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| 7 | ->''"They sound more like a grocery list than kittens."'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Carlotta''', ''Literature/CatPack: Carlotta's Kittens and the Club of Mysteries'' |
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| 10 | A rather silly form of ThemeNaming is to name characters after food and drinks. This tends to be done in comedic and child-oriented works, because it is very difficult to take someone named "Sausage" seriously. However, such a character may be afforded some dignity by being named after a food in a foreign language; somebody named "Okonomiyaki" sounds rather more impressive to an English speaker than one named "Pizza". |
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| 12 | In video games this will also often result in a LevelAte, and the clothes they wear would most likely be an EdibleThemeClothing. Compare APigNamedPorkchop, for when an animal is named after their products that are edible. |
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| 15 | !!Works with their own pages: |
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| 17 | [[index]] |
| 18 | * ''EdibleThemeNaming/DragonBall'' |
| 19 | [[/index]] |
| 20 | ---- |
| 21 | !!Examples: |
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| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 26 | * An animated Advertising/PartnershipForADrugFreeAmerica spot has a kid with a dog named Donut. |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 30 | * ''Manga/AirGear'': The Noyamano sisters (members of Sleeping Forest) all have names that are related to fruits: Rika ("pear blossom"), Ringo ("apple"), Shiraume ("white plum") and Mikan ("tangerine"). Ringo's name is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d when Rika threatens her by crushing an apple while hinting obliquely at her fate should she disobey. |
| 31 | * ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'': Thanks to most of the characters being themed around food (some actually ''being'' the food that they're themed around), this is very common. A few non-food characters named after food include Uncle Jam (Anpanman's father figure), Batako (meaning "Butter Girl", Uncle Jam's assistant), and Cheese (Anpanman's pet dog). Also, all of the horses are given food names based on who their owners are (Hamburger Kid has Pickles, Yakisobapanman has White Sauce, Croquette Kid has Ketchup, and Princess Salad has Vinegar). |
| 32 | * ''Manga/{{Atashinchi}}'': The heroine is named Mikan (mandarin) and her brother is named Yuzuhiko after the ''yuzu'' fruit. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': |
| 34 | ** The names of the Kurosaki siblings are all puns on fruits. (Ichigo = strawberry, Karin = quince, Yuzu = citron). |
| 35 | ** Momo Hinamori, whose first name means "peach" in Japanese. |
| 36 | ** In the anime adaptation, Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio protests against Ichigo calling him "Don Panini". |
| 37 | * ''Anime/CapRevolutionBottleman'' has a bit of a beverage theme going on. |
| 38 | ** Cota Coga is a pun on "Coca-Cola". |
| 39 | ** Goemon Ōi is named after Ōi Ocha, a Japanese tea drink. |
| 40 | ** Suezō Hokari's name is based on Pocari Sweat, a Japanese sports drink. |
| 41 | ** Dew Yamato's name, directly translated, means "Mountain Dew". |
| 42 | * ''Manga/CaseClosed'': The members of the [[BigBad Black Organization]] are given liqueur codenames like Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Kir, etc. [[spoiler:Also used as a RedHerring with a woman named Jodie Saintemillion, after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89milion a famous wine-producing region in France]]. She was believed to be a member of the antagonist group, but she actually is an ActionGirl ''opposed'' to them.]] |
| 43 | * ''Manga/CrossplayLoveOtakuXPunk'': Shimazaki and his cosplay friends' {{bishonen}} personas are all named after different types of noodles—Udon, Ramen, Soumen, etc. |
| 44 | * ''Manga/DoctorSlump'': |
| 45 | ** Arale Norimaki and her creator Senbei are both named after types of rice crackers, Norimaki senbei and norimaki [[JapaneseRanguage arare]]. |
| 46 | ** Superhero wannabe Suppaman is a portmanteau of Franchise/{{Superman}} and "suppai", the Japanese word for sour. |
| 47 | * ''Anime/DogDays'' Most of the main female casts are named after bread and sweets, either in their first or last names - Princess Millhiore F. ''Biscotti'', {{Tsundere}} ''Eclair'', MadScientist ''Riccotta'', {{Samurai}} ''Brioche'' d'Arquien, [[HighlyVisibleNinja Ninja]] Yukikaze ''Panettone'', etc... |
| 48 | * ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'': The five girls of the two main casts are also all named after foods, mostly desserts. Both Karasuma Chitose and Iyazoi Natsume, each the SixthRanger of her group, have fairly normal Japanese names. The villains of the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' video games have an alcohol theme going on, which explains Tequila's possession in the first game in which she appears. |
| 49 | * ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'': |
| 50 | ** The Anzio Girls High School, which is based on [=WW2=] Italy, has Anchovy, Pepperoni and Carpaccio. (All of those are ingredients often used for making pizza.) |
| 51 | ** And the St. Gloriana Girls High School ([=WW2=] Britain) gives us Darjeeling, Assam and Orange Pekoe, which (fittingly) get their names from types of tea. |
| 52 | ** And the Ooarai Girls High School Turtle Team uses fruits (Anzu means apricot, Momo means peach and Yuzu is the name of a citrus fruit). |
