Gourmand Land

Promotional screenshot of Gourmand Land, showing Rayman and Globox rescuing Betilla instead of Edith Up.

Gourmand Land, later revisited as the Luscious Lakes, is the third world in Rayman Origins and the world where the majority of levels from Rayman Fiesta Run take place. It later appeared in the Back to Origins mode of Rayman Legends. This world is composed of two areas: the first is Miami Ice, an icy outdoor area filled with water, while the second is the Infernal Kitchens, full of cooking elements and flames. It is reminiscent of Candy Château, a world from the original Rayman game, as well as the Glacier Cocktail level from Tonic Trouble.

Description

Miami Ice

Who says the tropics have to be sticky, hot and humid...? Welcome to Miami Ice! Slide on slippery sorbet slopes and dive into fresh frozen fruit cocktails to discover gorgeous glacial grottos... It's paradise without the vice! (Or should I say, it will be once you're done bubblizing all the belligerents...) Who needs skates when you've got a belly and a bum for sliding?!

—Description of the 7th issue, The Daily Bubble

Gourmand Land's first area is known as Miami Ice, a name which comes from an issue of The Daily Bubble. It consists of a gigantic icy landscape that features cocktail elements such as giant orange slices, ponds of red fruit cocktail, and frozen food. Certain bodies of water in this area are dangerous and infested with baby piranhas. Sometimes, the icy platforms crumble.

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  The level Polar Pursuit in the Miami Ice environment.
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  The level Dashing Thru the Snow, also in the Miami Ice environment.

Infernal Kitchens

Not afraid of a little X-Treme cooking? Dive into the infernal kitchens of Gourmand Land where our '4-pepper' chefs specialize in spicy dragon soup and farting bean fricassé!

—Description of the 2nd issue, The Daily Bubble

The second area of Gourmand Land is referred to as the Infernal Kitchens in The Daily Bubble and the Flaming Teensy's description. It is an underground fiery area whose aesthetic is inspired by elements of Mexican culture like spicy food, mariachi music and piñatas. It is mostly comprised of pipes that can sometimes sink into fiery pits and bodies of boiling liquid.

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  The level Piping Hot! in the Infernal Kitchens environment.
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  The level You're on Fire! in the Infernal Kitchens environment.

In Rayman Origins

Gourmand Land

Gourmand Land
← Desert of Dijiridoos			Sea of Serendipity →
Luscious Lakes

Gourmand Land is the third world in Rayman Origins. It is populated by a group of wild dragons called Al Infernos which work for the king of the area, El Stomacho. While the Miami Ice area is protected by a group of fancy but dangerous Baby Dragon Waiters, the Infernal Kitchens are home to violent red Baby Dragon Chefs. They also contain numerous fiery elements. This is the world where Rayman and friends learn to use the ability to shrink using funnels, the third permanent power of the game, by saving a nymph named Edith Up from a Darktoon. The characters have to make their way through a surreal environment made of food and cooking materials.

Levels

• Polar Pursuit
• Dashing Thru the Snow
• Sink or Swim (optional; Tricky Treasure level)
• Piping Hot!
• Mending the Rift
• Aim for the Eel!

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  The heroes must rescue Edith Up.
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  In some levels the players will be in the Infernal Kitchens.
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  To get to the next world, the Sea of Serendipity, the team must defeat the Giant Eel.

Luscious Lakes

Luscious Lakes
← Grumbling Grottos			Angsty Abyss →
Gourmand Land

In order to save one of the Four Kings, El Stomacho, the heroes must enter the Luscious Lakes. This place, like Gourmand Land, is split between the Miami Ice and Infernal Kitchens areas. More spiky oranges appear in this world. When the heroes encounter El Stomacho, they must fight him inside his own stomach.

Levels

• Dragon Soup
• You're on Fire!
• Fickle Fruit
• Ice-Fishing Folly (optional; Tricky Treasure level)
• My Heartburn's for You

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  The Infernal Kitchens return in the Luscious Lakes.
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  Spiky oranges are more common in this world.
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  The team eventually will battle El Stomacho inside his stomach.

