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'''Longroots''' are a type of plant native to [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|37}} |
'''Longroots''' are a type of plant native to [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|37}} |
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| − | ==Description== |
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| ⚫ | Longroots are, as their name suggests, a type of long tuber that contains a sticky sap.{{book ref|sa1|37}} They grow in cracks in the rock where stormwater collects. |
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| + | Longroots are cheap, and after they are peeled they can be stewed for eating.{{book ref|sa1|37}} When [[Kaladin]]'s family is struggling to get by due to [[Roshone]], they eat longroots which are often donated secretly by the townspeople of [[Hearthstone]]. [[Hesina]] and [[Kaladin]] talk about the [[spren]] of the longroot while they peel some.{{book ref|sa1|37}} |
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| − | ==Culinary Use== |
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| − | Longroots are easy to grow and are cultivated and eaten in many regions of Roshar.{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa1|72}} They are not known for their taste, which is faintly reminiscent of minerals.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Longroots are cheap, and are often eaten only when alternatives are not readily available.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Since they are tubers, they have a long shelf life; they can be boxed and put into storage{{book ref|sa1|72}} and can be transported by caravan.{{book ref|sa3|23}} |
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| + | [[Drehy]] throws some stewed longroot at [[Lopen]] after a joke about his readiness.{{book ref|sa2|41}} |
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| − | Longroots are technically edible when raw{{book ref|sa2.5|19}} but are usually cooked for a long time, commonly as an ingredient in stew.{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa2|41}} The roots are peeled and cut into chunks before stewing.{{book ref|sa1|37}} [[Lunamor]] experiments with longroot stew on multiple occasions, including a version with shelled finger crab meat.{{book ref|sa2|41}}{{book ref|sa1|37}} |
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| + | [[Lift]] eats some longroot whist chasing [[Nale]] to save the [[Stump]].{{book ref|Edgedancer|19}} |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | Longroots have been seen as a foodstuff in a number of locations across the Rosharan continent, including the warcamps at the [[Shattered Plains]],{{book ref|sa2|41}} [[Narak]],{{book ref|sa3|37}} [[Yeddaw]],{{book ref|sa2.5|19}} rural [[Alethkar]],{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa3|23}} and the [[Rockfall]] mansion in [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|72}} |
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| − | + | [[Kaladin]] takes some sacks of longroots and some [[lavis]] from the bunker owner where he hides the [[parsh]] from a storm on their way to [[Revolar]].{{book ref|sa3|23}} |
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| + | [[Lunamor]] cooks some longroot in the stew he makes in [[Narak]].{{book ref|sa3|37}} |
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| + | [[Veil]] and her crew steal some sausages, longroot and grain from [[Rockfall]].{{book ref|sa3|72}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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