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Due to the high price of sugar throughout the early period of Vistari unification, the ability to have sweet doughnuts was very limited amongst the lower and middle classes, bringing prominence to a number of savoury varieties filled with meat, cheese, vegetables or mushrooms. Over time, these savoury doughnuts became notably associated with travel and food for long journeys over land, increasing the popularity of [[W:Edam cheese|Prinsaren]] inside early suddsekoek due to the cheese's ability to travel and age well. Traditionally, the doughnuts were fried over an open fire, allowing them to be used as a snack eaten while camping, where more complex meals would not be available until a stop was made at a permeant settlement.

As imports from [[Valerijk]] lowered the price of sugar for the Vistari middle class, fruit-preservative filled oliekoek began to supersede the savoury variety, with doughnuts including mushrooms or vegetables being given a heavily negative association with the destitute. However, this had a lessened affect on the meat and cheese-filled suddsekoek which remain popular today. Due to its association with travellers and compatibility with what would become the conceptual base for fast food, the suddsekoek was spread significantly across Vistari Imperial holdings, adapting and occasionally adopting the variety of flavours and preparations used for cooking meat in different areas, becoming a staple of the Vistari and colonial working classes.

As such, traditional celebrations which extolled humility and unity, especially days of Saints, generally began adopting the practice of serving foods like suddsekoek to those of all social backgrounds as a way of bringing about community, with such holidays often ~~sarcastically~~ referred to by the colloquial term ''Koekdagen'' - or "Cake Days", as a way in which to comment on the wealthy being out-of-touch with the common people, represented by ~~their~~ use of expensive meat in the making of suddsekoek ~~which~~ ~~originated~~ as a ~~show~~ of ~~equality~~.

As such, traditional celebrations which extolled humility and unity - especially days venerating Saints - generally began adopting the practice of serving foods like suddsekoek to those of all social backgrounds as a way of bringing about community, with such holidays often referred to by the colloquial term ''Koekdagen'' - or "Cake Days", as a way in which to sarcastically comment on the wealthy being out-of-touch with the common people. This is often represented by the use of expensive meat in the making of suddsekoek, pejoratively referred to as an Ongelijkoek, a portmanteau of suddsekoek and the Vistarian word for Inequality.

Due to its association with travel, suddsekoek have notably made a presence in several other countries which have had historical ties to [[Vistaraland]]. This is most notably seen in former [[Salovia]], in which cultural exchange between it and [[Vistaraland]] allowed suddsekoek a place on the Auroran mainland. Because of this, the term "Suddsekoek Pact" was occasionally used colloquially to describe the special relationship between [[Vistaraland]] and [[Salovia]], with the food becoming a notable symbol of Vistari-Salovian relations.

In Gondwana, suddsekoek was imported through Vistari colonialism in Northeast Gondwana, the [[Vlas Isles]] and [[Satō]]. While generally retaining its connotations of fast food in former Vistari colonies, the import of the food into countries such as [[Tavaris]] and Wessæria - where the food became popular amongst the Tretridian descendant middle class - saw the food increase in price and overall ingredient quality as a reflection of preconceptions about Vistari culture, offering some similarity to the stereotyped Ongelijkoek. This has been notably true in the city of [[Nuvrenon]], in which the high prices for the snack gained significant attention in Vistarian-language social media after an expletive filled Pigeon post by a heavily inebriated Vistari tourist complaining on the price of the snack abroad went viral.

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 Due to the high price of sugar throughout the early period of Vistari unification, the ability to have sweet doughnuts was very limited amongst the lower and middle classes, bringing prominence to a number of savoury varieties filled with meat, cheese, vegetables or mushrooms. Over time, these savoury doughnuts became notably associated with travel and food for long journeys over land, increasing the popularity of [[W:Edam cheese|Prinsaren]] inside early suddsekoek due to the cheese's ability to travel and age well. Traditionally, the doughnuts were fried over an open fire, allowing them to be used as a snack eaten while camping, where more complex meals would not be available until a stop was made at a permeant settlement.
 As imports from [[Valerijk]] lowered the price of sugar for the Vistari middle class, fruit-preservative filled oliekoek began to supersede the savoury variety, with doughnuts including mushrooms or vegetables being given a heavily negative association with the destitute. However, this had a lessened affect on the meat and cheese-filled suddsekoek which remain popular today. Due to its association with travellers and compatibility with what would become the conceptual base for fast food, the suddsekoek was spread significantly across Vistari Imperial holdings, adapting and occasionally adopting the variety of flavours and preparations used for cooking meat in different areas, becoming a staple of the Vistari and colonial working classes.
-As such, traditional celebrations which extolled humility and unity, especially days of Saints, generally began adopting the practice of serving foods like suddsekoek to those of all social backgrounds as a way of bringing about community, with such holidays often sarcastically referred to by the colloquial term ''Koekdagen'' - or "Cake Days", as a way in which to comment on the wealthy being out-of-touch with the common people, represented by their use of expensive meat in the making of suddsekoek which originated as a show of equality.
+As such, traditional celebrations which extolled humility and unity - especially days venerating Saints - generally began adopting the practice of serving foods like suddsekoek to those of all social backgrounds as a way of bringing about community, with such holidays often referred to by the colloquial term ''Koekdagen'' - or "Cake Days", as a way in which to sarcastically comment on the wealthy being out-of-touch with the common people. This is often represented by the use of expensive meat in the making of suddsekoek, pejoratively referred to as an Ongelijkoek, a portmanteau of suddsekoek and the Vistarian word for Inequality.
+Due to its association with travel, suddsekoek have notably made a presence in several other countries which have had historical ties to [[Vistaraland]]. This is most notably seen in former [[Salovia]], in which cultural exchange between it and [[Vistaraland]] allowed suddsekoek a place on the Auroran mainland. Because of this, the term "Suddsekoek Pact" was occasionally used colloquially to describe the special relationship between [[Vistaraland]] and [[Salovia]], with the food becoming a notable symbol of Vistari-Salovian relations.
+In Gondwana, suddsekoek was imported through Vistari colonialism in Northeast Gondwana, the [[Vlas Isles]] and [[Satō]]. While generally retaining its connotations of fast food in former Vistari colonies, the import of the food into countries such as [[Tavaris]] and Wessæria - where the food became popular amongst the Tretridian descendant middle class - saw the food increase in price and overall ingredient quality as a reflection of preconceptions about Vistari culture, offering some similarity to the stereotyped Ongelijkoek. This has been notably true in the city of [[Nuvrenon]], in which the high prices for the snack gained significant attention in Vistarian-language social media after an expletive filled Pigeon post by a heavily inebriated Vistari tourist complaining on the price of the snack abroad went viral.
 == Names and variations ==

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