| 53 | * ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'': Besides Taro, there's also his personal maid staff, who are all named after foods. |
| 54 | ** Season 1: Lemon, Marron (chestnut) and Melon |
| 55 | ** Season 2: Ichigo (strawberry), Ringo (apple) and Sango (maple) |
| 56 | * ''Literature/HeavyObject'': Surnames are names of cocktails, the one exception being Sarasa Gleamshifter whose last name is merely based on the gloom lifter cocktail. More specifically, Legitimacy Kingdom names are brandy based drinks, Information Alliance names are gin based drinks, Capitalist Corporations names are rum based drinks, and Faith Organization names are whiskey based drinks. There's also one exception to these themes: Wydine Uptown, as that [[spoiler:was a fake name taken by an Information Alliance agent while pretending to be from the Capitalist Corporations]]. |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/IceCreamBaby'': All the characters' names come from food and drinks. |
| 58 | * ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'': The main cast's names are all related to drinks that are typically served in a coffee shop. (For the sake of explanation, the examples below are written in surname-first order.) |
| 59 | ** Hoto Cocoa: Hot cocoa |
| 60 | ** Kafuu Chino: Cappuccino |
| 61 | ** Tedeza Rize: Thé des Alizés, a green tea-fruit blend. |
| 62 | ** Ujimatsu Chiya: Uji matcha, one of the more famous Japanese green teas. |
| 63 | ** Kirima Sharo: Kilimanjaro, which in the Japanese context nearly always refers to Tanzanian coffee. |
| 64 | ** Natsu Megumi: Nutmeg (''Natsumegu'') |
| 65 | ** Jouga Maya: Jogmaya, one of the major tea estates in Darjeeling. |
| 66 | ** Hoto Mocha: Hot mocha (She's the CoolBigSis of the aforementioned Cocoa) |
| 67 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 68 | ** In ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', while Music/VanillaIce and his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], Music/{{Cream}}, are named after the rapper and band respectively, their names combine to form Vanilla Ice Cream. |
| 69 | ** Most of the characters in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' are named after Italian foods or just Italian words for foods: |
| 70 | *** Bruno Bucciarati: ''buccellati'' are a variant of ''cuccidati'' fig-filled cookies |
| 71 | *** Leone Abbacchio: ''abbacchio'' means lamb meat |
| 72 | *** Guido Mista: ''insalata mista'' is a mixed salad |
| 73 | *** Narancia Ghirga: ''arancia'' means orange |
| 74 | *** Pannacotta Fugo: ''panna cotta'', a kind of pudding |
| 75 | *** Polpo: means octopus |
| 76 | *** Mario Zucchero: ''zucchero'' means sugar |
| 77 | *** Sale: means salt |
| 78 | *** Sorbet and Gelato: named after two kinds of Italian ice desserts |
| 79 | *** Formaggio: means cheese |
| 80 | *** Pesci: means fish |
| 81 | *** Prosciutto: is a type of cured ham |
| 82 | *** Melone: means melon |
| 83 | *** Ghiaccio: means ice |
| 84 | *** Squalo: means shark |
| 85 | *** Carne: means meat |
| 86 | *** Vinegar Doppio: named after, well, vinegar |
| 87 | *** Risotto Nero: ''risotto nero'' is a type of rice dish prepared with cephalopod ink |
| 88 | *** Cioccolata: means chocolate |
| 89 | *** Scolippi: ''scaloppine'', a meat dish named after the thinly-sliced cuts of the meat used |
| 90 | *** The ''Golden Heart, Golden Ring'' light novel spinoff has the character Rigatoni, named after the pasta of the same name. |
| 91 | *** The ''Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback'' novel also adds Cannolo Murolo, named after the Sicilian dessert of the same name. |
| 92 | * ''Manga/KingOfBanditJing'': Most of the characters (and all of the place names) are named for alcoholic beverages. "Jing" is actually supposed to be "Gin" (the spelling is intentional on the author's part, since "Gin" would connote a much different pronunciation in Japanese); Kir (Jing's bird sidekick) is a cocktail of creme de cassis and white wine; and their signature attack "Kir Royale" is a variant of the cocktail made with sparkling wine. |
| 93 | * ''Manga/MagicalPokemonJourney'': Many of the characters (Hazel, Almond, Coconut, Peanut, Pistachio, Walnut) are named after nuts. Other food names include Ginger, Apricot, Plum and Caraway. |
| 94 | * This is egg-stra prominent in ''Literature/MardockScramble''. Once you crack open the novels or anime, you find: |
| 95 | ** Rune '''Balot''' (a chick boiled inside its own shell) |
| 96 | ** '''Œufcoque''' (from the French for soft-boiled egg, Œuf à la coque) |
| 97 | ** Doctor '''Easter''' |
| 98 | ** '''Shell''' Septinos |
| 99 | ** Dimsdale '''Boiled''' |
| 100 | ** The Bandersnatch Company: '''Mince''', '''Welldone''', '''Rare''', '''Medium''', '''Fresh'''/'''Flesh'''. |
| 101 | ** The flying house '''Humpty''' (which overlaps with the Creator/LewisCarroll-based ShoutOutThemeNaming) |
| 102 | ** The '''Eggnog''' Blue Casino |
| 103 | ** "We go for the yolk, not touching the shell or the white." |
| 104 | ** And of course, the title: ''Mardock'' '''''Scramble'''''. |
| 105 | * ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'''s MagicalGirl parody ShowWithinAShow, ''Magical Princess Natural Lychee'', includes an antagonist of the titular character who is named Rambutan (Lychee and Rambutan are both Asian tropical fruits). |
| 106 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'': Biscuit Griffon's family are all named for pastries. His younger twin sisters are Cookie and Cracker, his brother is Savarin Canele, and their grandmother is Sakura Pretzel. |
