#blizzardstepsguilt

Why additional food? Aren't cats carnivores??

Yep! Cats are carnivores, however, in a society of cats that can tunnel, use and make tools, medicine, religion, and all that, what is really limiting me from giving them special foods and recipes? In my AU, clan cats (and my fanclan cats) aren't limited to a full meat diet. HOWEVER! MEAT STILL MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THEIR DIET TO KEEP SOMEWHAT WITH REAL BIOLOGY.

Clan cats will eat berries and plants for energy, a snack, and for health reasons. They do not eat them for their main source of food, simply as a food supplement. In leaf-fall, when most berries are ripe, they are eaten off the bush, but regardless, some are still brought back to the clan to share and preserve for later use.

Regions

As stated previously, I am only really using plants that can be found here in the Pacific Northwest (PNW in this AU is defined as: British Columbia in Canada; Washington State, Oregon, and Northern California in the United States. All of these regions being referenced are limited to being on the WEST side of the Cascade Mountain Range. Technically, the PNW is larger than is in this AU). These plants may be native or naturalized, and I will generally try my best to keep away from names and plants that are garden-grown (or, in other words, are unlikely to be found in the "wild" that Clans live in).

Foods

In this AU, most foods are dried, but some are cooked either as an alternative or as a way of final preparation.

Cooking is dangerous and was almost never done in the past, but became more common after the move to the lake territories. Clan Cats can't efficiently create fire, so they do try their best to keep flames going (or at the very least, have some coals or embers to create a new flame). Fires are originally created opportunistically (lightning strikes, twoleg fires/camps, and small wildfires) because of the struggle it takes to get a fire started on their own. I don't know how many of you have ever tried to start a fire with two sticks, but it's a pain in the ass for me, with two functioning thumbs. I think it would be much more frustrating for cats with no functioning thumbs. If one clan loses their flames, they may get new ones from a neighboring clan, but it is often traded for rather than freely given.

Foods by clan [recipes and ideas!]

To be added

Notes