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I know this is an old topic, but I'm in the middle of researching these questions.  Lavis is comparable to corn, per Brandon.   
So we are dealing with a corn meal or Masa Harina.  Fried to make something more like a Falafel with a meat component or a simple meatball. 
The foods of Rosahar are based more on Korean, Indian, and yes, some Mexican dishes.  Many wonderful flavors, but to get them on earth, you have to side eye how the items grow and just role with it.
And remember that only the Shin & the Thaylen have fluffy bread that contains gluten.  The other cultures use grains that don't create fluffy breads. Mostly various forms of flat breads.  Thankfully there are hundreds of different flat breads on Earth to pull inspiration from. 

@Tobbzn, Isaac made the glyph for me after a long conversion we had about the glphys several years ago at JordanCon.   I actually never tried to break it down.  Until recently, I didn't have the knowledge of how. 

It reminded me of the braid and weaving diagrams I sent him after the convention.  So just enjoyed the visual impact of the glyph.  

So thank you for pointing out that my name is hidden inside it!   <3
I'll have to send another round of thanks to Isaac.  
 

@Tobbzn, for many of the glyphs you don't translate / worry about including vowels.   The glyphs are more "recognized" than read.   So there's not much sounding out of the letters.   
When the full audio is posted, Isaac talks about it. 

Thanks @Argent for the tags.  :-D

As for the how the Happy Birthday glyphs sound - they were made prior to this class.  So they are boring old English letters turned into glyphs.   
I see a smile and a two-tiered cake in the glyphs, but to each his own. 
Re: the Birthday glyph. The top tier is "day" the bottom tier is the "birth."

If I do them again, I would ask my Hebrew speaking relatives for the phrase and translate the sounds. 
Now that we know the base inspiration for the words, I'll stop trying to see English words inside the glphys.  

I'm not seeing rule 1. 
Rule of Cool -  Looking cool, trumps readability. 

1 hour ago, sylspear said:

Thanks for sharing!! Now I need to go to a signing more than ever!!

@Sylspear,  Why?  Just curious. If it is a signing with only Brandon, and you ask him a glyph question - he'll tell you to contact Isaac.    So if you have one, I suggest writing to Isaac directly.   You can do that via the "Contact Us" button on the website. 
Isaac is only at few signings, mostly the major release parties, and some cons.  

@Ravi meet an kindred sprit / binge reader.    

What are some of your suggestions?  

Read almost anything by Lois McMaster Bujold. 

Her Vorkosigan Universe / Saga is what she is most known for.   The first 4-5 books can be read in any order, but after Mirror Dance, they really should all be read in internal chronological order.   The narrator, Grover Gardner, is more a voice I "got used too", rather than a voice I really enjoy.

Her Chalion books are more fantasy based.  The narrators for those are great. A magic system that does have the gods taking an active role.

I don't personally like her Sharing Knife books, but it is an interesting magic system.

Almost everything can be found on the Hoopla Digital app for free.

Tor.com is currently doing a reread of the Vorkosigan Saga. It also won the first Best Series Hugo this year year. 

Whoever used their Divine Breath would die - because they gave it away.

But isn't there speculation that Nightblood was created with a Divine Breath?

@DarkJester, I'd call that a headdeask.  

My mouse pad has seen lots of use due to similar moments. 

@A Budgie, nice to see another fiber artist!  I've done some long stitching, but I'm trying to finish 2 long term projects in cross stitching.   They've hung around unfinished for too long.  But sewing and infants don't mix well.  :-) Toddlers a little better, thus restarting. 

32 minutes ago, Hemalurgic_Headshot said:

Welcome!

Don't eat the cookies. And beware of puns.

Puns don't scare me.   I'm (in-active) SCA and was a part time herald. (The medieval type, not SA type.)  They love making puns.  :-D

Hello Sanderson fans!

When I'm not reading the works of Sanderson and other great writers, I'm busy raising two children (5 & 1).  When time allows I'm a fiber artist: card weaving (seen in my cover image), cross stitching, sewing costumes, and general crafts. 

I'm the creator and primary moderator of the Facebook group:  Storm Cellar - Brandon Sanderson Fans.   It's a closed group to keep out spammers.  If you want to join, just ask - and send me a message if your public profile is very limited.   I need to know you are a real person, not an autobot.  It's easy to search and find us.  Sorry, I'll have to post a link later if it is needed.

I'm the current Workshop Director for JordanCon in Atlanta, GA.   You can contact me via the convention's website.  Join us April 21-23, 2017.  I'll take input on classes you would want to see taught or are willing to teach.

You might have seen me on Tor.com commenting on the re-reads as Braid_Tug.   A play on my favorite WoT character Nynaeve, and my love of fiber arts. 

My profile image is the Braid glyph created by Isaac Stewart.  It's not official unless it makes it way into the SA books.  But I'm thrilled he created it and sent me a copy. (And gave me permission to use it.)

That's all for now.  The 17th Shard has been a great resource, but I waited to join it officially.  The shear amount of information here is rather intimidating.