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Just look at these beets! Glistening like rare garnets, slick with extra-virgin olive oil, begging for you to grab one by the stem and sink your teeth right on into that tender flesh. This recipe came about as part of a feast inspired by Game of Thrones, and to capture the Middle Ages-esque feel of Westeros, we seasoned them with galangal and grains of paradise, two seasonings favored by well-to-do medieval folks. We add these spices, along with orange, salt, and honey, to a pot filled with water, then cook the beets until tender. You can eat them just like that or glaze and finish in the oven. Or do like we do and let them catch drippings from a whole pig roasting on a spit. Irresistibly gorgeous and packed with flavor, these beets will prove themselves worthy of any epic eating experience—hell, they may well steal the show.