Asterismi Cuisine

Asterismi cuisine is the culinary traditions, practices, and specific food and drink of the Asterismi ethnic group of the Kingdom of Myrtana. As a result of the prominent blending of favoring of what most would consider to be non-standard ingredients, Asterismi cuisine has developed in a unique way compared to the rest of its surrounding cultures. Though seafood is still broadly favored by the people of Asterism, there is very little sushi and other dishes of the like to be found. Instead seafood is typically cooked in some manner, with the most common being grilling and roasting. The staple foods of Asterismi cuisine are rice, barley, seaweed, potato, various fish, various shellfish, and sheep's milk and sheep's milk products.

Techniques
There are a variety of cooking and food preservation techniques used by the Asterismi. Meats are most commonly grilled, roasted, or braised, vegetables most commonly grilled, boiled, or pan fried, and fruits, though most often eaten uncooked, are usually grilled, baked, or poached. Of course, these are not the only techniques utilized in Asterismi cuisine, but they are the most common by far.

When it comes to preservation of food, salting, jellying, drying, and sugaring are the prevalent methods for the majority of foods, with smoking and candying coming in close behind. The Asterismi also make a large amount of cheese which is enjoyed by most everyone in their area due to its high availability because of sheep's milk giving more cheese per batch for the same amount of milk than that of cows.

Sea Star Crackers
The most common snack among all of asterism is the sea star cracker, a cracker made with seaweed, various types of flour, and various types of seasonings to create many different variations. The most common variation is made with barley flour and a blend of seasonings colloquially called "standard seasoning" that consists of fennel and sea salt.

Confectioner's Clay
A highly moldable dough made from flour, sunflower oil, and a minimal amount of water. In working class households it is typically formed into simple shapes and filled before being baked, but in middle and upper class homes, they often have their chefs press the confectioner's clay into elaborate molds before filling it much more decadently and then it will be baked. Sometimes they will even make highly elaborate edible arrangements of it.

Cloud Pudding
This pudding is made from whipped cream with meringue folded in and though additional flavors may be added, it is not necessary. As you might expect from its name this dessert is, in texture and appearance, much like a cloud. It is most popular among the working and lower middle classes for its simplicity and ease to make as well as its pleasant sweetness and fluffy texture.