- "I used the sap to sweeten these individual cornbreads, and the result left me breathless—almost like my trip to Li-Toran did."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Melitto Sap Cakes were a type of vegetarian cake with a dark garnish created by the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs after he visited the Inner Rim world Li-Toran during the culinary tour of the galaxy that he took[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY.[2] He created the dish by using sweet and sticky sap from the bleeding rock organism found on Li-Toran—which was a popular food for the native Melitto species—to sweeten individual brown cornbreads that were then served in dark brown casings. Tuggs then described the cakes as leaving him breathless when publishing the recipe for them in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, which was published[1] in 35 ABY.[2]
Behind the scenes
Melitto Sap Cakes 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 cakes makes use of all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, buttermilk, vegetable oil, honey, a large egg, unsalted butter, orange zest, dried hibiscus flowers, and then warm honey for serving.[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 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.