Spoons and Forks: Unique Draenor Cookbook Offers Insight Into Orcish Cuisine!

Live Posted 2023/04/12 at 8:54 AM by DiscordianKitty

Spoons and ForksSpoons and ForksCook TorkaIt's a family heirloom from before the Horde. Unusual for an orc. I know. My great-grandmother, Cook Barasha, collected recipes from all the clans at each Kosh'harg. As I understand it. she didn't trust anyone else to get it right, so she wrote it all down! We have stories of her awesome stubbornness...

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Contained here are recipes from the many clans of Draenor, collected by Barasha the Bold, daughter Of Rokara.

May we forever be willing to put down both our axes and our grudges when called to the communal table for a warm meal.

(With notes by Torka, son Of Largosh.)

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Spicy Seared Talbuk Steak
From the Warsong Clan

Make a dry rub by combining ground peppercorns, flaked sea salt, and dried, crushed Gor'gor roots.

Thoroughly coat your talbuk steak on both sides With the dry rub. Let rest for up to 2 hours.

Sear your steak on a very hot stone for 3-7 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the cut and desired doneness.

Serve with mashed tubers and roc-bIood gravy.

(Note from Torka: The Warsong clan is renowned for their spicy dishes. So hot you can't help but belt out a battlecry! Unfortunately. the Gor'gor plant, which once grew near the Throne Of the Elements. is extinct. Luckily. the Zandalari trolls grow hot peppers in the jungles near Zuldazar, which I believe would be a fine substitution. As far as I know, Gorgrond Peppercorn trees still grow in areas of the Blade's Edge Mountains!)

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Grilled Shade Salmon
From the Shadowmoon Clan

Cut shade salmon into thick steaks. Liberally apply salt, spice and cooking oil to the flesh, then grill over an open fire, 3-4 minutes per side.

Garnish With squeezed moonfruit juice and crushed starflowers. Serve With steamed umbracaps.

It is imperative that your fish steaks are freshly caught! Shade Salmon, while a delicacy. is touched by the shadows, and will become toxic if left out in the sun for too long.

(Note from Torka: unfortunately. Shadowmoon Valley was completely destroyed, so all of these ingredients will have to be replaced to capture the spirit of this recipe. I recall moonfruit being both sweet and sour, something we can replicate with lemons, grown on the Echo Isles by our Darkspear friends, and a little sugar. The Southfury river nearby has its own kind of salmon, and luckily, the Azeroth kind aren't cursed with void magic!)Page 4Curried Botani and Lobstrok Stew
From the Laughing Skull Clan

In a large stew pot or cauldron, boil lobstrok pieces, still in their shells, in salted water for 20 minutes. Lower heat. then add curry spices and fenugreek. Open botani brain, and scrape the meat from the hard shell into the stew in large chunks. Simmer together until the botani brain is soft enough to easily pierce with a fork.

Be sure not to open your botani head until you are ready to begin the cooking, as the brains can dry out quickly once the hard shell is cracked.

(Note from Torka: Laughing Skull cuisine was notable for its complex spices and unusual ingredients sourced from the island Of Farahlon, often including sentient creatures! I believe we can replace these with similar enough plants and animals from Azeroth, like the crabs found on the Durotar coast, and coconuts native to Un'goro Crater. Though Farahlon is long gone, some of the native life has been preserved in the Eco-Domes in Netherstorm!)it does

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Feast for the Ancestors

The center piece of every Kosh'harg is a great feast placed at an altar within view of Oshu'gun, meant to draw the spirits of our ancestors to the celebration.

Every clan present at the Kosh'harg may contribute a meal of their own making to the feast, to bring honor to themselves in the eyes of the ancestors. Sometimes. specific favorite foods of those passed are placed. in order to summon them and receive their wisdom.

Along with food, barrels of ale or other alcohol is also traditional. The most important thing is that the ancestors feel included in the festivity as a whole.
Keg of Ancestral AleKyl'kahnCort Gorestein

Kyl'kahn

Don't mind us. We always get to arguing about which brews are better when we get together like this.

Comment by KenjiT28I have made every recipe in the WoW cookbooks many times, extremely good stuff.
This orc cuisine cookbook would be neat to try, as well.
And it would be interesting to find out what all of the clans were eating.
Roasted Rylok for the Frostwolves?
Cooked Clefthoof for the Thunderlords?
Jungle themed foods for the Bleeding hollow?
Gourmet goren for the Blackrock clan?Comment by Manchild1318How boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by ScaryfoxI'm glad that I have things to look forward to. I hope it won't be too much trouble since I've trained in Cooking on all my alts before and burned myself out.Comment by lilpuddintaterYou forgot the part of the questline where Garona stripped for the player.Comment by NightRisenHow boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by ColdariaHow boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by dr7swagHow boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by cateaucan't wait for tomorrows post about the orc heritage questline! So much content into one single event!Comment by PriestessAurHow boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by RingoFlinthammerI know it would be hard to make happen, since this is the orc heritage quest, but it feels weird to have all of this content walled off from Mag'har players.Comment by EighjanYou forgot the part of the questline where Garona stripped for the player.Comment by shadowedscholarI'll uh pass on the sapient creature stewComment by ONCHEhapHow boring is the human Heritage Armor questline?Comment by PovelitelNow Blizzard ought to make these recipes obtainable :D