rereading Stormlight today & it gives an intriguing (if sometimes disturbing) view of Fine Dining in easternmost Cormyr if one wishes to impress guests.
I suspect, given some signs of familiarity in the war wizards that Suzailian fancy feasting is quite / Similar.
So what of when one ISN’T trying to show off? What does a high noble of the realm have to break her fast, by preference? Or for lunch or dinner for that matter?
Is it, beyond details (quail or goose vs chicken or … pheasant?), much different than a commoner has?— 🌈Jaye🦄Em🌹Edgecliff🏳️🌈 (@jayeedgecliff) February 11, 2019
1) Not really, except for the poorest commoners (who might have gruel or porridge, or if on a farm just that morning’s fresh milk and eggs and naught else). A high noble of the realm will usually have a “board” morningfeast (that is, left out on the sideboard in… 2) …dome-covered bowls and platters, kept warm by being wrapped in a succession of hearth-warmed towels from the kitchens. The food will be whatever the noble likes best, often hard-boiled eggs with a spicy dipping sauce often based in goat cheese, and fried…#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 12, 2019
3) …bread (rather than toast), bacon (what we might call “back bacon” or Canadian bacon” but NEVER peameal-dressed), fried lamb’s kidneys, and whatever exotic eggs the noble prefers, from turtle eggs to eagle eggs. There’s where noble and commoner vary: enough 4) …exposure to "exotic" eggs to develop a taste for them, rather than settling for whatever (hen, duck, goose) eggs are readily available. Also, a commoner would have hearth broth or small beer to drink, whereas a noble might have mulled wine or ALL the decanters.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 12, 2019