- "Those attemptin' to make the pilgrimage to Lira San needed to keep their energy up, so they loaded their ships with all sorts of snacks, includin' these traditional Lasat crackers. They're crunchy, cheesy, salty, and packed with enough energy to keep ya goin' 'til ya get back home—wherever it may be."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Lira San Crackers were a type of traditional Lasat snack food which consisted of thin yellow discs with uneven, perforated surfaces. The vegetarian crackers were crunchy, cheesy, and salty, providing those that ate them with large amounts of energy.[1] Around 7 BBY,[2] the Lasat's adopted homeworld Lasan was devastated by the Galactic Empire, causing some surviving Lasats to return to their original homeworld, Lira San. Reaching the Wild Space world required a difficult journey through a collapsed star cluster, and so they filled their ships with Lira San Crackers and other snacks to keep their energy up.[1]
The Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs included a recipe for the crackers in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, after taking a culinary tour of the galaxy between 34 ABY and 35 ABY.[3] In the book,[1] which was published in 35 ABY,[3] Tuggs called the crackers popular and used them as an ingredient in his Sand Mynock 'n' Cheese and Chandrilan Cheese Board recipes.[1]
Behind the scenes
Lira San Crackers were 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 crackers makes use of mild cheddar cheese and kosher salt.[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 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.