Food of the Shire

A guide to the food and drink enjoyed by the Hobbits of J.R.R Tolkiens' The Shire. Hobbit recipes, what constitutes hobbit food, everything you need to recreate a proper Hobbit menu, should you wish too.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Recipe: A Hobbit Breakfast

Hobbit Breakfast There is nothing a Hobbit likes more than a good breakfast. In fact, they are famous for it. A good hobbit breakfast coul...

Recipe: Seed Cake

"But I don't mind some cake - seed cake, if you have any." -Balin, The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party, page 19. The first re...

Canon: What it means and its relevance

What is Canon? Canon is a term used to describe official aspects of a fantasy world, such as Middle Earth. In the context of this blog, cano...

What is NOT Hobbit food.

Hobbit food is NOT American, Mexican, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern etc. New World Foodstuffs: Tolkien specifically ruled out any New World ...

What IS Hobbit Food?

Hobbit food is good, simple ENGLISH rustic cooking. Anything that would have existed in the West Midlands (the counties Tolkien based the Sh...

Food of the Shire

So you want to learn about the Shires finest dishes, do you, young Hobbit? Well, sitdown, order some ale (it is very good here you know, the...

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