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What would people eat? I guess it's all up to GM on how heavy the apoc. has been and how long ago it has happened.
I'd guess in the big (formerly big) cities rat-o-van (rat run over by a van) and the like would be possible ....or maybe the PCs will see the following sign? ![]()
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In the NYC part of my current campaign Rat-On-A-Stick has proved to be a very popular dish with the locals. The funny thing is my group are mostly former Harnmaster players so we are all fully accustomed to that sort of urban snack from our Harnmaster PCs having partaken of it innumerable times.
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and in case I'm right - here is some inspiration http://www.indiefilm.com/cookbook/en...yclopedia.html
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I advise you to watch this french movie if you can find it: "Delicatessen". It's a nice idea that is perfectly relevant to canibalism in a post-apoc setting (a rare type of movie in France).
Here is the link to the english wiki on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicatessen_(film) Last edited by Mohoender; 01-30-2009 at 10:21 AM. |
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In response to the question, the simplest answer is "whatever they could get their hands on".
In areas with European agricultural influence (Americas, Europe, Some of Africa) i would expect the staples to be grain based gruel, bread and beer. Asia would, as always, focus on rice. Each would be supplemented with what ever vegetable and meat protein they could find locally, including insects and rats. |
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I saw that a couple years ago. Interesting but it didn't really grab me. And everyone was just too weird. I think its on par with preformance art or Circ Du Oile or Circe De Sol or one of those similiar just to out there. Although the irony was good, the butchers daughter liked the handyman and was also trying to save him.
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Imagine -- a roach coach where they actually serve roaches...
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Horses and dogs would go pretty fast, where food is really scarce. Rats too; Pigeons in urban areas.
In terms of more organized agriculture/animal husbandry, seems like goats would become popular again, being as they are relatively hardy and will eat just about anything. And then, there's always Soilent Green...
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Funnily enough we have a veggie who works in our office and at our office party I asked if the reason she was a vegetarian was moral or because she didn't like eating cute furry animals or she just didn't like meat. She replied that she didn't think it was moral to kill something else just so she could eat. So I said if an animal just died of old age would she be okay with eating it then - she thought about and said she couldn't see why not.
So I bought her this for her birthday a couple of weeks ago: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Roa.../dp/0898152003 It's actually pretty practical! Malc |
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I heard it's more like pork....
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Nevertheless, people always have strange reaction concerning meat. I'm eating a lot of kangaroo lately and I will for some weeks. The village minimarket bought three types of meat (frozen) for christmas: Kangaroo, doe and ostrich. People have bought all the does and ostrichs but Kangaroos were left aside. Hopefully for him, I'll be a customer: it's very good. ![]() From what I know, many Americans would avoid Rabbit (It's excellent). Reptiles are fairly good either and according to my cousin white worms are juicy. ![]() Anyway the most funny thing is that many meat eater are showing disgust when you ask them to kill an animal. Visit an aquarium with my wife and you'll quickly understand that many of these wonderful fishes are only want be sushis. ![]() ![]() |
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In order to get back to the subject. One of my history teacher once told me that during WWII he would have been very happy to eat cat food or dog food. You can add these to the list along with insects of all sorts.
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I'm definitely not a vegetarian, but I'm not a hunter either. It's cowardice more than anything else -- I can't stand to look an animal in the eye (or even the ass) and shoot it, though I've done it in the past (along with some snaring and trapping) and could do it in the future. It's the duality of man; I love animals, yet I eat them too -- I just don't want to hunt them myself.
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What would be eaten in T2K:
I am thinking danelions, millet as both tend to grow wild. Rose bulbs would be used as a jam or even medicine <high in Vitimin C> Thistles as portions of those are eaten. Pine needles are a good source of Vitmin C As for other items, Insects, worm farms would be en vogue, A plate of worms served and slurped like one would spagehtti. Rats, Rabbits and similiar small easily raised animals Pigeons would also be another common fowl eaten, chickens and other fowl would be to valuable for their eggs and their size. Fish, aquaculture in areas that can manage this could raise catfish and carp easily, you could turn a swimming pool into such a pond feeding them ground up table scraps. A plant I have considered is raising two types of animals: Chickens or Turkeys And Catfish or Carp And maybe rabbits: Rabits get the grain and grass and such. Catch the fish, process the meat and preserve it, the cast off and bones get ground and fed to the chickens. The chickens get processed, and the meat preserved. What is cast off is ground and fed to the fish. The Rabbits, they just get processed and their cast offs fed to both fish and chickens. Also, I can see fishing becoming more common much like in the days of old, people going out in rowboats. In coastal areas I can see people raising muscles <easy really> and harvesting kelp and seaweed.
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First what do you call Pine Needle? Is that what we call Pignons (a Pine fruit)? Another thing: what is Danelion? In terms of vegetables I think that you can add several things that are easily grown: Rutabaga, Jerusalem Artichoke and Oats. You could also add several types of gourds and marrows (including pumpkin and pickles) I don't know for the Americas but for Europe several wild plants are also eatable: rhubarb, nettle (soup) and... dandelion (I just found what it is ![]() For the animals, I think you overlooked one: Guinea Pigs. Goats (milk and cheese) will be around also but someone else already said it. Frogs of course are also easily raised and more easily captured than fish. I can catch about 10 frog in half an hour while I can spend several days trying to catch a single fish. ![]() And of course, you can plan on snails. ![]() |
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I suspect Danelion = dandelion = pissenlit in French = løvetann in Norwegian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion
Millet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet Correct me if I'm wrong.
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There is a movie called King Rat where pow's raised rats and sold them to other pow's, as small deer that grew in Maylasia.
![]() ![]() Acorns once the tannin is bleached out are very good and full of fat and nutrients, plus when ground can make a flour. Young ferns (called fiddle head greens) can be very tasty. Water cress as a salad is very good. we have an abundance of wild onions/leeks in the area.....make for a very flatulance producing meal. Notice that during the summer/Fall you can find plenty, winter is another deal.best to save by drying/canning/pickling as much as possible.
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Totally OT, if anyone is interested in seeing how trainable rabbits can be, I have a couple of videos of mine here: www.dragoncurls.blogspot.com Webstral |
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That much said, no one is going to give a damn about such long-term niceties like cholesterol build-up after the Thanksgiving Day Massacre. Webstral |
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Pineneedles, the small pointy leaves of evergreen pinetrees. When green these can be boiled into a tea and are high in vitimin C. Further, bark from many trees also contains vitimins and fiber. I agree thistles and snails are easily produced as well. I was thinking guinea pigs too but I chose to include them with rats and other rodents, I really hate the things! Although they were a staple in the precolumbian diet in South and Central America. Oh, the minitature potbellied pigs could be something we may find in peoples yards as they raise this small pigs and chickens in home backyards as well. In many areas of the US blackberries are very common to the point of being an invasion species that overgrows regular plants. And in portions of the US South West cactus, the flat broadleaved type that produces the cactus or prickly pear. For both the leaf and the pear one must be carefull when removing them to avoid the cactus barbs and then peal them of their skin and any barbs remaining. The pear can be eaten or mashed into a jelly, the thick leaves cut into peices and eaten after cooking. I remember reading a menu of a restraunt that specialized in "AZTEC" cuisine, and the most normal food on the menu was venison, everything else was ants, grubs, wasps, worns, snakes, lizards and beetles. And of course chocolate.
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I just didn't know you could eat pine needles. In fact, I couldn't even imagine it and that's why I asked. I thought it was something else. Thanks. |
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