As Chinese, an essential part of our culture revolves around what we eat. To learn our culture, the first step is to eat what we eat, and I feel it's the same for other/fantatical cultures.
The food quests back in Wrothgar and Clockwork city are truly amazing, it's sad we don't get to see dunmeri/altmeri dishes in their chapters. I really hope muirkmire and future contents can bring food quests back