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Forgot to upload this.Pre-citystate snacks tended to be whole dried fish packed with herbs and salt. They'd be trout-sized dried fish usually, sometimes smaller. Most Zenn have access to fish of some sort and the ones that didn't often had collections of small insects to munch on. Fruit is much harder to come by and is treated as a dessert but was traditionally a survival food. It usually had a heavy concentration of sugars and vitamins but were difficult to find. Strips of skin-fat are a necessity when on the move but are supplemented with a little of everything else available. Seaweed and lakeweed are eaten fresh, dried, and cooked but because of their weight are usually picked and eaten on the go.
With modern day Zenn the snacks range from dried meat/fish, small crustaceans that can be eaten whole, insects, raw eggs, and ground up fruit and meat bars, to cooked and raw meat skewers, whole small live animals, raw bones, shellfish, and pickled vegetables. A lot of traditional snacks with new twists are eaten too.
The Zenn don't drink stimulants but they DO have what I suppose could be sorta like broth houses. Some of them also serve soup but for the most part it's just meat and vegetable broth. Zenn consider tea and broth to be the same thing. Their broths usually don't have anything except for nutritional value and that they're hot and help replenish fluids. Broth is usually eaten with prepared fat strips, occasionally raw fresh meat and sliced vegetables accompanied by dry dipping powders, and occasionally imported fruit slices.
Individual seats will have a small table or ledge with a built in hot plate to keep bowls at an adjustable temperature. In some places they give different types of seating options including higher perching spots, hammocks, and slings. The atmosphere is generally quiet with soft conversation.
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itz-Rascal [2016-01-30 17:08:39 +0000 UTC]
Amazing job at these meats! Their colors are so beautiful and they really look delicious. (Huge meat lover here)
Oh my goodness i just saw that they eat small live animals? What kind of small animals? Poor itty bitties!
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Ukefiend [2014-05-20 13:10:07 +0000 UTC]
May I ask, how do Zenn feel about spicy foods/herbs? Do they have a wide range of acquired tastes the way people do, or do they as a species have tastes that they like and dislike?
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Sarspax In reply to Ukefiend [2014-05-20 21:42:58 +0000 UTC]
They actually do like spicy foods and strong herbs and use a very large variety of them in their food preparation. Their range of acquired tastes is usually for things that are not found on their planet at all and not necessarily something they get any nutritional value out of. Citrus for example has limited nutritional value, has an interestingly fragrant but slightly deterring smell, and could kill them if consumed in a large amount due to it's high levels of citric acid. An imbalance in their stomach would give them big bleeding ulcers. More than a few wedges of an orange could do that depending on what else they've eaten. Some Zenn really like the smell and flavor. It's not something found on their planet at all. Thats just one of many examples though.
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Ukefiend In reply to Sarspax [2014-05-20 22:22:08 +0000 UTC]
That's really interesting. I was wondering because like, I was imagining a family or group of friends having a, I dunno if it's accurate to call it this, but like a grill or barbecue , and everyone having their meat prepared differently and stuff.
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Sarspax In reply to Ukefiend [2014-05-20 22:29:14 +0000 UTC]
The Zenn do it something like that actually. That's really not very far off. Typically pre citystate Zenn will eat in groups best described as neighborhoods. These were nomadic groups comprising of a few different families and a bunch of unrelated individuals.
Citystate and post citystate Zenn will get together in neighborhood or friend groups for food. Most manner of food prep is similar to korean bbq where you take a bunch of meat and cook it yourself. The Zenn don't generally cook things all the way through so it's more of just searing it or seasoning it as they'd like. Think... uh... dim sum meets sashimi meets kbbq. I'll have to draw a scene or something soon to try and describe this better.
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Ukefiend In reply to Sarspax [2014-05-20 22:34:46 +0000 UTC]
Wow, it really does seem really cool.
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Comedic44 [2014-03-28 10:37:29 +0000 UTC]
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This made me think of this to go with it. I'd love to see fruits and vegetables from there! The meat is so pretty ohmygoshawk!
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Sarspax In reply to Comedic44 [2014-03-28 10:56:47 +0000 UTC]
Ooh yeah. I'll definitely be making a more thorough food post at some point highlighting all the different types of foods and spices from eggs to roots to crawly critters and big herbivorous animal meat.
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Comedic44 In reply to Sarspax [2014-03-28 19:54:21 +0000 UTC]
That would be AMAZING! Oh now you have me all excited! Critters! Yes!
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Sarspax In reply to Comedic44 [2014-03-30 22:56:49 +0000 UTC]
Hopefully I'll get to it before the semester ends. Maybe doodles in class will suffice.
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Comedic44 In reply to Sarspax [2014-03-30 22:57:32 +0000 UTC]
Nah! Don't rush for me! Love the new icon. Very snazzy.
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