The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook: From Direwolf Ale to Auroch Stew - More Than 150 Recipes from Westeros and Beyond (Unofficial Cookbook) (37 page)
Authors: Alan Kistler
Tags: #recipes, #cookbook, #Game of Thrones
Knowing where recipes likely originated can help identify flavors that might play well off of each other, even though characters in A Song of Ice and Fire may have enjoyed them nearly a world away. Ser Barristan may have feasted on
Barristan the Bold’s Wild Boar Ribs with Dragon Pepper
in King’s Landing, but it’s the heat of Dornish dragon peppers that make the dish unique. Some recipes are too commonly eaten to truly pinpoint and have been given a more general area of origin — like
Westerosian Barley Bread
. Other recipes owe their flavors to more than one region, including
Ten Towers Cold Beef and Oldtown Mustard
with origins in the Iron Islands and the Reach. Finally, there will always be foods mentioned very generally in A Song of Ice and Fire that have more specific ties to locations here; in those cases, the recipes are always listed in the regions that inspired the particular twist this book gives them.
Combine your experience with the characters, references to chapters from A Song of Ice and Fire, and this appendix to craft menus inspired by your favorite characters and settings in Westeros and beyond.
Desperate Travelers’ Acorn Paste
Everyman’s Skewered Pigeon and Capon
Winterfell
Last Bite of Summer Blackberry Preserves
Northmen’s Soft-Boiled Eggs and Bacon
Benjen’s Roasted Onions Dipped in Gravy
Bolton Savory Stuffed Winter Squash
Baratheon Boar Ribs with Apple
Winterfell Mutton Chops in Honey and Cloves
Bran’s Auroch Joints Roasted with Leeks
Black Brothers’ Blood Sausage Breakfast
Back at the Wall Thick Cream of Wheat
The Lord Commander’s Turnips Soaked in Butter
Three-Finger Hobb’s Best Mutton
Three-Finger Hobb’s Infamous Three-Meat Stew
Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun’s Giant Salad
The Dead Man’s Roasted Vegetables
Merman’s Court Venison with Roasted Chestnut
Dreadfort
The Riverlands
Tywin Lannister’s Garlic Sausage
Inn at the Crossroads 7-Grain Loaf
Trident Flax and Fennel Hardbread
Inn of the Kneeling Man’s Rabbit Stew
Riverrun
Jeyne’s Stewed Onions and Leeks
Riverrun Turnip Greens and Red Fennel Salad
Brynden Tully’s Blackened Trout with Dornish Gremolata
Lord Walder’s Green Bean Salad
The Eyrie
The Vale Summer Berries and Cream Tart
Lord Nestor Royce’s Wild Mushroom Ragout
The Fingers
The Iron Islands
Harlaw
Ten Towers Cold Beef and Oldtown Mustard
The Westerlands
Casterly Rock
Lannister Beef with Horseradish
The Hedge Knight’s Salt Beef Salami
Grand Maester Pycelle’s Prized Pomegranate Grapefruit Bars
Ten Towers Cold Beef and Oldtown Mustard
Bitterbridge
Lord Caswell’s Venison and Barley Stew
Samwell’s Blueberry Ricotta Tart
Arya’s Sweetcorn Eaten on the Cob
Hard-as-Cersei Boiled Eggs, Bread, and Honey
King’s Landing Snails in Garlic
Robert’s Fried Golden Goose Eggs
Sandor Clegane’s Pickled Pigs’ Feet
The Hand’s Daughter’s Pumpkin Soup
Hand of the King’s Oxtail Soup
Southron Spinach and Plum Salad
Cersei’s Greens Dressed with Apples and Pine Nuts
Sansa Stark’s Fairytale Trout Baked in Clay
Battle of Blackwater Mutton Roast
Buttered Quails of King’s Landing
King’s Landing Blood Melon Sorbet
Sansa’s Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Tommen’s Baked Apple Cheese Tart
Celebratory Peaches in Lavender Honey
The Stormlands
Storm’s End
Dorne
Doran’s Favorite Chickpea Paste
Dornish Cheese Flight of Fancy
Fiery Vengeance Stuffed Peppers of Dorne
The Queenmaker’s Stuffed Dates
Brynden Tully’s Blackened Trout with Dornish Gremolata
Barristan the Bold’s Wild Boar Ribs with Dragon Pepper
Across the Narrow Sea
Soft Flatbread from Across the Narrow Sea
Braavos
