Tastes of Thedas Lore:
New Fauna, Food, Ingredients, and General Lore Introduced by the Cookbook
I'm putting this all in one list separate from the master list so it will be easy to find. I am also including all the information we've known from the sample pages for completeness. Source of all this information is from Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Taste of Thedas.
I have not included anything that was mentioned in previous media, for a complete list of all the lore mentioned in the cookbook as well as the other sources that mention it, please see this post. I'm putting all this below the cut in case you are trying to avoid spoilers, as well as the post itself is long.
NOTE: I did not include any of the ingredients from the recipes themselves, just the lore blurbs as it has been made clear the recipes not only do not match up, but are also rooted more in reality than Thedas.
Culture
Anderfels has a robust pig farming industry, the climate being well suited for them to grow to a generous size.
Kirkwall is known for their crab cakes.
Nevarran's culinary practices view food to be a feast for the eyes and mouth and thus place heavy importance on plating.
Orzammar holds a competition for the Best Sauce and participants will hatch plots to steal recipes of competitors. Leading recipes to be closely guarded secrets.
Some Orzammar dwarves insist that the proximity to lyrium and darkspawn only improve the flavor of edible deep mushrooms.
Tevinter seems to be the origins of cupcakes. They historically would use them to poison people.
There are custard connoisseurs across Thedas.
General Notes on lore
Isabela has a drinking game based on the number of enemies one has. The game has killed at least one man.
Krem suggested that Bull and the Chargers use the rice they were paid with to make rice pudding.
Krem seems to hold knowledge of all dishes the Chargers eat.
Varric and The Iron Bull love sweets.
Vivienne eats croissants every morning.
Vivienne is known for dressing blancmange with white chocolate curls and whole jasmine flowers, serving the dish on a black plate.
Wyverns, like phoenix, can be deadly if not prepared right.
Fauna
Ayesleigh Gulabi Goats - Rivain
Cuttlefish - Waters around Antiva
Poussin - I want to note this is usually a term used for a young chicken or spring chicken used in a recipe, but the lore blurb alludes to it being the name of an actual bird.
Prawns - Waters around Antiva
Shrimp - Waters around Antiva
Flora
Bitter Greens - Nevarra
Black Cherry - Orlais
Black Lichen - Orzammar/Deep Roads
Blood Orange - Nevarra
Chickpea - Rivain
Leek - Unclear origins, likely Antiva
Lemon Verbena - Rivain
Lentil - Universal staple, unclear of origin
Mango - Unknown origin, but it is a common enough ingredient for Orlesian nobility.
Nettle - Mentioned to be in Ferelden, unclear if that is the only origins
Red Grapes - Unknown origin, but it is a common enough ingredient for Orlesian nobility.
Rhubarb - Ferelden
Sweet Cherry - Orlais
Spinach - Unclear origin
Watercress - Frostbacks in origin potentially
Food Dishes
In the cookbook, it does note that there are multiple varieties across Thedas for certain dishes. I listed the regions given for the recipe provided in the cookbook as they are either "classics" or traditional for that region. The ones with multiple variations that are mentioned, I have marked with a **.
Apple Grenade - Antiva
Bark Bread - suggested alternative to black lichen
Black Lichen Bread - Orzammar, as it is also plainly referred to as "lichen bread"
Blancmange - Orlais
Blood Orange Salad - Nevarra
Couscous Salad - Rivain
Crab Cakes - Kirkwall
Crouton - Unclear, simply mentioned one needs to cook chickpeas to a "crouton-like crispiness."
Crow Feed - Antiva
Eggs à la Val Foret - Orlais
Ferelden Farmer's Pie - A term for a type of pie; such as the nug bacon and egg pie.
