Sea Calch

Sea Calch are segmented aquatic worms which feed upon the dead and dying stalks of underwater plant life. Native to the Ydahr, where they are commonly found in salt marsh and coastal areas, Calch have been imported to G'hanlo where they are raised in special subaquatic farms. Farmed calch can be distinguished by their milder flavor and lack of skin pigment due to the special growth habitat.

When harvested the worms are killed and then left to age for several days as their digestive enzymes turn their insides into paste. In this liquefied state the worms must be protected from rapid changes in temperature which produces a rancid flavor.

As a food item calch can be eaten raw or prepared in several different, one of which being "candied calch" where the worms are left to liquify and then are coated in a sweet crystalized flavoring. The calch paste is also a popular flavoring for many dishes.