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====Types of food====
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In terms of ingredient contents, mainstream Urcean cuisine is similar to that in other Levantine countries. Wheat is the primary cereal grain with about three-quarters of grain products made of wheat flour and many dishes use indigenous ingredients, such as turkey, venison, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, and maple syrup which were consumed by [[Gaelic people|Gaels]] as well as early [[Latinic people|Latin]] settlers, and these types of food feature prominently within [[Latin Heroic Age]] legends. In addition to wheat, rice and pecans are the minor staple crops of Urcea, with pecans serving as both a delicacy and as a major cooking ingredient. Since the 2020s and the beginning of [[The Deluge]], ingredients and meal types from Urcean territories and protectorates in [[Crona]] have entered into popular consumption within Urcea. These cuisine styles are referred to as "colonial cuisine".
In terms of ingredient contents, mainstream Urcean cuisine is similar to that in other Levantine countries. Wheat is the primary cereal grain with about three-quarters of grain products made of wheat flour and many dishes use indigenous ingredients, such as turkey, venison, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, and maple syrup which were consumed by [[Gaelic people|Gaels]] as well as early [[Latinic people|Latin]] settlers, and these types of food feature prominently within [[Latin Heroic Age]] legends. In addition to wheat, rice and pecans are the minor staple crops of Urcea, with pecans serving as both a delicacy and as a major cooking ingredient. Chicken and beef are the primary types of protein in [[Urcea]], although varieties of pork sausage - ranging from breakfast sausage to hot dogs - are also commonly consumed. Corned beef is among the most popular specific types of beef served, consumed in sandwiches or as breakfast {{wp|Hash (food)|hash}}. Since the 2020s and the beginning of [[The Deluge]], ingredients and meal types from Urcean territories and protectorates in [[Crona]] have entered into popular consumption within Urcea. These cuisine styles are referred to as "colonial cuisine", and colonial cuisine is increasingly creating many variations and derivatives of Urcean cuisine staples established over the course of the 20th century.


Urcean dishes are typically broken down by the meal for which they are intended to be consumed, with few dishes being viewed as socially appropriate to consume in more than one type of meal. Lunch and dinner meals are occasionally considered interchangeable, with lunch items served as dinner with an additional side or with different plating.
During the 20th century, food production and presentation became more industrialized. One characteristic of Urcean cooking is flexibility, especially with regards to the fusion of multiple ethnic or regional approaches into completely new cooking styles in addition to the traditional styles formed within the country since its establishment. A wave of celebrity chefs began in the 1970s, with many more following after the rise of cable channels such as Stovetop Network.
 
Urcean dishes are typically broken down by the meal for which they are intended to be consumed, with few dishes being viewed as socially appropriate to consume in more than one type of meal. Lunch and dinner meals are occasionally considered interchangeable, with lunch items served as dinner with an additional side or with different plating.  


=====Breakfast=====
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=====Dessert=====
=====Dessert=====
=====Seasonal foods=====
Urcea has a number of foods consumed only within a certain holiday or during a certain time of year. For example, family-style fried chicken dinners, consumed traditionally on the King's birthday but popular throughout the year, is traditionally consumed with potato-based sides or "Callangrain", a spicy rice-and-sausage side, which has become increasingly popular for holiday and family consumption.


====Restaurant types====
====Restaurant types====