Harvest of the Land

The Harvest of the Land is a dish traditionally prepared by the Seaborn. The dish is a combination of insects, dried fruit, and beans, although the specifics differ from meal-to-meal. The dish was developed by refugees living in floating cities or camps while stateless, combining the poor quality food that was usually available to them. While the serving of the dish is alleged to induct someone into the Seaborn community, in reality it does not have that cultural connotation. Instead, the myth is perpetuated among tourists, who are perceived as coming to gawk at the less fortunate. After paying a 'donation', tourists are permitted to join a local community in eating the harvest. Many photos of tourists eating bugs, beans, and dried fruit can be found across the internet, and sharing these photos has become somewhat of a phenomenon.

The dish originally began with just dried fruit and beans, food commonly found in the ration cans and MREs provided en masse to refugees. Over time, insects began to be added in to provide an "exotic" twist on the dish, furthering the connotations that it serves to induct someone into the community. Although the cultural elements of the dish can be a ruse, it has taken on somewhat of a life of its own within the Seaborn community. Many refugees go for decades eating the same meals, due to a lack of food variety provided in donations. As such, it is the act of sharing a meal with a community, rather than the dish itself, that brings the community together.