History Main / EvilTastesGood

* At various points in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'', vampires like Drusilla would liken the taste of someone's blood to "cloves and honey", and life force draining warlocks would say it TastesLikeStrawberries. And Glory described a mind she had eaten as a "nummy treat". Spike even goes as far as referring to humans as "Happy Meals with legs". On the other hand, when asked what evil itself tasted like, Willow made a face and described it as "a little chalky."
** And in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' spin-off Spike bites someone to see if they're evil from the taste of their blood, explaining that "Demons are more astringent with a sort of oakie."

* Creator/SarahMichelleGellar has an EvilTastesGood scene in ''CruelIntentions''; in fact, she could just as well serve as the TropeNamer for this.

* ASongOfIceAndFire: Killing your enemies is one thing. [[Theatre/TitusAndronicus Killing them, baking them into a pie, and serving them to their kinsmen is another entirely]]. Serving them to their kinsmen ''and'' eagerly wolfing down several servings yourself? Wow, Lord [[spoiler:Manderly]].

* Irial from WickedLovely. Yum.
* [[LiteralMetaphor Incredibly literal]] example in C.S. Lewis's Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters. Demons feed off the souls of the damned, and it's even mentioned that the truly wicked souls taste better.

* BrutalLegend: The evil Emperor Doviculous is an S&M covered demon who coos with pleasure or mutters "Delicious," when he scores a kill in multiplayer.

* In NeverwinterNights2: Mask of the Betrayer, evil ''literally'' tastes good.

* Akechi Mitsuhide from ''SengokuBasara'' is very fond of eating-related analogues.

* In ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter, [[TimCurry Descole]] drops the line, "Witnessing your downfall will be... ''delicious''".

* The beautiful Maestro Delphine in ''LastExile'' luxuriated gluttony and decadence. Her egocentrism and villainy were reinforced by her pointing out a special meal she's sharing with the lead takes several thousand liters of water to grow, enough for several families to live on in their water-scarce world.

* The Gluttony chapter of the book of Eibon in the [[Manga/SoulEater Soul Eater manga]].

* Aipos of ''{{Mnemosyne}}'' entire reason of dicking the world over is because [[spoiler:the resulting time spores containing pain and suffering ''tastes good.'']]

->"I ate the soul of a monk once. It tasted like chocolate."\\
--'''Richard the Warlock''', ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup''

* Would iliaster, from {{Infernum}}, count? This is the spiritual essence of a soul, physically torn away and polluted with anguish and suffering, and demons must consume it to survive. Iliaster is also used for things like engine fuel and the basis for medicines. Basic iliaster, called plasm, is actually noted as "crude, tasteless and unsatisfying" -- demons who can afford it prefer to soak meat and, occasionally, vegetables (best not look too closely at either) in the stuff to add some more flavor and texture. Strain, iliaster generated from souls forced to labor on through exhaustion, apparently tastes better (though it's only as "nutritious" as plasm), but is mainly used as the demon equivalent of ''petrol''. Agony, generated from souls kept conscious despite intense physical pain, is very potent (five times stronger than an equivalent dose of plasm) and is generally regarded as the wine of Hell. Sorrow, produced through psychological pain, is twice as nutritious as Agony and is the closest thing demons have to sacramental.

* Parodied and subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Nevermore". When Control Freak turns candy into monsters, Cyborg decides to get rid of them by eating them, and proclaims, "Evil never tasted so good!" Then he suddenly gets sick from it and throws up, and is still sick in the next scene when Beast Boy starts to show the rental movie.

** At the beginning of KillBill this quote is attributed as "an old Klingon Proverb."

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish Albert Fish]] was notorious for his cannibalization of children. He found their flesh delectable and enjoyed going into lurid detail regarding the cooking process. After killing and eating a four year old boy, he was quoted as saying "I never ate any roast turkey that tasted half as good as his sweet fat little behind did."

[[caption-width-right:330:Remember, children: the only way to get the energy you need to spill the blood of [[BloodKnight Khorne]]'s enemies and appease His will, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint is to start your day with a healthy and nutritious breakfast]]!]]

See also: ExoticEntree, FingerLickinEvil, YouTasteDelicious, HorrorHunger, LickingTheBlade and AGlassOfChianti. Contrast BeingEvilSucks. Combine with DeliciousDistraction for [[HarmlessVillain humorous]] (or [[BaitTheDog horrifying]]) results. (Usually) not to be confused with ImAHumanitarian.

* In ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'', Edmund finds his first quite literal taste of evil ''very'' good, specifically of the White Witch's [[strike:drugs]] [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil Turkish delight]]. It soon not only tastes less good but is actually kind of nauseating... [[TheDarkSide but it's so hard to stop.]]

** From the series premiere of ''HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'':

* Considering that Music/{{mothy}}'s songs revolve around the SevenDeadlySins, this gets used a ''lot''.

