History Main / IsItSomeThingYouEat

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Big Pink Loser", Patrick has to take back a trophy he got by mistake, and this exchange occurs.
-->'''Patrick:''' But... it's shiny.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Yeah, but you know what else is shiny?\\
'''Patrick:''' Ice cream!

* From the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "A Farewell to Arms", when Bender starts looting as much as possible.
-->'''Bender:''' Want a torah?\\

** A cut line implied that [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike Bender was in fact offering it to him as a snack]].

* Humanity runs on this. How many foods do we create by letting something spoil under specific conditions? Pickles, cheese, salami, beer, butter, etc. Basically, the invention of new food goes something like this:
-->Step 1: Store something.\\
Step 2: X in my Y! ([[MemeticMutation It's more likely than you think.]])\\
Step 3: This stuff doesn't smell that bad. It's still good. Om nom nom nom.\\
Step 4: This is delicious... I'm a genius!\\
Step 5: [[MissingStepsPlan ???]]\\
Step 6: Profit!
** Another example: Leavened bread was probably the result of it being unintentionally left to rest long enough for yeast to cause the dough rising; the first person to eat it would have been eating a strange new thing.
** 1853: A customer keeps sending back his french fries because they're "too thick". After one time too many, the frustrated chef decides to cut them ridiculously thin and fry them to a crisp to see the guest's reaction. The guest loved them, and thus potato chips were born.
** Several artificial sweeteners were discovered when a chemist either tried whether his experiment was something you can eat, or went to get lunch without stopping to wash his hands.

** When Chi-Chi offers to be Goku's bride, he [[AccidentalMarriage readily accepted]] because he thought she was offering him food.[[labelnote:specifically]]In the Japanese version, Chi-Chi says "kon'yaku" (engagement), and Goku assumed she meant "[[FunWithHomophones konnyaku]]" ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac "konjac"]]). In the English dub, he outright assumes a "wedding" is food.[[/labelnote]] Some years later, when she comes to get Goku to remember the promise he made long ago, they're both embarrassed when he explained what he meant -- [[IGaveMyWord and so Goku proposes for real]].

** ''Film/{{Mitchell}}'': even his name says, 'Is that a beer?'"

* ''ComicBook/DemonKnights'': When a small girl tells Exoristos, "You dress like a tart," Exoristos's reaction is, "Again, thanks! Is that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tart some kind of pastry]]?"

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' example is referenced, with Vegeta asking Trunks if marriage is a type of food. Though it turns out Vegeta is just {{troll}}ing him.
--->'''Vegeta:''' Oh wow, I'm just f**kin' with you. My God, who doesn't know what marriage is?
** An earlier episode had Goku asking the same thing about [[DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm sarcasm]], to Piccolo's frustration.
** Another episode has Bulma describing soap as a "bar of animal fat", which prompts Vegeta to try eating a bar of soap. After a {{Beat}} he spits it back out.
--->'''Vegeta:''' Blah! This tastes nothing like what you just said!
** In "Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan Abridged", an annoyed Chi-Chi groans "I want a divorce", to which Goku replies "Me too! I'm starving!"

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'': In "Redding Weddy", Pat attempts to explain to Robin that man has walked on the moon:

** "Film/{{Mitchell}}: even his name says, 'Is that a beer?'"

* Kula to Joe in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters XIII]]'', when he calls her an "urchin"--Which he then tells her ''can'' be eaten (uni). The joke is that she prefers sweet frozen treats, which urchin is not.

* In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'', during the casino mission, Adam offers to mix a drink for the other interns, Razputin, the CircusBrat PlayerCharacter, asks for a "Tumble in the Net". Adam says that he has never heard about about that particular drink and as such doesn't know what it contains. Raz admits that he doesn't know what's in it either, but he believes that is some kind of special drink they serve in the circus, since [[EntendreFailure his acrobat parents were always talking about getting one after they had completeled a performance]].

** When Chi-Chi offers to be Goku's bride, he [[AccidentalMarriage readily accepted]] because he thought she was offering him food.[[labelnote:specifically]]In the Japanese version, Chi-Chi says "kon'yaku" (engagement), and Goku assumed she meant "[[FunWithHomophones konnyaku]]" ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac "konjac"]]). In the English dub, he outright assumes a "wedding" is food.[[/labelnote]] Some years later, when she comes to get Goku to remember the promise he made long ago, they're both embarrassed when he explained what he meant -- and so Goku proposes for real.

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Sports are Fun'' episode 2, [[ObsessedWithFood Paddi]] thinks a marathon sounds more delicious than the food he already has with him, leading to Weslie correcting him about what a marathon actually is.

** When Chi-Chi offers to be Goku's bride, he [[AccidentalMarriage readily accepted]] because he thought she was offering him food[[labelnote:specifically]]In the Japanese version, Chi-Chi says "kon'yaku" (engagement), and Goku assumed she meant "[[FunWithHomophones konnyaku]]" ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac "konjac"]]). In the English dub, he outright assumes a "wedding" is food.[[/labelnote]]. Some years later, when she comes to get Goku to remember the promise he made long ago, they're both embarrassed when he explained what he meant -- and so Goku proposes for real.

