#Potted plant thing

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Delicious in Dungeon in The Kitchen

So... I was struck by the thought that I kinda wish some food nerd would go through the Dungeon Meshi dishes and analyze them and sort of give a "this is the real world thing they're making" run down.

And then I realized I'm a food nerd that can do research.

So.

We're gonna try this out, starting with Volume 1. I don't promise that I know everything about cooking. I don't promise I'll always be able to make the thing I'm looking at (I am broke, and I don't have my own kitchen). But I can at least look at a dish and figure out what they're doing and how to replicate it, at least sorta.

Dungeon Meshi Volume 1-- Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom Hot Pot

The two main components of this dish are the Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom.

Walking Mushroom

Looking at the images in the manga, Walking Mushroom seems to just... be a mushroom that can walk around. There are no organs, the interior seems pretty uniform in substance...

Like, literally, that's exactly what sliced mushrooms look like. Senshi cuts the mushroom into ~4" strips (judging by their size next to the small cabbage-like vegetable, and comparing those plants to his hand in the image of him gathering them. I am assuming dwarf hands are roughly the same size as human hands).

There's a variety of edible mushroom that is probably as close as we're going to get to the size of a Walking Mushroom, growing a cap up to 3' wide, but it seems to only grow in termite mounds in a very specific part of the African continent (please forgive my USAmerican, White education leading me to not being able to identify the specific region), so... if you can get that at all, it's probably crazy expensive (as it should be, unless you're literally getting it from the mounds or local markets yourself). Portobello or similar large culinary mushrooms are probably just fine. The Mushroom Feet are literally just mushrooms, so no worries there.

Huge Scorpion

Ok, so... there is a difference between arachnids and crustaceans. As a start, arachnids have book lungs and crustaceans have gills. Arachnid guts are different from crustacean guts, just because of environment. Hell, crustacean limbs grow differently from arachnid limbs.

That said, everything I see in Dungeon Meshi implies that, from a culinary standpoint, Huge Scorpion is a crustacean-

So, really, it's just a big lobster. Take a lobster, cut off its legs, antennae, and the tail fluke, and you're going to see something that looks pretty similar to the huge scorpion in Dungeon Meshi.

Seaweed

Next is seaweed, which... is just a thing, but also kind of an imprecise term, I think. Basically, "seaweed" just refers to any marine algae that is multicellular and macroscopic (big enough to see). Arctic Moss seems to be a real thing which refers to a couple things- the aquatic moss Calliergon giganteum and the terrestrial lichen in the genus of Cladonia, which includes Reindeer Lichen.

Reindeer lichen is edible, in a number of ways, but it's also not seaweed. So we look at Calliergon giganteum. I cannot get an answer as to whether this particular variety of moss is edible. So... fuck it, say Senshi used Reindeer Lichen, at least we know that's edible.

"Star Jelly" is... I don't know. The main result I find when googling it is that it's the sort of general term for various slimes that show up on lawns and other vegetation, etc. Which means it could be anything from amphibian spawning jelly to who the fuck knows what.

However, one thing it could be is a cyanobacteria known as Fat Choy, a commonly used "vegetable" in Chinese Cuisine:

Looks like jelly? Yep. Looks weird enough that you might imagine it comes from a star? Yep. Edible? Yes!

(I mean, maybe don't eat a ton of it, or get it from irreputable sources. At least some Fat Choy contains a toxic amino acid which may or may not have negative health effects, but I'm not a doctor, so all I'm saying is "be aware of this." It's an expensive delicacy, which means that it is a particularly lucrative target for counterfeiters, and China does not have strong, or strongly enforced, food safety laws).

The Hard Stuff

So that leaves "Invertatoes" and "Dried Slime."

Neither of which seem to have a good direct analogue to the real world. Well... sorta.

Invertatoes seems to refer to the plants. The name calls to mind potatoes, and potatoes do indeed grow in the ground and are starchy. It's probably fair to just use any kind of starchy tuber as the "invertatoes." Maybe cassava, since those are large enough that it's at least somewhat believable that "Fantasy Land Cassava" could look like that (although that doesn't fit the "these are normal plants that grow upside down" unless we're being really generous).

The problem is that it's sort of implied that the cabbage-like vegetable seen in the hot pot comes from the same plant, and everything from a potato plant other than the potato itself is toxic. They also don't look like that.