| 107 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 108 | ** The titular character is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narutomaki narutomaki,]] a type of kamaboko (fish paste) used as a topping in ramen -- that is, his favorite food. In ''Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja'', his counterpart in the Limited Tsukuyomi world is named Menma, which is the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menma another ramen topping]]. |
| 109 | ** All of the known members and aspirants of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen of the Mist ([[OddNameOut with the exception of the most likely non-canon Raiga Kurosuki]] from {{Filler}}) have surnames dealing with produce: Momochi (momo = peach), Hoshigaki (dried persimmon), Hozuki (Chinese lantern fruit), Akebino (akebi = chocolate vine), Kuriarare (kuri = chestnut), Munashi (nashi = Asian pear), Ringo (apple), and Suikazan (suika = watermelon). Even Chojuro, who has OnlyOneName, is named after a particular type of Asian pear. |
| 110 | * ''Anime/NGKnightLamune40'': Much of its cast named after child-friendly drinks like Ramune soda. ''VS Knights Lamune & 40 Fire'', and its HotterandSexier OAV ''Knights of Ramune/VS Knights Lamune Fresh'' have this trope, although the latter seems to have a lot more characters to this effect. |
| 111 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': |
| 112 | ** Early on in the manga, Usopp's "pirate crew" is made of 3 little boys named Ninjin/Carrot, Piiman/Pepper, and Tamanegi/Onion. Their hairstyles resemble the food they're named after. |
| 113 | ** Sanji being a ChefOfIron, he names many of his attacks after food items and other culinary terms, like Brochette, Concasse, or Premier Hachis. |
| 114 | ** Many Minks are named after something related to the animal they are based on, some of them being named after StockAnimalDiet. This also includes Carrot (not to be confused with Ninjin above). |
| 115 | ** The entire Charlotte family is named after sweets and other kinds of food, befitting the matriarch Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom)'s SweetTooth. The family name itself comes from a French dessert, and all of Linlin's 85 children are named after other kinds of food; Pudding, Brûlée, Moscato, Praline, Katakuri (starch), Cracker, Smoothie, et cetera. Her sole known former husband, Pound, is named after pound cake. |
| 116 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 117 | ** One episode of the anime featured an elderly woman named Abigail and her Pikachu, Sugar, who was named such because it helped her to bake cakes. |
| 118 | ** Another episode had Ash and friends using {{Line Of Sight Alias}}es: Tom Ato, Ann Chovy, and Caesar Salad. |
| 119 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': Food theme-naming is used more than once. |
| 120 | ** In ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', the mascots are all named after food; Coco and Nuts (their names are a pun on 'coconut'), Milk, Syrup. All the Palmier Kingdom inhabitants, simply put. |
| 121 | ** Similarly, in ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', not only the mascots, Chiffon and Tart (not the ones mentioned above), follow the same pattern, but the ''Cures'' also do, as their Cure forms are named after fruits: Cure Peach, Cure Berry, Cure Pine (as in 'pineapple', not 'pine tree'), and Cure Passion (as in 'passionfruit'). Cure Peach gets bonus points for her surname, ''Momo''zono, containing the Japanese word for "peach". |
| 122 | ** In ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', the Cures' dance-themed Form Changes are all named after different foods along with the kind of dance styles they're based on (i.e Cherry Flamenco, Lollipop Hip-Hop, Sherbet Ballet, Popcorn Cheer, etc.). |
| 123 | ** The Cures in ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' are named after different kinds of sweets: Cure Whip (as in whipped cream, not the weapon), Cure Custard, Cure Gelato, Cure Macaron, Cure Chocolat, and Cure Parfait. |
| 124 | ** All of the main heroes in ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' minus Cure Precious have a name related to food and how people react to it; Cure Spicy, Cure Yum-Yum, Cure Finale (as in, dessert being the finale of a meal), Black Pepper, and Rosemary (as in the spice). |
| 125 | * ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica'': The chapter names were all food puns until the author ran out of ideas. |
| 126 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': The Musk Dynasty has Herb, Lime, and Mint, while the Phoenix Tribe has Saffron (after the rice), Kiima (after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keema keema]]), Koruma (from "korma", a curry dish) and Masara (masala, a mix of spices.) Herbology martial artists Pink and Link have ThemeTwinNaming. The Guide (who is named after his profession) has a daughter named Plum. And let's not forget Lychee, from ''Big Trouble in Nekonron, China''. Pantyhose Taro (who was baptized and named by Happōsai) fell victim to a whole other kind of ThemeNaming, but he met Rouge, and a different Saffron. |
| 127 | * ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': The Vampire sisters are named Moka/Mocha and Kokoa/Cocoa, their elder sister Karua/Kahlua, and their adopted (and thus named not quite to theme) sister Akua/Aqua. Just about the whole family is part of the theme naming father Issa (lit. "one [cup of] tea"), Kahlua and Kokoa's mother Gyokuro (a type of green tea), and dog Earl Grey. |
| 128 | * ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'': The main marionettes are named after fruits. |
| 129 | * One of the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' movies has a team of villains who are all named after sweet items. |
