'''Hendalarsk''', officially the '''Most Serene Federation of Hendalarsk''' ([[Hendalarskisch]]'': der '''Durschlaudigsde Stádverband Hendaláskaras''''') is a federal monarchy of an estimated 80 million people located in northwestern [[Levantia]]. The river [[Fröse]] forms its border to the west, while the nation also shares a land border with [[Eldmora-Regulus]] and maritime borders with the [[Kestrel Isles]] of [[Yonderre]] and [[Faneria]]. Predominantly populated by ethnic Hendalarskaren who profess the Hendalarskara Catholic faith, Hendalarsk is divided into nine federal states, three Marches, a Capital Region and the [[Pentapolis]]. The bicameral parliamentary federal government rules from [[Frehmenwerth]] in the [[Frehmenwerth Capital Region]], with the head of state, the [[Archking of Hendalarsk|Archking]], serving as a notional figurehead.
[[File:Bocau de tortiella de xamón.jpg|thumb|right|Tortilla and ham sandwich]]
'''Pelaxian cuisine''' is described as a cultural blending of [[Vallosi cuisine|Vallosi]] and Caphirian influences, within the wide scope of tropical agricultural products that are abundant in the country. Pelaxian annual personal consumption of [[beef]] has averaged 100kg and 300kg for poultry. Social gatherings are commonly centered on sharing a meal. Invitations to have dinner at home is generally viewed as a symbol of friendship, warmth, and integration. Sunday family lunch is considered the most significant meal of the week, whose highlights often include "picadas" or “chicken and chorizo”.
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The influence of Pelaxia's spice trade from Vallos is also notable, especially in the wide variety of spices used. These spices include piri piri (small, fiery chili peppers), white pepper, black pepper, saffron, paprika, clove, allspice, cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg are used in meat, fish or multiple savoury dishes from Continental Pelaxia and the Jusonian Islands. Cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest, orange zest, aniseed, clove and allspice are used in many traditional desserts and some savoury dishes. Garlic and onions are widely used, as are herbs, such as bay leaf, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, marjoram, rosemary and coriander being the most prevalent. Pelaxia is home to the largest consumers of rice per capita in all of Sarpedon. Rice is said to have originated from the Loa who brought along their ingredients and cooking techniques many centuries ago.
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Historically centred on the [[Zalgistal]] around modern-day [[Frehmenwerth]], Hendalarsk took its current shape during its Golden Age (c.1450-1650), with its modern borders largely those "natural bounds" reached during the Great Campaigns of Archking [[Maximilian II of Hendalarsk|Maximilian II]] in the later 16th century. The 21st century has nevertheless seen its economic and cultural centre of gravity shift towards the [[Vandarch]] littoral - and particularly to the northern metropolis of [[Zalgisbeck]], which is the nation's largest city.
The Most Serene Federation is a geographically and culturally diverse nation, noted in modern times for its extraordinary and relatively unspoilt natural beauty. Mountain ranges, such as those which mark the nation's southwestern and central frontiers, give way to extensive tracts of arable lowland and, in the west, substantial areas of virgin forest, while large rivers such as the [[Zalgis]] have played an often crucial role in shaping Hendalarskara history. Long dominated by its Hendalarskara ethnic majority, recent decades have seen a pronounced increase in the influence of Khunyer and Pentapolitan culture, as well as the gradual penetration of [[Julian_Ænglish|Junglish]] through modern communications and mass media.
Olive oil is one of the bases of Pelaxian cuisine, which is used both for cooking and flavouring meals. This has led to a unique classification of olive oils in Pelaxia, depending on their acidity: 1.5 degrees is only for cooking with (virgin olive oil), anything lower than 1 degree is good for dousing over fish, potatoes and vegetables (extra virgin). 0.7, 0.5 or even 0.3 degrees are for those who do not enjoy the taste of olive oil at all, or who wish to use it in, say, a mayonnaise or sauce where the taste is meant to be disguised.
==Etymology==
The [[Zalgis]] watershed has been known by variants of the name "Hendalarsk" since at least 300 BC, in a textual fragment which is the earliest written evidence of [[Hendalarskisch]]. The name is Gothic in origin, and is hypothesised to stem from the Old Central Gothic components ''haim'' ('home, base') and ''dala'' ('valley'); the suffix fragment '-sk', while no longer present in modern Hendalarskisch, is believed to have indicated possession, rendering the full name "Haimdalask" as "Our valley home".
The name was only adopted for the Hendalarskara state after it had consolidated its hold over the watershed in the 11th century, but has been retained even after the state has come to extend far beyond those bounds, sparking repeated debates over its appropriateness in the modern era. There have nevertheless been few concerted efforts to change the state's name, and no alternative suggestion has achieved anything approaching consensus among those advocating change.
In [[Khunyer language|Khunyer]], the nation is known as ''Hóndalacs'', a borrowing from the Hendalarskisch which became official through comprehensive language reforms in the aftermath of the Hendalarskara Civil War. The nation's prior official Khunyer name was ''Gotet Főkirályság'' (literally "the Goth[ic] Archkingdom"). This factual description of the Archkingdom's Hendalarskara ethnic hegemony nevertheless caused some unease in both Hendalarsk proper, where it could be read as the Khunyer distancing themselves from a state in which they were of secondary importance, and in Khunyeria itself, where more militant nationalists denounced the name as appeasement of the archroyal authorities. They often came to refer to Hendalarsk as ''Ellenség'' ("the Enemy"), a term which saw widespread and fateful usage in the turbulent years preceding the Civil War.
==Geography==
Hendalarsk is divided into two broad geographic zones by the [[Kupferberg]] massif in the centre of the country. The west is dominated by the Zalgis watershed, with only the westernmost [[Khunyer]]-dominated areas of the country and the great primeval woodland of the [[Großwald]] lying outside its influence. While the old Hendalarskara heartland is on average at a much higher elevation than the rest of the country's urban areas, it is kept arable and fertile by the flow of the Zalgis and irrigation from [[Lake Helawara]]. The Zalgis lowlands from [[Schullerhausen]] northwards are the breadbasket and industrial core of the contemporary federation, although the great river itself is prone to flooding.
The eastern half of the federation is geographically and climactically distinct. The Kupferberg massif renders the east both wetter and cooler than the west, trapping low pressure from the Vandarch on its north and high pressure from the [[Odoneru]] and the Fröse valley on its south and west. This flatter, cooler, wetter landscape has given rise to a major area of wetland centred on [[Bernstadt]], whose biodiversity and unusual makeup render it a site of considerable scientific interest. The littoral of the region is similarly shallow and low-lying, which has historically protected it against seaborne aggression; its few deepwater harbours and channels are consequently of great strategic value, and undergird the rise of the [[Pentapolis]] from the 12th century onwards.
