What Do Gamers Eat?

[TerraDave]

Hey, I got the Filthy Ike/Buddy Xrst seal of approval!

the player who brought beer moved away....

-O

This is a whole other poll: What do gamers drink?

I'll just say my players know how important it is--for their charecters--to sacrifice beer to the DM.

 

[CleverNickName]

A few years ago, I made a batch of mead for my gaming group. We were doing a series of Viking-themed adventures, and I wanted a beverage that would set the mood. We ended up calling it the "Viking Mead," in honor of the game setting.

I don't know if any of you folks are homebrewers, but if you are, give this a try. This is not a "period" recipe, but it uses ingredients that would have been readily available to Vikings...who's to say they never made it?

Viking Mead
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Filtered water
1/2 oz dried chamomile flowers
1/4 oz fresh sage
2 oz. fresh apple peel
2 lbs. wildflower honey
1/2 t. yeast energizer
1/2 t. yeast nutrient
1 pkt. liquid ale yeast

Bring one gallon of water to a full rolling boil. Place the chamomile, sage, and apple peel into a brewer's bag, and toss them into the boiling water. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat, and stir in the honey. Cover tightly, and set aside to cool overnight.

In the morning, remove the bundle of herbs and pour the must into a sterilized one-gallon glass jug (leave about 3 inches of headspace in the jug.) Add the yeast, yeast nutrient, and yeast energizer, and shake well for 10 minutes (a good upper-body workout.) Attach a fermentation lock to the jug, and set in a cool, dark place to ferment.

Rack, stabilize, clarify, and bottle, according to your favorite method (I like to use Campden Tablets, sparkalloid, and recycled Grolsch bottles.)

Makes 8 pints of medium-sweet mead.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

My group usually goes out to eat, but we rarely eat anything during the game itself. I voted for Burgers, Mexican takeout and Pizza.

 

[Weregrognard]

I dine on the lamentations of players after a TPK.

Just kidding, but seriously...


[CELEBRATE] 100th post! [/CELEBRATE]

 

[Set]

At any given time, half of us are dieting, and the diets range from Atkins to Vegetarian, so it's always an eclectic mix.

The scrawniest guy is always eating 2 lb. bags of M&Ms and Hershey Kisses (the bastard), while other popular fare include pizza and subs, bags of carrots or bell-peppers sliced up and dipped in ranch dressing (for the veggy), rolled-up deli meats and cheeses (for the meatitarian), etc.

Diet soda appears to be the drink of choice, with occasional calorie-free fruit drinks or bottled waters.

Really, the bottled water is mostly just there to clean the map, afterwards.

 

[blargney the second]

We have something fairly regularly at our games; it's probably the oldest recipe known to humans: flame + meat.
-blarg

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

For supper, it's usually Pizza, rotisserie chicken or Asian take-out. During the game, there are chips, cookies, baby carrots, red licorice. We drink cola (diet or not), bottled water, sometimes beer.

AR

 

[sjmiller]

For wine, don't worry about using good wine, since it's cooking down.

The best thing to remember about using wine for cooking is this: Do not use a wine that you would not like to drink by itself. Believe it or not, that makes a big difference in the taste. Plus, do not be afraid of marinating at room temperature. Nothing will happen to you if you do, and many marinades do not work as well if they are chilled.

 

[Filcher]

Fear and danger.

joe b.

Browning for the win.

 

[Arnwyn]

Gaming night is unhealthy food night. Everyone brings their own thing, but it all usually includes:
Burgers, chips, mexican take-out, pizza, and/or some sort of sandwiches (subs or otherwise). Chicken is rare but has been seen on occasion. Later on in the session, donuts are usually grabbed from the very close Tim Horton's.

Gummy bears and the like (Fuzzy Peaches! Woo!) are also a gaming food group.