| 130 | * ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'': There's a characters are named after pizza toppings and other foods. Speedy Cerviche gets partial credit, as his name is a pun on both the word "service" ''and'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceviche ceviche.]] |
| 131 | * ''Manga/ShamanKing'': There's ''Choco''love [=McDonell=]. His Guardian Spirit, [[Music/MickJagger Mic the Jaguar]], is a different kind of [[ShoutOutThemeNaming theme]] [[MusicalThemeNaming naming]]. |
| 132 | * ''Manga/SorcererHunters'': The heroes are all named for foods, mostly sweets or pastries ("Tira Misu" and "Marron Glace", for example). Meanwhile, the main cast of spinoff ''Anime/SorcererOnTheRocks'' is named after liquor. |
| 133 | * ''Anime/TamakoMarket'': The Kitashirakawas all have names related to mochi: |
| 134 | ** Tamako is named after their mochi shop Tamaya--"-ya" is a business suffix and "-ko" is a feminine name suffix. |
| 135 | ** Anko is named after the red bean paste filling. |
| 136 | ** When you put the names of their father Mamedai and grandfather Fuku together, you'd get Mame-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daifuku daifuku]], Tamaya's specialty. Lampshaded in episode 10. |
| 137 | * ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'': The girls are all named after plants or desserts, and their last names follow the pattern of Color Place (Momomiya = Peach Shrine, Midorikawa = Green River, etc.) Their alien foes are named after filled pastry items (Quiche, Tart, and Pie). |
| 138 | ** The {{hentai}} parody based off of this, ''Sex Warrior Pudding (Famiresu Senshi Purin)'', takes this a step further by giving the female characters actual names (sans the titular Pudding and her mother Miruku/Milk), but their codenames [[spoiler:as well as that of the main antagonist's [[BlackKnight dragon]] which [[SamusIsAGirl she]] keeps after [[HighHeelFaceTurn joining the good guys]]]]—which are all based on desserts and confectioneries from Europe or the Americas—are often made of a spelling of their first names with different hiragana/katakana for a similar pronunciation (e.g. Serika=Jelly, Harue=Parfait, Chiyoko=Choco) or combine parts of both their last name and first name (e.g. Ki'''ta'''mori '''Nako'''=Pan'''na Cotta''', '''T'''e'''rai''' '''Misu'''zu='''Tiramisu'''[[spoiler:, '''Su'''dou '''Ai'''='''Ice''' as in "Ice Cream"]]). Even the named restaurants are the "Alamode" and "Trifle", the former being a French word which in U.S. expression means to serve something with ice cream on top and the latter being an English dessert to go with the English castle design. The titular heroine keeps with the food theme even when she becomes "Black Pudding," [[spoiler:her SuperpoweredEvilSide]], but it's a Scottish blood sausage instead of a dessert [[spoiler:as if to say there's nothing sweet about]] ''[[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn this]]]]'' [[spoiler:Pudding]]. |
| 139 | * In ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', there is a group of {{Unknown Rival}}s to Lum, Oyuki, and Benten. They are named Sugar, Ginger, and Pepper -- collectively known as the "Spice Girls". |
| 140 | * ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': TheHeroine Yuzu is named after the citrus fruit. This would later become important near the end of the series, [[spoiler:when her father Shuzou ends up finding a citrus and other items associated with her after she's RetGone. This would help him remember that she's missing]]. |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 144 | * ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'': As shown in "Father Bread", Bread's father is named Breaden, and he has brothers named Breadwin and Breadward. They're all literally bread. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 148 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': The children (and pet) of the Jones family consist of Jughead, little sister Jellybean, cousin Souphead, and Hot Dog the... dog. In their case, they're all nicknames (except for Hot Dog). |
| 149 | * ''Comicbook/{{Chew}}'': Tony Chu has the eponymous nickname "Chew" as a direct result of his power of [[CannibalismSuperpower being able to see how anything was killed by eating it]]. Every other character in the series has some kind of food reference in their name: just ask Amelia Mintz, John Colby, Mike Applebee, Evan Pepper, Marshall Mellow, Herschel Brown... |
| 150 | * ''ComicBook/{{Dollicious}}:'' Every single character is named after a food and personalise it : Ramen, Lazania, Guarana, Bubblegum and Tiramisu to name the few. |
| 151 | * ''ComicBook/NewXMen'': This was attempted but accidentally subverted at the last second when [[ExecutiveMeddling a different writer took over the series]]. Creator/GrantMorrison had intended to name the five Stepford Cuckoos -- who are essentially [[VagueAge younger clones of Emma Frost]], created from [[{{Squick}} ova harvested by scientists while she was comatose]] -- so that the first letter of each of their names would spell "spice." However, they'd only given the names of four of them during their run (Sophie, Phoebe, Celeste, and Esme) and they hadn't told anyone about the EasterEgg, so Chuck Austen unknowingly dubbed the fifth Cuckoo Mindee, accidentally messing up Grant's intentions. Later corrected by stating her real name is actually Irma in a narrator's bubble. |
| 152 | * ''ComicBook/ThePrincessAndTheGrilledCheeseSandwich'': The story is set in the Kingdom of Fromage and everybody in the main cast is named after cheese. The protagonist is called Camembert, her love interest and princess of the kingdom is Brie, their closest friends are Ricotta and Gorgonzola, Cam's maid is Feta, and even Brie's pet dog is called Gouda. In contrast, the stuffy, older guy Brie is arranged to marry is called [[StockYuck Broccoli]], and he's from a neighboring kingdom. |