The Kupferberg massif itself is an area of great natural beauty which is also home to enormous mineral deposits, principally copper and aluminium. Recent years have consequently seen the massif targeted by mining concerns on these grounds. Hendalarsk's highest mountain, die [[Einsame Maria]], stands at 5734m and is located amid the massif; the [[Frehmenwerth-Kupferburg railway]] passes along its eastern flank.
Another feature of Pelaxian cuisine is the preparation of homemade food such as [[french fries]], [[empanadas]], and pasta to celebrate a special occasion, to meet friends, or to honor someone. Homemade food is also seen as a way to show affection. Pelaxian restaurants include a great variety of cuisines, prices, and flavors. Large cities tend to host everything from high-end international cuisine, to ''bodegones'' (inexpensive traditional hidden taverns), less stylish restaurants, and bars and canteens offering a range of dishes at affordable prices.
==History==
==History==
''See also: [[History of Hendalarsk]]''
Pelaxia as a territory of the Caphiria
Caphiria introduced the custom of collecting and eating mushrooms, which is still preserved in many parts of Pelaxia, especially in the east. The Caphirians introduced viticulture and the cultivation of olive oil. Pelaxia is the largest producer of olive oil in the world.
Hendalarsk has only existed as a unified country for a little over four centuries, and even this unity has been punctuated by repeated bouts of civil war. Prior to unification, the history of the country along the Vandarch littoral and east of the Kupferberg was very different to that in the southwest and the Zalgistal, although closely related Gothic identities and the relative ease of river transport have meant that the country's present territory has been loosely culturally and economically linked for many hundreds of years.
Middle Ages.
The Kosal introduced brewing to the Pelaxian regions and introduced such ingredients as: rice, sorghum, sugar cane, spinach, eggplant, watermelon, lemon, peach, orange, allmonds and chickpeas.
The two defining processes in Hendalarskara prehistory and early medieval history were the Gothic migration from the ''Urheimat'' in what is now northern [[Faneria]] from the third century AD onwards, and the eighth-century [[Khunyer]] migration from northeastern Levantia sparked by turmoil on the frontier of [[Great Levantia]]. These migrations, and the gradual acculturation of those peoples over whom the migrants came to rule, permanently shifted the cultural balance of the Zalgis, Herne and Werdasch basins away from their previous dominance by [[Nünsyak]] tribes, with the autochthonous Nünsyak henceforth confined to the inland Herne basin. Unlike their fellow Goths to the east (including the Werdascher), the Hendalarskaren were slow to Christianise. An initial period of missionary success in the early seventh century was violently overturned, and it took the hegemony of the Khunyer over the upper Zalgistal from the mid-eighth century onwards (the Khunyer having previously been Christianised during their time on the Great Levantine frontier) for the syncretic [[Hendalarskara Catholic Church|Hendalarskara Catholic]] faith to develop. The Lordship of the Great Valley, the Hendalarskara ''Urstaat'', converted in 890 AD, asserting its independence from the crumbling Khunyer realm in the process and thereby marking the birth of truly Hendalarskara history.
==Typical foods==
[[File:Dulce de leche 2007.jpg|thumb|lefttext-top|[[Dulce de leche]], a popular national spread used to fill cakes and pancakes, eaten over toast, and as an ice cream flavor.]]
Hendalarsk (the Lordship began to use the name from around 950 onwards) was nonetheless a relatively minor player in the politics of the great rivers for centuries afterwards. It intermittently paid tribute to both Khunyeria and [[Txöll'Ara]] for decades, and the resources of its rulers paled in comparison to other Gothic polities like the [[Archonate of Zalgisbeck]] and the [[Werdascher Empire]]. Hendalarskara dukes nevertheless gradually consolidated control over the upper Zalgis and the southwestern foothills of the Kupferberg, reaching a détente with the reduced but resurgent Khunyer kingdom in the process.
Most regions of Pelaxia are known for their chicken-oriented diet. [[Grilling|Grilled]] meat from the (barbecue) is a staple. Popular items such as ''[[Chorizo]]'' ([[pork]] [[sausage]]), ''morcilla'' ([[blood sausage]]), ''chinchulines'' ([[chitterlings]]), ''mollejas'' ([[sweetbread]]), and other parts of the animal are also enjoyed. In [[Montia]], however, [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]] and [chicken] are eaten more frequently than beef. Whole lambs and chickens are traditionally cooked over an open fire in a technique known as asado a la estaca.
===Civil War (1919-1925)===
*''[[Arroz de Albalitor]]'' is a dish made with poultry, usually a hen (chicken). It is typical of northern and western provinces. The particularity of the dish is that the hen's blood is added almost at the end, mixed with vinegar (so it doesn't clot) while the rice is boiling, much like "jugged" or "civet" dishes.
''For further information, see [[Hendalarskara Civil War]].''
The Civil War was a multipartite conflict sparked by the Midnight Rising of 3rd/4th July 1919, in which a cell of the fascist [[Brotherhood of the Soil]] seized the Archroyal Palace in Frehmenwerth in a coup d'état that was accompanied by widespread support from the [[Archroyal Army]]. This in turn sparked a series of counter-risings by the [[Communist Party of Hendalarsk]] and various other left-wing groups, while liberal members of the Archroyal Family and the Army retreated to [[Tewested]] and formed a rump government.
The next four years were marked by intense but indecisive fighting in the west and centre of the country, while the East had been pacified by a coalition of the liberal government and the Pentapolis as a consequence of the [[Grand Bargain]]. As both fascist and communist governments began to fray as a result of the stalemate, the liberals began a major assault to the West in early 1923. Frehmenwerth was recaptured from the Brotherhood by a daring rapid advance over the Kupferberg massif in September 1923, after which point the initiative lay firmly with the liberals, who reconquered the entire country over the next year and a half.
The War was marked by atrocities and mass killing on a scale previously unprecedented in Hendalarsk, with more than two million dead by the summer of 1925. Hendalarsk's economy was shattered, and the country was sufficiently fragile that it took no active part in the subsequent [[Great War]] - although some of the tactical and strategic lessons learned in the Civil War would be applied on an even greater scale.
Despite the carnage, the war also further accelerated the economic rise of the country's north and east, which were relatively undamaged compared to the antifascist battlegrounds of the south, while many of the governing conventions which still define Hendalarskara political life today were laid down in the war and its aftermath. Hendalarsk's modern political stability has been attributed to the Civil War, with the memory of the horrors wrought by the conflict still fresh in the national psyche.
==Politics and Administration==
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Although the Archking is officially the head of state of the Federation, they have no legal power beyond that of an ordinary Hendalarskara citizen and have not since the conclusion of the Civil War. Power is instead constitutionally vested in the [[Primarch of the Great Chamber]] or '''''Prigrokam''''', the first minister of the [[Great Chamber|lower house]] of the [[Hendalarskara Parliament]]. The upper house, the [[Forum of the Nations]], is a deliberative body. Members of the Chamber, known as KMs (Kamermidglíder), are elected from all areas of the nation except the Pentapolis; each Free City does, however, have representation on the Forum, with it being the responsibility of individual provinces, marches and Free Cities to determine the system used to elect or appoint their Forum representatives.
