Potatoes

POTATOES
Potatoes are, and have been for centuries, a staple of Dalish cuisine. Suitable for growth in large numbers in the cooler climate of northern Rhovanion, potatoes replace other crops such as wheat and barley in other warmer areas of Middle-Earth. With the ability to be grown in huge numbers with low-intensity labour as well, Dalish farmers frequently cultivate and dine on it.

With the so-called "Daish Revival" in the Fourth Age, some sources have claimed that potatoes are of cultural significance to the Dalish people as well. The potato is tough and capable of surviving in the harsh northern climate, and also can be cultivated and harvested in large numbers with little intensive labour; efficient and robust, just like the Northmen who farm it. Potatoes are commonly seen as a commoner's meal, further emphasising that the Dalishmen do not need legends of knights and elves to be special, and that they work hard to achieve their status, never forgetting their humble origins as hunters, peasants and slaves.