The Blind Girl’s Piping Hot Fish and Pepper Breakfast
House of Black and White’s Golden Coin
Illyrio’s Goose Liver Drowned in Wine
The Cheesemonger’s Candied Onions
Pentoshi Mushrooms in Butter and Garlic
Illyrio’s Buttered Parsnip Purée
Lys
Saan’s Minced Lamb with Pepper
Slaver’s Bay
Ghiscar
Ghiscari Spiced Honeyed Locusts
Queen of Meereen’s Persimmon Crumble Ice Cream
First, I would like to thank my parents and brother Kevin, Jr., for helping during tough times, and my grandparents Alan and Marie Kistler for pushing me so much when I was younger. Second, Lisa McMullan must be thanked for her constant support and for putting up with my no doubt tiresome need for quiet and solitude during the process of researching and writing this book — when I know she would have preferred that I spend more time having fun with her instead.
Amy Ratcliffe, the biggest fan of A Song of Ice and Fire I know, proved invaluable in pointing me in the right directions here and there when I first began this book and was the first to speak to me about the series with such passion that I decided to finally see what all the fuss was about.
Kat Slayton and Jennifer Ewing were both very helpful friends, making sure to remind me to “get back to work” at odd hours of the day and night. I would be hard-pressed to find greater taskmasters who are able to scold so sweetly.
Brandi Bowles’s efficiency and resourcefulness as an agent cannot be exaggerated and I am very lucky that she wound up coming into my life soon before this project took shape.
The contributions of Victoria Sandbrook are too numerous to explain and it is not hyperbole to say that without her trust in me and her thorough work, this volume would not exist at all.
Thanks to Adri Cowan, who took a chance and was kind enough to mention my name when she realized this was a project in need of an author.
And finally, thanks to George R. R. Martin for being one of those writers who builds a world so completely that even details such as the dishes served become essential parts of the story rather than mere background.
Alan Kistler
is a Peruvian-Irish American who was born in Washington D.C., has lived in New York City for over a decade, and has been known by the nickname of “Sizzler” for even longer. Alan is an actor who usually makes a living writing from his laptop (oftentimes while he’s sitting in a bar). His weekly column “Agent of S.T.Y.L.E.” is featured on
Newsarama.com
and focuses on the evolution of superheroes and villains. He is the creator and a co-host of the weekly podcast
Crazy Sexy Geeks
, which discusses popular geek culture, deals out dating advice, and has filmed several online videos under the same label.
Alan has been recognized as a comic book historian by major media and news outlets. Through his articles and convention appearances, he has earned a reputation for a deep knowledge of many science fiction and fantasy sagas, as well as different mythologies. He has appeared in comic book documentaries for Warner Bros. Home Video and has spoken at the Paley Center on multiple occasions concerning Star Trek, the history of science fiction television, time travel stories, and vampire fiction. He has also spoken and written often concerning the need for a stronger portrayal of women in films and television. Alan has inspired the creation of a fictional counterpart in Star Trek novels by David A. Mack, “Protection Agent Alan Kistler.”
He regularly links his newest projects and articles to his site,
AlanKistler.com
, and enjoys communicating with fans through his Twitter account:
@SizzlerKistler
. He knows far too much about superheroes, Doctor Who, vampires, the Rat Pack, and British comedies. Alan believes Isaac Asimov should be required reading in schools.
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