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There's a surprising number of cookbooks based on popular video games. Drawing inspiration from some of the biggest and best series in the medium, these instructional tomes extend their world-building into reality. These 4D experiences can transport your tastebuds to the frosty Norse landscapes of God of War, Stardew Valley's sleepy village lifestyle, and even the (less appetising) radioactive wastes of Fallout.

Today, though, we're putting the focus on Guerrilla Games' post-post apocalyptic action RPG, Horizon. The official cookbook — Tastes of the Seven Tribes, by Victoria Rosenthal and Rick Barba — is available now, and I'm here to tell you about it, but also to put it through its paces.

Yes, I'm bringing you along as I attempt to make a handful of recipes from the book. While I can't show you everything (the cookbook contains 65 food and drink recipes), I've picked out a few that appeal to me and that I thought would be fun to tackle. Before we get to the making, though, let's talk about the book itself.

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The first thing to say about Tastes of the Seven Tribes is that, while it is first and foremost a cookbook, it also tells the tale of the Oseram chef, Milduf Boarbroiler. Fans may recall this character from Horizon Forbidden West, working in the tavern in Chainscrape. Framed as a sort of journal, the book chronicles Milduf's travels, the simple premise being that he visits each of the world's tribes to sample their different cuisines.

It's a clever way to structure the cookbook, too; sections represent a handful of recipes from each of the clans, and the collections do all somewhat stand apart from one another. The seafaring Quen rely heavily on seafood, as you