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Kirigakure Worldbuilding II - Specialties

Inspired by a recent conversation I had with @pxssy-stuntin-for-itxchi, I got wanted to add more to my Kirigakure worldbuiling post!

Food Preservation Since except for a month during the winter, it never really gets cold in Kirigakure. This has lead to its citizens becoming very creative at enhancing the shelf life of the food that they have. Meat/fish is dry-aged and smoked, fruits are turned into preserve, cheong, or slow-dried. Dairy is a luxury in the water realm, so there are a lot of plant based dairy alternatives already, so it’s no surprise the wave realm has a quite big vegetarian and vegan population. Even though their spice tolerance is not the highest, when talking SALT tolerance, no village can beat Kiri. They are VERY generous with salting their food. In order to get a smokey flavor to any dish, you can obtain smoked salt everywhere in the country. The water realm was the first region the come up with the concept of fermentation of food. Milk is turned into yoghurt and cabbage is turned into kimchi and its more popular variant - sauerkraut. Fun fact: Suigetsu comes from a high ranking caste, so he actually was able to afford dairy yoghurt and jello with actual gelatine, and they're his favorite foods.

Kimchi and Sauerkraut

The general spice tolerance of Kiri citizens is not the highest across the shinobi world, so kimchi is mostly exported to Konoha and Suna. The cabbage grown in the water realm is specifically bred to be extra heat resistant and crunchy. In order to cut down on waste, the excess is turned into sauerkraut juice. To put less of a strain on the public healthcare system, the water realm government has issued its citizens to exercise and eat healthy – especially children. To get more children to drink sauerkraut juice, it is produced in portable, biodegradable little juice boxes which are handed out for free in the Kirigakure academy. Every Kiri genin has tasted it atleast once. Scurvy was once a big problem for most shinobi going on long term stealth missionas, since most just lived off dried meat and crackers, except for Kiri Nin, since they always carry sauerkraut juice (and kumquats) with them.

Fruit

Mangos: With their sweet and fruity taste, they’re popular amongst children, especially when dried, rolled into balls with an added sugar crust. While other countries see them as a special treat they’re a staple in Kiri. Papaya: Another Kiri staple. It is eaten either as a fruit in its orange form or in its green form in more hearty dishes. The seeds are ground and sold as a pepper alternative. Its extracts of the are used by the Kiri beauty industry, which is the biggest one, closely followed by Suna's beauty industry. Peaches: Often grown on the mountaintops of the water realm, they’re loved all over the country. Peach trees are seen as a sign of fertility, renewal and good luck. The pits are turned into persipan, which many foreigners don't like. Durian: Those stinky fruit are banned in Kiri’s public spaces. However, it is still the most popular fruit overall, so only a few get exported yearly, much to the other countries' durian lovers' chagrin. Jackfruit: Not a lot of Kiri citizens like its fleshy texture but it is often used as meat alternative by Kiri’s large plant-based population. Lychee: They’re often sugared and canned, or added to jelly. They're amongst the most popular fruit to make cheong with.

Kumquat: Kiri nin love them because they’re basically easily portable, vitamin c filled snacks. Other honorable mentions include: Rambutan, Mangosteen, Starfruit, Cherimoya, Soursop, Yuzu and Tamarillo.

Jelly If you’ve read my last post on Kiri specialties, you probably know that instead of manufactured candy, Sweet tooths (teeth?) in Kiri chomp down on dried fruit, fermented sugary sticky rice and – jelly. Gelatine, like most non fish animal products, is a luxury so most jellies are made with agar-agar, a plant based “gelatine”. Just take some fruit juice and set it with agar – and there you have jelly. Most foreigners find Kiri’s obsession with jelly pudding off-putting, but that doesn’t stop them. Fun fact: Suigetsu comes from a high ranking caste, so he actually was able to afford dairy yoghurt and jello with actual gelatine, and they're his favorite foods. Non food fun fact: As genetic engineering gets more advanced and Kirigakure already having no issues using bacteria, they're also the biggest exporter of nutrient agar for agar plates which are used for the cultivation of bacteria and funghi. Kigakure is the leading village when it comes to biological and medical advancements, which is why Orochimaru has visited very often (and eventually ran into Kimimaro)

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kristenanniebell Peaky Party in full effect at the race track. Happy birthday, @audramccrane !!!!! #peakyblinders #thomasshelby

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You know the Grimm version of Snow White makes more sense than most versions if only because in that version Snow White was like 7 years old.

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Alicent había accedido a regañadientes a conceder al hijo de Rhaenyra la mano de su nieta, aunque sin el consentimiento del soberano, que tenía otros planes: deseaba desposarse cuanto antes con Cassandra Baratheon, ya que «me dará hijos fuertes, dignos del Trono de Hierro»......Lord Borros se mostró más que dispuesto a entretener a su peticionario.«Tengo cuatro hijas —dijo al príncipe—. Escoged a la que queráis. Cass es la mayor, pero Floris es la más bella. Y si lo que buscáis es una esposa inteligente, tomad a Maris......Aplacaron el orgullo herido de Thaddeus Rowan comprometiéndolo con Floris Baratheon, una doncella de catorce años a la que muchos consideraban la más hermosa de las Cuatro Tormentas, como se conocía a las cuatro hijas de lord Borros.

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They’re multiplying 🥴

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I found a criminally underrated Death Note animatic. Seriously, it’s so good and it only has 43 views and 8 likes. Give it some attention! I think you’ll like it. :)

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oh, look! i made a death note tarot set. you can get it here

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L Lawliet from the jdrama <3

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This was for @querermezines 's Death Note Zine from a while back. I wanted to make something that fit the tone and message of the series.

I really loved working on this little comic, but never posted it because I got hit by a hurricane.

But what are you going to do I guess. 🤷‍♂️

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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HELOOOO BLESS YOUR SOUL

Love this already

Me: *wanting to write a fic about Cassandra Baratheon being a competent heiress to the Stormlands and just being fifty shades of DONE with the Targaryen heirs seriously Rhaenyra what is your five year plan and no Aegon, you can’t let your grandfather rule through you*

Also me: huh, sure would be a good time to do anything else but write

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At least drop some headcanons I beg you god knows this show won’t feed me

Me: *wanting to write a fic about Cassandra Baratheon being a competent heiress to the Stormlands and just being fifty shades of DONE with the Targaryen heirs seriously Rhaenyra what is your five year plan and no Aegon, you can’t let your grandfather rule through you*

Also me: huh, sure would be a good time to do anything else but write

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i am gonna claw (out your eyes then drown you to death)