- "Of course, if you did bypass Indoumodo, you'd never get to try the pods of the native hanava trees, which grow in the planet's northern hemisphere. Most people shuck 'em and eat the seeds inside, but I prefer to boil up the whole pod and toss 'em in a bit of sugar and spice."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Hanava Pods were edible seed pods that could be harvested from the hanava trees native to the northern hemisphere of the Wild Space planet Indoumodo. Green in color, the pods were curved and flat with visible bumps where each seed was located inside.[1]
After taking a culinary tour of the galaxy[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY,[2] the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs included a recipe that used hanava pods in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, which was published[1] in 35 ABY.[2] Although the pods were usually shucked so that the seeds inside could be eaten, Tuggs prefered to boil the entire pods and then toss them with sugar and spice, also including them as a popular snack in his recipe for a Chandrilan Cheese Board. In the book, he warned readers about the venomous kouhun insect native to Indoumodo and told any who visited the planet to be careful, not wanting anyone to get killed looking for the pods.[1]
Behind the scenes
Hanava Pods were created as a recipe for the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak. The book includes a recipe for a hanava pod dish that uses frozen, pre-cooked edamame to represent the pods in the out-of-universe recipe. The recipe also uses vegetable oil, minced garlic cloves, kosher salt, granulated sugar, and ichimi togarashi.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook establishes that the publishing of the in-universe The Ultimate Cookbook and the culinary tour that preceded it occurred following the publishing of The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook and prior to the destruction of Kijimi. It also establishes that The Ultimate Cookbook was published following the Festival of the Ancestors that occurred during that time period. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook further establishes that The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook was published concurrently with the First Order's search for the Resistance base on Batuu, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY. In addition, Timelines dates the Festival of the Ancestors and the destruction of Kijimi to 35 ABY, meaning the tour must have taken place between 34 ABY and 35 ABY and The Ultimate Cookbook must have been published in 35 ABY.