As the tradition has it, we have specialities from many Elven areas; Lindon and Imladris with the special focus on Lothlórien for the theme of this year's Ball. The food is cooked by Telpenaro of Nargothrond, a passionate farmer and a chef.
Guests will find a selection of food on the tables, free for them to take.
Welcome Cup
⚜ Blueberry mulled wine: Made with blueberry juice, red wine, vánillë, cinnamon, anise, cardamon and Mallorn honey.
Appetizers
⚜ Bread, spreads and cheese: Fresh, still warm selection of bread from the oven. Butter, herbed sour cream, paté, thin cuts of venison and a large variety of cheese for topping choices.
⚜ Salmon roses: Salt cured and beet dyed salmon in thin slices, set in a floral shape on a bread with salmon caviar, herbal cream cheese, chives and leaves cut from cucumber.
⚜ Oysters of Lindon: Oysters imported from the divers of Lindon, brought alive to Rivendell with a great care.
⚜ Sausage: Choice cuts of meat prepared into flavourful sausages according to the recipe of Hír Daegond.
⚜ Soup: Warming salmon soup with leek, potatoes, carrots, parsnip, cream, bay leaf, allspice and fresh dill.
Main Course
⚜ Meat: Baked venison pinwheels first cut in thin sheets, then rolled with cream cheese, caramelized onion, rosemary, juniper and pepper. Braised boar first grilled and caramelized, then simmered tender in a broth. With red wine, celery, onion, garlic and bay leaves.
⚜ Fish: Pan fried carp with breadcrumbs, pepper and lemon juice.
⚜ Shellfish: Stew with blue mussels and shrimps, olive oil, white wine, saffron, tarragon, pepper, peas and barley.
⚜ Poultry: Roast pheasant with red wine, honey, thyme and juniper berries
⚜ Wild mushroom lasagne: With pasta sheets, layers of white sauce, flavourful blend of cheese, porcini, chanterelles, truffle, basil, parsley, thyme, onions and spinach.
Side Dishes
⚜ Salad: Green salad with lettuce, fennel, pear, alfalfa sprouts, basil, mint and capers.
⚜ Salad dressing: Made with yogurt, olive oil, garlic and lemon.
⚜ Roasted chestnuts: Roasted on a fire.
⚜ Fruit: Selection of fresh fruit from Telpenaro's greenhouse, including melon wedges.
⚜ Roasted vegetables: Tiny corn cobs, carrots, snap peas and shallots.
Drinks
⚜ Galadhrim Miruvor: Fermented from Mallorn honey and blossoms, niphredil and elanor.
⚜ Wine: From Limael's and Dorwinion vinyards, as well as the Fanyamar Estate – including sparkling wine.
⚜ Ale: A selection of ales and mead from the Shire and Thorin's Hall.
Dessert
⚜ Mallorn honey cookies: Chewy, baked with real mallorn honey, butter and vánillë. Coated with chopped pistachio.
⚜ Rosewater bites: Powdered confections made of finest rosewater, set in delightfully rose coloured marmalade pieces.
⚜ Giant cake: Losselícuma Fainuidholo (Snow Candle of Fanuidhol)
Built on a base of chocolate and biscuits, this cream puff tower is shaped like a lantern made of snowballs and snowflakes. The filling of cream puffs with royal icing has a creamy filling with swirls of rich chocolate and fresh peppermint throughout. From the inside the cake is decorated with Mallorn leaves and set with a candle.