Fish Pockets - Seheron
Flat Bread - Nevarra
Forest Fruit Cobbler - Dalish
Found Cake - Ferelden
Fried Crab Legs - a substitute version of fried young giant spiders, Orzammar in origin, but substitution created by Devon
Fried Young Giant Spiders - Orzammar
Gnocchi - Antiva
Goat Custard - Rivain **
Grilled Poussin - Chasind
Gurgut Roast with Lowlander Spices and Mushroom Sauce - Avvar
Hearty Scones - Ferelden
Honey Carrots - Orlais **
Lamprey Cake - Not actually made with lamprey, just themed. Recipe created by Devon.
Lentil Soup - City Elf **
Merrill's Blood Soup - Dalish
Nettle Soup - origins unclear
Nug Bacon and Egg Pie - Ferelden
Paella - Antiva
Pastry Pockets - recipe originates with the Grey Wardens, cookbook notes of the Orlesian Grey Warden variation **
Poison Stings - Unclear, presumably Tevinter as they were Dorian's snack when traveling from Tevinter.
Potato and Leek Soup - Ferelden
Pumpkin Bread - Tevinter
Red Grape Compote - Unknown origin, but it is a common enough in use for Orlesian nobility.
Rice Pudding - Unclear as rice comes from Rivain and Antiva, but Krem supplies the recipe.
Roasted Prawns - a substitute for cave beetles, Orzammar in origin, but substitution created by Devon
Snail and Watercress Salad - Avvar in origins, but created by Devon with the Avvar to make snails more palatable to lowlanders.
Sour Cherries in Cream - Orlais
Spiced Jerky - Dalish **
Strawberry and Rhubarb Cobbler - Ferelden
Stuffed Cabbage - Ferelden
Stuffed Deep Mushrooms - Orzammar
Stuffed Vine Leaves - Tevinter
Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup - Ferelden
Traviso Energy Balls - Antiva
Tzatziki - Tevinter
Turnip and Mutton Pie - Ferelden
Unidentified Meat - Tevinter
Yogurt Dip - Nevarra
Food Ingredients
Couscous - Rivain
Nug Bacon - Ferelden
Peanut Butter - Unknown origin, presumably Seheron as peanuts are mentioned in Sten's dream or Antivan given the recipe mentioning it.
Puff Pastry - Orlais
White Chocolate - Unclear the origins, but is used in Orlesian cuisine.
Whipped Cream - Unclear origins, potentially universal but noted to be used in Orlesian cooking.
Suggested Food
As in these might be eaten or not, it is unclear if the narrator was simply suggesting them out of pure speculation due to the dish's mystery.
Dracolisk
Dragon Urine - Suggested that the drink name may or may not be figurative.
Giant
Additional Notes
I included fried young giant spiders on this list because it is technically different from the roasted giant spider legs we see in the TTRPG adventure Buried Pasts.
Stuffed Vine Leaves may have appeared previously in the comic Deception. However I didn't feel I could make that determination unlike the desserts clearly shown in the comic Magekiller that are easily identified to me.
Quillback was mentioned in Unidentified Meat but isn't included as suggested or speculated food due to it being eaten by Inquisition soldiers in the Western Approach.
Saffron isn't a new spice to Thedas, as it was originally mention in the Last Court. It's origins seem to come from Antiva both due to the recipe and the fact they import most spices from Antiva in Serault.
Roasted turkey was first mentioned in the Dragon Age TTRPG. Thought it is common in the Free Marches, this dish is also popular among the Chasind.
Cupcakes seem to originate from Tevinter, as Cherry Cupcakes have been tied to them both in the cookbook but also the comic Magekiller.
Pumpkin Bread referenced to Tevinter, however we know that other nations such as Ferelden and Orlais, also grow pumpkins. The dish likely originates from Tevinter given the reference of it being used to tempt one to visit the Imperium. But thought it would be worth noting that pumpkins also exist in the south.
Licorice is previously mentioned by Dorian, referencing salted black licorice candy. But it may very well come from Riviain as the Rivaini tea blend has a variation that uses licorice root and they export the tea blend.
Additionally it seems peppermint and oregano also originate in Rivain.
Chocolate is not a new item to Thedas, however it is known to be imported to other nations from the Donnarks and Rivain.
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