For his part, the professor threw himself into the work with routine intensity, using Archon loaf as a base to devise a new type of bread—the most recent batch of which I inflicted upon you earlier.
Archon loaf was never praised for its flavor to begin with, and it seems the more nutrients you pack into the mix, the more revolting it becomes. Some volunteers have even been known to retch up the contents of their bellies after choking down a sample.
Suspecting that a difficulty with digestion was to blame, Professor Galveroche asked that I work on making our meal easier to stomach. But the fact is... it simply tastes terrible.
Can you imagine if there truly was some emergency, and we were forced to live on panaloaf alone? People would survive, of course, but gods, would they wish they hadn't.
Archon loaf was never praised for its flavor to begin with, and it seems the more nutrients you pack into the mix, the more revolting it becomes. Some volunteers have even been known to retch up the contents of their bellies after choking down a sample.
Suspecting that a difficulty with digestion was to blame, Professor Galveroche asked that I work on making our meal easier to stomach. But the fact is... it simply tastes terrible.
Can you imagine if there truly was some emergency, and we were forced to live on panaloaf alone? People would survive, of course, but gods, would they wish they hadn't.
— Debroye, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, "Perfectly Awful"
Mouse: If you close your eyes, it almost feels like you're eating runny eggs.
Apoc: Yeah, or a bowl of snot.
[...]
Dozer: It's a single-cell protein combined with synthetic aminos, vitamins, and minerals. Everything the body needs.
Apoc: Yeah, or a bowl of snot.
[...]
Dozer: It's a single-cell protein combined with synthetic aminos, vitamins, and minerals. Everything the body needs.
"And this soup is apparently the perfect meal when it comes to ideal macronutrient intake. ...Today we're servin' up hot beige! Come get your bowl of brown!"
— B. Dylan Hollis, in the "Peanut Butter Soup" video
"Mmm, mmm. It's so swallowable."
— Pyrrha on the breakfast mush, Nona the Ninth
Breadbugs are hearty and nutritious but also bland and unimaginative. They may be palatable in a pinch, but they hold no true culinary promise.
— Louie on the Breadbug, Pikmin 2
