I'm working on what I will write for NaNoWriMo this year and I have hit a bit of a stumbling block. When pondering one of my main characters it occurred to me that, due to her species, she'd logically have to be at least vegetarian, if not vegan. She's a fantasy character based off a qilin/kirin which is noted for, among other things, not eating ( Read more... )

So, writing a story in semi-kinda-sorta-but-not-really Japan*, at about present day. My characters are going to an insanely fancy art museum exhibit opening of a regional artist with (semi-kinda-sorta-but-not-really) European influences. What sorts of refreshments would be served at something like that ( Read more... )

Hey, guys, it's me. Again.

Okay, so, I have this alien. He's not familiar with Earth food or food in general. He was fed through a tube, so. He's never eaten real food. But he wants to.

Question: What type of food would you want to try?

Sort of to do with food. I thought that it could be useful for fantasy or sci fi novels.
A spa has started using 'doctor fish' to eat the dead skin off your feet- much better than the razors apparently, and much more hygienic and also fun. They have no teeth, and come from a place with not much food around so they learnt to suck food from where they ( Read more... )

 Here’s my nominee for the Most Ludicrous Food in Fiction stakes:

It comes from a novel called The Zenda Vendetta by Simon Hawke, one of a series in which a bunch of “Time Commandos” go on missions to different times and places in history to stop bad guys messing up the time-space continuum. In this one, they are - you guessed it - in Ruritania; ( Read more... )

Hi all! I'm new, joined when this was featured, but since I'm something of a lazy bum, I haven't posted yet. I'm Saphy, mostly called Saphy unless you know me from somewhere where I'm not. I'm a ridiculously picky eater, and thus am almost always at a serious loss when it comes to including foodstuffs in the stories I write. I am therefore ( Read more... )

Hello, I'm Erin! I found this site through the spotlight. I'm afraid I don't know too much about food, but, alas. XD Anyways ( Read more... )

I joined today hoping to help make my descriptions of food more elaborate, but I was surprised to see that there's not much commentary on what kind of foods were available in the middle ages. I'm usually fine once I can think of what could possibly be present, but that's the hardest part for me... Thinking up what could possibly be on the table. As ( Read more... )

'Ello! First time poster and I found this through that featured thingy-ma-jig. Those can give you some GREAT communities, I must say. D: Anywho~ The name's Rena and I have a pair of questions ( Read more... )

 Okay, we’ve all  enjoyed Diana Wynne Jones’s snarky remarks on “STEW” in the Tough Guide to Fantasyland, and Terry Pratchett spoofing Tolkien's lembas with dwarf bread. But what would you eat on a Quest? What could you eat?

- You can’t simply hunt or forage for your food, unless your Quest is scheduled to last for years. Even in fertile areas ( Read more... )