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* Done to humorous effect at the 2002 ''Royal Rumble'': TheUndertaker (this being just before his final HeelFaceTurn), having cleared the ring of everyone else, is suddenly and unexpectedly eliminated by Maven when he gets overconfident. 'Taker gets extremely pissed and spends the next several minutes dealing a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Maven, which goes on so long that - hilariously - [[MediumAwareness the Royal Rumble Match actually stops dead]] so the TV camera can follow 'Taker and Maven as they brawl right up through the crowd and into the hallway leading to the arena, finally ending with 'Taker shoving Maven head-first through an old-fashioned popcorn cart, then scooping up some of the spilled popcorn and casually eating it.

* In ''MarvelVsCapcom3'', one of Shuma-Gorath's match start quotes has him say that the fear of his opponents is actually tangible to him (although since we're pretty much talking about Cthulhu here this might not be an overstatement).

* [[MemeticMutation Common]] YoutubePoop source: M. Bison yells "This is ''delicious!''" in [[LargeHam a ham-tacular manner]] while watching Guile get his ass kicked by a mutant.

* In Mike Mignola's short-lived (read: one episode) "TheAmazingScrewOnHead", the following exchange occurs
--->'''Emperor Zombie:''' You let me down. You went on and on about how sweet the candy was, then told me not to put it in my mouth and got mad at me when I did.
--->'''Screw-On Head:''' If by 'candy' you mean 'ancient forbidden evil' then, yes, I told you not to put it in your mouth.

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* Turtle soup is widely regarded as a delicacy, and in the past was often made from (currently endangered) sea turtles.
** Turtles are largely endangered because of shrinking habitats, not because evil gourmands can't get enough turtle. One should be careful about judging a food preference as "evil". If it's on the menu, it's certain to be farm-raised. If in doubt, ask the waiter, because turtle is quite tasty.
** Actually, many turtle species, especially those in North America and in East Asia, are threatened or endangered because of people poaching them for gourmands. In many cases, said species are often rare, difficult to cultivate, or that said gourmands simply prefer the taste of wild caught over farm-raised.
* To ensure tasty veal, calves may be prevented from getting any exercise at all.
** Clarification: that means that there are farms where baby cows spend most of their short lives in pens so small that pacing isn't even an option. All so people can eat veal.
*** Further Clarification: this type of veal production is on the way out, and has been for years.

** Just for clarity, force-feeding is how you get most foie gras (it's the quickest method, and, in France, is legally the only method by which the end product can be called "foie gras". The other way is to wait until it's time for winter migration, when the liver is fatty anyway). It's just that not all foie gras producers are so inept as to burst the stomachs of their geese. Also, geese don't have a gag reflex, so it's not clear if the minute-long feeding each day is actually painful.

* Shark fin soup is considered a Chinese status symbol, its high cost marking it as a special food at weddings and banquets. To source the fins, sharks are finned alive, then tossed back into the sea to die slowly--shark meat is not as economically valuable as the fins, so their fin-less bodies are left to sink to the ocean floor, unable to swim, where they will be defenselessly preyed upon or die slowly. Add to this that shark fins taste bland and that the soup would otherwise be plain-tasting if it didn't contain fish broth as well. (well, that's not quite right, shark fin is a texture thing (it gives body and thickness/ sliminess to the soup), not a flavor thing.)
* Another Chinese food, is Bird's Nest Soup. (What is it with the Chinese and their diet?!) Which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOntheTin. A soup made out of a bird's nest. The bird being the swallow. Which makes its nest by using its spit in place of cement. (Am not making this up. Harvesting these spitwads/nests means that the birds have a hard time breeding, and are thus, dying out....because their spit is delicious.

* It is illegal in the United States, France, and most of the western world to capture, sell, or cook the endangered [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting ortolan]] (the bird, not the ''StarWars'' species). And in response, resourceful gourmets pay great sums to get the dish. AnthonyBourdain, who wrote about an underground feast featuring ortolans, describes them as "one tasty f—ing bird.”
** Interestingly, a common ritual is for the ortolan-eater to cover his or her head with a napkin while eating the bird. This is sometimes explained as preventing the ortolan's odors from dissipating and reducing interference from the other senses. But one legend ascribes this practice to a priest who felt so guilty about what he was eating that he was trying to hide from God.
* Many junk foods, like pizza, candy, chips, and so on, which cause serious health problems, taste very good to most people because they use far more fat, sugar and salt, overloading taste receptors designed to locate these. The result is they cause "evil (to the body) to taste good". In moderation, humans require all 3 to survive, which is why we have the receptors in the first place.

* In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]] of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', the homunculi gain their powers by eating "red stones", which are [[HumanResources made from people.]] Envy gives some to Wrath while [[HannibalLecture Hannibal Lecturing]] him into a FaceHeelTurn. Envy remarks on his enjoyment for the taste of them.

* ''LightNovel/{{Inukami}}'' has [[spoiler:Jesei]] who feeds on despair. He says [[EvilTastesGood nothing is more delicious than provoking despair.]] Naturally this means pushing people past the DespairEventHorizon.