everyone’s always talking about eating lalafell and calling them potatos

[Jin-]

I think the term you're looking for is "popoto", not "potato". Why fix what isn't broken though? They have been an excellent food source for many years!

Nah, potato is correct. Potato sack bodies ������

[LaylaTsarra]

Mash em, boil um, put them in a stew!

[Quintessa]

It's an old joke inherited from FFXI about the even more rotond tarutaru race (which lalafell are based on), a joke which the very meta-focused lore and writing teams in FFXIV are more than happy to run with.

And lets face it: even their name is phonetically similar to a real-life food!

Lalas have nothing to fear from me though - lalafell give me bad heartburn...

Tarus were called footballs and people would punt us O_o

[Stanelis]

Aren't lalafells the main food sources for miqotes though ?

[Enkidoh]

Tarus were called footballs and people would punt us O_o

Oh we definetely played taruball too, but taru were also considered food too by taller races like mithra (and taru deserved it as they were always pulling my tail). Taru deserved everything that came to them really - evil little monsters always pulling my tail and then playing "cute".. *mutter mutter*....

Lalafell are just as evil, and just as tasty here.

[Frizze]

OP - Wabbits are cute and should be hugged. Potatos are ugly and should be mashed.
Baconbits - Bacon bits in a beef stew does sound yummy.
Enkidoh - Not just evil, the very source of evil. The populace of the first has a lot less betrayal and political intrigue to deal with. Why? They sent the potatos away to live as a beast tribe. If we did that on the source the 2.x patchline quests would be half as long. Theyd just summon their primal(Yojimbo being my bet as its the FF summon most associated with greed), we'd beat it, and then move on.

[Recon1o6]

popotos are a staple of many diets, plus you can use the whole popoto. Unfortunately OP, rabbits you just don't get meat from the whole body as tall as the bunnies are...

[ArchlordPie]

People do eat Viera though.

Just not in the way you're thinking of.

:^)

[Krotoan]

You want to try and eat the giant warrior women?

Good.. luck with that one. I will stick to the prey with short legs and round bodies.

[Vahlnir]

You want to try and eat the giant warrior women?

Good.. luck with that one. I will stick to the prey with short legs and round bodies.

Yeah, hunting down a Viera would be akin to the movie "Predator" where just about everyone dies ugly.