New Entry from "Food Through Time"--All Mongolian Recipes

[cathyr19355]

Just a little heads-up about an interesting website that describes modern and "traditional" Mongolian food. Links and discussion appear here.

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[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

While at a restaurant a few weeks back, I actually caught a portion of a food show that was, for that episode,trying traditional Mongolian cuisine. It was fascinating: they had something like five different items in the meal that were just variations on Doing Something With Mare's Milk. The fermented milk to drink, different variations of cheese and clotted cream fried or cooked in other concentrations of milk... It looked fascinating. Amazing how much variety they could get out of a single ingredient.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

...they had something like five different items in the meal that were just variations on Doing Something With Mare's Milk.

This website reflects that quality, too.

The fermented milk to drink, different variations of cheese and clotted cream fried or cooked in other concentrations of milk... It looked fascinating. Amazing how much variety they could get out of a single ingredient.

They had to. They lived (and many still do) in the middle of open grasslands with nothing but their mares, clothes and weapons. No refrigeration. They could hunt for meat, or gather what few edible plants there are on the steppe, or trade to some extent, and that was it. So they had to be resourceful, and they had to figure out how to make whatever foods they had last as long as possible without going bad.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Oh jeez. I know why you were looking up airag. Did you buy a bottle?

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

No, not yet--but I'm still thinking of doing so. Two of the Rainbow of Favors give Cellars of Wine, and the Bishop will give me a Cellar if I breed him a Hound of Heaven...

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Of course, they also add both salt and milk to tea--that's much less appetizing to us. The Tibetans of the Himalayas add butter to tea as well--I suppose in that climate the extra calories come in handy for keeping warm.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Not sure what the Airag is good for yet. I have one, and nothing's come up.

I'm holding on the Rainbow of Favors until I have a large project I need stuff for. Considering making another Hound of Heaven because I kind of want one.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Right now don't have any big projects other than joining God's Editors...really want another choice for Constant Companion other than Jewel Thief, Artist's Model and Rubbery Appendage....

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you ever do get a card involving the airag. Does it have a sale price in the Bazaar? If so, what is it?

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

E 62.50, which is (as with all those things) a hell of a lot less than what went into buying it.

Book of Hidden Bodies: E 6.00
Favors in High Places: E 12.50
Cellar of Wine: E 12.50

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

BTW on the Airag, I asked Alexis whether there was ever going to be a use for it, and he replied "Possibly. ;-)" Not much for giving spoilers, Alexis.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

No, he's not. He won't even give ETAs for when new batches of content are coming out.

[etain.livejournal.com]

I know I am missing something here that does not actually have anything to do with aerig.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, Hounds of Heaven have no resale value except to the Bishop.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Yes. We're talking about a game called Echo Bazaar, in which a specific bottle of Airag is a fairly obscure and expensive item.

http://echobazaar.failbettergames.com

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Interesting! Thanks for the heads-up.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

tlatoani already answered that one. There are links to the game in those of my Tweets with #ebz in it. However, before you plunge in you may want to look at this: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EchoBazaar