cooking with LARPers

[Anonymous No.7975033]

Hey /ck/, fellow from /tg/ here looking for a bit of advice. I've got an event coming up involving a LOTR style medieval fantasy theme and am trying to get a respectable menu together. The goal here is to bring in some interesting, uncommon, old recipes out to the table that still hold appeal to modern tastes. I've already been prepping the mead (small beer was a bit too boring), the mutton, and the fava bean and veggie mix that was common for filler food in the timezone we are aiming for. Any tasty old ideas?

[Anonymous No.7975051]

Kill a rabit and put it in a stew. Sit around the fire openly wishing you had potatos.

[Anonymous No.7975052]

>LOTR style

Lembas and pipeweed famae govannen

[Anonymous No.7975059]

>not just making meatbread

[Anonymous No.7975063]

Ideally a boar roast but that might be too much effort for LARPers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbXkvxsubaI

[Anonymous No.7975065]

>>7975051
>>7975052
We considered sushi too- not wriggly enough. Besides, sticking too hard to the exacts of the book would make these get-togethers a tad predictable.

[Anonymous No.7975074]

>>7975033
>medieval
Rye, barley, oats and suffering.

[Anonymous No.7975080]

Rose flavoring used to be fairly common, there's recipes online for a bunch of different options. It's apparently great in lemonade, but I dunno if that's in period for you.

[Anonymous No.7975088]

>>7975063
See I'm intimidated by doing something like this. It would be wonderfully rustic and thematic, but don't trust myself to fuck up along the way and either burn it dry or get everyone sick.

>>7975074
Got oatmeal with berries in a kind of open bar setup. Thanks, obligatory group vegan!

>>7975080
I'll mention that it's a rather loose rule set, so this might be worth a try.

[Anonymous No.7975090]

>>7975088
m8 I'm as carnivore as can be.
Just pointing out what most people in the Middle Ages ate most of the time.

[Anonymous No.7975096]

>>7975090
Oh not you Mellon, OUR vegan. Interestingly enough he looks more like brick house than an elf, who would have thought?

[Anonymous No.7975105]

>>7975088
Try this recipe then, it also has some history tidbits

http://ethnicspoon.com/rosewater-lemonade-history/

[Anonymous No.7975107]

Bread and cheese!

and I'll second >>7975051 on getting a stew together.

[Anonymous No.7975109]

>>7975088
>It would be wonderfully rustic and thematic, but don't trust myself to fuck up along the way and either burn it dry or get everyone sick.

Just say ICly it was your first time trying to do it too :^)

[Anonymous No.7975120]

[Anonymous No.7975128]

>>7975105
Red food coloring is a good idea for a visual difference here. I think I'll try it.

>>7975107
Staples, but always important!

>>7975109
Rather fail spectacularly then never try, I suppose.

>>7975120
A good snack table idea before the main meal