Possible menu in Oregon/Washington-esque fantasy town

[saphychronicler]

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

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[torainfor]

Hi, yourself. I'm from Oregon and Washington, so I might be of some help

[saphychronicler]

Oooh, that's all terribly helpful. Thank you so much! *thumbs-up*

[torainfor]

Oh! And clams! Lots and lots of clams and crabs.

[sugarblue_sunny]

Reading up on the diet and culture of Native Americans from the Northwest Coast culture area would probably be of the biggest help to you. You picked a great spot, by the way; just perfect

[saphychronicler]

You picked a great spot, by the way; just perfect!

Thank you! I've always thought that region was really beautiful, so I'm glad to be able to use it for reference and world-building in this story. And also thanks for the link; I'll give that a good perusal. ^_^

[dameruth]

I think the biggest question would be whether the culture involved is working strictly from what types of plants and animals were present in a native, pre-European context, or whether you're assuming a setting that has the types of naturalized plants, crops, livestock, etc. that are available *now*. (I was born and raised on Oregon, and still live in the NW, so the native vs. non-native resources question is one I've looked at before in Anthropology classes and such).

I'm *guessing* you're looking at a European-ized setting, since you mention swords and mead, but I could be wrong . . . ;)

[saphychronicler]

First off, I just need to say that your icon amuses me. ^.^

In regards to your question, yes, the setting is more European-ized than not. Or, y'know, the equivalent of, since there isn't a Europe in this world. ^^; The population is decidedly hybridized now, but the colonizing groups came down from countries to the north and northwest of the region (so, sunnier climes, since this is in this world's southern hemisphere).

So, yes. Does that help clarify matters?

[blackjackrocket]

If they could get them, the Pacific Northwest is great for growing grapes, so you could have wine as well.

Salmon and hazelnuts are two HUGE local ingredients. Like every place out here has something with them. There's also a berry called a marionberry (yes, I though it was a joke at first too) that I don't think grows anywhere else in the world.

[jenesisdark]

Well, beer for example, is made of a lot of types of grains, and grasses are a plains staple. You might want to include place where there's a nice flat bit of earth that has a ton of grasses on it.