Politics in the [[Great Chamber]] is dominated by the [[Hendalarskara Social Front]], a coalition of social democrats and democratic socialists that has ruled the nation continuously since the 1930s, a period known as the [[Great Consensus]]. Since the turn of the millennium the nation has nevertheless seen the rise of strongly autonomist parties such as the [[Zalgisbeckerbund]].
===Administration===
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The three Marches (''Máken'') are a legacy of the early modern period, when their purpose was to ensure a flexible and agile response to any military threat against the nation's long terrestrial frontiers, in return for which their military governors were granted significant autonomic leeway in how they organised their territories. Attempts to undo this autonomy ''in toto'' have caused serious political turmoil, particularly in the Khunyer March, where such efforts have traditionally been perceived as an attack on the history and culture of the Khunyer; it is nevertheless the case that the contemporary Marchmasters (''Mákmeister'') have considerably less autonomy than in the golden age of their predecessors.
In addition to the three 'formal' marches, the Pentapolis was historically regarded by the Archkings as a fourth, naval march, responsible for the security of the Vandarch, but unlike the case of the landward marches this principle was never formally enshrined in law and administrative practice.
==Demographics==
==Culture==
===Religion===
The dominant religion in Hendalarsk is the [[Hendalarskara Catholic Church]], a faith which is rooted in the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] but not considered in communion with it. Catholic missionaries reached the lands of modern Hendalarsk by the fourth century AD but, without military force at their disposal to subjugate the local pagan polities, conversion was slow and fitful. The only native group to convert to the Levantine rite were the [[Agarii]] but, when their chief [[Agnauts]] attempted to destroy his people's former sacred grove in 621 AD, he was killed and the missionaries expelled in the resulting tumult. The Christianity which developed in the region, once the advantages of an institutionalised faith became clear to secular rulers, was instead a strongly syncretic one. While retaining the orthodox conception of the Trinity and the seven sacraments, Hendalarskara Catholicism retains pronounced elements of nature worship - even urban churches typically possess a sacred grove in their churchyard. Pagan river worship has also endured in an abstract fashion, with rivers (particularly the Zalgis) understood as God's instrument for giving and maintaining life rather than deities in their own right. The Hendalarskara Catholic Church is therefore a powerful landowner, with large swathes of the nation's woodland legally recognised as falling under its guardianship.
Aside from the Hendalarskara Catholic Church, Levantine Catholicism is a relatively popular minority faith in the Khunyer areas of the country. Traditional pagan cults claim many adherents in Nünsyi communities across the [[Kupferberg]], while the Vandarch littoral (and in particular the Pentapolitan city of Hukenen) is also home to a notable Protestant minority, the descendants of refugees who fled the [[Great Confessional War]]. Around 20% of the population self-defined as "unbelievers" in the 2015 census, while the nation's most cosmopolitan cities (principally Zalgisbeck and the Pentapolis) are home to small diasporic communities of other faiths from around the world.
===Cuisine===
The wide spread of cultures and biomes across Hendalarsk has given rise to a similarly diverse array of food and drink.
====Food====
====Drink====
The nation's most renowned alcoholic export is [[jenwer]], a beverage made from the infusion of various botanicals including juniper into a base of neutral grain spirit. Distilleries specialising in the production of jenwer can be found across the length and breath of Hendalarsk, with more than 300 logged by the Federal Duties Bureau in 2018; as of 2004 it is also the nation's largest alcoholic export by value, although it remains surpassed in volume by the arrayed beers of [[Heferau-Jung-Brauerei]]. While jenwer-drinkers nearer the equator tend to mix the spirit with various tonic waters, the fashion in Hendalarsk is to mix it with ginger ale, ginger beer or fruitades.
As well as grain-based drinks, the nation produces an increasing quantity of wine. Suffering from a poor reputation for much of history, intensive study of leading viticultures such as that of [[Burgundie]] from the later 19th century onwards, combined with rigorous scientific study of oenology in recent decades, has seen the quality and reception of Hendalarskara wine improve considerably. Standout varietals include the Riesling and Spätburgunder grown along the slopes of the Zalgistal around Frehmenwerth, whose mild climate and loamy soils have proven ideal for contemporary cultivation. Experimental viticulture on the irrigated high plains south of Frehmenwerth has also given rise to Malbecs which enjoy a growing reputation, although they remain in their infancy.
[[Hendalarskara Feinriesling]], the most prestigious grade of Zalgistal Riesling, is traditionally paired with Vandarch sturgeon's caviar to form a dish known as Royal Soil, or ''Königsboden''.
*'''[[Pelanesa]]''' consists of a thin slice of beef, chicken, fish, veal, or sometimes pork. Each slice is dipped into beaten eggs, seasoned with salt, and other condiments according to the cook's taste (like parsley and garlic). Each slice is then dipped in bread crumbs (or occasionally flour) and shallow-fried in oil, one at a time. Some people prefer to use very little oil and then bake them in the oven as a healthier alternative. A similar dish is the chicken parmigiana.
===Sport===
*''[[Empanada]]s'' — small [[Pastry|pastries]] of meat, [[cheese]], [[sweet corn]], and a hundred other fillings — are a common sight at parties and [[picnic]]s, or as [[Entrée|starters]] to a meal. A variation, the "empanada agrileña" (Agrilian empanada), is a big, round meat pie made most commonly with [[tuna]], olives and [[Mackerel (food)|mackerel]] ("''caballa''" in Pelaxian). [[Vegetable]]s and [[salad]]s are also eaten by Pelaxian; [[tomato]]es, [[onion]]s, [[lettuce]], [[eggplant]]s, [[Squash (plant)|squashes]], and [[zucchini]] are common [[side dish]]es."
{{wpl|association football|Football}} is by far the most prominent sport in Hendalarsk, and the men's [[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga]] is one of the world's most-watched leagues. Teams such as [[Frehmenwerther Kickers]], [[Márványfalaki SE]] and [[Viktoria Zalgisbeck]] regularly appear in - and make deep inroads into - continental competitions, while millions of fans watch their teams either in-person or on state television every week. Football has been hailed as aa unifying force in the culturally diverse nation, with its origins as the "working man's game" similarly endearing it to left-wing political groups and the nation's national mythos. Women's football is also increasingly popular among mainstream sports fans in Hendalarsk, with men's teams in the national divisions legally obligated to share facilities with their women counterparts.
