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The Taborhi-rikzh Food Company

Kharan-Serenno
24-08-2008, 00:16
By Order of Supreme Leaders Ragoris Ahito Sirava and Lagia Nalina Sunari, in this Twenty-Seventh Year of the Revolution, In Accordance with Declaration 218.

In accordance with the Eternal Starlight Declaration (Declaration 218) of the Supreme Leader, the world of Kharan is pleased to offer to the outside galaxy an example of its rich culture and heritage in hopes of building mutual understanding and tolerance. Accordingly, the government of Kharan has organized the Taborhi-rikzh Food Company, a company of restaurants serving traditional Kharanai cuisine of the highest caliber and quality.

The company name, "Taborhi-rikzh" is Kharanai for "string-root." The string-root tree is one common to the many dense jungles of Kharan's surface, renowned for its many, long string-like roots that have become the staple of Kharanai diet for many millennia. Commonly, Taborhi roots are boiled in water until soft, the end product closely resembling what other cultures might call "noodles". Alternatively, the raw roots may be crushed into flour and baked into Taborhi bread.

Because of the great prevelance and genetic diversity of Taborhi trees, there are many unique varieties of Taborhi roots. The trees have been selectively bred and cultivated for many millennia by various clans, resulting a good number of different styles of Taborhi roots. Further, individual families have, through tradition, tended their own Taborhi trees, resulting in even greater diversity within.

A common Kharanai dish, Otabo, consists of Taborhi roots mixed with various combinations of local vegetables, fungi, meats, herbs, spices, and sauces. Traditionally, Otabo would be a group meal, made in a large pot, with each member bringing their favorite ingredients to the mixture, then shared together.

Meals are often prefaced with a bowl of one of Kharan's many traditional soups or vegetable-stirs, and conclude with a traditional herbal tea and choice of dessert. At present, the menu is as follows:
Kharan-Serenno
24-08-2008, 00:17
Tentative Menu

Zhakkha (Soups)
Okron Stew: A thick-brothed stew consisting of chopped Okron meat, tradition vegetables, and raw wild taborhi roots as a topping

Vegetable Soup: Consists of thirteen of the favorite native Kharanai vegetables. Topped with raw wild taborhi roots.

Blood-Vine Stew: A thick-bothed stew consisting of the meant-like blood-vine mixed with native Kharanai vegetables.

Uzha Root Stew: A thick stew heavily based on uzha roots (similar to potatoes).

Taborhi-zhakkha: A light, bean-paste based soup (similar to miso broth), filled with cooked Taborhi noodles.
Kharan-Serenno
24-08-2008, 00:17
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