Dressing Code

It's not about the salad, it's about making a dressing.
~ Curnias Proverb

The Augnil muirateca ("Dressing Code") is a rather peculiar code language "spoken" by the Curnias, which is used to share emotions and feelings in a secret and discrete fashion.
While most languages make use of the speaker's tongue to create a spoken word, the users of the Dressing Code use theirs to listen.
For Augnil muirateca is not a spoken but rather a gustatory language, which conveys its meaning via an intricate interplay of flavors.

Speaking in Salads

As its name already implies, the primary way by which the Dressing Code is "spoken" is via specially prepared salad dressings and sauces, made from a plethora of different and frequently rather unusual ingredients.
These so-called "Messenger Dressings" are then used to flavor a small portion of side salad, which is commonly served within a ornament wooden bowl alongside the main dish.
While the gustatory message is primarily conveyed by the taste of the dressing, the exact composition of the side salad adds a further layer of nuance to the overall meaning of the message.

Vocabulary

The dosage makes the message.

With the tongues of the Curnias being able to discern millions if not billions of different flavors, Augnil muirateca easily possess one of the, if not THE most extensive "Vocabulary" of any known language.
This primary vocabulary of singular flavors is then furthermore utilized to create yet more nuanced "words" and meanings based on their individual length, strength, order of appearance, and interaction with each other.
Because of this, it easy to see, as to why the Dressing Code is considered to be one of the most complex and complicated languages in Cenorad.

Phonetics

Though born of its movement, words never do justice to the sensations of the tongue.

While many have tried to "translate" the Dressing Code into spoken words, all of them have failed, for even page-long descriptions of a singular flavor fail to truly encapsulate the sensation.
Because of this, the general consensus among scholars is that Augnil muirateca is a language that one has to experience themself to be able to understand it.

Moody Salad

While most message dressings have a rather "interesting" taste, once in a while a truly tasteful dressing is created.
These so-called "Tasteful Tales" then take one a far broader function than originally indented and frequently become a stable of the wider Curnias' cuisine.

Dress to Impress

The members of the Haeblash Cult have their very own version of the Dressing Code.
Unlike the code of their sibling-species, this code utilizes actual dresses to convey various secret messages and hidden meanings.