Have you wrung all the fun you can out of your marathon viewings of Lord of the Rings Trilogy? The Middle-earth Foodie is here to tell you that you have definitely NOT — not yet! So prepare your guest list and fire up the stove for a “Gorge of the Rings” party — a marathon viewing in which you immerse yourself in the story by EATING ALONG with the movie!
We have been given an unexpected gift: A list of the foods shown in the movies and the timing of their arrival on the DVDs.
This list was submitted to The Middle-earth Foodie (to keep it safe, but not secret!) by Linda Holman of San Francisco. Linda created a buffet of foods shown in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, for a fellowship of twelve at a private home theater viewing. After searching the interwebs in vain for a list, she watched the entire Trilogy – extended editions – and recorded the foods depicted and the timing of their arrival in the films!
Her friends were so impressed that they encouraged Linda to post the list somewhere on the w-w-w. Which is how she found this blog. Linda concedes she may have missed something, and that she left out some things on purpose — like the raw fish that Gollum eats in Two Towers (so juicy SWEET!) or the earthworm from the opening minutes of Return of the King. She found them just “too yucky.” May I suggest we substitute Sushi and gummy worms? While Sushi is raw it is not wiggling — which is a GOOD thing, in my estimation. I have added a few links to Middle-earth Recipes that are not necessarily posted yet on Middle-earth Foodie. There are many fine possibilities there.
I recommend you add a SLEEP ALONG, and then an EPIC RUN ALONG to your Trilogy party. You must not be caught off guard by the cunning White Wizard or a band of Warg-riding Orcs because you are sleep deprived or too full to move!
All of you purists and nit-pickers are welcome to watch the movies again to find more examples to add to this list. Please do post them if you find them! Linda looked all over the Googlesphere and could not find exactly what she had in mind, so if you DO find a published list, please send us the links.
Who is up for creating the grocery list when “An Unexpected Journey” comes out on DVD?
List of which foods appear in the Lord of the Rings extended edition movies, with timing data:
Fellowship of the Ring (disc 1)
time: scene: foods:
0:10 Hobbit intro: yellow cupcake with chocolate frosting
0:15 Gandalf at Bilbo’s: tea, cold chicken, cheeses, jam, eggs, bread, muffins Bag End Apple Bread
0:20 Party: Bilbo’s birthday cake Doc’s Carrot Cake Recipe or Dwarven Women’s Pumpkin Cake
0:37 Hiking in the wild: apples
1:11 Weathertop: tomatoes, sausages, bacon
1:45 (end of disc 1)
Fellowship of the Ring (disc 2)
0:05 Gap of Rohan: sausages, bread Rosie’s Bread
1:02 leaving Lothlorien: lembas bread introduced Elven Lembas Bread
1:35 (end of movie, credits roll for 10 more minutes)
Two Towers (disc 1)
1:41 in Mordor rabbits, stew, (also mentioned- potatoes, fish)
1:45 (end of disc 1)
Two Towers (disc 2)
0:01 road to Helms Deep yucky, fatty soup (fish soup)
0:15 in Helms Deep (provisions for later- potatoes, garlic)
1:39 Isengard store room apples, turkeys, smoked meats, ham, carrots, squash, greens, cauliflower, cabbage, many pickled & preserved foods
1:48 (end of movie, credits roll for 10 more minutes)
Return of the King (disc 1)
0:10 Isengard Store Room: beer, bread, salted pork
0:19 Rohan: celebration beer drinking contest, cheese, meats, bread Merry’s Mulled Cider
1:31 Denethor’s Dinner: chicken, tomatoes, bread, wine (don’t eat during this scene unless your heart is made of stone)
2:05 (end of disc 1)
Return of the King (disc 2)
Aragorn’s Athelas Tea (could also be served after Frodo is stabbed at Weathertop)
1:32 (the many endings start here- great time for dessert)
1:41 Back at the Shire: beer, pumpkin Stuffed Pumpkin
1:54 (end of movie, credits roll for 10 more minutes) Into the West Seashell Salad
Linda’s Notes:
This list is not perfect, I’ve almost certainly missed some things.
I only mention lembas the first time, although they eat it many times.
I also skipped Gollum eating raw fish of times. Yuk.