| 153 | * ''ComicBook/SunfireAndBigHero6'': Three members of the Big Hero 6 have this: Wasabi No-Ginger, [=GoGo=] Tomago (corruption of Japanese tamago), and Honey Lemon. |
| 154 | * ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': All members of the Candy family have names that play on the food qualities of their last name, excepting Etta's neice Suzie. There's Etta Candy ([[PunnyName eat a candy]]), Mint Candy, Hard Candy and Sweet Candy. |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 158 | * In the ''ComicStrip/MrPotatoHead'' comic strip, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head have a daughter named Julienne (like Julienne fries) and a son named Chip (like potato chips). |
| 159 | * The main characters in ''Thimble Theater'' were Ham Gravy and his girlfriend Olive Oyl, before Olive's attentions and the focus of the strip were both diverted to a sailor named ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}. Olive's family also includes a brother named Castor Oyl and their mother Nana Oyl (banana oil). (Their father Cole, Castor's wife Cylinda and Castor and Cylinda's daugher Deezil are kind of [[OddNameOut Odd Names Out]] being puns on inedible oils.) |
| 160 | [[/folder]] |
| 161 | |
| 162 | [[folder:Eastern European Animation]] |
| 163 | * The three main characters in ''Animation/KidECats'' are siblings named Cookie, Pudding, and Candy. In the Russian original, they're named Shortbread, Compote, and Caramel respectively. |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 167 | * ''Fanfic/BookFiveLegends'': There's Kyoshi warrior ''Jasmine'' owes her name due to her father being a tea enthusiast. She considers herself luckier than her little sister, Ginseng. |
| 168 | * ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'': Just about every Steel Ranger is named after some kind of food. This goes for all the RecursiveFanfiction, too. |
| 169 | * In ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'' a horse with the Blue Clan is named White Bean Tofu Stew. The Red Clan had also named it Basashi. [[labelnote:note]] Basashi is a Japanese dish of raw horse meat sashimi[[/labelnote]] |
| 170 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': The denizens of the Plush Penguin Car are named after ice cream flavors Minty, Strawberry, Emperor Neopolitan, etc. The exception to the rule is Nico, based off sea salt ice cream. |
| 171 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6225855/14/Jade-Green-Eyes Jade Green Eyes]]'' Thyme Scarborough has siblings named Parsley, Sage and Rosemary. |
| 172 | * ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' |
| 173 | ** "The Undersea Twister" features an angelfish named Jellybean. |
| 174 | ** "Mystery on Daytona Beach" features a panther named Taffy. |
| 175 | * ''Fanfic/LincolnsMemories'': The snowman that [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln and Lana Loud]] build is called Mr. Carrot-Nose. |
| 176 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6959397/6/Rescued Rescued]]'': Snape states that when he was eleven, he named his house elves Taffy, Lolly and Jelly. |
| 177 | * ''Fanfic/PreCureInANutshell'': Among the many parody names are Eggnog ([[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Nagisa]]), Porkchop ([[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Choppy]]), Cure Limeade ([[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Lemonade]]), Milky Milk ([[Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo Milky Rose]]), Cure Pie ([[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Cure Pine]]), Dessert Ryan ([[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Desertrian]]), Cure Juice ([[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Cure Muse]]), Tea ([[Anime/SmilePrecure Tae]]), Mars Bar ([[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Marmo]]), Iota Hickory Nut ([[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Iona Hikawa]]), Cure Sprinkle ([[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Cure Twinkle]]), Cure Miracle Whip[[note]]a brand of mayonnaise[[/note]] ([[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure Cure Miracle]]), Cure Mackerel ([[Anime/KiraKiraPrettyCureALaMode Cure Macaron]]), Cure Mashed Potatoes ([[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Macherie]]), Cure Cheesy ([[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Cure Milky]]), Cure Grape ([[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Cure Grace]]), Azula Takoyaki ([[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Azuka Takizawa]]), Cure Spicy Meatball ([[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrecure Cure Spicy]]), and Marshmallow ([[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Mashiro]]) |
| 178 | * ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheSaveUms'': Mocked; neither Alexa nor Jackson are satisfied with being assigned the codenames of Noodle and Custard. |
| 179 | * In ''Fanfic/SandedDown'', one of [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Bruno's rats]] is named Queso, [[BilingualBonus which is Spanish for "cheese"]]. |
| 180 | * All named Seeq in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire'' are named after a type of meat. |
| 181 | ** First, there is T-bone. |
| 182 | ** Second, there is Ribs. |
| 183 | ** Third, there is Sir Loin. |
| 184 | * In ''Fanfic/WhatIfGokuMarriedBulma'', Yamcha winds up marrying Chi-Chi instead. They name their daughter Tousa after sugar, making them a trio of Tea, Milk and Sugar. |
