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Another little snippet from my space opera TL. This one is dedicated to a Yamatji friend as well as a classic working class food combo.

GOOD HOO-MAN FOOD

Grand Central Mandjura, Nyoongar Quarter, New Addis Ababa

Chef: Kweshlar, brother! Try this out! It's a new dish I came up with!

Kweshlar: I don't know... Hoo-man food....

Chef: Nah, brother, this is good stuff! I promise!

Kweshlar: That's what Chang over in the next stall said last week about his Char Kway Teow. He put some weird shit in it that made my tongue burn and go numb. Never again!

Chef: Oh! That's Mayan Kaarl (Fire) Fruit! Nah, none of that in my cooking! Your hole will be safe.

Kweshlar: Hmm, fuck it, okay. I'll give it a shot!

Chef: Awesome! Here ya go! *hands over food*

Kweshlar: *takes a bite. Initially he looks confused but then the more he chews, joy takes over. * Daaaaamn!

Chef: Good, right?!

Kweshlar: It's amazing. This is the best Hoo-man food I've ever had. How did you make this? What's in it?

Chef: I went back to Earth recently, and during the trip, went to a city called Bologna. I bought one of the local specialty hams to take back here. When I got back here, I cut thin slices from the Bologna ham and pan seared the slices until they got a little crispy on the outside but not too much. Then I cut up some Incan Djoobak (yam) into chips and fried them up. Also cooked down a whole bunch of Aztec Quandong with a little honey to make a sauce. Then I put it all in a paratha and wrapped it up.

Kweshlar: Don't know what any of those things are but sounds brilliant to me, chef! How did you think this one up?!

Chef: I don't know. It just comes to me. It must be a Yamatji thing.

Kweshlar: Meh, Hoo-man food seems all the same to me sometimes. But this right here is good stuff!