No other sport is as popular as football, but the nation's abundance of waterways have long fostered a strong cultural association with swimming that makes the nation a notable presence at international athletics tournaments; even Hendalarskara athletes competing in entirely different disciplines generally incorporate swimming into their training as a low-impact way of building endurance - a strategy which has reaped rewards at the [[Istroyan Games]] from Hendalarsk's barnstorming [[Cancale 1958 Summer Games|barnstorming debut]] onwards. Substantial swimming complexes can be found in every major city, often with adjoining gymnasia, saunas and similar facilities. This has been accentuated by the government's post-2000 National Fitness Drive to combat the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, with all facilities state-owned and consequently heavily subsidised.
*"[[Pelaxian Chicken Salad]]" is an extremely popular dish, considered basic at table. It includes rice and beans usually are cooked utilizing with lard and accompanied with hummus.
Baseball, although nowhere near as popular in Hendalarsk as in eastern Levantine nations, enjoys a small but devoted (and gradually growing) fanbase, although the sport is treated notably coolly by the Hendalarskara authorities due to a perceived risk of cultural penetration from major powers such as Urcea.
*“[[Pelaxian tortilla]]” is a traditional dish from Pelaxia and one of the signature dishes in the Pelaxian cuisine. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, optionally including onion. It is often served at room temperature as a tapa.
==Economy==
*“[[Sopa Pelaxiana]]” is a traditional Pelaxian dish. Literally meaning "Pelaxian soup," sopa Pelaxiana is similar to corn bread. Corn flour, pig fat (lard) or butter, cheese and milk or whey are common ingredients. It's a spongy cake that is rich in calories and protein content.
===Infrastructure===
A sweet [[Paste (food)|paste]], ''dulce de leche'' is another treasured national food, used to fill [[cake]]s and [[pancake]]s, spread over [[toast]]ed bread for tea time, or served with ice cream. ''[[Alfajor]]es'' are [[shortbread]] [[cookie]]s sandwiched together with [[chocolate]] and ''dulce de leche'' or a [[fruit]] paste.
Hendalarsk has extremely low rates of car ownership by the standards of a developed nation, and its infrastructure reflects this. The country has a substantial motorway network, the legacy of the influence of mid-twentieth-century modernism, but in the present day this is predominantly used for freight and commercial transport rather than by private drivers. Most private transport is undertaken by rail, and Hendalarsk consequently has one of the largest railway networks relative to its size in the world. Unusually, the country operates on two different [[Track gauges around the world]] railway gauges - the [[Hendalarskische Urspurweite]], the country's original gauge, which is predominantly found on local routes, and the Occidental Standard gauge, which was applied to mainline and international-facing routes from the 1970s onward in order to integrate Hendalarsk more fully into regional trade networks. The country's high-speed rail network runs entirely on Occidental Standard tracks. Hendalarsk is in the process of eliminating fossil fuels from its domestic transport infrastructure, with total electrification of the country's railways expected by 2030.
Other typical drinks include [[rum]] (sometimes with [[coke soda]] added); tea and coffee are equally important, and sugar cane juice as well. [[Don Justo]] is the national brand of rum while [[Felipe]] is the national [[brand]] of [[pale lager]], named after the town of [[Felipe, Costa Blanca]], where it was first produced.
==Ingredients==
''Pelaxian Cuisine'' is heavily based on the growth of all kinds of [[cereal]]s, [[grain]]s, [[oil seed]]s, [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s, since [[Pelaxia]] is a significantly large [[livestock]] and [[agriculture|agricultural]] country.
Due to [[Air travel in Hendalarsk|strong taboos]] surrounding air travel in Hendalarsk, there is only one civilian airport in Hendalarsk proper, namely [[Frehmenwerth International Airport]]. [[Hukenen International Airport]], located in the Pentapolis, is the country's main freight hub. Most private air travel in Hendalarsk is conducted by airship, with a network of mooring stations - these are ''not'' designated by the term "airport" - located in every major city and many smaller settlements. Civilian helicopters are completely banned and consequently the country's only helipads are under the jurisdiction of the military and emergency services.
Meat products have been dominant in the country since the 15th. The country is regarded as a major [[beef]], [[pork]] and [[poultry]] producing and consuming country. As a matter of fact, certain areas such as those located in the center and east usually engaged in activities involving [[sheep]] and [[poultry]] breeding. The vast breeding activity involving any type of [[cattle]] has given rise to a very developed [[dairy]] industry that includes products like [[cow milk|cow]], [[sheep milk|sheep]] and [[camelide]], [[cheese]], [[dulce de leche]] and [[yogurt]]s. Pelaxia can also be conceived as a great industry engaged in the production of [[dried fruit]]s, [[olive]]s, all types of [[oil]]s and [[spice]]s.
This largely electrified transport network is predominantly powered by a mix of nuclear and renewable energy. Hendalarsk's last coal-fired power plant was closed in 1992, although small quantities of coal are still used for blast furnaces. Hendalarsk has no proven oil reserves and minimal reserves of natural gas, and so combined with historical suspicion towards the private car these fuels have played relatively little role in Hendalarskara history. The country imports small quantities of these fuels as required, principally for military uses and shipping, and some synthetic oil is manufactured for use in the production of polymers. The country's nuclear power stations are principally fuelled by uranium sourced from [[New Yustona]], and a consequent desire to avoid unduly antagonising Urcea is a key factor in modern Hendalarsk's pursuit of a neutral foreign policy.
When it comes to blending ingredients and readapating other latitude cuisines traditions, the almost unlimited source of raw materials above enables the existence of a great product versatility.
==Defense==
==Regional differences==
Pelaxian cuisine has regional variations. ''Pollito'', ''dulce de leche'', ''empanadas'', are found throughout Pelaxia. In many parts of the country, food is prepared differently and different kinds of foods are made; this includes to a smaller degree food from [[pre-Caphirian]] times, as in the Northwest.
=== North-Center Region ===
[[File:DulceDeLecheSweets.jpg|thumb|left|Pelaxian pastry, including ''Rogel'' (a cake of layers of [[hojaldre]] covered with [[meringue]]), [[dulce de leche]], and regional variants of [[Alfajores]] (from [[Jojoba]], [[Montia]], [[Fátima]], among others).|240x240px]]
[[File:Milanesa con puré.jpg|thumb|right|Pelanesa with mashed potatoes and beans.]]
For long periods, urban areas such as [[Albalitor]], [[Agrila]], and [[Montia]] welcomed mostly migrants from [[Caphiria]]. Nevertheless, there was also a migratory flow of [[Kiravian]], [[Burgundian]], and Grajnidar immigrants arriving in Pelaxia. Among the countless changes this melting pot brought was the enrichment of the culinary art. Dishes such as pasta, pizza, ([[stew]]s), [[croqueta]]s ([[fritter]])s, [[sauce]]s, [[embutido]]s ([[sausage]]s), and chicken and meat courses brought a wider scope of options to daily menus. Furthermore, the bread-making, dessert, pastry, and dairy industries have achieved considerable development in this region.