| 185 | [[/folder]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 188 | * The AnimatedAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' keeps the naming of three of its heroes (though Wasabi No-Ginger is shortened to just the first word). Additionally, the cat's name is Mochi. The odd nature of them is {{lampshaded}} by Hiro; Tadashi mentions the names being given by Fred. Wasabi's in particular came from a NeverLiveItDown incident, while the origins of the ladies' respective nicknames goes unsaid. |
| 189 | * ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeDawnOfTheDinosaurs'': Sid the Sloth finds three unhatched dino eggs that he adopts as his children. He draws faces on them and names them ''Egg''bert, ''Shell''y, and ''Yok''o. |
| 190 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', Alfredo Linguini's surname comes from a real-life type of Italian pasta called "Linguine", commonly written as "Linguini". |
| 191 | * Every Sugar Rush character from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', most of whom use the specific sub-genre of candy. Where they got the name Muttonfudge, nobody knows. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 195 | * ''Film/BulletTrain'' has the assassin brothers Tangerine and Lemon. |
| 196 | * The antagonists of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' appears to have a sweets theme for their names. In addition to BigBad Calvin Candie (owner of the Candyland plantation), there are also three bad guys called the Brittle brothers. [[FridgeBrilliance Appropriately, one of the heroes is a dentist.]] |
| 197 | * The Penderghast family in ''Film/EasyA'' are all named after food. Daughter/Protagonist Olive, Mother Rosemary, Father Dill and Brother Chip. The unseen brother is apparently called Kale. |
| 198 | * ''Film/HudsonHawk'' has four CIA agents named after candy bars (Snickers, Kit Kat, Butterfingers, Almond Joy). |
| 199 | * Brand-name junk foods are used for this purpose in ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'', where Joe Bauers' attorney is named Frito and the President is Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. |
| 200 | * ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'': This movie introduces the American version of the titular group, the Statesmen. Unlike the Kingsmen, which are named after Knights of the Round Table, they are named after alchoholic beverages. The three agents introduced are named Tequila, Whiskey and Champagne, and their support member is called Ginger Ale (which is not alchoholic by itself, but is often mixed with alchoholic beverages to make drinks). |
| 201 | * ''Film/SweetSmellOfSuccess'' uses a lot of food metaphors to describe people in the film, including ice-cream, a barrel of pretzels, waffles with syrup, a tangerine that peels in a minute, a chicken in a pot, cookie full of arsenic, a bowl of fruit, and so on. |
| 202 | * In ''Film/WhatAGirlWants'', two of Daphne's debutante friends are named Peach and Pear. They apparently have a sister named Parsnip; she doesn't get out much. |
| 203 | * ''Film/TheWholeTruth2021'': Pim, Putt, and Mai have a pet cat that they named Latte. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 207 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' examples: |
| 208 | ** Many of the rats in ''Literature/TheAmazingMauriceAndHisEducatedRodents'' are named after food (like Dangerous Beans, Peaches and Sardines) or words related to food (like Additives and Nourishing). This is because they have learnt a lot of their vocabulary from reading food packaging. |
| 209 | ** Two countries on the Discworld are named Djelibeybi (jellybaby) and Hersheba (Hershey bar). WordOfGod is that Pratchett came up with Hersheba upon finding out that many of his American fans didn't get the jellybaby pun, which led him to wonder which US-specific candy he should have named it after instead. |
| 210 | * One of the ''Animal Ark'' books features this loosely done. Because the mother cat James and Mandy are looking after is named "Blossom", they decide to name her three kittens after fruit trees. The two girls are dubbed Peaches and Cherry and after some thinking, their brother is dubbed William for William Pears. |
| 211 | * ''Literature/ABadCaseOfStripes'' has Camilla ''Cream'', Dr. ''Gourd'', and Mr. ''Mellon''. |
| 212 | * In ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'', thanks to [[ParodyName Parody Naming]], most members of the Fellowship are named after foods or soft drinks: Frito, Spam, Moxie, Pepsi, Legolam, Gimlet, Arrowroot (exceptions: Goodgulf, Bromosel). There's also the tensions that boil over between the fair city of Minas Troney and the foul city of Chikken Noodul. |
| 213 | * The male cats in ''Literature/CatPack'' decide to name Carlotta's kittens Hamburger (named for its large size), Mustard (named for its yellow pelt), Sugar (named for being mostly white), Catnip (who is the runt), and [[OddNameOut Scamper]] (named for being wiggly). Carlotta lampshades the weirdness. |
| 214 | -->'''Carlotta''': ''They sound more like a grocery list than kittens.'' |
| 215 | * The Fudge series gives us Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher, and little sister Tamara Roxanne "Tootsie" Hatcher. [[OnlySaneMan Peter]], their older brother and the books' resident FirstPersonSmartass, lampshades this at one point by commenting that his parents really wanted a candy shop. |
| 216 | * The novels in the ''Literature/GenieTeamGJikenNote'' are all titled after desserts: cake, cookies and donuts. This may be due to the fact the protagonist is a GeniusSweetTooth. |
| 217 | * Anything Japanese in ''Literature/GoodOmens'' is named after food, including a model of car called the Wasabi and a ship called the Kappamaki. |
