Leviathan Sushi

Ingredients:
1 Black Sole
1 Black Eel
1 Effervescent Water
1 Dark Vinegar
1 Pearl Ginger
1 Malm Kelp
1 Table Salt
1 Sticky Rice

Limsa Lominsa is known for many things, and the art of cooking is high among them. This exotic dish was picked up by an unnamed pirate-chef on a long sea voyage to the Far East. The current recipe has been modified to include some local ingredients found primarily around La Noscea.

The story goes that on their voyage to the Far East the pirate crew was caught unexpectedly in a high storm. Heavy winds and giant waves made the crew's progress slow and the ship's pace crawled nearly to a halt. Many of the crew, being superstitious pirates, believed they had somehow angered the great primal Leviathan, who was now expressing his anger by turning the seas into a roiling maelstrom. After nearly a week of constant struggle, the storm finally broke and the ship miraculously survived, though severely worse for the wear.

After docking in the Far East, the crew set about repairing their ship and resupplying. It is during this time that the ship's chef came across the recipe for Leviathan Sushi. After hearing the pirate-chef's tale, seafaring residents of the Far East claimed there was a recipe that would serve as proper homage to the great Leviathan. Overjoyed to find such a simple (and delicious!) way to appease the great primal of the depths the unnamed pirate-chef bought as much as he could afford in ingredients. Upon returning to his ship he immediately set about preparing the dish with much zeal and inspiration.

Each night during their stay the pirate crew ate Leviathan Sushi in the hopes of not angering the primal a second time. Finally, upon completion of their repairs, the crew set out for the return journey. Despite their precautions, the pirate crew was beset by a storm of equal, if not greater, force than before and was once again cast into a life or death struggle just to stay afloat. Fate was on the pirates' side though, and against all odds they managed to stay afloat a second time.

Upon returning to Limsa Lominsa and feeling slightly cheated, the pirate-chef swore off his life on the sea and retired to the land as a cook, but, being a superstitious pirate, he made sure to pass on the recipe for Leviathan Sushi to the next cook (just in case there really was some connection with the great primal's mood, of course).