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Browncoatone
One of my minor pet peavs from way back is the use of the word 'delicious' when describing food or beverage in an rpg. I maintain that no matter how fresh or expertly prepared the sashimi, if you don't like sashimi it's not "delicious". I always prefer the menu items to be briefly described so that my character can make up his own mind whether or not he thinks that meal is delicious. That in mind I offer a couple of dishes I've used or intend to use for Shadowrun. Feel free to add your own recipes to the menu.

Gak- It somehow seemed appropriate that orks would take a liking to "klingon" inspired dishes. "Gak", a mangalling of the klingon word "gagh", consists of a scoop of live earthworms smothered in sauce, usually imitation teriyaki but sometimes cury or southwestern style BBQ sauce instead. (Note to Star Trek fans out there: Real Klingon Gagh doesn't consist of earthworms- I know this, You know this, but when the one-eyed troll smoking the clove cigar with the white chef's hat says it's "Gak" I'm willing to take his word on it, aren't you?)

Underground Taco- Your standard Americanized Taco (as perverted by Taco Bell) only consisting of 1/4 kilo of seasoned, shreaded ratmeat (usually raised rat rather than "free range") topped with imitation Americanized cheese (basically oil & water) chopped reconstituted kelp (as a lettuce substitute) and dusted liberally with diced canned habanero pepper wrapped in a wilted corn husk.

Fillet of Megladon- For the executive with an unclear understanding of his place in the food chain, we offer wood fired fillet of Megladon Shark drizzled with apricot sauce, served with fresh vegitable medley and oven fresh sourdough bread.

Chowderbowl- A classic re-introduced as the mainstay of a new fastfood chain, the chowderbowl consists of any of several varieties of chowder (corn, fish, or even chili) served in a small loaf of sourdough bread cut to serve as a makeshift bowl.
Blade
Fizz-flavored : it's advertised as fizz-flavored, it might even be the name of the product ("fizzburger", "fizzgums"...) and that's actually the only way to describe the taste. "It tastes like fizz" should be the only thing you tell your players when describing the taste... No matter the details they ask. ("is it salty, sweet, bitter, sour?" "it's fizzy").
Sir_Psycho
Delicious- It's Delicious!
nezumi
NERPS! - It's NERPlicious!
Draco18s
Personally I have no problem with a food item that tastes "delicious" to everyone. You throw in some low grade LSD and everyone likes it.
Professeur
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 19 2009, 12:58 PM) *
Personally I have no problem with a food item that tastes "delicious" to everyone. You throw in some low grade LSD and everyone likes it.


"-It was just water !
- Just water, really ?
- Yes, just water. That, and a wee bit of LSD."

Yay Futurama !
Adarael
That Fucking Bowl of Ramen:
Orient described a bowl of noodles my PC bought while on a run in Hong Kong, back in 2004 or so. It was in this styrofoam bowl with OLED paper around it that depicted three cartoon caterpillar creatures dancing with canes and straw hats. He didn't speak or read any chinese, so he had no idea what he was eating. Once he heated it up he was faced with a steamy mass of bloated brown-gray noodles each about as thick as his finger, covered in a sparse array of purple bristles. The noodles tasted vaguely of shrimp and plastic, and were chewy on the outside with a crunchy center, almost like they had a cartiledge spine in the center.

I was so horrified and impressed with these creepy dancing caterpillar noodles that I have included them in every single shadowrun game I've run since then.
Chrysalis
Long pig burgers. Made from the best meat in Seattle. The fries are fresh and crispy and the soy shake actually does not even taste half bad. While not your usual location for a person who is more likely to have the lobster to the happy meal. I have to say it was delicious, intoxicating, and the tattoo kit that came with the meal was a pleasant surprise.

