Like the other races the Reachfolk have their own culinary traditions.
DrinkEdit
Alcohol is a commodity that the more open-minded clans of the Reach are willing to trade for. Much of the Reach is unsuitable for the barley fields, vineyards, apiaries with which other cultures brew their drinks. Clans who don't have much contact with the outside world make do with what they have. Reach-made drinks are found primarily in the form of hard ciders. There are also clear, sour brews that have been described by visiting Nords as an acquired taste. The flavor depends on the variety of apple used and the time of year they're pressed. Apple orchards are uncommon in the Reach, but many apples grow in the region's forests and river valleys. Each clan that lives where the fruit grows has their own preferred method for brewing cider.[1]
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Reach cider | Reach-made drinks are found primarily in the form of hard ciders. The flavor profile of Reach cider is varied. Dark, musty brews tend to be sweet. There are also clear, sour brews that have been described by visiting Nords as an acquired taste. The flavor depends on the variety of apple used and the time of year they're pressed. Apple orchards are uncommon in the Reach, but many apples grow in the region's forests and river valleys. Each clan that lives where the fruit grows has their own preferred method for brewing cider.[1] Reachfolk cider is relatively well known outside of the Reach and praised for its quality.[2] | |
| klef | Is brewed from fermented sheep's milk. Klef is brewed by clans who don't have access to apples. Most Reachmen don't pretend to like klef, and just drink it to get drunk.[1] | |
| Markarth Mead | A mead produced at the Markarth Meadery during the Interregnum.[3] It was one of the Reachfolk's export products.[4][5] |
FoodEdit
Grains and dried meat are staple foodstuffs for the Reachfolk. Feasts are rare in the Reach, as the land is unforgiving. When they do occur, the Reachfolk make a spectacle of it.[6]
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hircine's Share | Is the centerpiece of a Reachfolk feast, made up of several animals, seasoned, deboned and stuffed one into the other. A larger clan may stuff a rabbit into a grouse, which is stuffed into a goat, which is stuffed into a doe. Larger clans may start with a bull and end with a mouse.[6] | |
| Reach Broth | Is broth made of boiled lichens. At times it is mixed with oats to create frumenty. It is known for its profound sour flavor.[6] | |
| Smoked Trout and Salmon | Are cooked in milk to form a hearty stew.[6] | |
| Ardknots | Are long threads of pounded dried meat mixed with animal fat and coated with substance resembling flour. They are usually shaped into intricate knots.[6] | |
| Witch Water | Is relatively flavorless jelly that is solid to the touch but fluid when stirred. It contains various plans, seeds and cold water.[6] | |
| Reachbread | Is a local, very crusty bread that contains roots.[6] | |
| Apples | Apples are traditionally given as a sweet to children who behave.[6] Apple orchards are uncommon in the Reach, but many apples grow in the region's forests and river valleys. Each clan that lives where the fruit grows has their own preferred method for fermenting apples to brew cider.[1] | |
| Doe's Ire | Doe's Ire is a remarkably salty cheese made with goat's milk and flavored with juniper berries [7] |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d Drinks of the Reach — Fjoridda of Voljar's Meadery
- ^ Jad'zirri's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Markarth Mead item description in ESO
- ^ Captain Hingrid's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Ena White-Eye's dialogue in ESO
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Reach Food Letters
- ^ Cheeses of Skyrim: The Reach, The Pale — B.