** When Chi-Chi offers to be Goku's bride, he [[AccidentalMarriage readily accepted]] because he thought she was offering him food[[labelnote:specifically]]In the Japanese version, Chi-Chi says "kon'yaku" (engagement), and Goku assumed she meant "[[FunWithHomophones konnyaku]]" ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac "konjac"]]). In the English dub, he outright assumes a "wedding" is food.[[/labelnote]]. Some years later, when she comes to get Goku to remember the promise he made long ago, they're both embarrassed when he explained what he meant--and so Goku proposes for real.

* In ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', Juumonji's uptight father is described as originally thinking that American football (''amefuto'') was some kind of candy (since ''ame'' means "sweet" in Japanese).

--> '''Lucy:''' Natsu... Do you know what joints are?\\

-->"French or soft. Which do you prefer?"\\
"Are you talking about food?"\\
''(laughs)'' "Oh ''Lord''. ''Kissing''."

---> '''Ash:''' I think I had that once at a Chinese restaurant.\\
''(everyone [[FaceFault face-faults]])''\\

--> '''[[ChildrenAreInnocent Ryu]]:''' What's a mad dog? What's a license? Is it a demon? ''[[ExtremeOmnivore Can we eat it?]]''

''(looks around the banquet table)''\\

-->'''Flugleman:''' "Tell me, do you know what the word 'nada' means? In all those 'Mexican' movies you've made, did you ever hear that word?"
-->'''Dusty:''' ''(thinking)'' "...Isn't that a light chicken gravy?"

* In ''Series/GoodOmens2019'', Aziraphale has a moment of this in the Middle Ages.
-->'''Crowley''': I’m here spreading foment.\\
'''Aziraphale''': What is that, some kind of porridge?[[note]]He's thinking of ''frumenty'', a popular medieval dish made with boiled grain and various flavorings.[[/note]]

::(Even better in the French version...)
-->'''Yumi:''' Mais c'est du morse, banane ! [[labelnote:Translation]]But it's Morse, banana![[/labelnote]]\\

--->'''Leela:''' Listen, Fry. Whatever it was that you and I had together...
--->'''Fry:''' Goulash?
--->'''Leela:''' No! ...Well, I don't know. Maybe it ''was'' goulash.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode, "Sock Opera":

* In ''[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Play It Again, Charlie Brown]]'', Frieda attempts to take Lucy's place at Schroeder's piano:

''(Schroeder kicks them both out)''\\

'''Homer:''' ''(after spraying his eggs with pepper spray)'' mmmm... incapacitating... ''(passes out)''\\\

* In ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', when the warden of honey prison activates her love pheromones, Zebra isn't affected and asks what are pheromones and [[http://www.mangareader.net/toriko/128/8 if he can eat them.]]

* In her ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary]]'' story, Amitie gets hungry and asks Nasu Grave, an anthropomorphic eggplant, if he's edible. Then she asks if he's from her hometown Primp, and the eggplant thinks Primp "sounds like pudding" ("Primp" or プリンプ has a close spelling to the Japanese word for "pudding", or プリン) and repeats Amitie's question as to if it's edible. Amitie is shocked and refuses to let Nasu Grave eat Primp Town.

* In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'', during the chasino mission, Adam offers to mix a drink for the other interns, Razputin, the CircusBrat PlayerCharacter, asks for a "Tumble in the Net". Adam says that he has never heard about about that particular drink and as such doesn't know what it contains, and Raz admits that he doesn't know what's in it either, but he believes that is some kind of special drink they serve in the circus, since his acrobat parents were always talking about getting one after they had completely a performance.

* In ''VideoGames/Psychonauts2'', during the chasino mission, Adam offers to mix a drink for the other interns, Razputin, the CircusBrat PlayerCharacter, asks for a "Tumble in the Net". Adam says that he has never heard about about that particular drink and as such doesn't know what it contains, and Raz admits that he doesn't know what's in it either, but he believes that is some kind of special drink they serve in the circus, since his acrobat parents were always talking about getting one after they had completely a performance.

Step 2: X in my Y! (It's more likely than you think.)\\

Step 5: ???\\

** Another example: Leavened bread was probably the result it being unintentionally left to rest long enough for yeast to cause the dough rising; the first person to eat it would have been eating a strange new thing.

-->'''Leela:''' Listen, Fry. Whatever it was that you and I had together...
-->'''Fry:''' Goulash?
-->'''Leela:''' No! ...Well, I don't know. Maybe it ''was'' goulash.

** In "Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan Abridged", an annoyed Chi-Chi groans "I want a divorce", to which Goku replies "Me too! I'm starving!"yche-Locks" are some kind of breakfast cereal.

* ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'': [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] overhears [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] talking about Rainbow Dash's Psyche-Locks,[[note]]a visual representation of how deeply is someone hiding a secret from him that he can see using [[LieDetector the Magatama]][[/note]] and wonders if "Ps* In chapter thirteen of ''Fanfic/CellarSecrets'', when Nui brings home a kitten and tells her what cats are, she gives the response of, "Eat?" to which Nui gently explains some things they eat, cats ''not'' being one of those things.

* ''ComicBook/DemonKnights'': When a small girl tells Exoristos, "You dress like a tart," Exoristos's reaction is, "Again, thanks! Is that some kind of pastry?"