I'm currently working on a story arc where a bunch of Drow have just had their major food supply threatened by a demon of the Underdark, and as a consequence they are rising to the surface and usurping the food trade of the upper world.
The only problem is I don't know what they would have eaten.
In order to flesh out the conflict and add more depth to the Drows' struggle, I'd have to know what types of foods that the denizens of the Underdark have been living off of in the first place.
So what kinds of food would the Drow be eating down there?
Best Answer
Plants and Fungi
Not surprisingly there are edible mushrooms and plants that adapted to the Underdark. There are hundreds of different wines produced from fungi. "Spiderblood" is a one of the most expensive and seasoned with spider's venom.
Animals
The source materials are:
Underdark, the D&D 3.5e campaign accessory
Out of the Abyss, a D&D 5e adventure