A number of different foods are available across the Urgon as a whole, although different social classes eat in different ways. This gives an 'over all' pattern, but local conditions will change the availability of foods. For example in a coastal area fish may well be more common than mutton.
Examples of different foods and their comparative value
Price Range | Food | Drink |
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Cheapest | Bread, Beans, Onions, Cabbage | Small Ale |
Every Day | Small Game, Pork, Mutton, Poultry, Eggs, Peas, Radish, Cucumber, Carrot, Grapes, Eggs, Apples, Plums. | Local Ale, Cider, Wine |
Occasional | Venison, Fish, Asparagus, Black Currants, Gooseberries | Regional Ale, Cider, Wine, Aquavita |
Luxury | Honey, Beef, Milk, Cheese, imported food | Imported Wines and Spirits |
Examples of meals available at an Inn
Price Range | Price | Courses | Meal at an Inn |
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Cheapest | 1sp | One | Bread and vegetable soup |
Every Day | 3sp | One | Mutton and vegetable Stew, Bread and a mug of Ale or Cider |
Occasional | 5sp | Two | Roast Venison, Vegetables, Apple Pie and a flask of Wine |
Occasional | 5sp | Two | Fish baked with marrow, vegetables, Stewed fruits, flask of Wine |
Special | 1gp | Three | Fish with Asparagus, Roast Beef with Vegetables and bread, Apple and Black Currant pie with a bottle of good wine |
Availability of Drinks
Price Range | Drink | Description |
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Cheapest | Tea | The leaves from a mixture of herbs - dried, shredded and then steeped in hot water - it is served unsweetened, without milk and often has a slightly minty taste. (non-alcoholic) |
Cheapest | Small Ale | A mildly alcoholic, yellowish beer made by diluting and re-fermenting the mash leftover from brewing. It tastes like a slightly herby, thin watery beer. |
Every Day | Ale | An 'average' brownish beer. Just about every home or hostelry makes its own beer - and although they all have slightly different recipes, with different combinations of grains and gruits - they all taste very similar. |
Every Day | Cider | About the same strength as ale, cider is normally fermented on the farm where the apples are grown and then sold locally. It is has a somewhat acidic taste and is a cloudy greenish yellow colour. |
Every Day | Wine | If you order wine, you will be served a locally produced rose. It is not particularly special but it is a reasonable everyday table wine. Most towns have a single, winery where all the grapes are sent for processing. |
Every Day | Fruit Juice | Apple, Plum and Grape are normal flavours. These are not pure fruit juice but the fruit is crushed and then boiled in water to extract as much flavour from the fruit as possible it is only ever sold locally. (non-alcoholic) |
Occasional | Fruit Juice | Blackberry juice is available but is more expensive. Like the other juices, the fruit is crushed and then boiled in water to extract as much flavour as possible. It is only ever sold locally. (non-alcoholic) |
Occasional | Fortified Wine | Wine witha spirit added to make a stronger longer lasting drink. Thunderbird wine is a fortified wine made in Hapsburg from a mixture of grapes and plums. It is usually drunk to finish a meal off. |
Occasional | Aqua-Ignis | The local spirit - made by fermenting then distilling what ever is available locally. In Hapsburg they use a mixture of grapes, plums and the pomace left over from wine making. Aqua-Ignis is a strong, fiery drink, whose flavour changes from village to village, that is generally sold in shot glasses and drunk 'straight down' rather than savouring it. |
Occasional | Bottled Beer | Stronger than average beers, these are made by specialised breweries using standard recipes, and are often imported from other regions. For example: 'Laroy Witte' is very light and is said to have a rich flavour, while 'Strong Dwarf' is dark red and has a bit of a tang - it is reputed to contain mushrooms. |
Luxury | Good Wine | Red or white imported wine |
Luxury | Imported Spirits | Whiskey, Brandy, Kirsch, Slivovitz and other imported spirits |