

### Exiled Abyss

* **Animal produce:** Meat (pork, poultry, beef), eggs
* **Fruits:** Kiwis, lychees, peaches, pears, raspberries, persimmons, tangerines, apples, oranges, blackcurrants…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Corn, rice, wheat, chestnut, macadamia…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Mustard, ginger, clove, bay leaf…
* **Vegetables:** Soybeans, cabbage, beans…
* **Misc:** Sugar cane, sugar beet…

### Faeborough

* **Animal produce:** Meat (venison, poultry), honey, milk, eggs
* **Fruits:** Cherries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, elderberries, strawberries, grapes, redcurrants…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Chestnut, almond, cashew, macadamia, hazelnut…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Vanilla, caraway, thyme, rosemary, coriander…
* **Vegetables:** Radish, mushrooms (oysters, champignons, truffles)…
* **Misc:** Various flowers (lavender, rose, dandelion, daisy, lilac)…

### Ivory Isles

* **Animal produce:** Fish (salmon, trout, tuna), seafruits (clams, crabs, oyster, octopus, lobster, mussel, scallop, squid, shrimp), caviar…
* **Fruits:** Plums, figs, olives, mulberries, grapes, pomegranates…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Wheat, barley, millet…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Rosemary, catnip, fennel
* **Vegetables:** Cauliflowers, turnips, beets, sprouts…
* **Misc:** Seaweed, kelp, caper, wine…

### Moondew Forest

* **Animal produce:** Meat (poultry, fowl, pork, beef, lamb, fish)…
* **Fruits:** Blackcurrants, cherries, watermelons, grapes
* **Grains & Nuts**: Wheat, barley, oat, rye, maize…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Dill, parsley, garlic, mustard, ginger…
* **Vegetables:** Potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, peas, cucumbers, onions, carrots, pumpkins, soybeans…
* **Misc:** Juniper berries…

### Pearlsprings

* **Animal produce:** Fish (salmon, trout, smoked salmon), seafruits, caviar, milk, yoghurt, eggs, cheese, meat (venison, pork)…
* **Fruits:** Plums, strawberries, apples, cranberries, melons…
* **Grains & Nuts**: Wheat, barley, oat…
* **Herbs & Spices:** Dill, parsley, garlic, mustard, ginger…
* **Vegetables:** Cabbage, onions, turnips, potatoes, cucumbers…
* **Misc:** Sugar beet, oils, legumes...

## Food Culture

In Gwynlynd, it's very common to eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

For **breakfast**, most people prefer to start the day with something light but nutritious, such as various fruit and floral salads, different yoghurts, buns and cereals with honey or different kinds of floral or fruit jellies. Most people also enjoy starting the day with a cup of tea.

**Lunch** is usually a warm meal consisting of a savory main course (eg. fish, meat, vegetables, carbohydrates...) with various side dishes and a sweet dessert (eg. fruit, cakes, pies, biscuits, muffins, dairy products...).

**Dinner** is usually a cold platter assortment with cut meat, smoked fish, cheese, various delicacies etc. which is eaten together and shared between a family, a friend group or a whole community.

## Classics

### Amber Drops

Amber Drops are probably the most popular Gwynlyndian candy and are homemade in most households, although for less talented chefs and bakers there are also many famous and regional producers. The shape and color of the candy depends entirely on which ingredients were used and by whom they are made, but all contain sugar and water and resemble typical sweets. There is a separate list of accepted ingredients, each of which has a specific property or strength and almost every person has their own recipe for the candy with properties and strengths that are important to them. In addition, each ingredient corresponds to an element (aether, air, earth, fire, water), an ideal Amber Drop should contain at least one ingredient of each element.

### Lustre

Most Gwynlyndians prefer non-alcoholic beverages over alcohol. The two most popular beverages are different kinds of tea and a traditional drink called Lustre. Lustre is a sparkling pearl water infused with different fruits and just like Amber Drops, there is a list of ingredients that are preferable to be used.

### Others

* **Lavender Honey**
	+ A sweet floral honey made from lavender and sometimes other flowers/herbs, which is often eaten with yoghurt or buns as breakfast. Children also like to eat it just on its own as a healthy candy alternative
* **Dandelion Jelly**
	+ A jelly made from the petals of dandelion blossoms, often eaten like a yoghurt or as condiment
* **Floral Honey-Roast**
	+ Usually a chicken that is roasted in a mixture of honey and different flower petals
* **Smoked Salmon Symphony**
	+ A delicately prepared smoked salmon with different sweet or spicy side dishes
* **Blossom Bites**
	+ A classic addition to a cold platter, consisting of different smoked fish and cut meat that are marinated in blossoms. Also refer to a kind of white chocolate which was melted down, mixed with flowers and then hardened again