Community Suggestion: Cuisine Article Template
Cuisine Article Template
Content Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Viridi Venatrix
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food templates
Currently there is a template for materials which is the only thing I can find even slightly close to what I'm looking for. I don't think traditions fit either. There should be a template for cuisines and types of foods. Alcohol, stew, breads, fruit, veggies, etc.
Follow up
Here is my argument as to why I don't think this article template can merely be swept under the rug so to speak by dividing it into other available templates. I am a professional GM who is seeking to do extensive world building. I want every culture and country to feel like a living and breathing entity to my players who decide to cultivate their characters backstories with this world in mind. I have researched how best to make such a thing happen and one of the repetitive topics brought up during my search is cuisine. The arts, religion, traditions are all well and good but one of the most connecting pieces between two cultures is their sharing of cuisine. Slight to distinct matters not, any difference will be noted by players in my game even if subconsciously. However, during the building of their character, when they are looking through all of the many documents, I have written it will be confusing to have every bit of a cultures cuisine to be broken up and divided into these other ill-fitting categories. How will the grasp the importance of a particular method of harvesting a grain for their people when it is simply titled a material? Then to have that article with its meaning be lost when they go to read on traditions and see that for some reason there is a dish written about that has caused turmoil in a community. My player would be forced to bounce around between categories when we all know people are more likely to be retained if there is an easy flow of information. Why not make this ease accessible to those who wish it?
The Team's Response
Thanks for your suggestion!- Cuisine, understood as the traditional ways a certain culture cooks food or uses ingredients, is a tradition and is covered by the Tradition template.
- A specific recipe could be either a Tradition or a Document depending on your approach.
- Specific food items or ingredients are covered by the Item or Material templates (again, depending on your approach).
Current score
44/300 Votes · +9504 points
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by Bernana
on 2024-05-13 22:21 -
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by CloudySky_DM
on 2024-05-13 07:20 -
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by Therizino
on 2024-05-10 13:27 -
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by Masha Medov
on 2024-05-09 07:47 -
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by GrassyHorizon
on 2024-05-08 17:14 -
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by JetpackMonkey
on 2024-05-08 07:44 -
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by Sir Lel
on 2024-05-07 20:57 -
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by danieln
on 2024-05-06 19:39 -
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by Sweedstone
on 2024-05-06 10:39 -
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by Blossom Tree Art
on 2024-05-06 09:00 -
+1
by A Cute Kitten
on 2024-05-05 19:54Yes to a food/drink tab in the item article template, no to a whole new cuisine template.
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+300
by Observer of the Stars
on 2024-05-05 16:53Expanding the Item article type is, in my opinion, more effective than creating a whole new template. But I wholeheartedly agree that the article should be expanded to include food and drink prompts.
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by cow2face
on 2024-05-05 16:02 -
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by SebGreg732
on 2024-05-05 14:41Adding more food-related prompts to the item template would probably be easier than making a whole new article template. Could even have a tab devoted to it...
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by Chrysochus
on 2024-05-04 08:13 -
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by Lisa K.
on 2024-05-03 22:27 -
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by DepressedDM466
on 2024-04-29 09:34 -
+1
by A Fluffy T-Rex
on 2024-04-28 22:53 -
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by HIStorydrEss
on 2024-04-28 19:26 -
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by Inferus0
on 2024-04-28 12:04 -
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by A Goodhearted Mimic
on 2024-04-26 16:55 -
+100
by MKHETH II
on 2024-04-26 15:46 -
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by Rankstrail
on 2024-04-26 01:58The generality of the Item template although allows diversification, removes possibilities to explore food as more concrete topic then just an Item but a cultural based substance linked to festivities and rituals. If not as a separate template at least as a subcategory.
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+100
by GM Janus
on 2024-04-24 14:57 -
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by Amixofcim
on 2024-04-24 11:42 -
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by TherenMoog
on 2024-04-23 21:17 -
-100
by A Goodhearted Elf
on 2024-04-23 09:12 -
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by Evanarix
on 2024-04-23 07:43 -
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by incedio7
on 2024-04-23 04:22 -
+300
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by LadyAnise
on 2024-04-22 13:54 -
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by ArtisticArmoury
on 2024-04-22 12:46I know we can use generic articles and some of us can make custom templates, but I think a dedicated cuisine template would be really useful! Especially for people like me who use the pre made templates to help flesh out worldbuilding more.
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by tjtrewin
on 2024-04-21 19:47I'd use the item template for this (or if the focus is more on what that type of cuisine means to certain people then I'd use tradition). Generally I see it as Species: wheat, Material = flour, Item: cake, Tradition: party food. Alternatively you could always use a generic template and add in your own connections to other articles manually and use whatever headings you like :D
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by Gaëlle S.
on 2024-04-21 12:03 -
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by World Smithy
on 2024-04-21 04:43This drink, er, I mean this POST, I like it. Another! *smashes coffee mug* On a serious note, this sort of template could be really interesting, and I'd love to see it actualized.
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+300
by kaixabu
on 2024-04-19 10:25I think this has come up so many times that perhaps it really should have it's own template (Food/Drink/Consumables/Recipe/etc.) Means I would have to re-do a TON of articles, but willing to do so, lol.
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+300
by PhntmDrgn
on 2024-04-19 01:50 -
+100
by Goreface
on 2024-04-18 23:20 -
+300
by Milo Wolfhart
on 2024-04-18 17:28I've been using the item template, but I think a cuisine template could be really nice. could have interesting spots to talk about what restaurants, cultures, & locations make it as well as what ingredients are involved and the recipe to make it. What it tastes like. How expensive, affordable, and accessible it is . etc.
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+100
by DMFW
on 2024-04-18 15:03 -
+100
by Ratha
on 2024-04-18 12:16Most people use the Item template for this stuff, but a cuisine template would be very useful.
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by WeStanNikolai
on 2024-04-18 11:56Especially with traditional dishes and things like that, where you could add history or cultural significance to the dish, I could definitely see a need for this! You could also maybe link the food to a tradition/ritual, like a holiday where this dish is usually eaten!
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+1
by Amancham
on 2024-04-18 11:49 -
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by DesNordlund
on 2024-04-18 10:03I can see the options to add ingredients (with their own article, optional), famous chefs known for the dish, and other things to put in the right-hand box. Love the idea. I used "Item" for my candy and it felt malplaced.
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+300
by Viridi Venatrix
on 2024-04-18 08:06
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