My Five Favorite Fictional Foods
While I'm huge fan of real food, there are some movie and TV foods that I'm just dying to try. Here are my top five favorite fictional foods in no particular order.
1. Dehydrated Pizza Hut Pizza (Back to the Future II)
If I had to pick a favorite for this list, dehydrated Pizza Hut pizza would be it. I've wanted a slice since 1989. Unfortunately I don't see how this could taste like the real thing unless it has dehydrated grease. Maybe that's a blessing in disguise. My main concern would be with pets. I worry that if they got hold of it before it's cooked, their stomachs would blow up. Another issue I have is with the rehydrator. It looks like it's designed only for flat things. What if you wanted dehydrated Boston Market? Is there a taller rehydrator?
2. Bachelor Chow (Futurama)
The sheer simplicity of Bachelor Chow has had me curious for a bite since Futurama started. What bachelor wouldn't want a meal in a can? It's like dog food for people. It's genius! Sure you could get the same thing from a microwave dinner, but who has four minutes to heat that up?
3. Romulan Ale (Star Trek)
Who wouldn't want to get drunk on Romulan ale with Captain Kirk? Supposedly it wouldn't take much as it's considered to induce an "instant drunk". In fact, it's the only alcohol that Klingons are susceptible to. Knowing that, I'm not sure why the Romulans and the Klingons hate each other. Although embargoed by the Federation, Kirk was able to get his hands on it whenever convenient. It's the Cuban cigars of the 24th century. Read more about this magic nerd potion here.
4. Big Kahuna Burger (Tarantino movies)
A staple of Quentin Tarantino movies, Big Kahuna burgers are loved by almost everyone in that universe--everybody except Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction). They're so well loved, that they even appear in non-Tarantino movies. The Easter Egg Archive has a list of those movies.
5. Krabby Patty (SpongeBob)
If you have kids or just like cartoons then you've probably seen a nasally-voiced sea sponge flip burgers day-in and day-out. According to Nickipedia, the Krabby Patty is made with a "bun, patty, cheese, ketchup, mustard, pickles, lettuce, onions, and top bun". The patty recipe is a closely-guarded secret, possibly because it might be made of crab.
Do you have a favorite fictional food? Let us know in the comments.
--Spanno
ak on July 14, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Roast beast.
LAN3 on July 14, 2008 at 06:50 PM
In Spaceballs, I'm pretty sure John Candy's "mog" character named Barf was eating from a giant bucket of something labeled "Barf." Whether that was just his container (i.e. a dog bowl that says Fido) or whether he was eating, well, packaged vomit, for the mog who craves the taste of vomit but doesn't have the time to throw up. (Haven't met a dog yet that doesn't make time for throwing up.)
Also, Pizza The Hutt was both a food and a gangster, and I always thought he looked mighty tasty.
Speaking of which, how about some Pizza-in-a-Cup ("The Jerk.")
Roscoe's Chicken 'n' Waffles ("Tapeheads")
Also, what was that special Krusty sandwich, a play on the McRib and its fanatics, that had Homer crossing the nation to get one more taste?
And, though it might just be a bit glutton, I'd have to say the Taco Town Pizza-Crepe-Taco-Pancake-Chili-Bag, from that SNL short. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05btaco.phtml
bastiat on July 14, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Um, LAN3
http://www.roscoeschickenandwaffles.com/
Thundercleez on July 14, 2008 at 07:17 PM
Powdered toast!
DensityDuck on July 14, 2008 at 07:18 PM
You guys don't have enough nerds here, otherwise someone would have suggested crottled greeps by now.
db48x on July 14, 2008 at 07:21 PM
Almost anything mentioned in a Nero Wolfe novel makes me salivate, though of course, most of that isn't fictional.
As for the rest, I'd try spoo, if only to see if it was really so bad. Not much compares with salami for making a sandwich though. I'd be interested in lembas wafers as well.
crosspatch on July 14, 2008 at 07:35 PM
Brontosaurus burger for me, what are you having, Fred?
AST on July 14, 2008 at 07:53 PM
Pumpkin juice, except there's a recipe for both this and butterbeer at http://www.mugglenet.com/misc/rosmertas/pumpkinjuice.shtml
Cram from Lord of the Rings.
