| ale | Gorean ale is closer to a Urth honey lager than to an ale or beer. A deep gold in color, and brewed from the grains of Gor and hops imported from Urth in the early years, served in a tankard or mug. |
| bazi tea | A very aromatic tea brewed fresh from bazi leaves. It is served hot and heavily sugared in three tiny cups (similar to Urth's espresso cups) and drunk in rapid succession. |
| black bread | A soft, full flavored bread made from Gorean grains.Black bread is heavy and dark. It is commonly served with clotted bosk cream or honey. |
| black wine (Urth Coffee) | A rich, aromatic, hot drink brewed from the fresh, dark beans that are grown on the mountains of Thentis. Thought to have come from Urth on a slave acquisition run, it is traditionally served with red and yellow sugars and bosk milk, in tiny cups. |
| bond-maid gruel | See slave porridge. |
| bosk | Though similar in build to the yak of Urth, the bosk bears the heavier form of the Urth buffalo and like him, provides food, leather and many of the needs of the people of Gor. The meat may be roasted or broiled, dried, stewed or served in a myriad of ways. |
| bosk cheese | A sharp cheese in taste which travels well and resists molds due to its hard rind. |
| bosk milk | Milk from the bosk, it is rich, thick, and sweet. |
| breeding wine | A sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slavegirl fertile. It is made with the teslik plant.and is refered to as second wine. (See slave wine.) |
| celane melon | A melon akin to Urth's honeydew. |
| cal-da | See ka-la-na. |
| chocolate | Made from beans brought back on one of the early Voyages of Acquisition, this is the same as the chocolate of Urth.It is often served in higher class establishments. |
| cosian wingfish | A tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. |
| dates | Juicy and fat from the City of Tor. |
| ka-la-na wine | A very potent wine, ranging in color from white to gold to golden red. distilled from the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree, the best and sweetest comes from the Plains of Ka-la-na. This drink often symbolizes romantic love and is generally served in a goblet, chilled or at room temperature. |
| kal-da | A hot drink made of distilled ka-la-na wine and mixed with fruit juices (such as tospit and larma) and hot spices. Usually served in a mug like beer; it is considered a peasant drink. |
| kanda | A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive, narcotic effect. |
| katch | A foliated leaf vegetable. |
| kes | A shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage. |
| kort | A large, brownish, thick-rinded, spherical vegetable, usually 6 inches in width. the interior is yellowish and heavily seeded. coming from the Tahari, the kort is frequently served sliced with melted cheese and nutmeg. |
| larma | A succulent fruit, similar to the Urth peach. The larma is sometimes sliced, fried, and served with browned honey sauce. offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slavegirl to her Master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped. |
| olives | Commonly from the city of Tor. (Referred to as Torian Olives); also red olives which come from the groves of Tyros. |
| paga | (Abbr. of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, lit. 'pleasure of the life daughter') A grain based, distilled hard liquor made from Sa-tarna, it is similar to Urth whiskey and is symbolic of physical love. depending on the preferences of the inn owner, may be thick and a bit chunky, or smooth and clear. It is served warm in a footed bowl in the tradition of Japanese Saki. The slave kneeling in the pleasure slave position touches the bowl first to the slaves heart between her breasts to denote devotion and then to her lips. It is then presented cupped in her hands above her bowed head, eyes lowered in submission. |
| parsit fish | A silvery fish having brown stripes . |
| ram-berries | Small, succulent berries that are reddish-purple is color. |
| redfruit | A fruit similar in flesh and taste to apples of Urth. |
| rence | A tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes. The grain is eaten and the stems harvested and pressed into paper or woven into cloth. The grain may be boiled or ground into a paste and sweetened; this paste can also be fried into a type of pancake. |
| salt thassa fish | A small fish from gleaming Thassa, served baked or broiled. |
| sand kaiila milk | Milk that is reddish and salty. It is high in ferrous sulfate. |
| sa-tarna | (Lit. 'life-daughter') Grain, specifically wheat. |
| sa-tarna bread | Freshly baked from sa-tarna grain. Round, flat cakes of baked sa-tarna meal. A hearty staple of life, and great for soaking up spilt paga. |
| sa-tarna gruel | A thick paste of boiled sa-tarna. It is also known as bond-maid gruel. (See also slave porridge.) |
| sa-tassna | (Lit. 'life-mother') Meat; food in general. |
| second wine | See breeding wine. |
| sip root | A bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine. |
| slave porridge | A cold, unsweetened mixture of water and Sa-Tarna meal, on which slaves are fed; in Torvaldsland, it is called 'bond-maid gruel', and often mixed with pieces of chopped parsit fish. |
| slave wine | 1.) A black, bitter beverage, brewed primarily from sip root, that acts as a contraceptive; its effect is instantaneous and lasts almost indefinitely. This wine is given a slave by their Master. (See also breeding wine.) 2.) Watered down, sweetened ka-la-na. |
| sorp | A shellfish common to the Vosk and other rivers. The sorp is similar to an oyster; and like oysters, it produces pearls and is frequently used in making soups and stews. |
| sul | A tuberous vine-borne fruit similar to the Urth potato. Often served sliced and fried, it is also the principal ingredient in sullage and sul-paga. |
| sul-paga | An alcoholic beverage made from suls; akin to vodka. |
| sullage | A soup made prinicipally from suls, tur-pah, and kes, along with whatever else may be handy. |
| ta-grapes | Big, sweet, and seedless grapes; they are imported from the fabled hillside vineyards of Tyros, ally to Cos. |
| tabuk | A swift gazelle-like animal, having a yellow in color and a single horn. Known for their sweet meat, the tabuk is generally served roasted. |
| tamber gulf oysters | Oysters found in the Tamber Gulf, they are served raw or baked. |
| tarsk | A porcine animal akin to the Urth pig, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. They are not a favored food, being carrion eaters, but are a staple amoung the rence growers. |
| tarsk, giant | A large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder. |
| ta-wine | A dry wine made from ta-grapes from the Isle of Cos, served at room temperature, or warm, in a tankard or goblet. |
| teslik | A plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine. It couteracts the effects of slave wine. |
| toos | A crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores. |
| tospit | A bitter, juicy, citrus fruit; yellowish in color, somewhat similar to Urth's small tangerine. From the orchards of Turia and also found growing wild on the Plains of Turia. Long stemmed topsits contain an even number of seeds and are rare. |
| tumit | Tumits are large, flightless carniverous birds of the plains, often hunted and eaten by the Nomadic people of Gor. Traditionally hunted with bolas, the sport lies in whether you or the bird gets to eat that night. |
| turian olives | Red olives, primarily from Turia. |
| tur-pah | An edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree; a main ingredient in sullage. |
| verr | A mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; its meat can be eaten and milk can be used for drinking or for the making of cheese and butter. |
| vosk sorp | A giant clam that thrives in the seas and marshes of Gor. The shell of the vosk sorp is large enough to be used as a throne. |
| vulo | A tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs, served roasted and spiced or baked in spice leaves. |
| wingfish | A tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. |
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