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==Culture==

===Cuisine===

Chlouvānem cuisine is extremely varied and every region has its own signature dishes. What can be generalized is the influence of Yunyalīlti philosophy on Chlouvānem food and eating culture. Emphasizing restraining from unnecessary violence, most Chlouvānem food is vegan, and meat is only eaten by a minority on some islands or in desert, high mountain, or taiga areas where agricultural output alone isn't enough, and dairy food is also extremely rare apart from colder areas (it should also be noted that the most prominent domestic animal in past and present Chlouvānem society, the ''lalāruṇa'', is a reptile).

'''Note''' that even the English translations of Chlouvānem terms for foods and especially plants are not perfect matches; they are similar-looking, similarly-used, or similar-tasting plants/foods, that may have even very noticeable differences compared to those of Earth. All terms are given in the singular, except when noted.

The staple foods of Chlouvānem cuisine common to all areas are rice (''lūdya''<ref>Uncooked rice is called ''maʔika''.</ref>), sticky rice (''ñañām''), soy (''miltai''), purple yam (''hunai''), lentils (''mahīra''), chickpeas (''gubham''), and, among greens, various kinds of cabbages (''hauša'', ''šųlah'', and ''prāšan'' being three of the most common ones). Spices are extensively used, as are many fruits, both fresh and pickled. With only a few exceptions (most notably tea, cocoa, and cane sugar), Chlouvānem cuisine is also often local well into modern society; buying products and ingredients from elsewhere in the country is not a common practice.

An usual Chlouvānem meal is eaten communally, with food being served in large bowls and plates placed in the center of a table and then taken by the diners; foods are eaten either by hand or with chopsticks, and soups with spoons. Dishes served in a single meal are meant to be eaten together, and are often contrasting - sweet and salty, spicy and mild, hot and cold. The two most typical types of dishes are stews (''chlemyoe'') and curries (''mėlita''); they are similar in appearance, but ''chlemyenī'' are generally less thick than curries and served in bowls, while ''mėlitai'' are thicker and served on plates; also, the omnipresent accompanying rice is typically cooked along with stews, but separately from curries and served on different plates. In countless variations, these dishes are found all across the country.

===Clothing and hairstyles===

Clothing styles across the Inquisition are naturally varied because of the vastly different climates found in the country, as every biome apart from polar tundra and polar ice caps is found; most of the Inquisition has a hot climate, often very wet for all or at least half of the year, but on the other end of the scale there are places such as Yænyadagura, one of the coldest large cities of the planet, where temperatures far below freezing reign for most of the year.<br/>All clothes come in a variety of colors, with lilac and purple being particularly considered luxurious (those dyes were historically rare, and lilac is furthermore the national colour of the Inquisition). Dark clothes are rare, due to the hot climate in most of the nation, and a special mention needs to be done for golden yellow (saffron- or turmeric-like) clothes, which are extremely formal ones and worn for religious festivals only: it is a bad faux pas to wear such a dress outside of these occasions. Golden yellow dresses are however how the Great Inquisitor appears while on duty, and most Inquisitors, when on normal duty, wear an outfit which is predominantly black but with golden yellow details.

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 ==Culture==
+===Cuisine===
+Chlouvānem cuisine is extremely varied and every region has its own signature dishes. What can be generalized is the influence of Yunyalīlti philosophy on Chlouvānem food and eating culture. Emphasizing restraining from unnecessary violence, most Chlouvānem food is vegan, and meat is only eaten by a minority on some islands or in desert, high mountain, or taiga areas where agricultural output alone isn't enough, and dairy food is also extremely rare apart from colder areas (it should also be noted that the most prominent domestic animal in past and present Chlouvānem society, the ''lalāruṇa'', is a reptile).
+'''Note''' that even the English translations of Chlouvānem terms for foods and especially plants are not perfect matches; they are similar-looking, similarly-used, or similar-tasting plants/foods, that may have even very noticeable differences compared to those of Earth. All terms are given in the singular, except when noted.
+The staple foods of Chlouvānem cuisine common to all areas are rice (''lūdya''<ref>Uncooked rice is called ''maʔika''.</ref>), sticky rice (''ñañām''), soy (''miltai''), purple yam (''hunai''), lentils (''mahīra''), chickpeas (''gubham''), and, among greens, various kinds of cabbages (''hauša'', ''šųlah'', and ''prāšan'' being three of the most common ones). Spices are extensively used, as are many fruits, both fresh and pickled. With only a few exceptions (most notably tea, cocoa, and cane sugar), Chlouvānem cuisine is also often local well into modern society; buying products and ingredients from elsewhere in the country is not a common practice.
+An usual Chlouvānem meal is eaten communally, with food being served in large bowls and plates placed in the center of a table and then taken by the diners; foods are eaten either by hand or with chopsticks, and soups with spoons. Dishes served in a single meal are meant to be eaten together, and are often contrasting - sweet and salty, spicy and mild, hot and cold. The two most typical types of dishes are stews (''chlemyoe'') and curries (''mėlita''); they are similar in appearance, but ''chlemyenī'' are generally less thick than curries and served in bowls, while ''mėlitai'' are thicker and served on plates; also, the omnipresent accompanying rice is typically cooked along with stews, but separately from curries and served on different plates. In countless variations, these dishes are found all across the country.
 ===Clothing and hairstyles===
 Clothing styles across the Inquisition are naturally varied because of the vastly different climates found in the country, as every biome apart from polar tundra and polar ice caps is found; most of the Inquisition has a hot climate, often very wet for all or at least half of the year, but on the other end of the scale there are places such as Yænyadagura, one of the coldest large cities of the planet, where temperatures far below freezing reign for most of the year.<br/>All clothes come in a variety of colors, with lilac and purple being particularly considered luxurious (those dyes were historically rare, and lilac is furthermore the national colour of the Inquisition). Dark clothes are rare, due to the hot climate in most of the nation, and a special mention needs to be done for golden yellow (saffron- or turmeric-like) clothes, which are extremely formal ones and worn for religious festivals only: it is a bad faux pas to wear such a dress outside of these occasions. Golden yellow dresses are however how the Great Inquisitor appears while on duty, and most Inquisitors, when on normal duty, wear an outfit which is predominantly black but with golden yellow details.