The high elves lived in a place where they could perfectly control the climate at all times, but aren't as populous as the human kingdoms, so they export a lot, keeping the things that are particularly exotic for themselves. There are ranches dedicated to raising deer for meat, as an example. They can't compete with Kul Tiras or Gilneas for seafood, though. There's also a reason why they're well renowed for their wines and spirits, though not beer. Now, blood elves will nom what they can.
Dwarves throw things in a pot and boil until dead. Since they eat a lot of goat and sheep, and less beef and pork and fowl, it's harder for them to get good, tender meat without boiling it a lot, so there you go. But they know beer!
I think gnomes would put as much creativity and innovation into their food as anything else. Which means sometimes it turns YOU into a chicken, and sometimes it explodes.
Kul Tiras relies strongly on fishing and seafood collection, but since they're also merchants, they trade for a lot of things. They're also very strong on mutton and goat meat, and their side dishes tend towards 'what didn't get washed away when it rains all the goddamn time'.
Dalaran can, to a lesser extent, control the weather, though they don't dare do it as much as Quel'thalas does, and they have actual farms outside the city. They treat those people LIKE GOLD. Do you want fridges? Please, have some fridges. Don't poison our tea.
As was noted when I rewrote Undercity for Unity, the Forsaken 'raise' their own food, basically capturing infected animals or infecting healthy ones and eating it. They do not *have* to go around eating other people, but they can draw sustenance from it. Many of Lordaeron's living impaired citizens desperately try to cling to how their lives used to be, and that includes going to market for meat.
I'd imagine the Draenei eat very little meat out of necessity, if they've spent generations on a space ship. Cattle take a lot of room to grow, to feed, and to slaughter, so it would be easier to go for, say, hydroponic gardens that grew high-protein plants than raising cows and chickens.
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Date: 2013-01-06 06:38 am (UTC)Dwarves throw things in a pot and boil until dead. Since they eat a lot of goat and sheep, and less beef and pork and fowl, it's harder for them to get good, tender meat without boiling it a lot, so there you go. But they know beer!
I think gnomes would put as much creativity and innovation into their food as anything else. Which means sometimes it turns YOU into a chicken, and sometimes it explodes.
Kul Tiras relies strongly on fishing and seafood collection, but since they're also merchants, they trade for a lot of things. They're also very strong on mutton and goat meat, and their side dishes tend towards 'what didn't get washed away when it rains all the goddamn time'.
Dalaran can, to a lesser extent, control the weather, though they don't dare do it as much as Quel'thalas does, and they have actual farms outside the city. They treat those people LIKE GOLD. Do you want fridges? Please, have some fridges. Don't poison our tea.
As was noted when I rewrote Undercity for Unity, the Forsaken 'raise' their own food, basically capturing infected animals or infecting healthy ones and eating it. They do not *have* to go around eating other people, but they can draw sustenance from it. Many of Lordaeron's living impaired citizens desperately try to cling to how their lives used to be, and that includes going to market for meat.
I'd imagine the Draenei eat very little meat out of necessity, if they've spent generations on a space ship. Cattle take a lot of room to grow, to feed, and to slaughter, so it would be easier to go for, say, hydroponic gardens that grew high-protein plants than raising cows and chickens.
That's all *I've* got for my own thoughts.