Whilk milk

Whilk milk was a type of milk^[1] produced by whilks, a species of long-legged animal. The beverage was potable by humans^[2] and could be found on the worlds of Bespin^[1] and Juntar.^[2]

Whilk milk was a major ingredient in the creation of a drink that was popular on^[1] the planet^[4] Coruscant. When making the drink, one had to steep ten cans-worth of roasted denta beans in boiled whilk milk.^[1]

In 3 ABY,^[5] Torro Sbazzle, Executive Chef of^[1] the tibanna gas mining colony^[6] Cloud City, instructed her sous-chef, Gersolik, to steep some roasted denta beans in boiled whilk milk when preparing a banquet for the Imperial Darth Vader.^[1] In 4 ABY,^[7] while comparing a young Imperial gunnery officer to a whilk calf, human New Republic Special Forces sergeant major Jom Barell commented that he enjoyed the taste of whilk milk as a child.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Whilk milk was first mentioned in Aftermath, a 2015 novel by Chuck Wendig.^[2] The beverage was named in the short story "But What Does He Eat?" by S.A. Chakraborty. The story was published in the 2020 anthology From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.^[1]

Appearances

• "But What Does He Eat?" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) (First identified as whilk milk)
• Aftermath (and audiobook) (First mentioned)

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