- "When it became clear I didn't have much to offer besides a freezer full of gnooroop filets, they offered me my freedom—in exchange for a gourmet meal. I wasn't about to say no, so I started simmerin' a soup that used a bunch of ingredients I'd just gathered on the planet below. I guess the broth I boiled hit the spot, 'cause those pirates made a hasty exit as soon as they'd slurped down every last drop."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Aquaris Broth was a type of vegetarian soup that consisted of a variety of brown, white, and green ingredients suspended in a brown liquid and served in a bowl. The Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs created the dish after being boarded by the pirates known as the Aquaris Freeholders during a culinary tour of the galaxy that he made[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY.[2]
The pirates had hoped to find the narcotic spice aboard Tuggs' food freighter, but upon learning that all he had to offer was a freezer full of gnooroop filets, they instead demanded a gourmet meal. The Artiodac then created Aquaris Broth from ingredients he had gathered on the planet Aquaris and the pirates consumed all that he made before leaving. Assuming that they must have enjoyed it, Tuggs then included the recipe for the broth in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, which was published[1] in 35 ABY.[2]
Behind the scenes
Aquaris Broth was created as a recipe for the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak with photography by Ted Thomas. The out-of-universe recipe for the soup makes use of water, dashi powder, red miso, cubed, medium-firm tofu, shirataki noodles, sliced shiitake mushrooms, a sheet of nori, kamaboko, and green onions.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook establishes that the publishing of the in-universe The Ultimate Cookbook and the culinary tour that preceded it occurred following the publishing of The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook and prior to the destruction of Kijimi. It also establishes that The Ultimate Cookbook was published following the Festival of the Ancestors that occurred during that time period. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook further establishes that The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook was published concurrently with the First Order's search for the Resistance base on Batuu, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY. In addition, Timelines dates the Festival of the Ancestors and the destruction of Kijimi to 35 ABY, meaning the tour must have taken place between 34 ABY and 35 ABY and The Ultimate Cookbook must have been published in 35 ABY.