- "I'm plannin' to stuff each delicate blossom with a sweet, creamy fillin' and fry 'em up for a special treat, just like the folks on Alderaan used to (and like the folks on Birren still do)."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Stuffed Candlewick Flowers were a vegetarian dish made by stuffing the blossom of a candlewick flower with a sweet and creamy filling and then frying them. It was made by Alderaanians on the homeworld of the candlewick, the Core Worlds planet Alderaan, and on Birren, an Inner Rim[1] world[2] where Alderaanian settlers introduced the flower.[1]
On Birren, both the flower and dish survived the destruction of Alderaan by the Galactic Empire[1] in 0 BBY,[3] and during a culinary tour of the galaxy that he made[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY,[4] the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs picked as much candlewick as he could on Birren so that he could make Stuffed Candlewick Flowers as a special treat. Tuggs then included a recipe for the dish in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook,[1] which was published in 35 ABY.[4]
Behind the scenes
Stuffed Candlewick Flowers were created as a recipe for the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak. The out-of-universe recipe for the dish is based around squash blossoms, making use of ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, garlic powder, basil, oregano, black pepper, and kosher salt for the filling and then mochiko, a large egg, and sparkling water for the batter with vegetable oil to fry in.[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 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
- ↑ Bloodline
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.