| 218 | * ''Literature/HerculePoirot'': Possibly by accident, but the famous Belgian detective's surname literally translates as "little pear" (''poire''= "pear", and ''-ot'' is a diminiutive found in French names), and he then proceeds to hire an English secretary by the name of Lemon. |
| 219 | * Baker's son Peeta Mellark of ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' is presumably named for his parents' profession (as in pita bread). It becomes a theme when [[spoiler:Katniss and Peeta's son]] is said to be named Rye. And to top it off, the country itself is called Panem, a Latin word for bread. |
| 220 | * ''Literature/MonsterOfTheMonthClub'': Rilla privately names the cats in the barn after sweet food and drink - the mama cat is Oreo, and the kittens are Pepsi, Dorito and Milk Dud (who gets renamed Milky by Tina when she adopts him in book 4). The theme continues with the dog Taco, who joins them in book 2. |
| 221 | * ''Literature/RainbowMagic'': |
| 222 | ** Saffron[[note]]a type of spice[[/note]] the Yellow Fairy, [[Literature/RainbowMagicCherryTheCakeFairy Cherry the Cake Fairy]], Honey the Sweet Fairy, and Madeleine[[note]]a type of cookie[[/note]] the Cookie Fairy. |
| 223 | ** In post-2016 European French prints, Heather is renamed Prune. |
| 224 | ** In German, Ruby is renamed Emma Erdbeerrot. "Erdbeerrot" is the German word for "strawberry". |
| 225 | ** In Greek, Saffron is renamed ''Lemon''ia. |
| 226 | * In Thelma Hatch Wyss' ''A Stranger Here'' Jada's Uncle Mac planted an herb garden at his wife's request. Only the parsley grew, so he named all twenty-four of his cows after the herbs that died. |
| 227 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'': |
| 228 | ** Apparently the Erins were hungry when they wrote the book ''[=SkyClan=]'s Destiny''; it introduces several cats named after food: Egg, Onion, Nutmeg, and you could even count Velvet if you think of red velvet. |
| 229 | ** In ''Darkess Within'', a cat and his two kits have the names Pancakes, Bacon, and Eggs. Another cat who appears in the book is named Cheddar. |
| 230 | [[/folder]] |
| 231 | |
| 232 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 233 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSlimGoodbody'': A variation: agents of Body Control are named after B-vitamins. It's stated in passing that there are other agents of Body Control who we never see on screen who are named after other vitamins. |
| 234 | * In ''Series/AtHomeWithAmySedaris'', [[SouthernBelle Patty Hogg]], her granddaughter Nutmeg, and [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Ronnie Vino, Regional Wine Lady]] all have food in their names. |
| 235 | * In the ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' episode "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS3E16HouseMouses House Mouses]]", Scully and Hitchcock concoct "[[OperationBlank Operation: Beans]]" to take down a drug ring. They get into the spirit with the code names they make up: Jake is "Pinto", Terry is "Mung" and Hitchcock is "Chickpea". |
| 236 | * In-universe example in the BBC comedy drama ''Cruise of the Gods''. The creator of a short-lived cult sci-fi series finally tires of the {{fandom}} trying to find hidden meanings in the exotic character names and reveals that they were all just anagrams of dishes at his local curry house. (And you're right, it does stretch credulity that nobody would have noticed this before.) |
| 237 | * On ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Fifteenth Doctor's companion Ruby Sunday has a grandmother named Cherry - making her, to the Doctor's delight, Cherry Sunday. |
| 238 | * On ''Series/{{Glee}}'', all of Will's love interests are named after food: Terri Delmonico (a type of steak), Emma Pillsbury, Suzie Pepper, and Rachel Berry. |
| 239 | ** Holly Holiday. While Holly is ''technically'' edible, it's only edible in the sense that you can eat it, not that you should. |
| 240 | * ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' names its episodes after the sequential order of the courses in a multi-course meal. Season One titles are from French cuisine, Season Two Japanese, and Season Three Italian. |
| 241 | * ''Series/{{iCarly}}'': The baby chicks hatched in "iHatch Chicks" are named after egg-related meals and terms: Shelly (eggshell), Huevo (spanish for "egg"), Omelet (an egg recipe), Benedict (another common egg dish), Yoko (as in "Yolk"-o), and Poachy (egg being cooked outside its shell). |
| 242 | * ''Series/ICarly2021'': Millicent names her pet fish Donut. |
| 243 | * When ''Series/SunesJul'' first got released on VHS, it was divided into four cassettes, all named after gratin in some fashion: |
| 244 | -->Sunes vecka 1: potatisgratäng (Sune's week 1: potato gratin)\ |
| 245 | Sunes vecka 2: morotsgratäng (week 2: carrot gratin)\ |
| 246 | Sunes vecka 3: broccoligratäng (week 3: broccoli gratin)\ |
| 247 | Sunes vecka 4: ingen gratäng (week 4: no gratin) |
| 248 | * The core five members of ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' are named after variations of tea. Namely, Ban = bancha (common green tea), Hoji = hojicha (charcoal roasted tea), Sen = sencha (whole green tea), Jasmine = jasmine tea, Umeko = umecha (tea with plum). |
| 249 | ** To a lesser extent, the Alienizers from Planet Algol all have names related to alcoholic drinks: Volka (Vodka), Whinsky (Whiskey), Giin (Gin), Brandyl (Brandy) and Baurbon (Bourbon). |
| 250 | [[/folder]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 253 | * ''Music/KidsPraise'': The anthropomorphic mouse choir from the fourth album are all named after different kinds of cheese. |