And don't forget Spam! It may be on the shelves, but it's still in doubt as to whether it's food.
Definitely food is the Ameglian Major Cow from Milliway's, specially bred to actually want you to eat it.
Ash on July 14, 2008 at 08:08 PM
Here's my fictional foods list:
1) Brahmin Burgers (from Fallout 1, 2, & 3 [I hope!]) - Sure to be twice as tasty as Buffalo burgers, right?
2) Melange aka "Spice" (From Dune) - If you have some you can bridge space and time. You can see in to forevah!
3) White Flower (from Super Mario Brothers) - You can spit fireballs afterwards... and they bounce!
4) Blue Milk (from Star Wars) - I've always been curious as to how good it tastes. A part of me believes it is exactly the same as the after-milk from Boo-Berry cereal.
5) Powerthirst (from CollegeHumor) - I'm intrigued by a drink which claims I can win at Sports, Art, and Arson, and have 400 babies that run like Kenyans. More importantly I wonder what an additive of Anna Kournikova will do to a person.
6) Celestial Wine (from Exalted, the RPG by White Wolf Games) - One sip and you live for 500 years, drink a bottle and you gain immortality, a great buzz, and absolutely NO hangover afterward.
7) The Peaches from the Peach tree of Wisdom (from Kung Fu Panda) - I have to admit that seeing them made me wonder if peaches from the tree of wisdom are juicier than those from a normal tree.
Patrick1 on July 14, 2008 at 08:09 PM
Saturday Night Live had a cereal back when it was funny called "Colon Blow".
Calvin Dodge on July 14, 2008 at 08:23 PM
I second the nominations for spoo and powdered toast!
Meanwhile, how about some toad a la peche? (or peche a la toad)
Burt on July 14, 2008 at 08:40 PM
What, no lunchballz?
http://lunchballz.com
Al Maviva on July 14, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Saturday Night Live had a cereal back when it was funny called "Colon Blow".
Are you sure you aren't thinking of Kashi "Good Friends"?
Miles on July 14, 2008 at 09:13 PM
From Futurama: A sandwich from a truck stop men's room vending machine (complete with wormy benefits)!
Also, the secret ingredient in a Krabby Patty is.... PLANKTON!!! (3 kids, SpongeBob is on 24/7 here...)
Mythilt on July 14, 2008 at 09:17 PM
Romulan Ale? Saurian Brandy? Feh....try a real drink...307 Ale.
heather on July 14, 2008 at 09:22 PM
If I weren't a minor I'd love to try Skittle Brau.
It was only mentioned once on the Simpsons (Homer dreamed up a beer that had skittles floating in it)
Being a sugar junkie, that would be the first thing I'd reach for after a long day at work.
Joe on July 14, 2008 at 09:41 PM
I'd like one of Arthur Dent's Perfectly Normal Beast sandwiches.
Easy on July 14, 2008 at 09:46 PM
I want some scoobie snacks! Scoob used to go absolutely nuts for those things.
Half Canadian on July 14, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Quest for Glory had these avocado and garlic sandwiches on pumpkin bread that sounded pretty good . . .
k1k1chan on July 14, 2008 at 10:25 PM
ninja burger!?
BenZarius on July 14, 2008 at 11:12 PM
-Scooby Snacks
-Never food (from hook)
-Just about all of the Harry Potter candy
-Snozzberries
-Brontosaurus burgers
I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
Jules9999999 on July 14, 2008 at 11:15 PM
- Jelly'n'Candy sandwiches that Homer made for Todd and Rod
- Pizza made "...with 4 kinds of things" from Signoids on Futurama
- Anything blasted with Elzar's Spice Weasel
- The Professor's mummy jerky (it's teriyaki flavored!)
- Meatwad's Enchiladitos Chips with tickets to the SuperBall
- The Broodwich from ATHF
- Schweddy Balls from SNL
VictimVictimVictim on July 14, 2008 at 11:40 PM
One gummy Venus de Milo, please
Placebo on July 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Tomacco - Cross between a tomato and tobacco. From the simpsons
thatweirdkidoverthere888 on July 15, 2008 at 03:18 AM
hey, what about slurm?
you know, overlooking its origin like every other beverage on the planet.
that and definitely krabby patties and some bachelor chow.