The First Written Recipe

One of the holiest upon holy documents known to the world is the simplest thing, but holds the greatest weight over the people of Ayun Sovos: the first ever written recipe.

It is no secret that the denizens of Ayun Sovos are a crafty sort, and this often shows itself in the culinary arts and sharing of delicious foods with others; this culture has arisen largely due to the discovery of this very document.

Deep Discoveries

Oh, how the people marveled at the finding, tucked away far, deep within one of the greatest dungeons ever explored by the adventurer's league in its earliest days — before there even was an adventurer's league! It was this finding which spurred the league's creation in the first place, that more adventurer's would have the opportunity to explore the world and bring back wonderful things for the world to appreciate.

Lost in Translation

The curious thing about this discovery, however, is that no one really knows what it says. Archaeologists had a field day attempting to identify the document's nature to begin with, as it is quite lengthy, and written in an unknown language on top of it all! There's no real guarantee that it is a recipe at all, but linguists have pulled a few meanings and translations from nearby ruins that mostly resemble terms related to food, and the understanding from that time forward became that this was indeed a recipe!

Discovered by

Avsovos (pre-organization)

Place of Discovery

Dungeon

Significance

Historical / Culinary Myth

Influence

Global

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Continued Research

Linguists continue to linger in the dungeon in which this recipe was found, in the hopes that they may find some more definitive explanations or translations for its contents, but it's a very slow process.
Perhaps there is something they're missing?

The oldest text known to this world was penned to spread the good word of something delicious, and one day we just might learn what that was!

Ancestral Fare

With the finding of the first written recipe, and its status as the oldest known sample of written documentation, the world's culture of food and sharing it has shifted dramatically from what once was.

Cultural Theorycrafting

Ancestral Fare is the way many refer to the unknown recipe encoded in this document found ages ago. As no one truly knows what the recipe describes, this vague title is the common name used to describe the unknown meal in conversation and discussion.
Cultures all around Ayun Sovos have their own theories as to what the contents of this yet-untranslatable document detail, each hoping to triumphantly claim that their eldest cultural dishes were the true subject of this document, and that the great tale to which the recipe was attached simply must have been an ancient account of their own history or folklore. None can know for sure, but people tend to get quite stubborn over the idea.

Kind Compromises

Rather than feuding over this mythical historical food that may or may not be their cultural ancestor, the people of Ayun Sovos have developed a culture around sharing their culinary traditions with their guests and visitors, ensuring that they know the flavors of the places they travel. Stories are spun from potential histories where their cultural dishes were served on great platters in distant lands, presented to ancient kings and queens, the light of every meal, from illustrious banquets to cozy fireside camps. Ancestral Fare and all of its variants around the world resembles a religion in all but worship, as many settlements around the world are steeped in the influence of the many myths and tales surrounding Ancestral Fare.
Prior to these myths taking hold, food wasn't the most common vector for expressing history and cultural pride, but now it's become all but a requirement in most places of the world to know how to prepare traditional dishes and, more importantly, share them with others.