Gorean ale is closer to an Earth honey laager than to an ale or beer. A deep gold in color, and brewed from the grains of Gor and hops imported from Earth in the early years, it is served in a tankard or mug.

 

This is similar to Japanese sake. It is drawn from a spigot cask; served room temperature in a tankard or mug.

This fruit is identical to the apricot of Earth. It may be served pitted and sliced or whole.

This is a migratory bird that nests on the cliffs of the Hrimgar Mountains. The bird itself is prepared and eaten similar to vulo; roasted or wrapped in spiced leaves.

This is a very aromatic tea brewed fresh from bazi leaves. It is served hot and heavily sugared in three tiny cups (similar to Earth's espresso cups) and drunk in rapid succession. In the North, bazi tea is highly prized, but served less formally; as tea is served on Earth.

This is a steeped, boiled and fermented drink from the crushed seeds and the whitish pits of the rence plant; served room temperature or chilled in a mug.

This is a cold, unsweetened mixture of water and sa-tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; it is also called "sa-tarna gruel". In Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.

Though similar in build to the yak of Earth, the bosk bears the heavier form of the Earth buffalo and like him, provides food, leather and many of the needs of the people of Gor. The meat may be roasted or broiled, dried, stewed or served in a myriad of ways.

This is a sharp cheese in taste which travels well and resists molds due to its hard rind. Similar to cheddar.

This is a soft, full flavored bread made from Gorean grains. Black bread is heavy and dark. It is commonly served with clotted bosk cream or honey.

This is freshly baked bread from sa-tarna grain; round, flat cakes of baked sa-tarna meal. This is a hearty staple of life and great for soaking up spilled paga.

This is butter churned from either verr or bosk milk.

This is a melon akin to the honeydew of Earth.

Chocolate is made from beans brought back on one of the early Voyages of Acquisition; this is the same as the chocolate of Earth. It is made from the cacao beans grown in the jungles around Schendi.

Juicy and fat from the city of Tor, the date is identical to those found on Earth.

These are eggs from the migratory arctic gant. The Red Hunters of the Polar North collect these eggs and freeze them. Once frozen, they are eaten whole, similar to an apple.

This egg is eaten much in the same way thatchicken eggs from Earth are; they can be fried, boiled, poached or served in a hundred different ways and in different dishes.

This is a drink of the Wagon Peoples of southern Gor; milk curds from the bosk are soaked in a fermented mixture of sa-tarna grains and hops. It is quite potent.

The Cosian wingfish is a tiny, blue, saltwater fish with four (4) poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. It is also called the songfish; during mating season, the fish raise their heads from the water and emit a high-pitched whistling sound.

This is a silvery, freshwater fish having brown stripes. It inhabits the rivers and lakes of Gor. Its meat is usually served in filets which are either fried or baked.

This is a small fish from gleaming Thassa. It can be served baked or broiled.

Many types of fruit trees and bushes abound on Gor. Similar to those of Earth include: apricots, berries, cherries, grapes, dates, melons, olives, peaches, pears, pomegranates and strawberries. Gorean fruits include: larmas, ramberries, Ta-grapes and tospits.

This is a pear-shaped fruit, served fresh and sliced. It can also be pressed and made into a sweet and potent wine.

This is a purple grape, usually seedless; eaten whole or pressed into a dark red, dry wine. It is similar to the grape of the same name on Earth.

This is a big, sweet, seedless grape; it is imported from the fabled hillside vineyards of Tyros, ally to Cos.

The grunt is a large, carnivorous, saltwater fish which inhabits Thassa; it is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth. Its meat is cut and served into filets or diced into rich soups.

The blue grunt is a small, voracious, carnivorous, freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood. Its meat is cut and served into filets or diced into rich soups.

The great speckled grunt is a fish that inhabits the Thassa; similar to the shark of Earth. Its meat is cut and served into filets or diced into rich soups.

Gorean honey is a rich golden color; gathered from the honey bee and used in a myriad of recipes ranging from meats to desserts to breads.

This is a hot drink made of distilled ka-la-na wine and mixed with fruit juices (such as tospit and larma) and spices. Kal-da is usually served in a mug, like beer and it is considered a peasant drink.

This is a shrub of the Gorean desert, the Tahari; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive, narcotic effect.

This is a foliated leaf vegetable, similar to cabbage or lettuce of Earth.

This is a shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage.

This is a large, brownish, thick-rinded, spherical vegetable, usually six (6) inches in width. The interior is yellowish and heavily seeded. Coming from the Tahari, the kort is frequently served sliced with melted cheese and nutmeg. Similar in most aspects to several varieties of Earth squash.

The larma is a succulent fruit, similar to the Earth peach. The larma is sometimes sliced, fried, and served with browned honey sauce. Offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her Master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped.

This is a green, rubbery parasite; it is edible, though generally not a favored food. It is either eaten raw or dried. It inhabits the marshes and swamps of Gor.

This is a deadly, freshwater hunter of the Gorean marshes and swamps . It is similar in shape to the shark of Earth. Its meat is sometimes served as filets or steaks or diced in hearty soups.

