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[downstairslife]

I hope no one will judge me too harshly for asking this, but has anyone found a passable substitute for horseflesh?

This past week has been...trying, in all the worst ways, and I thought I'd cook something from home. Easier said than done when everything talks at you.

Comments

[downstairslife]

[There's a moment of confusion before Kaj has any idea of what to say.]

...horses aren't berries.

[ms_perfection]

I mean... you just eat them. Straight up eat them. I mean, I know it's probably a thing somewhere else but...

[downstairslife]

It all depends on what you have at hand, really. Occasionally a horse would go lame, and there was nothing more you could do with it.

A pig or a stag could work just as well, but if horses speak and reason as men do in this world, they're likely not the only ones.

It's definitely not something I intend to do while here.

[ms_perfection]

Well yeah I guess I see the reason behind that. I'm just glad you're not trying to eat the populace anyhow.

As for food um... well... I could try to make some gyro meat, or at least a vegetarian version of it? Uh hold on, lemme see...

Vegetarian Gyros

Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 8-ounce package of seitan (preferably already in strips-if not, roughly chop in strips)

1 tablespoon canola oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon cumin

2 teaspoons oregano

Pinch cinnamon

Pinch cayenne pepper

Pinch nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

Pepper, to taste

2 whole wheat pitas, warmed

For garnish:

1 cup lettuce, shredded

1/2 cup onion, diced

1 medium tomato, diced

Tzatziki (homemade or prepared), as desired

[downstairslife]

[...Kamala, you are talking to a girl from 18th-century not!Europe, so...some of those spices are kind of raising a few eyebrows from her. Good thing you can't see it.]

I'll see if I can't procure the ingredients, but if all goes well, you'll hear back from me.

Although I have to ask, what's tzatziki?

[ms_perfection]

Taztziki is a sauce made from yogurt, garlic and cucumbers. It goes well with the food.

Give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it.