Carrot

Carrots were a type of hardy, root vegetable found in the Realms and often used in stews and salads.

Description
These vegetables grew to a much larger size on Toril compared to those on Earth.

Availability
Places in the Realms where carrots were known to be produced included:
 * Cormyr, particularly around the village of Eveningstar and the town of Ghars.
 * The Oak-Father's Boon inn in Mosstone of Tethyr served a spicy carrot and ginger soup as one of its specialities.
 * The North, where carrots were cultivated in the walled abbey of Goldenfields;
 * North Faerûn, where farmers in the Battledale and Mistledale regions cultivated carrots; In the Moonsea region, farmers in Elmwood cultivated carrots.
 * South Faerûn, where they were cultivated in the Arnaden region.
 * The Western Heartlands, such as in the gnome village of Anga Vled.
 * The Vast, at the village and vale of Maskyr's Eye; carrots and other root vegetables grew well in the vale.

Beyond Faerûn

 * Carrots were grown throughout much of Kara-Tur.

Usages

 * A whole dried carrot was required to cast the detect lycanthrope spell. Just a bit of a dried carrot acted as a material component for the spells darkvision, deeper darkvision, and mass darkvision.

Notable Users

 * Carrots, grilled prawns, bass, and onions on skewers were a commoners feast in Sembia and its city of Selgaunt.
 * Targos's Trip and Shuffle tavern served a stew of meat, potatos and carrots in the late 15 century DR.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Waterdeep &bull; Haunted Halls of Eveningstar &bull; Mistress on the Mere &bull; Caravans &bull; Wyrmskull Throne &bull; Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle &bull; Storm King's Thunder &bull; Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
 * Novels
 * Pool of Radiance &bull; Spellfire &bull; Viperhand &bull; Star of Cursrah &bull; Song of the Saurials &bull; Murder in Cormyr &bull; Masquerades &bull; Finder's Bane &bull; Thornhold &bull; The Simbul's Gift &bull; Death of the Dragon &bull; Black Wolf &bull; Shadowbred &bull; The Rose of Sarifal &bull; Rise of the King &bull; The Adversary &bull; The Reaver &bull; Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter
 * Prince of Lies &bull; Swords of Eveningstar &bull; The Floodgate &bull; Shadow's Witness &bull; Venom's Taste &bull; Sword of the Gods &bull; Spellstorm
 * Video Games
 * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford • Baldur's Gate III
 * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford • Baldur's Gate III