This is an alcoholic beverage alike to the mead on Earth. It is a deep gold in color and honey may be added to sweeten it. It is most often served in a horn or bowl; men of Torvaldsland are very fond of this drink.

This is milk from the bosk; it is rich, thick, and sweet.

This milk is reddish and salty. It is high in ferrous sulfate and comes from the sand kaiila.

These are commonly from the city of Tor. Referred to as the Torian olive; red olives which come from the groves of Tyros. Olives are also grown in Turia, (called Turian olives) and are red.

(Abbr. of pagar-sa-tarna, lit. "pleasure of the life daughter'") This is a grain- based, distilled, hard liquor made from sa-tarna; it is similar to Earth whiskey and is symbolic of physical love. Depending on the preferences of the inn owner, paga may be thick and chunky, or smooth and clear. It is served warm in a footed bowl in the tradition of Japanese sake.

These are like to those of the same name on Earth. They are served in much the same way as those of Earth.

This is a small, succulent berry that is reddish-purple is color and very sweet. Its juice often stains the tongue and lips after eating it.

This is a fruit similar in flesh and taste to the apple of Earth.

This is a tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes. The grain is eaten and the stems harvested and pressed into paper or woven into cloth. The grain may be boiled or ground into a paste and sweetened; this paste can also be fried into a type of pancake.

Alike to that of Earth, Gorean salt may either be white or red; the latter being from the salt pits of Klima and high in ferrous oxide, which gives it its color.

This is a cold, unsweetened mixture of water and sa-tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; it is also called "sa-tarna gruel". In Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.

This is a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine.

This is a cold, unsweetened mixture of water and sa-tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; it is also called "sa-tarna gruel". In Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish.

The sorp is a shellfish common to the Vosk and other rivers. It is similar to an oyster and like them, it produces pearls and is frequently used in making soups and stews.

Gorean sugar is sweet and ground from sugar cane grown in the jungles inland of Schendi; it may be either yellow or white.

This is a tuberous, vine-borne fruit similar to the Earth potato. It is often served sliced and fried; also the principal ingredient in sullage and sul-paga.

This is a soup made principally from suls, tur-pah and kes, along with whatever else may be readily available.

This is an alcoholic beverage made from suls; akin to Earth's vodka.

The tabuk is a swift, gazelle-like animal, being yellow in color and having a single horn. Known for its sweet meat, the tabuk is generally served roasted. Tarns, whether wild or domesticated, are fond of this animal as prey.

This is an oyster found in the Tamber Gulf; it is served raw or baked.

This is a porcine animal akin to the Earth pig, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. It is not a favored food, being a carrion eater, but is a staple food among the rence growers of the Vosk delta.

This is a bitter, juicy, citrus fruit that is yellowish in color. The tospit always contains an odd number of seeds, usually seven (7). Its bitter taste might suggest its is similarity to a lemon of Earth. It is exported from the orchards of Turia and also found growing wild on the Plains of Turia. Long stemmed tospits contain an even number of seeds and are rare.

The tumit is a large, flightless, carnivorous bird of the plains; often hunted and eaten by the nomadic Wagon Peoples of Gor. Traditionally hunted with bolas, the sport lies in whether you or the bird gets to eat that night.

This is an edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree and a main ingredient in sullage.

There are a large variety of vegetables abundant on Gor, many similar to those of Earth. These include: beans, carrots, corn, onions, peas, peppers and radishes. Gorean vegetables include: katch, korts and suls.

The verr is a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns. It is a source of wool. Its meat can be eaten and milk can be used for drinking or for making cheese and butter.

This is a tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to the Earth pigeon, which also exists in the wild; it is used for meat and eggs. It is generally served roasted and spiced or baked in spice leaves.

This is a rich, aromatic, hot drink brewed fresh from the black beans that are grown on the mountains of Thentis. Thought to have come from Earth on a slave acquisition run, it is traditionally served with red and yellow sugars and bosk milk, in tiny cups. This is Gorean coffee.

This is a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slave girl fertile. It is made with the teslik plant and is referred to as the second wine.

This is an extremely rare and exquisite wine, highly expensive. Its cost would purchase a city; a collector's wine.

This is a very potent wine, distilled from the fruit of the ka-la-na tree, the best and sweetest comes from the Plains of Ka-la-na. This drink often symbolizes romantic love and is generally served in a goblet, chilled or at room temperature. It may also be served mulled and spiced with a slice of larma on the rim of the cup.

This is a dark red, dry wine made from the merlot grape.

This a light sweet wine distilled from the sap of the palm trees that grow in the Tahari

This is a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slave girl fertile. It is made with the teslik plant and is also referred to as breeding wine.

This is a black, bitter beverage, brewed primarily from sip root, that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts almost indefinitely. This wine is given to a slave by her Master. It can also be a watered down, sweetened ka-la-na wine.

This is a dry wine made from ta-grapes from the Isle of Cos; it is served at room temperature or warm, in a tankard or goblet.

This is a highly sweet, thick and syrupy wine from Turia. Depressing one's finger on its surface will often leave a fingerprint.