===Overview===
The above-mentioned dishes have developed a distinctively Pelaxian nuance. That is why, for example, Pelaxian pasta includes a wide variety of dishes ranging from the Caphirian [[Fusarioi]], [[Filateddhi ]], and [[Lanterne]] to the Pelaxian-made sorrentinos, agnolottis ([[agnolotti]]), canelones ([[cannelloni]]), and fetuchines ([[fettuccine]]).
Since reaching its "natural bounds", Hendalarskara strategic thinking has remained remarkably consistent across differing governments. First formally articulated by Marshal [[Kovács István-Urbanus]] in 1913 in a paper of the same name, "Counterpunch Theory" is nevertheless recognisable in almost every major strategic decision undertaken since Maximilian's Great Conquests brought the bounds of Hendalarsk to defensible frontiers. Counterpunch Theory can, ultimately, be summed up in three precepts:
1) Hendalarsk does not have a population base or geographical position conducive to long-range strategic projection.
[[Bread]] products are consumed all around the country. The deeply rooted bread, pastry, and dessert-making tradition derives from blending the above nationalities' products. [[Bakery|Bakeries]] sell not only a wide scope of breads, cookies, and cakes, but also pastries. The latter resembles a sort of roll [[pastry]] whose main dough ingredient is either butter or fat and which may be simple or stuffed with [[dulce de leche]], [[milk]], [[jam]], crema pastelera, or quince or apple jelly, among other fillings. The most popular type of pastry is said to be that of ''crecientes'' ( literally half crescent), based upon [[Burgundian]] [[croissant]]s. Furthermore, [[sandwiches de miga]] are another type of bread products; they are made only with thin layers of [[white bread]] (generally referred to as crustless bread) and stuffed with food items ranging from [[ham and cheese]] to other more sophisticated combinations such as raw ham, tomatoes, olives, hard boiled eggs, tuna, lettuce, red pepper, and the like.
2) The resource input required to achieve meaningful unilateral long-range strategic projection would therefore be unconscionably wasteful.
Desserts and sweets are usually stuffed or covered with [[dulce de leche]]. The latter can be eaten alone or on top of cakes, [[alfajor]]es, panqueques ([[Crêpe|crepes]]), and pastries, or as a topping spread over [[flan de leche]]. [[Chantilly cream]] is widely consumed and used in preparing sweets and desserts. Additionally, cakes, sponge cakes, and puddings are very popular dishes.
3) Consequently, Hendalarsk's security and power are best guaranteed by constructive multilateral diplomatic engagement and by the maintenance of a conventional military force sufficient to deter external aggression.
=== El Alto de Los Picos ===
[[File:Pollo al disco. - panoramio.jpg|thumb|"Pollo al disco" with peppers.|258x258px|left]]
This region is the one most influenced by the topography and climate. When preparing regional dishes, [[potato]]es and [[maize|corn]] or wheat are almost always used, including [[Bell pepper|peppers]], [[Squash (plant)|squashes]] and [[tomato]]es. The most celebrated dishes are [[tortilla de papa]], [[Montian Bean Stew]].
This region is the most suitable to taste [[empanada]]s, particularly those stuffed with meat and offering different types of tempting varieties such as the ''empanada monteña'', filled with potatoes and lamb, or empanadas made with cheese. Empanadas are individual sized and closed savoury pastries which may be fried or baked in the oven and are generally eaten with the hands.
Stews such as [[Montian Bean Stew]], carbonada, [[pollo al disco]], and roasted lamb are also typical dishes characterizing this region, which also include pumpkin or potato pudding stuffed with meat.
This region is known for its high consumption of beef and vegetable dishes such as [[Carne mechada]], [[Levantxian Stew]], Chicken with peppers and Gazpacho.
This theoretical base is reflected in the contemporary capabilities of the Hendalarskara Armed Forces. In addition to the professional standing armed forces, Hendalarsk practises conscription (''Landesdienst'') for all Hendalarskaren at the age of 18, with caveats for relevant disabilities and conscientious objection; conscientious objectors can instead undertake government-mandated civil service, generally involving infrastructure maintenance. Thus while the armed forces largely operate with around 400,000 standing personnel<ref>Not including the armed forces of the Pentapolis.</ref>, the nation can theoretically field around 7,000,000 troops in the event of a total war, although the very existence of such a war would be considered a strategic failure in its own right.
Levantxian Stew consists of a stew of tomato, onion, garlic, red pepper and rabbit, thickened with cake flour. It is a dish of the rural people and generally consumed in winter. Variants of the dish derive from the type of meat used. Hare and cod are often used instead of rabbit.
=== Islas Jusonias ===
[[File:Pananghalian (Boracay Island, Aklan) - Flickr - ~MVI~ (warped).jpg|thumb|Molluscs and fish dishes dominate de Jusonian Islands|256x256px]]Foods produced in the Jusón Archipelago include [[fish]] and [[seafood]] from the sea and rivers, and the products of the [[pigs]] widely farmed there.
Marine species such as [[Salmon (food)|salmon]], Tuna, [[Lithodes santolla|spider crab]]s, [[Squid (food)|squid]] and other [[shellfish]] and [[mollusc]]s may be caught in the [[Kindred Sea]]. There are [[trout]] in the rivers.
The Loa settlements in this region have built up large-scale production of sea food and its by-products.
Ponna is a local cuisine that originally involved preserving raw fish or other seafood such as octopus with sea salt and rubbing it (lomi) with seasonings or cutting it into small pieces. Scallions, chili peppers, and soy sauce have become common additions to it. Ponna is different from sashimi, since the former is usually rough-cut and piled onto a plate, and can be made with less expensive pieces of fish.
The Hendalarskara Armed Forces are divided into fourandone branches; the Army of the Federation (''Bundeshér''), the Federal Air Force (''Bundesluftflote''), the Federal Navy (''Bundeswérmarine''),<ref>The Pentapolitan Grand Fleet is formally separate from the Federal Navy, with an entirely distinct chain of command, but is generally grouped with it in strategic discussion.</ref> the Special Brigades (''Sonderbrigáden'') and the Emergency Corps (''Nottrupe'').
Chicken and lamb, together with wild boar and venison tend to make up the region's meat-based dishes. Also typical of southern region are smoked products, including salmon, wild boar, and pheasant.
== Alcoholic beverages ==
*'''[[Wine]] (''vino'')''' has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Pelaxia, beer in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity. Breweries appeared in Pelaxia at the end of the 1760s.
===Army===
*'''Beer''' consumption has increased outpacing that of wine since 1991, the growing production and consumption of beer has supported the existence of related events, for example beer festivals called "Fiestas de la Cerveza". However, the presence of a vigorous population of [[Celt]]ic lineage, principally of Kiravian origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as [[Saint Patrick's Day]] (''Día de San Patricio''). Pelaxians enjoy a variety of alcoholic beverages and Pelaxians can boast a varied array of ''elaboraciones'', whether industrial or [[artisanal]].
