 Fruit Feasts for your Island Kougra on Gadgadsbogen
by _ahre_
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Mystery Island is soon to be grumbling with hunger pangs from Island Natives excited to take part in the Festival of Fruit – Gadgadsbogen! This celebratory fest is to worship the magic that produces these delectable delights, emerging every year with brand new additions to the world which pile higher than the mightiest of palm trees! Most anticipating this traditional event are the Kougra tribes inhabiting the tropical island, ready to bloat themselves on the mouth-watering fruit the isle offers them. And they are all vegan! Why is this important? Veganism is a way of life that Island Kougras have familiarized themselves with unbeknownst to them! By consuming tropical fruits as their diet, they are doing their part to live a life free from food ingredients derived from milk, yoghurt, cheese, meat, fish, egg, etc. With hundreds of different tropic varieties, where is a young naive Island Kougra to start on their festivities? Since we cannot guess what new magical fruit the Island will provide, we can still enjoy the fruits of the past that have grown on the island every year on Gadgadsbogen. Here is a list of wisdom guided by the Island Elders who have sustained themselves on these fruits and nothing more! *I recommend a balanced vegan diet with tropical fruit as a snack all year-round, unless you are a fruit-seeking Island Kougra ready to pounce on this day of blessed bounty from the mystic ground below! While you’re under the hypnotic effect of the elders’ meditating on how best to position yourself amongst the endless bushes of berries to get the lushest selection, wouldn’t it just be more fun to dive into the bush to gorge yourself on these bite-sized treats? Appriberry  You may notice that this little wonder takes on the form of an apple-like-strawberry! But what about those health claims regarding their seeds having the ability to heal? They are true! Berry seeds are potentially filled with anti-inflammatory properties for the post-party recovery! Your eyes will widen at the sight of what looks to be glazed doughnuts, but those are not doughnuts: they are fruit, Doughnutfruit! Doughnutfruit  Been wondering what life would be like stuck on a deserted island of the Maraquan Circle? What would you eat, you ask?! Look no further than this vegan option! Every vegan’s dream is to end up on an Island with this fruit! Doughnuts for the rest of your life? Thank the Gadgadsbogen Festival for producing this unique specimen! Blue Doughnutfruit  As an Island Kougra, you may have never gotten the chance to taste a- no, not a doughnut- a blueberry muffin! Vegan ones don’t exist in Neopia. You are in luck, since these deceptive doughnut-appearing fruit taste as if they were a fresh batch of blueberry muffins from the Island Chef! They are a rarity 99, which adds to their mystery even more! Please limit one of these gourmet foods per Islander, to keep in mind the shoppers of the Tropical Foods Shop that wish to purchase them after the festival has ended! Fish Doughnutfruit  You’ve heard of the elusive Fish Negg, well here is another rare fruit that is in the shape of a blue fish! I wonder what magic is unleashed to give vegans the option to eat a fruit that has the same taste as the fish we wish to save! Only a few have ever been able to catch them, will you be ready?! Thank Gadgadsbogen for this day of magical plentiful fruit! What about chocolate?! This is a topic for another day, but notice how in the world of Neopia there is no such food being sold individually as cocoa powder or cocoa butter? That’s because chocolate must be sourced from Mystery Island fruit! Cocolatte Fruit  When daydreaming of chocolate, this fruit may appear in your thoughts! Its creamy chocolate filling inside is perfect for use as a dessert! Darttlefruit  These tiny fruits are not candy! But it is one way to trick a younger pickier eater with a massive, sweet tooth to eat their full servings of fruit a day! The fertile sands below us deliver the sweetest of fruits, and no, these really are not chocolate-dipped berries! But the best substitute available! Shebberries  If you’re in the mood for chocolate-dipped-strawberries, this fruit delivers its promise of tasting like the common fondue dessert. No need for a messy cleanup! With the scorching heat beating down, there requires a moment to refresh oneself with thirst-quenching goodness! Agueena  This gourmet aqua-blue fruit resembles the coolness of a waterfall for your parched tongue! Do not listen to the recommendation to add salt, this would ruin the purpose! Bell Apple  Have you ever wanted to hear what an ancient mysterious native instrument would sound like? I’m not talking about drums! Just pick one of these and before tasting the watery juices, hear the mighty bell ringing from within emanate such beautiful sounds! Dare you wish to push the limits of your tastebuds even farther? The day’s festive activities may be ending soon, but if your hunger still craves more, here are some energizing ways to keep the Gadgadsbogen Festival of Fruit going strong through the night! Tigersquash  Natives begin to chant and growl a call of the mighty Kougra louder and louder “Tigersquash is the only fruit in all of Neopia that give you the ability to roar as loud as a [Kougra]. GRRRRRROOOOOWL!” ErgyFruit  The Elders celebrating the festival thrive on these fruits that provide them enough energy for long journeys of body and mind. Keep these with you when you need to perk up and focus on the partying ahead. Now close your eyes, count your breaths, and practice mindful eating techniques. Vein Cabbage  Wise, ancient anecdotes passed down from generations of natives of the Island say to place cabbage leaves that you don’t want to eat on areas of your tired body’s inflammation while you take a much-needed rest from the day. That will get the blood pumping again for another round of Festival fruit! Looking back at the possibilities of the endless supply of tropical fruit during Gadgadsbogen’s history, we are still left wondering about the new fruits that will be forming. Will they be even more epic than the list the Elders suggested for beginners to be introduced to the festival? Afterall, Gadgadsbogen means “good, good day!”. HAPPY GADGADSBOGEN DAY!
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