Trencherman Trolls

Trencherman Trolls

You may think that they’re just bone grinders
but in feasting there is nothing finer
for trolls are really kings of the board
their cuisine is most truly fit for a lord

From fried worms and fricasseed bugs
they progress to a dish made with slugs
all squishy and black, the gourmet’s delight
that’ll set indigestion to rights

And then the pièce de resistance
way beyond the call of subsistence
is roadkill of rat all roasted in goo
and served with a hot skewer askew

In case you’re concerned about salads
there’s plenty of green with the mallards
and veggies galore from here to the door
there’s no way you can hanker for more

Potatoes with eyes that blink in the light
cabbages striped with purple and white
chef’s favourite, a cave fungus
has a stench that is truly humungous

Then when you are full, wash it all down
with water suspicious and brown
and sit back and enjoy the rest of the show
The Trollettes and their sister the O

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Word count: 172, lines 25
Rhymed aabb
For Westeros, Delicious Delights
Prompt: Must be food related!