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Gravy was a term used to describe various simple sauces found throughout Faerûn and beyond, usually made using stocks, broths, and roast drippings, sometimes served poured over a dish, served in pitchers,[12] used as a salted method of food preservation,[19] and prepared using a gravy pan.[22]

“
With stew, you want a plain bread you can use to sop up the gravy. One with a lot of bite to the crust, but soft inside.
”
— Emilo Haversack of Krynn[21]

Description[]

There existed different types of gravies, but they generally all shared similar methods of preparation. Some additional flavorings to gravies varied from wine,[9] like Stonesulder,[23] to peas,[24] spices, and herbs.[14][25]

Availability[]

The Sword Coast[]

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Baldurian poutine in gravy.

In the City of Splendors, Waterdeep, the gravy was an eatery common sight. Hot buns filled with mussels and gravy were one of the available dishes,[1] others were fowl roasts soaked in gravy, common across Faerûn,[26] such as roasted squab with rustic rosemary gravy.[25] Sliced sausages in gravy was a more humble meal in Waterdeep, one of the places one could purchase the dish was Zestra's Hot Soups.[27] In a nearby village of Amphail, Ammakyl Flowers and Foods sold meat skewers dipped in gravy.[28]

Further north, in the city of Neverwinter, gravy was sometimes served with a thin stew of greens[2] or atop a mound of mashed potatoes.[29]

Down south alongside the Sword Coast, gravy was sold to sailor customers of the Blushing Mermaid in Baldur's Gate, ladled over nutbread and alongside cheese handwheels.[3] Other dishes that included gravy in the area included poutine, a mound of fried potatoes doused in gravy and curds, pork loin cooked with apple and cider gravy, and roasted beef in mustard and gravy.[30]

The city of Crimmor in Amn was home to The Old Wheel tavern known for its rich wine gravies.[9] Purskul Platter dish from Amn's Purskul, was pheasant, grouse, and smoked beef, served in gravy.[31]

In Tethyr, Blackthorn's Brew, a festhall in Velen, served Sunsplash, a salad of cheese, ferns, lettuce and gravy.[10] In Rumnthorygh's Welcoming House of Mosstone, chicken was stuffed with breads and onions and served in a chaotic smattering of gravies and sauces,[11] while the Drover's Last Drink sold pies filled with gravy.[32] Further south, in the Calishite town of Tulmon, gravies were used to cover tough overcooked meals served at Havalanker's Tavern.[17]

Interior and North Faerûn[]

In Cormyr[4] and in the capital, Suzail, gravy was flavored with roasted venison and lamb kidneys.[33]

In the Dalelands, gravy was a usual condiment served with roast boar[5] and roasted phledge, a local ground-partridge, was accompanied by thick pea gravy.[24]

Across the Dragon Reach from the Dalelands, gravy was common in the Vast. Namely, stag in gravy was served at The Jellied Eel, a renowned restaurant in Ravens Bluff,[34] and spiced gravies were found on Sword Tables Dining Lounge's menu.[13]

South and East Faerûn[]

In the Old Empires, spicy gravy was consumed in Unther, and sometimes was served as a smallbite.[14]

Other Regions[]

Even the drow of the Underdark appreciated a good gravy. They served rothé roasts with mushroom gravy[20] and a recipe for mushroom gravy was recorded in the Cookbooks of the Underdark, recovered from a ruin in the Vast in the 14th century DR.[35]

History[]

Gravy was an ancient type of sauce that was consumed as far back as the Empire of Netheril[16] and the time of the ancient Cursrah, a city-state in Calim Caliphates.[18] In the glory days of the ancient Myth Drannor, the elves served roasted stag with nut-and-leek gravy.[36]

In the late 14th century DR, bread soaked in simple gravy was a meal served to slaves of the Cult of the Dragon that were forced to excavate the ruins of Myth Drannor under the command of Kya Mordrayn.[8]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

