What is the fast food the bridge leaders eat?

[butterquark]

It has been too long since I have read the books and I can't find the details. I know that one of the bridge leaders will always get it and once Kaladin goes out on the town and finally tries some. 

 

Whats it called?

[Windrunner he/him]

It's a Herdazian food called chouta.

[Left he/him]

Chouta!!!!!!!!! :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

[Edgedancer he/him]

It´s made from people. (Maybe we haven´t figured the soulcasting out yet.)

[butterquark]

Ah yes. Chouta. I want some

[Colby Jack he/him]

It´s made from people. (Maybe we haven´t figured the soulcasting out yet.)

 

I hear it only comes in one flavor: Chouta Green.

[king of nowhere]

from the description, it seems similar to tortilla

[Dahak he/him]

from the description, it seems similar to tortilla

 

I was thinking doner kebab [i.e gyro/shawarma for the Americans, Greeks and Arabs among us]

[kaellok he/him]

I just always assumed it was chowder.  From New Jersey.

[maxal she/her]

I assumed it was a gyro... a pita-like bread stuff with meat and sauce.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

I figured it was a cosmere taco, with people meat inside.

http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/13137-rosharans-are-cannibals-sort-of/?hl=cannibals  

Herdazians always seemed Hispanic to me. Loads of cousins, mothers always making people eat, it's uncannily like my family...

[king of nowhere]

Herdazians are hispanic.

I remember reading in an interview somewhere Sanderson saying that it was his wife to give him the idea. She noted how most fantasy cultures are based on feudal europe, or feudal japan, or the roman empire, but she can't recall any based instance of one based on hispanics. Brandon tought about it, and herdazia was born.

 

I guess that's also part of the reason I'm seeing it as a tortilla instead of a kebab or gyro or even a piadina. Althoug the difference isn't so great: virtually every culture devised some kind of food made of a slice of bread wrapped around meat and sauces.

If I recall correctly, the meat is finely minced and into a semi-liquid stuff, making me think it could be a close equivalent of ragù. Ragù is normally eaten with pasta, not as filling for a bread-based thing, but it can be used that way - in fact, I did eat exactly that for five days in a row a few weeks ago, after making three kilos of ragù and finding out my freezer could only keep two.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

Herdazians are hispanic.

I remember reading in an interview somewhere Sanderson saying that it was his wife to give him the idea. She noted how most fantasy cultures are based on feudal europe, or feudal japan, or the roman empire, but she can't recall any based instance of one based on hispanics. Brandon tought about it, and herdazia was born.

 

I guess that's also part of the reason I'm seeing it as a tortilla instead of a kebab or gyro or even a piadina. Althoug the difference isn't so great: virtually every culture devised some kind of food made of a slice of bread wrapped around meat and sauces.

If I recall correctly, the meat is finely minced and into a semi-liquid stuff, making me think it could be a close equivalent of ragù. Ragù is normally eaten with pasta, not as filling for a bread-based thing, but it can be used that way - in fact, I did eat exactly that for five days in a row a few weeks ago, after making three kilos of ragù and finding out my freezer could only keep two.

 

Ha, I was right! I can't wait to go and tell my gringo friends.

 

Mmm, ragu sounds really good right now.

[killersquirrel59 he/him]

Huh, I never pictured Herdazians as Hispanic but on reflection it seems to work. I had actually pictured Greek or other Mediterranean cultures for exactly the same reasons (huge families, lots of cousins, close knit, generally jovial even in terrible situations), so I associated Chouta with gyros. 

 

However you're definitely right. Most cultures at some point or another have come up with some variation on meat and sauce inside something vaguely bread-like. It's not a specific dish.

[AerionBFII he/him]

Is it just me or would anybody else like to try Rocks cooking??

[Savanorn he/him]

Is it just me or would anybody else like to try Rocks cooking??

The one with chull shells and claws?

 

I'm in.

[killersquirrel59 he/him]

Uggh...I like still having teeth too much to try horneater food.

[maxal she/her]

Huh, I never pictured Herdazians as Hispanic but on reflection it seems to work. I had actually pictured Greek or other Mediterranean cultures for exactly the same reasons (huge families, lots of cousins, close knit, generally jovial even in terrible situations), so I associated Chouta with gyros. 

 

However you're definitely right. Most cultures at some point or another have come up with some variation on meat and sauce inside something vaguely bread-like. It's not a specific dish.

 

Ditto here. I saw them as Greek eating Gyros but Mexicans eating burritos would fit as well.

[AerionBFII he/him]

Chouta....the Rosharan McDonalds..

 

Hahaha yeah i would definitely love to try it, eat it in the movies.. CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH 

[king of nowhere]

Huh, I never pictured Herdazians as Hispanic but on reflection it seems to work. I had actually pictured Greek or other Mediterranean cultures for exactly the same reasons (huge families, lots of cousins, close knit, generally jovial even in terrible situations), so I associated Chouta with gyros. 

 

However you're definitely right. Most cultures at some point or another have come up with some variation on meat and sauce inside something vaguely bread-like. It's not a specific dish.

 

 

Ditto here. I saw them as Greek eating Gyros but Mexicans eating burritos would fit as well.

Well, mediterranean cultures are pretty close to each other. especially italian and spanish, to the point that at every international student i've seen or heard of they banded together. I've never known any greek, so I'm not sure how much they'd fit into it, but from what i hear they also should be quite similar.

ao, whether the herdazians are of hisppanic  or italic or greek inspiration, the difference is comparatively small.

[maxal she/her]

Well, mediterranean cultures are pretty close to each other. especially italian and spanish, to the point that at every international student i've seen or heard of they banded together. I've never known any greek, so I'm not sure how much they'd fit into it, but from what i hear they also should be quite similar.

ao, whether the herdazians are of hisppanic  or italic or greek inspiration, the difference is comparatively small.

 

But Greek are the only ones eating Gyros.... So Greek it has to be

[killersquirrel59 he/him]

In the end it doesn't matter really though. While it is an easy trap to fall into to basically take an existing culture from earth and give it a new name and some superficial differences calling it good (looking at you George R.R. Martin and the Ironborn), Brandon doesn't seem to fall for that trap very often. Whatever their initial inspiration and physical appearance, I'm sure that Brandon now has a full Herdazian culture pack somewhere in his notes that is independent of any earth culture.

[Daxos he/him]

What do bridge leaders and bridge leader food have in common?

 

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They give you the runs.  

[Necromancer he/him]

Uggh...I like still having teeth too much to try horneater food.

Airsick lowlander

[killersquirrel59 he/him]

Airsick lowlander

I don't know...is it airsick to enjoy having teeth?