The Army is the largest component of the Armed Forces, with some 225,000 active service members in its standard configuration.
===Air Force===
*Besides beer and wine, Pelaxians frequently drink [[Limoncello]]. '''Limoncello''' is the most popular beverage of the middle and lower economic classes at Christmas and [[New Year]] (the upper classes proverbially preferring to celebrate with locally produced [[champagne]], although real old-line "[[Creole peoples|creole]]" aristocrats will still drink Limoncello, which is much more traditional).
The Air Force consists of around 75,000 active service members. In addition to the maintenance, supply, deployment and piloting of aircraft, the Air Force also oversees the numerous and well-equipped Interdiction Initiative (''Abriegelungsinitiative''), the division-level tactical and strategic ground-based anti-aircraft and anti-missile component of the Armed Forces. The ability to dictate overwhelming domestic airspace control using both aircraft and anti-aircraft capabilities is a key pillar of contemporary Hendalarskara military doctrine and research in line with Counterpunch, a priority reflected in the funding the unit is assigned, and the division as a whole carries a level of prestige unusual for a non-frontline military unit.
===Emergency Corps===
*'''Sangria''' traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits.
The Emergency Corps is the humanitarian wing of the Armed Forces, explicitly intended by the Hendalarskara state to act as both a domestic reserve force in the event of natural disaster and as a foreign policy asset. Capable of establishing an initial "crisis beachhead" anywhere in the world within 24 hours, the Corps is trained in responses to a wide array of threats, from epidemic disease to earthquake aftermath. Even outside of disaster, it liaises extensively with civilian emergency and rescue agencies domestically and abroad; the official Hendalarskara first aid course is run and certified by the Corps. Conscientious objector conscripts are sometimes redirected into the Corps if a useful prior skillset is identified, and many have gone on to join the Corps professionally after the completion of their service.
===Navy===
*'''Fernet''' is an Acirian type of amaro, a bitter, aromatic spirit. Fernet is made from a number of herbs and spices which vary according to the brand, but usually include myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and especially saffron, with a base of distilled grape spirits. Fernet is usually served as a digestif after a meal but may also be served with coffee and espresso or mixed into coffee and espresso drinks. It typically contains 45% alcohol by volume. It may be served at room temperature or with ice. Younger generations of Pelaxians often mix it with Imperial Cola.
The Federal Navy was only formally founded in 1757, despite Hendalarsk having been in possession of a Vandarch coastline for rather longer; prior to this point, the Archkings had been content to devolve the entire issue of maritime military capability to the Pentapolis. However, the increased economic importance of the Herne, Werdach and Zalgis rivers ultimately came to pose challenges beyond the resources or population base of the cities, while the strategic needs of a continental middle power, particularly a need for sea-to-land interdiction, came to differ from those of merchant city-states.
Other widely consumed spirits are rum made from [[sugar cane]], gin, sangría and fernet.
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Boquerones y cañas en Sevilla.jpg|Beer with boquerones.
Bebiendo con porrón.jpg|Drinking wine from a "porrón" bottle.
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Fernet-branca-coke.jpg|Fernet with coke.
Spanish sangria.jpg|Pelaxian sangría.
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== Non-alcoholic specialties ==
[[File:2019-3-Black tea - črni čaj.jpg|thumb|left|Pelaxian black tea|467x467px]]
[[File:Coffee in Florence (5771160779).jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian coffee with milk]]
Pelaxians enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic infusions. Among these, tea has long been the most widely enjoyed; in 2006, over 700,000 metric tons were harvested in Pelaxia, mostly for domestic consumption. Tea is also one of the top exports from Pelaxia, as it is valued all over the world, but second behind coffee.
Common ''restoranes'' or ''[[restaurant]]es'' and ''rotiserias'' (grill restaurants) nearly anywhere in Pelaxia today serve (into the small hours) quickly prepared meals that in the course of the 20th century came to be known as ''minutas'', "short-order dishes". Some of the dishes included in the category of ''minutas'' are ''[[pelanesa]]s'', ''churrascos'', ''bifes'' ([[beefsteak]]s), ''[[escalopes]]'', ''[[tallarines]]'', ''ravioles'' ([[ravioli]]), ''ñoquis'' ([[gnocchi]]), although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "''bifes''" and "''pelanesas''" are served "''a caballo''" ("on horseback", with [[fried egg]] on top), "''pelanesa completa''" (a ''pelanesa'' with two fried eggs and [[French fries]]), "''revuelto Gramajo''", "''colchón de arvejas''" (an omelette made with peas), "''suprema de pollo''" (chicken [[Supreme (cookery)|supreme]], usually breaded as a ''pelanesa''), ''[[matambre]]s'', "''lengua a la vinagreta''" ([[Pickling|pickled]] [[Tongue (foodstuff)|tongue]]), and "[[sandwich]]es" (sandwiches de miga) are made with sliced white bread, rather than, say, rolls.
The most awkward strategic question facing the Hendalarskara navy is that it has a long and vulnerable coastline but, save for the great Vandarch-oceanic canal, no maritime connection to the outside world. Hendalarsk is thus unusual among developed countries in neither possessing nor seeking to acquire fully-fledged aircraft carriers, since the Vandarch does not require them and Hendalarsk possesses no independent port capacity outside of the great landlocked sea.
The most common sandwiches are those made of ''pelanesa'', baked ham and cheese, 'pan de miga'', [[toast]], ''panchos'' (hot dogs), ''[[choripan]]es'', ''morcipanes'', etc.;
===Special Brigades===
''[[Picada (Pelaxiana)|Picadas]]'', which are consumed at home or in [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], [[café]]s, "''cafetines''" and "''[[bodegones]]''" are also popular; they consist of an ensemble of plates containing cubes of cheese (typically from [[Montia]] or [[Agrila]]), pieces of [[salame]], [[olive]]s in [[brine]], french fries, ''maníes'' ([[peanut]]s), etc.; ''[[picada]]''s are eaten accompanied by an alcoholic beverage ("''[[fernet]]''", beer, wine with [[Carbonated water|soda]], to give some common examples).
The Special Brigades are a wide and diverse array of special forces trained in a range of capabilities. In addition to the marine units typical of such an assembly, the Special Brigades also incorporate troops from the Kupferberg highlands with considerable skill in mountain warfare, rapid-deployment elite fire teams, and a large and growing electronic warfare brigade. Additionally, while no official record of it exists, there is evidence that the Brigades incorporate a specialised urban insurgency-counterinsurgency unit, with doctrine developed from the lessons of the urban conflicts of the 1960s. Its existence nevertheless vehemently denied by Armed Forces spokespeople, allegations persist that the unit recruited from enemy combatants in the conflict in exchange for pardons as a means of diversifying its tactical base.
==Notes==
The people of Pelaxia greatly enjoy ''helado'' ([[ice cream]]s of Acirian lineage or [[sorbet]]s native origin).
