Cuisine

Symbian cuisine is limited in scope, when compared to Terran cuisine, but equally (some say more) delicious.

Symbia has no global cuisine. Local cooking consists of food grown or produced in the area; most (if not all) dishes are a preparation of a single ingredient, with the others chosen to complement it. A Symbian response to "vegetable stew" would be "what vegetable is it?"

Some dishes common to both cultures:

Sweet grain bowl (oatmeal plus honey or sugar cane)

Steamed or roasted vegetables with salt and fat (usually butter). Vegetables are not generally mixed other than by the individual eating them; they may be eaten whole out of hand, or cut into smaller pieces by the cook. (The same for raw vegetables; they will be served individually, never mixed, with the exception of "pairs" like cucumber served with mint.)

Cheese of all kinds. Soft cheeses may be acquired in containers, which it is polite to return directly to the seller when finished.

Flatbreads (made from local grains)-- Symbians do not use yeast either for brewing or for baking. Reactives similar to baking powders are used in some locales.