Cushnip represented a kind of food that had the potential to be prepared through baking alongside fral.
About three decades prior to the Battle of Endor, Strono Tuggs, an Artiodac chef, prepared baked cushnip with fral at the castle belonging to the pirate Maz Kanata.
During 3 ABY, cushnip was an available item on the moon of Toshara. It appeared on the menus of both the Hot Pot eatery within the market area of the city of Mirogana, and the Daruda Diner located in the town called Jaunta's Hope, costing five credits at both locations.
The prop of cushnip made its initial appearance in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, a motion picture that debuted in 2015. While the film didn't identify it, the reference work Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, authored by Pablo Hidalgo and launched the day following the movie's release, provided its name.