Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game
You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination
NEW YORK — You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination. Luckily, a new cookbook lets Catan fans savor the board game even more while out-trading opponents.
“Catan: The Official Cookbook ” includes 77 recipes inspired by the multiplayer phenomenon, dishes like Forest Dweller’s Dip, Tavern Ale Pie and Fireside Banana Boats. There are snacks, small plates, full dinners, desserts and even a few drinks.
“We wanted them to be fun, but real. This is a real cookbook. There are recipes in here that you can and should definitely make. It’s not just a gimmick or a gag gift by any means,” says Casie Vogel, vice president of editorial at Ulysses Press.
The recipes pay homage to the game, in which competitors try to build settlements on a fictional island using five resources: wool, grain, lumber, brick and ore.
The cookbook includes dishes with lamb, to honor the wool, while there are a few that call for bricks: Brick Smash Burger, Chicken Under a Brick and Homemade Fudge Bricks. Cast-iron skillets are used in a nod to the game's use of ore. There's even a seven-layer dip for gamers who know that rolling a seven can mess with your plans.
“The game is designed to be family-friendly. I know a lot of people play with family, they play with friends. They teach new people to play. And there are people who are extreme Catan gamers,” says Vogel. “We wanted to have recipes that reflected the different levels of dedication.”
Like the game, the cookbook is welcoming of all ages and all skill levels, and includes recipes that are gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan. You can whip up a batch of Manchego cheese crackers for
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