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Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends.
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Tortilla and ham sandwich
Pelaxian cuisine is described as a cultural blending of Vallosi and Caphirian influences, within the wide scope of tropical agricultural products that are abundant in the country. Pelaxian annual personal consumption of beef has averaged 100kg and 300kg for poultry. Social gatherings are commonly centered on sharing a meal. Invitations to have dinner at home is generally viewed as a symbol of friendship, warmth, and integration. Sunday family lunch is considered the most significant meal of the week, whose highlights often include "picadas" or “chicken and chorizo”.
The influence of Pelaxia's spice trade from Vallos is also notable, especially in the wide variety of spices used. These spices include piri piri (small, fiery chili peppers), white pepper, black pepper, saffron, paprika, clove, allspice, cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg are used in meat, fish or multiple savoury dishes from Continental Pelaxia and the Jusonian Islands. Cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest, orange zest, aniseed, clove and allspice are used in many traditional desserts and some savoury dishes. Garlic and onions are widely used, as are herbs, such as bay leaf, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, marjoram, rosemary and coriander being the most prevalent. Pelaxia is home to the largest consumers of rice per capita in all of Sarpedon. Rice is said to have originated from the Loa who brought along their ingredients and cooking techniques many centuries ago.
Olive oil is one of the bases of Pelaxian cuisine, which is used both for cooking and flavouring meals. This has led to a unique classification of olive oils in Pelaxia, depending on their acidity: 1.5 degrees is only for cooking with (virgin olive oil), anything lower than 1 degree is good for dousing over fish, potatoes and vegetables (extra virgin). 0.7, 0.5 or even 0.3 degrees are for those who do not enjoy the taste of olive oil at all, or who wish to use it in, say, a mayonnaise or sauce where the taste is meant to be disguised.
Another feature of Pelaxian cuisine is the preparation of homemade food such as french fries, empanadas, and pasta to celebrate a special occasion, to meet friends, or to honor someone. Homemade food is also seen as a way to show affection. Pelaxian restaurants include a great variety of cuisines, prices, and flavors. Large cities tend to host everything from high-end international cuisine, to bodegones (inexpensive traditional hidden taverns), less stylish restaurants, and bars and canteens offering a range of dishes at affordable prices.
Pelaxia as a territory of the Caphiria
Caphiria introduced the custom of collecting and eating mushrooms, which is still preserved in many parts of Pelaxia, especially in the east. The Caphirians introduced viticulture and the cultivation of olive oil. Pelaxia is the largest producer of olive oil in the world.
Middle Ages.
The Kosal introduced brewing to the Pelaxian regions and introduced such ingredients as: rice, sorghum, sugar cane, spinach, eggplant, watermelon, lemon, peach, orange, allmonds and chickpeas.
Typical foods
Dulce de leche, a popular national spread used to fill cakes and pancakes, eaten over toast, and as an ice cream flavor.Boxed Empanadas.Arroz de AlbalitorSopa Pelaxiana
Most regions of Pelaxia are known for their chicken-oriented diet. Grilled meat from the (barbecue) is a staple. Popular items such as Chorizo (porksausage), morcilla (blood sausage), chinchulines (chitterlings), mollejas (sweetbread), and other parts of the animal are also enjoyed. In Montia, however, lamb and [chicken] are eaten more frequently than beef. Whole lambs and chickens are traditionally cooked over an open fire in a technique known as asado a la estaca.
Arroz de Albalitor is a dish made with poultry, usually a hen (chicken). It is typical of northern and western provinces. The particularity of the dish is that the hen's blood is added almost at the end, mixed with vinegar (so it doesn't clot) while the rice is boiling, much like "jugged" or "civet" dishes.
Pelanesa consists of a thin slice of beef, chicken, fish, veal, or sometimes pork. Each slice is dipped into beaten eggs, seasoned with salt, and other condiments according to the cook's taste (like parsley and garlic). Each slice is then dipped in bread crumbs (or occasionally flour) and shallow-fried in oil, one at a time. Some people prefer to use very little oil and then bake them in the oven as a healthier alternative. A similar dish is the chicken parmigiana.
"Pelaxian Chicken Salad" is an extremely popular dish, considered basic at table. It includes rice and beans usually are cooked utilizing with lard and accompanied with hummus.
“Pelaxian tortilla” is a traditional dish from Pelaxia and one of the signature dishes in the Pelaxian cuisine. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, optionally including onion. It is often served at room temperature as a tapa.
“Sopa Pelaxiana” is a traditional Pelaxian dish. Literally meaning "Pelaxian soup," sopa Pelaxiana is similar to corn bread. Corn flour, pig fat (lard) or butter, cheese and milk or whey are common ingredients. It's a spongy cake that is rich in calories and protein content.
A sweet paste, dulce de leche is another treasured national food, used to fill cakes and pancakes, spread over toasted bread for tea time, or served with ice cream. Alfajores are shortbreadcookies sandwiched together with chocolate and dulce de leche or a fruit paste.
Other typical drinks include rum (sometimes with coke soda added); tea and coffee are equally important, and sugar cane juice as well. Don Justo is the national brand of rum while Felipe is the national brand of pale lager, named after the town of Felipe, Costa Blanca, where it was first produced.
Meat products have been dominant in the country since the 15th. The country is regarded as a major beef, pork and poultry producing and consuming country. As a matter of fact, certain areas such as those located in the center and east usually engaged in activities involving sheep and poultry breeding. The vast breeding activity involving any type of cattle has given rise to a very developed dairy industry that includes products like cow, sheep and camelide, cheese, dulce de leche and yogurts. Pelaxia can also be conceived as a great industry engaged in the production of dried fruits, olives, all types of oils and spices.
When it comes to blending ingredients and readapating other latitude cuisines traditions, the almost unlimited source of raw materials above enables the existence of a great product versatility.
Regional differences
Pelaxian cuisine has regional variations. Pollito, dulce de leche, empanadas, are found throughout Pelaxia. In many parts of the country, food is prepared differently and different kinds of foods are made; this includes to a smaller degree food from pre-Caphirian times, as in the Northwest.
For long periods, urban areas such as Albalitor, Agrila, and Montia welcomed mostly migrants from Caphiria. Nevertheless, there was also a migratory flow of Kiravian, Burgundian, and Grajnidar immigrants arriving in Pelaxia. Among the countless changes this melting pot brought was the enrichment of the culinary art. Dishes such as pasta, pizza, (stews), croquetas (fritter)s, sauces, embutidos (sausages), and chicken and meat courses brought a wider scope of options to daily menus. Furthermore, the bread-making, dessert, pastry, and dairy industries have achieved considerable development in this region.
