Foodstuff
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A great variety of foodstuffs are eaten in the Southwest. This article runs through those that are common, and notes those that are no longer available in the aftermath of the Great War.
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Meat
Beef
Auroch beef is widely available and is a commonly eaten as steak, roast or as mince. Veal is unknown - in the Winter young cattle were too rare to slaughter and veal production was abandoned.
Pork
Mutton
Poultry
Chickens can be found all over the southwest, and are farmed for both their eggs and meat. Geese are less common, but their larger eggs are in high demand. Goose liver pâté is unknown.
The only other poultry regularly eaten are ducks, which are shot or trapped in the wild.
Goat
Rabbit
Kangaroo
Kangaroos are not commercially farmed, but are often hunted for food. Kangaroo is a lean, dark-red meat with a taste and texture similar to good quality beef, and is used interchangeably with beef for most purposes. Kangaroo tail stew is a traditional recipe, although many bushmen will say it's not real kangaroo tail unless you have to pick the shotgun pellets out of your teeth.
Vegetables
pumpkin, cucumbers, tomoatos, peas, beans, carrots, cabbage, brocoli, lettuce, radishes, beetroot, grapes, melons, zuchinis, mushrooms
no watermelon
Fruit
The majority of the Southwest's fruit is grown in Frankland state, although orchards exist wherever there is sufficient rainfall.
Apples, pears, oranges, mulberries, cheries, strawberries, peaches, olives, lemons, limes, grapefruit, olives
no bannanas, no avaocado, no kiwis, no mangoes, no pineapples,
Nuts
The selection of nuts available in the southwest is limited to walnuts and almonds. Peanuts (ground nuts), cashews, macadamias and other common varieties have been lost. Their place is taken to some extent by edible seeds, including those of the sunflower and pumpkin, which are often eaten roasted and salted.
Cereals
Wheat, oats, rice, no corn
Spices
chilies, bush spices, pepper
Dairy
Dairy products are usually based on auroch milk, although goat and sheep milk is produced in some areas. Milk is usually obtained from local sources - the lack of refrigeration technologies make transporting it problematic. Some large settlements have daily morning milk delivery.
Cheese is produced all over the southwest, although the best known areas are in the western Settlements and northern Frankland. Many varieties are available but the most popular is cheddar style.
Yogurt is produced in small amounts but is not overly popular - anyone who regularly eats yogurt is seen as slightly eccentric. The exception is Pallinup State where sheep's milk yogurt is a staple breakfast food.
Preserved Foods
pemican, jerky, jams, pickles, salt meats
Fast Food
Foods traditionally thought of as "fast food" are very popular. Pizzas, calzones, burgers and kebabs (gyros) are all available, particularly in larger towns and cities. Franchised fast food chains are completely unknown, although shops specialising in pizzas or kebabs can be found. The habit of adding a slice of pickled beetroot and/or a fried egg to hamburgers endures.
Tea and Coffee
Neither tea nor coffee plants are available in the southwest. The 'tea' and 'coffee' consumed are actually substitutes created from local plants. Anyone capable of remembering 'real' tea or coffee is long dead, and on the rare occasion a cache of prewar beverages are discovered in a brewable state most find the taste unpleasant or strange at best.