So if you are a ghoul or you just like the taste of man-flesh, I can really recommend Long Pig's.
Kanada Ten
I Can't Believe It's Not Unicorn - Tastes just like the real thing! Just one of the million AR condiments available at McHughs franchises everywhere. *
Adarael
I suspect it is DELICIOUS.
Nexushound
Soy noodles, Sweet & Sour Krill Balls ( Lots of Krill, not just two, get your mind out of the gutter!!) with a liberal dose of Jabanero peppers. It is delicious because my PC's use intimidation to get the stuff free from the local soy shack in their neighborhood.
If it wasn't for that I swear they would never eat, that and the fact they are addicted to Cram and hardly slow down enough to eat as it is.
ChipheadCharley
QUOTE (Chrysalis @ Feb 19 2009, 02:28 PM) *
Long pig burgers. Made from the best meat in Seattle. The fries are fresh and crispy and the soy shake actually does not even taste half bad. While not your usual location for a person who is more likely to have the lobster to the happy meal. I have to say it was delicious, intoxicating, and the tattoo kit that came with the meal was a pleasant surprise.

So if you are a ghoul or you just like the taste of man-flesh, I can really recommend Long Pig's.


or, Taste-E-Ghoul chain.
Kanada Ten
Orange-O Soda: with absolutely no sugar, carbohydrates, or other nutritional properties, Orange-O is one of the ubiquitous drinks in low income areas. Orange colored, no flavor, and stain resistant properties. So stain resistant in fact that many people use it to wash their clothes; it's both more effective and cheaper than water. No one actually drinks Orange-O, Blue-B, Red-Red-4, or Purple-Gurple, of course. Which is good, since those stain removing properties also strip nutrients from the body.
Rad
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 19 2009, 09:58 AM) *
Personally I have no problem with a food item that tastes "delicious" to everyone. You throw in some low grade MSG and everyone likes it.


Fixed. wink.gif
Sir_Psycho
Without self-incriminating, I don't think LSD makes everything delicious. Maybe a pre-meal joint.

That makes me wonder, would there be a BTL that makes everything taste delicious?
Kanada Ten
QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ Feb 22 2009, 06:34 AM) *
That makes me wonder, would there be a BTL that makes everything taste delicious?

I don't think it'd have to be a BTL, any type of simsense with a taste track could flavor food as desired (or an emot track to induce the satisfaction of eating somwthing yummy). Mirco-protien burgers that taste like mouth-wartering Triple-Stack of real greasy beef with phoenix egg and fresh tomato with a little AR enhancement. I'd save BTLs for the dessert.
AllTheNothing
QUOTE (nezumi @ Feb 19 2009, 03:11 PM) *
NERPS! - It's NERPlicious!

What? NERPS are to be eaten?
I thought that they were to be drunk (or maybe I was just thinking aout NERPS while drunK?).
Natch, I've even seen them being smoked; and I can tell that smoking them is harmfull to health, the character that was smoking them was impacted by some flying lead in the brainpan.
MJBurrage
QUOTE (Sir_Psycho @ Feb 22 2009, 07:34 AM) *
That makes me wonder, would there be a BTL that makes everything taste delicious?

So a BTL that makes you think you eating a BLT...
Draco18s
QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Feb 22 2009, 03:09 PM) *
So a BTL that makes you think you eating a BLT...



Bacon makes everything taste better. Even more bacon!
Dumori
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 22 2009, 08:21 PM) *
Bacon makes everything taste better. Even more bacon!


Amen to that. Hiwever I've yet try try bacon cheesecake.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Dumori @ Feb 22 2009, 06:23 PM) *
Amen to that. Hiwever I've yet try try bacon cheesecake.


I've had bacon chocolate. Good, though not worth repeating (it makes for a very salty chocolate, really).
Dumori
Wash the bacon first it de salts it. To some extent.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Dumori @ Feb 22 2009, 07:03 PM) *
Wash the bacon first it de salts it. To some extent.


Bacon in chocolate can't be de-salted.
Dumori
de salt before chocolating...
Draco18s
QUOTE (Dumori @ Feb 22 2009, 07:54 PM) *
de salt before chocolating...


Well. Yes. If the company that made it wanted it to be less salty, and they don't.
nezumi
QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Feb 22 2009, 02:19 PM) *
What? NERPS are to be eaten?


Purple NERPS and also NERPSBurgers are. Actually, if you take Purple NERPS, slice it into long pieces and fry them, they're a reasonable replacement for fries. Maybe you just don't get Purple NERPS in your area. They're pretty common out here in DeeCee. NERPSBurgers mostly I've just seen in Organo shops. They haven't really caught on main-stream, but they're a good replacement for soy-burgers. They taste reasonably similar.
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