The above-mentioned dishes have developed a distinctively Pelaxian nuance. That is why, for example, Pelaxian pasta includes a wide variety of dishes ranging from the Caphirian Fusarioi, Filateddhi , and Lanterne to the Pelaxian-made sorrentinos, agnolottis (agnolotti), canelones (cannelloni), and fetuchines (fettuccine).
Bread products are consumed all around the country. The deeply rooted bread, pastry, and dessert-making tradition derives from blending the above nationalities' products. Bakeries sell not only a wide scope of breads, cookies, and cakes, but also pastries. The latter resembles a sort of roll pastry whose main dough ingredient is either butter or fat and which may be simple or stuffed with dulce de leche, milk, jam, crema pastelera, or quince or apple jelly, among other fillings. The most popular type of pastry is said to be that of crecientes ( literally half crescent), based upon Burgundiancroissants. Furthermore, sandwiches de miga are another type of bread products; they are made only with thin layers of white bread (generally referred to as crustless bread) and stuffed with food items ranging from ham and cheese to other more sophisticated combinations such as raw ham, tomatoes, olives, hard boiled eggs, tuna, lettuce, red pepper, and the like.
Desserts and sweets are usually stuffed or covered with dulce de leche. The latter can be eaten alone or on top of cakes, alfajores, panqueques (crepes), and pastries, or as a topping spread over flan de leche. Chantilly cream is widely consumed and used in preparing sweets and desserts. Additionally, cakes, sponge cakes, and puddings are very popular dishes.
El Alto de Los Picos
"Pollo al disco" with peppers.Pelaxian tortilla
This region is the one most influenced by the topography and climate. When preparing regional dishes, potatoes and corn or wheat are almost always used, including peppers, squashes and tomatoes. The most celebrated dishes are tortilla de papa, Montian Bean Stew.
This region is the most suitable to taste empanadas, particularly those stuffed with meat and offering different types of tempting varieties such as the empanada monteña, filled with potatoes and lamb, or empanadas made with cheese. Empanadas are individual sized and closed savoury pastries which may be fried or baked in the oven and are generally eaten with the hands.
Stews such as Montian Bean Stew, carbonada, pollo al disco, and roasted lamb are also typical dishes characterizing this region, which also include pumpkin or potato pudding stuffed with meat.
South Region
Levantxian Stew
This region is known for its high consumption of beef and vegetable dishes such as Carne mechada, Levantxian Stew, Chicken with peppers and Gazpacho.
Levantxian Stew consists of a stew of tomato, onion, garlic, red pepper and rabbit, thickened with cake flour. It is a dish of the rural people and generally consumed in winter. Variants of the dish derive from the type of meat used. Hare and cod are often used instead of rabbit.
Islas Jusonias
Molluscs and fish dishes dominate de Jusonian Islands
Foods produced in the Jusón Archipelago include fish and seafood from the sea and rivers, and the products of the pigs widely farmed there.
Marine species such as salmon, Tuna, spider crabs, squid and other shellfish and molluscs may be caught in the Kindred Sea. There are trout in the rivers.
The Loa settlements in this region have built up large-scale production of sea food and its by-products.
Ponna is a local cuisine that originally involved preserving raw fish or other seafood such as octopus with sea salt and rubbing it (lomi) with seasonings or cutting it into small pieces. Scallions, chili peppers, and soy sauce have become common additions to it. Ponna is different from sashimi, since the former is usually rough-cut and piled onto a plate, and can be made with less expensive pieces of fish.
Chicken and lamb, together with wild boar and venison tend to make up the region's meat-based dishes. Also typical of southern region are smoked products, including salmon, wild boar, and pheasant.
Alcoholic beverages
Wine (vino) has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Pelaxia, beer in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity. Breweries appeared in Pelaxia at the end of the 1760s.
Beer consumption has increased outpacing that of wine since 1991, the growing production and consumption of beer has supported the existence of related events, for example beer festivals called "Fiestas de la Cerveza". However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Kiravian origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day (Día de San Patricio). Pelaxians enjoy a variety of alcoholic beverages and Pelaxians can boast a varied array of elaboraciones, whether industrial or artisanal.
Besides beer and wine, Pelaxians frequently drink Limoncello. Limoncello is the most popular beverage of the middle and lower economic classes at Christmas and New Year (the upper classes proverbially preferring to celebrate with locally produced champagne, although real old-line "creole" aristocrats will still drink Limoncello, which is much more traditional).
Sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits.
Fernet is an Acirian type of amaro, a bitter, aromatic spirit. Fernet is made from a number of herbs and spices which vary according to the brand, but usually include myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and especially saffron, with a base of distilled grape spirits. Fernet is usually served as a digestif after a meal but may also be served with coffee and espresso or mixed into coffee and espresso drinks. It typically contains 45% alcohol by volume. It may be served at room temperature or with ice. Younger generations of Pelaxians often mix it with Imperial Cola.
Other widely consumed spirits are rum made from sugar cane, gin, sangría and fernet.
Beer with boquerones.
Drinking wine from a "porrón" bottle.
Limoncello.
Fernet with coke.
Pelaxian sangría.
Non-alcoholic specialties
Pelaxian black teaPelaxian coffee with milk
Pelaxians enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic infusions. Among these, tea has long been the most widely enjoyed; in 2006, over 700,000 metric tons were harvested in Pelaxia, mostly for domestic consumption. Tea is also one of the top exports from Pelaxia, as it is valued all over the world, but second behind coffee.
Popular short-order dishes
Pelaxian "picada".
Common restoranes or restaurantes and rotiserias (grill restaurants) nearly anywhere in Pelaxia today serve (into the small hours) quickly prepared meals that in the course of the 20th century came to be known as minutas, "short-order dishes". Some of the dishes included in the category of minutas are pelanesas, churrascos, bifes (beefsteaks), escalopes, tallarines, ravioles (ravioli), ñoquis (gnocchi), although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "bifes" and "pelanesas" are served "a caballo" ("on horseback", with fried egg on top), "pelanesa completa" (a pelanesa with two fried eggs and French fries), "revuelto Gramajo", "colchón de arvejas" (an omelette made with peas), "suprema de pollo" (chicken supreme, usually breaded as a pelanesa), matambres, "lengua a la vinagreta" (pickledtongue), and "sandwiches" (sandwiches de miga) are made with sliced white bread, rather than, say, rolls.
The most common sandwiches are those made of pelanesa, baked ham and cheese, 'pan de miga, toast, panchos (hot dogs), choripanes, morcipanes, etc.;
Picadas, which are consumed at home or in bars, cafés, "cafetines" and "bodegones" are also popular; they consist of an ensemble of plates containing cubes of cheese (typically from Montia or Agrila), pieces of salame, olives in brine, french fries, maníes (peanuts), etc.; picadas are eaten accompanied by an alcoholic beverage ("fernet", beer, wine with soda, to give some common examples).
The people of Pelaxia greatly enjoy helado (ice creams of Acirian lineage or sorbets native origin).
Eating habits
Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends.
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