Ryclin Meatpie
Ryclin Meatpie/meatloaf/filling is an illicit "dish" done by a rare few species that have constructed techniques around cooking ryclin. Typically one is stuffed full of other desired meats, often to an agreeable standard the ryclin enjoys. Then the ryclin is typically contained, and left with a full or over-burdened stomach until the meal is partially ingested. This is typically treated as a way to 'cook' part of varied flavors, essentially allowing the ryclin's body to do part of the process. When its still somewhat full, it is killed and cooked itself, with parts of the added meat baked in with the ryclin.
Flavors and cooking styles can vary. Seasoning the prey the ryclin eats before baking can be important. For example, vyllk stuffed full of cheese, the cheese will still mostly just be baked right into the vyllk akin to injecting meat before its in an oven, but then the ryclin is more like an additional crust and flavoring to bread or bake a certain way. Or, Tekkedan can be loaded up with small cajun spiced fish, eaten by a ryclin, then the ryclin forcefully given tons of tartar sauce, and the end result is practically a double-fish filling with the dip baked into it. However usually special fillings made for the ryclin need to be more potent unless the flavor is meant to be diluted in acidic levels. Extra richness also may help the ryclin thicken-up if they're given just enough time to metabolize extra fats, but if cooked too soon, this issue can pass more onto the meatpie consumer.
Naturally, this process is more often not even considered by the larger OA public, and condemned in rare circumstances of its mention. Yet some alien antagonists such as the Seg'Kau have special room for this practice.
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