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==Background==
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A staple of the [[Inner Sphere]], Quillar is a prolific and flexible bio-engineered crop used in many foods and beverages.
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The most common daily staple is '''Quillar''', a bio engineered crop. By far the most considerable crop harvested in the [[Inner Sphere]] (especially the [[Federated Suns]]), quillar looks like ordinary grain, however, generally twice as large as ordinary [[Terra]]n corn. Unlike these crops, however, quillar can be flavoured or textured at will, so that you can get whatever fruit, grain or vegetable you want, be it wheat, potatoes, carrots or bananas. Needless to say, it needs on average twice as little land and nutriments than the aforementioned plants, with the side benefit that the dried stalks are nearly as useful, either as food for the cattle or as fertilizer if you leave them rot on the field. Quillar is so popular in the Inner Sphere that you can find it anywhere in your food: in pasta, or the fruity condiment you pour on your meat, even [[Quillar Fizz|a fruit flavored fizzling soda]].<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', pp. 177-178</ref>
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==Overview==
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Common throughout both the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Twice as large as typical [[Terra|Terran]] corn, quillar resembles a typical grain, and like grain can be processed into many forms with unique textures and flavors. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application.  
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Quillar even has a presence in asian dishes, and strangely enough, in beverages such as [[Quillar Fizz]].<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', pp. 177-178</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:35, 26 May 2021

A staple of the Inner Sphere, Quillar is a prolific and flexible bio-engineered crop used in many foods and beverages.

Overview

Common throughout both the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth, quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Twice as large as typical Terran corn, quillar resembles a typical grain, and like grain can be processed into many forms with unique textures and flavors. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application.

Quillar even has a presence in asian dishes, and strangely enough, in beverages such as Quillar Fizz.[1]

References

  1. ↑ MechWarrior, Third Edition, pp. 177-178

Bibliography

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