Lore:Altmer Cuisine

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Being isolated in the Summerset Isles, has allowed the Altmer to perfect their own cuisine, without much interference from the outside races. When they do open their shores to the other races, they will embrace their culinary contributions. The Altmer have strict rules when it comes to table manners and deportment.^[1]

SweetsEdit

Name	Description	Image
Candied Beets	A sweet High Elven treat. Often served at the Festival of Defiance.^[2]
Candied Nectar Bread	A sweet High Elven treat. Often served at the Festival of Defiance.^[3]
Summerset Rainbow Pie	A pie with filling made from game, bananas, beets, and frost mirriam.^[4]
Old Aldmeri Orphan Gruel	Porridge that is traditionally served during the New Life Festival. Surprisingly tasty, it's made with barley, roses, and pumpkins.^[5]
Honey Pudding	Honey Pudding is common in Summerset.^[6]

DrinksEdit

Name	Description	Image
Aurum	An alcoholic beverage.^[7]
Clarified Coffee	The Altmer take special care to even such a simple drink as their coffee, clarifying it with isinglass before adding comberries for flavor.^[8]
Cloudrest Golden Ale	A Golden Altmer ale produced from fermented yeast and lotus flowers. It is named after the city of Cloudrest.^[9]
Crystal Tower Whiskey	A rye whiskey clarified with isinglass, named for the Crystal Tower.^[10]
Fiorallian Muskwine	Fiorallian Muskwine is an alcoholic beverage described as foul spirit fermented with a mixture of fine Elven fruit and corrupting magics. It allegedly has the potential to spread plague and is favored by Ogrim and Harvesters.^[11]
Golden Pear Ale	An exquisite ale from Summerset^[12] that is very popular.^[13] It was illegal in Ebonheart Pact territory in the Second Era.^[14]
Golden Pear Punch	An exquisite punch served in Shimmerene that was considered ambrosial.^[15]
Honey beer^[16]
Isquelian Brandy	An alcoholic beverage with a robust flavor.^[17]
Old Epiphany	An alcoholic beverage.^[12]
Metheglin	An Altmeri honey liqueur.^[12]
Russafeld Red	A brand of wine from Russafeld.^[18]
Shimmerene Tonic	A tonic made from the acai berry and clarified with isinglass.^[19]
Sylph-Mead^[13]
Tonic Tea	A tea produced by steeping jasmine flowers and the bark of the ginkgo tree.^[20]

MealEdit

Name	Description	Image
Cracked Peach Pits	Cracked Peach Pits are served to guests at Alinors various orchards and substituted for the more traditional ground nuts.^[21]
Direnni Hundred-Year Rabbit Bisque	Direnni Hundred-Year Rabbit Bisque is a Direnni dish made from rabbit meat, jazbay grapes, corn, and frost mirriam.^[22]
New Life Roast Pig	Roasted pig served during the festivities of New Life.^[18]
Summer Sausage	A preserved sausage made from white meat and melon. Flavored with various seasonings.^[23]
Wilted Greens	An exquisite Altmeri dish from Alinor consisting of kale and wine so rare, the Altmer insist fresh sapphire garnishes be placed in each goblet.^[24]
Peacock Confit	Peacock Confit is popular during High Elven celebrations.^[12]^[17]
Peacock Roasts	Peacock Roasts are served during Altmeri festivals and banquets.^[25]
Century Soup	Served during the celebrations of the return of Queen Ayrenn to the Summerset Isles. It is typically eaten together with bread.^[12]
Turtle Stew	Served as a main course, made by slow-roasting turtles.^[26]
Indrik Heart	Indrik Hearts are a delicacy, sometimes eaten through ritual consumption by Summerset's nobility.^[27] It is believed that eating them forestalls aging.^[28]
Rabbit Meatball Pie	Rabbit Meatball Pies are one of the dishes served in Alinor Royal Palace.^[29]

SeafoodEdit

Seafood is commonplace on Summerset Isle, which is surrounded by sparkling seas.

Name	Description	Image
Auridon Mudcrabs	Auridon Mudcrabs are deemed tasty when steamed and cracked.^[30]
Mollusks	Mollusks are the fare of choice for some, who use specialized hooks to pry snails from their shells.^[31]
Silver Crawdad Surprise	An Altmer seafood dish made with:^[32] Two silver crawdads, cleaned One onion, chopped Two carrots, diced Two tomatoes, Sliced Two cups of stock
Kippered Silvertrout	Exquisite fare fit for High Elven celebrations where royalty is involved.^[12]