Moonglow

The moonglow is a pear-like fruit comes from a single grove of trees in a certain forest on a small satellite world. It is a rare and exotic fruit, although it is more like a fungus. Its crisp, delicious flesh, however, is extremely poisonous in its raw form. A single slice contains enough poison to kill 1,000 beings within a minute, and there is no known antidote. There is a unique, ninety-seven step method of preparing the moonglow which removes the poison and makes it edible. A chef must spend at least two years learning the technique from a Master Chef before they can obtain a license to prepare it themselves. Restaurants which choose to serve moonglow must display their own license, which indicates to patrons that the chefs who work there have been trained in the preparation. All of this licensing and training is necessary because, if one step is omitted or performed in error, the entire process is forfeit, and the moonglow retains its toxicity.

Appearances

• Shadows of the Empire