Berry Cuisine

In the world of Pokémon, Berries are an established class of items as well as (the fruits of) full-fledged organisms all to themselves. Their main purpose is to be fed to Pokémon for different purposes such as healing, enhancing, or even just satisfying their bellies. Evidently, they are also edible by people and can satiate them as well. In a way, they can become a cuisine for whomever or whatever is involved.

According to the lore, Berries that are stored in the shell of a Shuckle will, after a few days, convert to Berry Juice. If Berries in their original forms are luscious to any Pokémon, some Pokémon might find this liquid form interesting to be consumed. Also according to lore, Tepig, a starter Pokémon from Unova, likes to eat Berries, particularly those that are roasted. The only problem is that the Pokémon sometimes tend to get over-excited and instead burns the Berries it intends to eat. If that doesn't happen, it may be certain that the Pokémon will enjoy whatever Berry it decides to process in this manner.

Both of the processed forms above might also appeal to certain people, for whom Berries are also edible. If they weren't edible, then the full range of tastes (Sweet, Sour, Spicy, and so on) wouldn't have been able to be established for each individual Berry, and the Berries themselves wouldn't even be consumed on their own - most likely the "tamer" Berries such as Oran and Pecha Berries. Of course, that does leave them open for inclusion in any kind of food that would appeal to people, though given Berries as a Pokémon specificity, there would be a myriad of things specially done with Berries.

For Pokémon, Berries have special characteristics that augment their capabilities; yet besides this fact, they can manifest themselves as something to be just enjoyed. Due to Berries also being edible, at the least people can also partake in the enjoyment. There may not be any manifestations of augmented capabilities conferred by Berries to people, but it seems they would make for fine cuisine just as they do for Pokémon.

(And yes, today is Pi Day, so the cuisine calls for pie... hopefully with quite a bit of Berries in it.)

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