Adventures

Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Murder in Baldur's Gate

Novels & Short Stories

Spellfire • Pool of Radiance • Elminster in Myth Drannor • The Temptation of Elminster • Canticle • Prophet of Moonshae • Sword Play • Mortal Consequences • Song of the Saurials • All Shadows Fled • Star of Cursrah • Swords of Eveningstar • The Alabaster Staff • Thornhold • The Two Swords • The Orc King • Condemnation • Spider and Stone • Black Wolf • Elminster's Daughter • The Fractured Sky • Eye of Justice • Brimstone Angels • The God Catcher • Death Masks • Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter
Referenced only
Swords of Dragonfire • Stormlight • Tymora's Luck • Elminster Enraged

Video Games

Neverwinter • Baldur's Gate III

Organized Play & Licensed Adventures

Referenced only
Crawl

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood & Elaine Cunningham (August 2005). The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4004-2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Erin M. Evans (November 2011). Brimstone Angels. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ISBN 0-7869-5846-4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood, Matt Sernett, Steve Winter (August 20, 2013). “Campaign Guide”. In Dawn J. Geluso ed. Murder in Baldur's Gate (Wizards of the Coast), p. 56. ISBN 0-7869-6463-4.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ed Greenwood (May 2004). Elminster's Daughter. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 1. ISBN 978-0786931996.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1988). Spellfire. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 10. ISBN 0-88038-587-1.
  6. ↑ Dave Gross (November 2001). Black Wolf. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8. ISBN 0-7869-1901-9.
  7. ↑ Erik Scott de Bie (September 2012). Eye of Justice. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-6135-1.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sean K. Reynolds (2000). Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor. Edited by Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-1710-5.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ed Greenwood (August 2005). “Crimmor: City of Caravans”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #334 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 31.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 105. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Carrie Bebris (2001). Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ISBN 0-7869-1387-8.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), p. 112. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Edward Bolme (August 2003). The Alabaster Staff. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 17. ISBN 0-7869-2962-6.
  15. ↑ Douglas Niles (March 1992). Prophet of Moonshae. (TSR, Inc), chap. 4. ISBN 1-56076-319-1.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Clayton Emery (January 1998). Mortal Consequences. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 5. ISBN 0-7869-0683-9.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Steven E. Schend, Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 165. ISBN 0-7869-1237-5.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 6. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Ed Greenwood (April 1996). “The Athalantan Campaign”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #228 (TSR, Inc.), p. 34.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Richard Baker (May 2003). Condemnation. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8. ISBN 0-7869-2824-7.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Kate Novak, Jeff Grubb (December 1997). Tymora's Luck. (TSR, Inc.), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-0726-6.
  22. ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1996). Stormlight. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8. ISBN 0-7869-0520-4.
  23. ↑ Ed Greenwood (March 2013). “Eye on the Realms: Abyssal Trade Goods: Not a Bad Thing”. In Christopher Perkins ed. Dragon #421 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1988). Spellfire. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 14. ISBN 0-88038-587-1.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Paul S. Kemp (October 1, 2013). The Godborn (Hardcover ed.). (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2. ISBN 0786963735.
  26. ↑ Ed Greenwood & Elaine Cunningham (August 2005). The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4004-2.
  27. ↑ Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). “Adventurer's Guide to the City”. City of Splendors (TSR, Inc), p. 92. ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
  28. ↑ slade, et al. (April 1996). “Cities & Civilization”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 4. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
  29. ↑ Jaleigh Johnson (2023). Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter. (Random House Worlds), chap. 24. ISBN 978-0593598139.
  30. ↑ Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
  31. ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 57. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
  32. ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 108. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
  33. ↑ Ed Greenwood (May 2004). Elminster's Daughter. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ISBN 978-0786931996.
  34. ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 1998). The City of Ravens Bluff. Edited by John D. Rateliff. (TSR, Inc.), p. 111. ISBN 0-7869-1195-6.
  35. ↑ Jean Rabe, Bruce Rabe (June 1998). Crawl. Living City (RPGA), p. 18.
  36. ↑ Ed Greenwood (December 1998). Elminster in Myth Drannor. (TSR, Inc), chap. 6. ISBN 0-7869-1190-5.
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