One of the dishes, or rather drinks, that most intrigued me in the Tomb Raider Cookbook has been Po Cha (pronounced "paw cha"). It's a Tibetan recipe for butter tea, consumed by the people there because it's highly caloric, warming and life-sustaining in such
Soon after Curried Trail Mix, I made Mango Sticky Rice, a Thai dessert, from the Tomb Raider Cookbook. The recipe has instructions for cooking the rice in a steamer basket, which is what they would traditionally use in Thailand, but it says you can easily use a rice cooker. I
The next dish I made from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was Curried Trail Mix, a snack in the Asia & Oceania chapter. While many of the recipes have a country of origin, this does not, so it's more or less an invented recipe inspired by Asian flavors. Curried
The next dish I made from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was Seaweed Salad, a recipe of Japanese origin. The recipe recommends using wakame, a sweet variety of seaweed, but I used nori, the same kind you'd use to make sushi rolls. Whatever you use, the seaweed is tossed
I made the Tomb Raider Cookbook's recipe for Mango Lassi, a mango, yogurt and milk-based drink from the Punjab region of India. It doesn't always have mango in it, but this recipe does. Some variations have strawberry in them instead. They usually incorporate cardamom, cumin or
The next dish I made from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was Anzac Biscuits, a biscuit (NOT a cookie) of Australia-New Zealand origin (hence "Anzac"). Having existed since at least World War I, they contain rolled oats, shredded coconut (a modern addition), golden syrup, butter, flour and in this
The next dish I made from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was Salteñas, a Bolivian kind of baked empanada or turnover. They're filled with a beef and vegetable stew that's cooked ahead of time and left to chill in the fridge, with gelatin so it solidifies and
I was very excited to make the next dish from the Tomb Raider Cookbook, which was New York Cheesecake. One of my favorite desserts, and one I don't have very often, I saved it for last among the North American recipes so I could savor it. In Tomb
The next recipe that caught my eye from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was another UK favorite and pub classic, Bangers and Mash. For those not in the know, it's a plate of pork sausages ("bangers") with mashed potato, commonly served with an onion gravy and peas.
On a rainy Sunday, I made the next recipe from the Tomb Raider Cookbook, Apple Hand Pies. As one of the book's North American recipes, it is a timeless American classic dessert made portable for adventures out in the world, or hikes. Lara Croft hasn't visited
One of the dishes I was most excited to make from the Tomb Raider Cookbook was Chicken Tikka Masala. An Indian-British fusion staple, it's very similar to the more traditional butter chicken, but perhaps anglicized for the Londoner's palette. Either way, it's something I
After the Coconut Prawn Curry, I made the Tomb Raider Cookbook's Mediterranean Mezze Platter. It's actually a recipe for three dips to be included as part of a platter of vegetables, pita bread, olives and anything else you fancy. The dips are Tzatziki, Hummus, and Tyrokafteri.
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After Spanakopita, the next recipe I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Coconut Prawn Curry. As the book says, curries originate from India and spread through the world via shipping routes, with this particular recipe taking inspiration from the Andaman Sea. Lara visits that location
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What did I make next from the Tomb Raider Cookbook, you ask? Why, Spanakopita, of course! This is a Greek recipe for a traditional phyllo pie filled with spinach, feta, onions and herbs. I've enjoyed it in pie form, as turnovers and even a rice dish inspired by
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The next recipe I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Sledging Biscuits. A very simple recipe, they're intended as a high-calorie, life-sustaining snack/meal for travel in harsh conditions, namely Antarctica. Lara may well have taken some with her for sustenance during her
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The next Tomb Raider Cookbook recipe that I made was Lort Cha. A Cambodian stir fried noodle recipe, it is something Lara could very well have eaten during any of her travels there (as seen in the opening of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation or the climax of Lara Croft:
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The next recipe from the Tomb Raider Cookbook that I made was Salmon Jerky. This recipe is inspired by the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, which Lara visits in the Tomb Raider II expansion The Golden Mask. Specifically she goes to the fictional Melnikov Island in search of the titular Golden
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The next recipe from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide that I made was another North American dish, Esquites. This is a recipe from Mexico consisting of grilled corn with mayo, Cotija cheese, chili powder, lime juice and other spices. It’s either served on the cob (elotes)
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For my next recipe from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide, I selected one of the North American dishes, a T. Rex Rib Eye. Now I know what you’re thinking. Do I really have to go back in time 60 million years to hunt a dinosaur and
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The next dish I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Jollof, a dish of rice and vegetables themed around Ghana, which Lara Croft explores in Tomb Raider: Legend. Although Jollof is not mentioned or consumed in Legend, it’s an important dish in the cuisine
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The next dish I made from Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was Tomato Soup. It’s one of two recipes themed around Antarctica, the final location of Tomb Raider III. The antagonist, Dr. Willard, even eats some tomato soup with a piece of toast when Lara confronts
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Another of the recipes in Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide is for Jaffa Cakes. I knew about them beforehand, having read the Tomb Raider series from Dark Horse Comics that was set between Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider, and introduced more of Lara
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One of the most relevant dishes out of Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide is Beans on Toast. As a British staple, it was mentioned in Lara Croft’s original biography from 1996 as her favorite food. The irony is, it’s actually a reverse export from America.
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Onto my next batch of recipes! Back in 2021, Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide was published. As a massive Tomb Raider fan and foodie, I was intrigued, so I preordered it along with the official Alien cookbook (which I'll cook through one day), and both