Soundtracks

• "World Map ~Gourmand Land~"
• "Breaking the Ice"
• "Breaking the Ice (No Guitar)"
• "Breaking the Force Field"
• "Frozen Paradise"
• "Frozen Paradise (No Guitar)"
• "Frozen Paradise (No Percussion)"
• "The Darktoon Chase"
• "Trouble in Paradise"
• "Trouble in Paradise (No Guitar)"
• "Trouble in Paradise (Drum 'n' Bass)"
• "Glacier Cocktail"
• "Glacier Cocktail (No Guitar)"
• "Glacier Cocktail (Drum 'n' Bass)"
• "Hellish Paradise"
• "Hellish Paradise (No Vocals)"
• "Dashing Thru the Fire"
• "Dashing Thru the Fire (No Vocals)"
• "Infernal Suspense"
• "Infernal Suspense (No Vocals)"
• "Waiting for the Waiter" (unused)
• "Waiting for the Waiter (No Vocals)" (unused)
• "You're on Fire!"
• "You're on Fire! (No Vocals)"
• "You're on Fire! (Drum 'n' Bass)"
• "The Dragon Chef's Belly"

In Slap, Flap and Go

Gourmand Land also appears in the online Flash game Slap, Flap and Go.

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  Globox in Gourmand Land in the game Slap, Flap and Go

In Rayman Legends

Gourmand Land
← Desert of Dijiridoos			Sea of Serendipity →
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Gourmand Land returns as a world in the Back to Origins mode in Rayman Legends. The levels from Gourmand Land and the Luscious Lakes are fused together into one world, with some levels, such as the Electoon stages, not being present. The levels themselves mostly remain the same, with some graphical updates. The Magician's hat has however been removed from the levels, and some have been made easier. Dashing Thru the Snow is known in this game game as Dashing Through the Snow.

Levels

• Dashing Through the Snow
• Piping Hot!
• Aim for the Eel!
• Ice-Fishing Folly
• Dragon Soup
• Fickle Fruit
• You're on Fire!
• My Heartburn's for You

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  Dashing Through the Snow, as it appears in Rayman Legends.
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  Piping Hot!, as it appears in Rayman Legends.
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  Fickle Fruit, as it appears in Rayman Legends.

In Rayman Fiesta Run

Most levels in Rayman Fiesta Run take place in Gourmand Land.

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  Splash and Bounce, the first level in Rayman Fiesta Run.
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  A Sewer Dragon in the level Dragon-hop.
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  Rayman being chased by flying dragons in the level Flying Fish Tails.

Trivia

• An E3 2011 showcase displayed an unused level set in this world's Infernal Kitchens area. One of the sections would have featured a Tetris-themed area, where the heroes would have climbed falling tetrominoes made of ice blocks to avoid lava, and a chilli pepper would have been found at the end. However, this level never came to fruition and was scrapped for unknown reasons.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	Gourmand Land
Arabic	أرض الشره
Chinese (simplified)	美食之地
Czech	Země gurmánů
Danish	Grovæderlandet
Dutch	Luilekkerland
Finnish	Mässäilymaa
French	Terre gourmande
German	Leckermaulland
Hungarian	Finomságok földje
Italian	Terre ghiottone
Japanese	くいしんぼうの とち (Rayman Origins) 「炎と氷の国」 (Rayman Legends)
Norwegian	Gourmandland
Polish	Kraina Smakoszy (Rayman Origins) Kraina smakoszy (Rayman Legends)
Portuguese	Terra Gulosa (Rayman Origins) Terra da gula (Rayman Legends)
Russian	Лакомая Земля (Rayman Origins) Лакомая земля (Rayman Legends)
Spanish	Golosolandia
Swedish	Finsmakarlandet

Language	Name
English	Luscious Lakes
Czech	Skvostná jezera
Dutch	Meer van Hetzelfde
French	Lacs exquis
German	Süßliche Seen
Hungarian	Tarka-tó
Italian	Laghi appetitosi
Japanese	あまい みずうみ
Polish	Słodkie Jeziora
Portuguese	Lagos Gostosos
Russian	Ароматные Озера
Spanish	Lagos Deliciosos