Huttese slime pod

Huttese slime pods were a food consisting of green-colored lumps with red seasoning. The Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs created the dish after spending time on Nal Hutta, a planet inhabited by the Hutt species, on an unsuccessful search for exotic spices. After he ran afoul of the Hutts and was captured, he successfully bartered his talents as a chef to secure his freedom from the galactic gangsters. He was surprised to discover that slime pods, one of the small creatures that Hutts snacked on, were delicious.^[1]

Although Tuggs was unable to collect any of the slimy swamp-dwelling creatures in his haste to leave, they inspired the main course that shared their name.^[1] In 34 ABY,^[2] he published the recipe for Huttese slime pods in his cookbook The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook along with an anecdote about how he created them.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Huttese slime pods were first mentioned in the 2019 recipe book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, which was authored by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Marc Sumerak with photography by Ted Thomas. The out-of-universe ingredients are gnocchi, fresh spinach, pistachios, minced garlic, olive oil, lime juice, avocado, grated Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, salt, cannellini beans, and a garnish of sriracha. The book classifies the recipe as suitable for vegetarian diets, and notes that it yields "2 human servings, or one Hutt appetizer."^[1] The recipe for Huttese slime pods was one of Monroe-Cassel's favorites from the collection,^[4] with her noting in an interview that she found the dish tasty, as a pasta fan.^[3]

Sources

• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Galactic Advent Calendar

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