Ver snickers at the reply; that's a very polite way of putting things but still dead-on.

"I've never had to ask a chicken for permission to eat an egg, it's true. But I've met a few sentient chicken people here, and it's not so hard to adapt. They look like they're part chicken and part human, and we just don't talk about certain kinds of food around them." That's kind of the same thing?

"You can turn whatever you want into gold? Wow. Yeah, that'd be great, in certain places, right up until you break the economy." Which makes her wonder... "What's considered valuable back home?"

At this speed, Ver's wondering if they should have skipped straight to dessert. She's a grown up, so of course, this is a perfectly legit choice in her life. "Maybe if you like it, you should bring them something to inspire them to try something new? Trying new things often helps my own cooking."