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Toto Ora is a fortified wine distilled from the blood of the Great Tahora (Teuthemi Leviathan) usually mulled with spices and often spiked with various cheap and crude alcohols. No two batches are the same, varying wildly between brewers. While serving, each cup has a slightly different characteristic as they are poured, as well, drinkers are encouraged to add their preferred garnishes and last-minute spices to their cups. The last serving, containing sediments from the bottom of the barrel, is traditionally saved to start the next batch of Toto Ora.

 

Also known as ''Kaihaukari'' or ''Kohoikori Delia'' in some Dynaean dialects, Sharkuterie, is a shared feast or potluck presented in celebration of a successful voyage or when Whai meet each other out in the depths of space. Combining their pantries of traditional Dynaean delicacies and a pirate’s plundered cargo a feast is prepared. Small, bite-sized dishes allow the whole crew to share the meal and exchange stories of their travels. In many respects the meal is similar to Tapas.

 

A type of sushi made with potted ham, rice, and kelp. Often served with a spicy sauce. It’s origin may be traced to ancient human settlement.

 

Any number of baked goods that use Tahora blubber in place of butter or shortening to create crumbly or mealy doughs. Includes but is not limited to cookies, biscuits, scones, tarts, and pies.

 

A simple drink made from whatever canned fruits, soda, and high-proof alcohol are on hand. Served in a communal punch bowl or grog barrel for all to enjoy responsibly.

 

For the rugged Whai, preservation of food and flexibility in diet are essential to their survival. Canned cold-cuts such as head cheese and other meat jellies--made from rendering the gelatinous connective tissue and off-cuts of Tahora--ensure that all of the noble creatures are used. Tahora head-cheese may have a lightly smoked flavor added to mask a tangy aftertaste. Love it or hate it, head-cheese on toast is a quick and classic breakfast or mid-shift meal.

 

Simply spiced meatballs served on a small skewer with a sweet and sour dipping sauce. The meatballs, a relatively common ingredient in sandwiches, wraps, stews and pasta dishes of the Whai, are raised to center stage with this elegantly uncomplicated dish. They were originally a Dynaean staple before the cataclysm and traditionally are made from either lamb or pork mince, breadcrumbs, onion, and spices. Whale meat and void-farmed protein are common substitutions when terrestrial mince is unavailable.

 

Small shoots of fiddlehead ferns, known as ''Pikopiko'' in Dynaean, are boiled or stir-fried and tossed as the base vegetable of a salad.