I literally don't know what those cabbage/lettuce-like leafy vegetables are. They're not seaweed, because the two varieties called out definitely don't look like that. They're not, so far as I can tell, the greens of any kind of starchy tuber--

EXCEPT.

So, I was taking one last look at tubers to see if I could find something that seemed to match, and I think Invertatoes could be likened to something similar to chicory. Particularly endives. I never knew endives were related to chicory (ie, "that thing that I'm aware is popular as a coffee substitute in the South, but I don't have much desire to try it, and I wonder if it even has caffeine..."), but, apparently, yeah. Endives are a member of the chicory genus.

So, yeah, lets say that Invertatoes are a sort of fantasy plant similar to the various members of the chicory genus. The trunk can be replicated with chicory root, and the leaves with endives.

That leaves Dried Slime. Dried Slime makes up the noodles in the hot pot, which implies that the noodles are gelatinous, and probably low in gluten. Senshi's explanation of the slime makes me want to think of it as a macro-unicellular lifeform, but... I'm not sure that's accurate.

While it's definitely not an accurate way to describe a jellyfish, I could definitely see a non-biologist describing jellyfish in a way similar to the way Senshi describes the slime. I could also see some fantasy terrestrial jellyfish thing hunting in a similar manner to the slime. Moreover, there are edible varieties of jellyfish, and they're processed in a manner very similar to what Senshi describes for processing slimes. And one way of preparing edible jellyfish is to thinly slice it into noodles.

Hot Pots

I... think this is using a very specifically Japanese sense of "hot pot" (which makes sense), because in Japan, hot pot can refer to a dish called nabemono, while in general, hot pot refers to a particular kind of dining in China where you get a pot full of boiling stock/broth and a bunch of raw ingredients, and you put the stuff you want into the broth at the table. Nabemono is more of "put a bunch of stuff in a pot, and cook it. Serve it boiling." Which is to say, it's soup.

Senshi puts the scorpion meat and mushroom into a pot on its own, and lets it start boiling-

Then, while it's boiling, he goes and finds other ingredients, coming back with the invertatoes and the slime. The two are prepared simply-

Seasoning isn't included in the ingredients, but I can understand this as a choice for presentation. We do see Senshi add something to the broth after tasting it, and I think it's fair to assume it's one of soy sauce, mirin, fish sauce, or similar. I think it's actually really interesting that we see Senshi add seasoning, but we're not told what it is-

Because... that's cooking. You can follow a recipe, but ultimately, you need to taste your cooking and make your own decisions. Senshi lets the soup cook, tastes the broth, decides it needs something, and gives it a bit of time to let the flavors meld before serving it up.

Dungeon Meshi Lobster and Mushroom Hot Pot

So, we're looking at something like this for the "Huge Scorpion and Walking Mushroom Hot Pot"--

Lobster- ~5 lbs or more (a 1 lb lobster yields about 4 oz of actual meat, which is a single serving), cut into large slices

Portobello- 2 mushrooms large diced, 2 left whole with the caps scored

Reindeer Lichen and Fat Choy- to taste

Chicory Roots- ~1 cup, diced

Endive greens- ~2 cups

Jellyfish, thin sliced- as much as you like

Add lobster and mushrooms to water, and allow to boil. While it comes to a boil, prepare the other ingredients, then add to the water. Let the soup come to a full boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to an hour (can simmer longer, but this will affect the texture of the ingredients. Longer simmering will result in more melding of flavors, but also degraded solid parts).

Taste the broth. It will likely need salt and acid, which could come in a variety of forms, such as kosher salt and lemon juice, soy sauce and mirin/rice vinegar, oyster/fish sauce, or something else. Go with your gut and your taste buds..

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Since Beatrice's profile mentioned that she played piano as a hobby, I thought it would be cute for her and Yves to play music together, thus how this came together.

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SUCCULENT UPDATES!!

I got some new ones that I'm excited for, including these Echeveria 'Cris' (left) and Echeveria 'Seraphina' (right). They are both so fucking cute. And yes, that's right, the moment my Seraphina leaves showed signs of propping, I finally managed to find an actual full plant and immediately bought it, haha. I'm still going to try to prop the leaves and maybe hand out some fun little plant babies to friends, though. And the Cris just has a really cool stacked shape.

