[ Claude's tempted to point out the blood wines are all still available in Nocwich, right there and just waiting and by no means out of reach for a dare, but food's more distracting. As the other man readies a bite he does the same just in time to have his own (silent) logic turned back against him when it comes to looking for the spices. ]

Oh, probably. I meant more the fact that some of the fish we had was raw and same goes for a couple of the meat dishes, and I think it'd be in all of our best interests to not trust me to try replicating that.

[ With one last grin before Claude stops procrastinating and eats the promised spicy bite. Nothing seems to happen at first, even after some cautious chewing just in case there's something hiding somewhere, and he raises an eyebrow. It's deceptive: it's only when he goes to take a second bite that he discovered this is more of a spice level that builds but it's something he can appreciate. So far. ]

On second thought, let's recreate this first. Maybe if we ask really nicely they'll tell us the secrets behind it.