Nutbread was a type of dark bread made with nuts that was common throughout Cormyr, Dalelands, and the Sword Coast.
Reputation[]
It was often considered to be peasant fare, but was consumed by lord and servant alike.[1]
Description[]
Nutbread was a healthy type of dark bread, similar to pumpernickel, notable for its density, and crumbliness, at least when poorly made.[7] One notable type of dark, rich nutbread was mraedin, which was often served in the taverns of Tantras smothered in butter.[6]
Availability[]
- In Cormyr, nut bread could be found on the tables of both nobles and simple folk. Lady Lord Tessaril Winter of Eveningstar favored nutbread served with cheese, pickles, and a tallglass of Saerloonian Glowfire.[1] In the High Helm festhall in Juniril, each room was provided with sealed clay pots with sliced nutbread and jars of nut-and-berry jam to spread on them.[8]
- In Shadowdale, the Dalelands, nutbread was known to be created through divine magic of clerics.[2]
- Baldur's Gate's Blushing Mermaid inn served rolls of nutbread drowned in gravy or with cheese handwheels. This simple food was especially popular among sailors of the Gate.[3]
- In the village of Ulgoth's Beard on the Sword Coast, coarse-grain nutbread was a local staple.[4]
- The Old Talking Ox in Iriaebor served sweet dark molasses nutbread to its guests.[5]
- The town of Gaj in the Vilhon Reach produced nutbread using walnuts.[9]
- A type of common cheap Turmishean meal consisted of a nutbread loaf with herbed cheeses such as calmarr and ornsoelaun, along with a bowl of onion-and-chive soup.[4]
Outside the Prime Material plane, inhabitants Bytopia baked a type of aromatic spiced nutbread with carrots and almonds. It was served in thick slices and tasted mildly sweet. It could be found exported as far as the planar city of Sigil.[10]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood (August 2006). Swords of Eveningstar. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7869-4022-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lisa Smedman (February 2006). “Necessary Sacrifices”. Realms of the Elves (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3980-X.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 So Saith Ed May-Jul 2004. (25-11-2021). Retrieved on 25-11-2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ed Greenwood (1994). Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. (TSR, Inc), p. 280. ISBN 1-5607-6940-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 86. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (August 2006). Swords of Eveningstar. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 160. ISBN 978-0-7869-4022-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 193. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2022-12-15). Gaj (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved on 2022-12-15.
- ↑ Black Isle Studios (December 1999). Designed by Chris Avellone. Planescape: Torment. Interplay.