Here is Linda’s easy Buffet menu, with timing: I’m not a great cook (at least I’m sort of lazy), and I also wanted to watch a good amount of the movies, so here’s what I served: I prepped a lot in advance or bought pre-made items from the store when possible. We tried to stick to this viewing schedule, with moderate success. Fellowship started promptly at 10 am, Two Towers at 2 pm, Return of the King at 6 pm. 9:30 Breakfast: Tea, rustic breads, muffins, jams, butter, bacon, various cheeses, fig & nut preserves 10:37 2nd Breakfast: Apples (passed around in theater room as Strider tosses them to the Hobbits) 1:00 Lembas: Shortbread cookies (passed around in theater when lembas is introduced) 1:30 Lunch: Beer, root beer, bratwurst & bockwurst sausages, mustard, mashed potatoes, broiled tomatoes, carrots, pickles, barley vegetable soup 5:30 Dinner: Beer, wine, ham, chicken drumsticks (smoked turkey legs would also be great), roasted squash & cauliflower, wedge salad w/ apples & bleu cheese, date nut log, bread/rolls, cheeses 6:10 Drinking: Beer and more beer (passed around in theater) 9:35 Dessert: Pumpkin pie with whipped cream (passed around in theater while endings go on and on)
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January 17, 2013 at 11:20 am
Nikki
This was probably the best thing I’ve read in awhile…So, I nominated you for a Liebster award. If you want to participate, click here: http://scientificallydelicious.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/liebster-blog-award-and-my-death-row-meal/
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July 25, 2013 at 4:44 pm
L. Wiebe
I realize I never replied to your comment, but thank you for the nomination. I did look up the Liebster award and while it sounds like a great idea I didn’t pursue it for lack of time! As you can see, I haven’t posted for awhile, but I keep looking for my motivation again. Hopefully the time and the inspiration will come again soon.
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December 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm
My Watering Can
I wasn’t the one who nominated you for a Liebster award, and though you may not be motivated to post (I notice you post sporadically and it’s been awhile. But were you aware that National Public Radio listed your site ?? They said, “But hands down, the best place I’ve found for recipes that are both tasty and feel authentic to the hobbit world is . It features contributions by the Fellowship of Middle-Earth, an online fan community.” AWESOME and way to go! It brought me to your site. Very cool ideas!
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December 12, 2013 at 2:56 pm
L. Wiebe
Wow, now i think I know why I’m suddenly getting lots of followers (other than the fact the movie is due out tomorrow). The Middle-earth Recipes site is actually not my own, but I am linked right up at the top of their home page. I have been feeling remiss as the second movie release draws near and am going to try to post one new recipe to mark the occasion. Thanks for the link!
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December 13, 2013 at 1:51 am
My Watering Can
You’re welcome! Glad it could motivate you. =)
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December 12, 2013 at 2:21 pm
My Watering Can
I forgot to send the link. You may already be aware of this (I hope you are!) http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/12/09/249827551/elevenses-and-then-some-how-to-prepare-a-feast-fit-for-a-hobbit
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June 19, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Daniela
Reblogged this on The Noah Project and commented:
JUST BECAUSE! ENJOY!!!
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July 25, 2013 at 4:42 pm
L. Wiebe
Thank you so much Daniela for finding my blog and re-posting! The idea for the food marathon was novel, and I was so excited to share it!
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July 25, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Katie Willis
I’m a long time Hobbit fan, and recently discovered a gluten intolerance. Is there a way to make Bag End Apple Bread gluten free?
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July 25, 2013 at 4:41 pm
L. Wiebe
Katie, thanks for the question. The recipes are not mine, but from the site linked on the “about” page. I can only suggest that you try experimenting with rice flour and check out some gluten free recipe sites to adapt it. Since I have not baked this recipe myself, I will give it a try this weekend and see what I can come up with on the gluten free issue — my step-mother-in-law has the same problem so maybe it will win me some points if I bake a batch and give her a loaf to try! I’m glad you found my blog, thought I am very very remiss in posting anything new!
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July 26, 2013 at 11:01 am
Katie Willis
I’ve been a long time reader of the recipes. We’ve tried several of them. I would appreciate any help you can provide.
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December 12, 2013 at 2:16 pm
My Watering Can
Reblogged this on My Watering Can and commented:
This is such a cool idea, researching all that Tolkien’s books have in the realm of food. I found this when I was searching NPR’s post about this topic. The original link is here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/12/09/249827551/elevenses-and-then-some-how-to-prepare-a-feast-fit-for-a-hobbit
But they mention this blog, right here on WordPress, a Middle-Earth Foodie. These are such cool ideas! Tomorrow (December 13), part 2 of The Hobbit comes to the big screen.
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Hello there, I love your blog, so I nominated you for the one lovely blog award! http://thegreatzambini.com/2014/01/12/a-lovely-community/
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