This is an Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg,' which is a fairly well-known cultivar that I potted into a larger pot and will be keeping outside, as they're light hogs. They can grow and propagate into some truly beautiful and colorful red/purple displays, so I really hope that I succeed with this one!

Finally found an actual lithops like I'd wanted to a while back, and a nice large specimen that is solo in its own cup, which should be good for my first attempt at keeping these, as it circumvents the issue of multiple plants at different stages of growth that might react poorly to conflicting watering needs. I really love how weird these guys look.

And two little dudes I owned already, the Graptoveria 'Bashful' (left) and split rock plant (right) that both ran into issues. The graptoveria lost its red-tipped stress coloration and the split rock actually aborted its bloom (NOOOOO), which are issues that in combination prompted me to double the number of lights I have on my succulent shelf. If that doesn't do it, I can still add even more lights very easily, so I'm keeping an eye on stress colors and etoliation pretty carefully now. Thankfully the graptoveria is quicker to react than my echeverias, which would mostly just etoliate irreversibly.

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I love people who love competent Stede Bonnet but, for me, he's always at his best when he's at least a little bit cringefail

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Wait where is this picture from i don’t remember seeing this

As you can see… me and @elmhat are lurking in the corners (it’s so dark I lowered the shadows so we can see elmhat) :)

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and btw these are from Tommy’s and Tubbo’s povs when they go to slit Dream’s throat in his sleep (obviously without the editing of the plants lol ;D)… [Tommy - Tubbo]

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ocelot's first encounter with snake in 1964 had an impact so profound that it altered the entire course of his life. it shifted his focus away from the objectives of others and provided him with an object of intense personal fixation. it significantly affected his self-perception after years and years of conditioning and stifled consistency. that meeting was a complete turning point for ocelot and it happened at a place called rassvet - "dawn" in english. everything changed for him at a place named for new beginnings and realisations :)

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Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

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Took a miniature class with Fran Sussman and made this 1:144 scale patio. A very tiny challenge (the base is 2.7 cm), but I think it came out cute.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

fuckfuck fuck i need to make more physical crafts i need to create tangible things that i can hold with my two hands and put it somewhere i can See It and think Wow. I Made That.

[sweetest-honeybee]

This is such a random question, but how would you describe Frank and Eddie's house? Is it a big one, decent sized? I wonder how they decorate the little kiddos room once they get him!

Okay okay but actually I think about this ALL the time

Because I never pictured Frank with a house. I always pictured this little apartment because they live in the city n stuff. Like the whole exposed brick walls kinda vibe but it’s incredibly small and I wanna draw it once I have a moment. But that’s where Frank lives. It’s all the space he needs for one person and whatever shitty landlord he has doesn’t really come for inspections so it’s pretty easy to hide all the murder junk when he needs to

Eddie on the other hand also has an apartment but I feel like it’s a little larger. Which like doesn’t necessarily match their jobs early on but hear me out

Frank is the type to make pretty good money and not buy really big and expensive things. Like his clothing is his nicest stuff aside from purchasing things for murders. Eddie on the other hand doesn’t selfishly spend or anything but he puts in a lot of money towards his living space to make it really comfy

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I love love love that they kept the same London house for Jamie between season 1 and season 3 but it does make me think about just how fast he got booted back to Manchester in season 1. Like absolutely he just would have had to leave things as they were and pack up a few bags and go. If he was renting it (which is very, very likely for a loanee, especially a loanee who didn't want to be there) he just had to... keep paying the rent and wait until the off season to organise moving out. Not that this is a problem financially or anything, that boy was making £50,000 a week at an absolute minimum. But he clearly never got around to it? And then he went on Lust Conquers All. That house was sitting there empty for I guess around over 6 months, until he came back to live in London in the October. He wouldn't have been staying there for London based away games, he would have been with the Man City team at a hotel. But I keep imagining him popping in during those trips and finding things he'd forgotten, or hadn't been able to pack in his rush - especially if he was upset when packing. Like one half of a pair of favourite trainers still under the bed? And every time he came back there, being reminded once again that he'd just made a happy home for himself at Richmond only to be, from his perspective, punished for too little too late, and kicked out.

Most of all, I keep thinking, did all his cute kitchen plants wither and die? Or did he drive back to Manchester with a box of potplants in the back seat of the Aston Martin? Both are terribly sad options.

