- "It might not make you feel like you've been whisked away to Hoth or Hynestia, but it's enough to make life on Bastatha a bit more bearable."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Bastatha Blend was a chilled vegetable soup edible by Artiodacs that the locals of the planet Bastatha made, cooling it in their deepest caverns. During a culinary tour of the galaxy that he took[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY,[2] Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs visited the planet and tried the soup, which he found refreshing compared to the scorching temperatures even underneath the surface of the world. He then included a recipe for the soup and praised it in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook,[1] published in 35 ABY.[2]
Behind the scenes
Bastatha Blend was introduced in the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Marc Sumerak and Jenn Fujikawa. The out-of-universe ingredients for the recipe are tomatoes, a shallot, a cucumber, a red bell pepper, garlic, kosher salt, basil, oregano, cumin, black pepper, balsamic vinegar, and cilantro.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 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.