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A Feast of Puddings in Five Parts

7/10/2018

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Inspired by The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
There are quite a few snippets in The Kingkiller Chronicle that make me think we have licence to imagine all manner of delicious goings on at the Waystone. We know that Kvothe has supplies:
Chronicler raised an eyebrow. “Chocolate would be wonderful, if you have it. I wouldn’t expect to find that sort of thing this far from . . .” He cleared his throat politely. “Well, anywhere.”
“We have everything here at the Waystone,” Kvothe said, making an offhand gesture to the empty room. “Excepting any customers, of course.”
Old Cob also tells us that he has skill:
“You’re a fine cook, Kote, and you’ve got the best beer in twenty miles. All folk need is a bit of an excuse to stop by.”
Even though his other skills have seemingly abandoned him, our 'innkeeper' still musters self-confidence (and perhaps a smidgen of pride) in his food. 
He rubbed his hands together eagerly. “Right then. Dinner. What would you like? Hot or cold? Soup or stew? I’m a dab hand at pudding too.”
And, crucially, Kvothe has lots of flavour-filled experiences to draw on for inspiration. Throughout the story he tells, he never takes a meal for granted and he pays attention to what he's eating. While a sizeable chunk of his early life was spent 'Too hungry to worry about tomorrow', the Kvothe we're with in the frame story appears to have plenty of time on his hands to recall his yesterdays. I like to think some of the puddings he's such a dab hand at are  informed by these recollections. 

With that in mind, here are five speculative Waystone puddings. Click on the pictures to jump to the respective recipes and rationale. 
A Terrifying Piece of Alchemy: Plum Bob Pudding
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When Luck Smiles: Warm Apple Tart
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Something Wonderful Happened in My Mouth: 'Metheglin' Poached Pears
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​Sweet Relief: Peach Bread and Butter Pudding
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Abenthy's Insult: Lemon Custard
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I'll be taking on another big Kingkiller Cook later this year – perhaps pies, soups or food for the road.  If you can't wait until then for something savoury, here's some beef stew and some potato and bacon soup from The Name of the Wind.
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bethany
7/12/2018 08:22:35 pm

... this is awesome. So. Entirely. Awesome. :) As a cook and an avid reader, I really enjoyed this.

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12/7/2019 12:10:11 am

This is definitely one of the best articles that I have read. It always impresses me when people use simple stories and make them sound absurdly better. If this kept with its old premise, then I would never have read it, but you really made a nice twist to it. I will probably try to make something better happen with all of this. I think that I can go and try my ability to write something that is as creative as this.

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