The garden is also super cute through the windows of the main room. Did he pay the gardener to keep coming and maintaining it? Or did he come back to it all wild and overgrown after a summer of neglect?

I do wonder if he's still meant to be renting by season 3, or whether he's bought the place. If he was committing to a London property, it's interesting that he would make enquiries about buying the home he moved into as a presumably bitter loanee, rather than hand-picking something else. Makes me think about the relationship he had with the place, whether he actually likes it, or whether he just hasn't found the time yet to bother house hunting for something that he really does love. Either way, I hope he absolutely fucking fills it with plants.

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PLANTS🪴

Today I just want to talk about my plants because I love them & they're my friends.

How is this related to withcraft? It is part of my beliefs that plants have their own energy & soul. We chat like friends & I might even ask them for help. I try everyday to better my relationship with my plants. Living in the city, they are my closest connection to nature. I might try to do a reading soon to see if they have a message.

🪴Dolores - Heptapleurum arboricola : A dwarf umbrella tree. She came into my life while I was going through a rough patch. She is tall, strong & magnificent. She is so easy to take care of. Just a pleasure to have in the house.

🌾Aloïs - Chlorophytum comosum : A spider plant. Mostly green with white middle line. Thriving & absolutely lovely. Communicates clearly when she needs something. Has created many more family members!

🌾Gina & Giulia : Twins. I keep them on closeby shelves. Gina was the biggest for a while, but separating them did wonders for Giulia!

🌾Fritz : Half of Aloïs I had to repot for better growth. Is currently a little stagnant, but I trust that summer will bring back good vibes.

🌾Arthur : 1st child of Aloïs. Was in a very small pot for a long time and is now growing like crazy! So pround of him!

🌾Miguel : Latest offspring of Aloïs. Has a little sunburn & will be moved very soon. Hopefully he gets back in shape very soon.

🪴Finn - Dracaena Deremensis : I got Finn right before an exam to help me calm down. He's pretty cool, but a little shy.

🌱Edaline - Aloe Vera : Definitely thought I had killed her by over-watering. Kept the healthiest piece by the window & after a few month I noticed roots. So happy to have her back in a better shape! I got her a growing buddy!

🌱Salvador - Sansevieria Desertii : Bought him in a shop. I cleaned all the roots & repotted him. I was always told snake plants are very easy to take care of. I love him dearly.

🌿Marie-Lou - Tradescantia Fluminensis : A small-leaf Spiderwort. Grows strong & tall towards the light. She will soon need something to climb on.

🌿Millie : Originally a leaf that broke from Marie-Lou, now her own growing little lady. I keep them together & near a window.

🌶️Pépito - Unknown Pepper : Was gifted to my partner & solely under his supervision. I put him in a yellow pot though. He lost all his leaves when he arrived, but he's doing much better now. Loves the sun! According to Google image search, he is a Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper plant.

🌿Marjane - Begonia Maculata : A polka dot begonia. A gift from a family member. Being held by a wood stick, but will eventually be strong enough to hold up all by herself.

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Realistically, if I did bestplant, I would probably get lazy and just stop at families .. I'm just curious to know how many plant taxons the average tumblr user can recognise and have a favourite individual species in, and it would be a very fun opportunity to find interesting propaganda for each one.

Taxonomy discourse is really interesting. I would kinda be on my own for what classification system to use before the angiosperms, since there's still some uncertainty around the non-flowering groups. I'm not really sure how unified the stances are on animal phylogeny and taxonomy but if I had to guess, I figure that it's a lot worse than plants, simply due to there being significantly more animal species out in the world 😭😭

Also, Euphorbia is a good pick, Malpighiales is an incredibly fascinating clusterfuck of an order... coca, passionflowers, castor (RICIN), that one absurdly toxic tree, and RAFFLESIA... it's such a crazy lineup!!

I feel like plant taxonomy is a lot more complicated lol. It seems like botanists aren’t as unified in their decisions as biologists (not to say that biologists are super unified… we might have some upsets about how I decide to divide animals in the next round!) But then again I don’t know as much about it. I still don’t quite understand what palm trees are.

And also, what would you even do about lichen

[plantanarchy]

My poor neglected houseplants this winter.... something something to share this space with simple living things infinitely suffering but fighting off like all creation the absence of itself. If you even care.