| 254 | * Music/RichardCheese and all of the other members of Lounge Against the Machine, including Bobby Ricotta, Frank Feta, Billy Bleu, have a cheese theme naming. |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 258 | * ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': Zig-zagged with Taako[[note]]pronounced "taco"[[/note]] and his family, who at one point were supposed to be named after Tex-Mex foodstuffs. Taako mentions his grandfather Tostada, and [[spoiler:his twin sister was supposed to be named Chalupa]]. This was later [[RetCon ret-conned]] due to [[UnfortunateImplications possible racist connotations]], especially since people had widely begun headcanoning Taako as Latino. Tostada was never mentioned again, and [[spoiler:Chalupa's nickname "Lup" became her official name]], leaving Taako the only one with a food-related name. |
| 259 | [[/folder]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 262 | * Wrestling/CandiceMichelle's finishing moves, Candywrapper, Candylicious and the Sugar Rush. |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 266 | * In the ''Roleplay/LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions'' there was Tacoman, Hamburger Pattie, Taquito Boy, Frangelica, Commander Milkshake, & Soyburger Patricia. |
| 267 | * In ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'', the Original Character Orange fits both this and ColourfulThemeNaming. He is a rival of a character from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' named Lime, making for a citrus fruit theme, but is also the brother of [[Franchise/DragonBall Capt. Yellow from the color-themed Red Ribbon Army]]. |
| 268 | [[/folder]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | [[folder:Software]] |
| 271 | * From versions 1.5 to 9, every major release of Website/{{Google}}'s Android operating system was named for a sweet or dessert item, [[AlphabeticalThemeNaming each starting with the next letter of the alphabet]].[[note]]Version 1.1 was known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_four Petit Four]] internally[[/note]] However, the trend was discontinued with the release of Android 10 (previously Android Q) in 2019; Google argued that the dessert names are "not inclusive" to international users, although dessert names are still used as internal codenames. The version names are as follows: |
| 272 | ** 1.5 - Cupcake |
| 273 | ** 1.6 - Donut |
| 274 | ** 2.0 - Eclair |
| 275 | ** 2.2 - Froyo[[note]]Frozen Yogurt[[/note]] |
| 276 | ** 2.3 - Gingerbread |
| 277 | ** 3.x - Honeycomb |
| 278 | ** 4.0.x - Ice Cream Sandwich |
| 279 | ** 4.1 - Jelly Bean |
| 280 | ** 4.4.x - [=KitKat=] (the first trademarked one; getting the licence with Nestlé even earned some cross-promotion)[[note]]This version was codenamed Key Lime Pie, but was changed because "very few people actually know the taste of a key lime pie."[[/note]] |
| 281 | ** 5.x - Lollipop ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mqvPHeNf2U "rejected" candidates]] include Lava Cake, Licorice and "L'Oreo")[[note]]also codenamed Lemon Meringue Pie[[/note]] |
| 282 | ** 6.0.x - Marshmallow[[note]]also codenamed Macadamia Nut Cookie[[/note]] |
| 283 | ** 7.x - Nougat[[note]]also codenamed New York Cheesecake[[/note]] |
| 284 | ** 8.x - Oreo (another trademarked one, this time from Nabisco)[[note]]also codenamed Oatmeal Cookie[[/note]] |
| 285 | ** 9.x - Pie |
| 286 | ** Android 10 - codenamed Quince Tart[[note]]Android VP of engineering Dave Burke noted that if Android had continued the dessert theme naming, he would've chosen Queen Cake as the release name[[/note]] |
| 287 | ** Android 11 - codenamed Red Velvet Cake |
| 288 | ** Android 12 - codenamed Snow Cone |
| 289 | ** Android 13 - codenamed Tiramisu |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 293 | * The members of the [[SugarBowl Madolche]] card archetype in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' are all named by a portmanteau of a word related to what they are, and a dessert name. Thus, you have the cavalry rider Chouxvalier, the RidiculouslyCuteCritter Cruffsant, and are ruled by TheHighQueen, Tiaramisu, and they all live in the Madolche Chateau (y'know, like "gateau"). |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 297 | * Several Toys/{{Lalaloopsy}} dolls are named for the foods they're themed after. Some examples include the Cookie sister, Crumbs Sugar Cookie and Sprinkle Spice Cookie, the Waffle Cone sisters, Scoops and Spoons, and Mint E. Stripes. |
| 298 | [[/folder]] |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 301 | * In the Spanish translation of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', Isabelle's name is "Canella" (Cinnamon). |
| 302 | * ''VideoGame/AnimalRestaurant'': A trio of friends, Prawny, Beancurd, and Rice Cake, have food-themed names. |
| 303 | * The titular protagonist of ''VideoGame/BarrySteakfries'' games, whose last name comes from one of the French fries variations. Later games feature his DistaffCounterpart, named Betty Beefpies. |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/{{Boutalles}}'' has a bit of pudding theme naming going on with characters named Plumm, Figgy, Sticky, Toffee and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutia Kutia.]] |
| 305 | * In ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi'', most of the inhabitants of Alucaneet Castle are named after meat (eg. Princess Fillet, Acrobat Sausages, Scribe Shanky, Butler Livers) while most of the characters from the Thirstquencher Empire are named for drinks (Gingerelle, Bubbles, etc.). |
| 306 | ** The princess and nearly all of the maidens in ''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'' are named after different cheeses, and all of [[BigBad Gandrake's]] [[QuirkyMinibossSquad henchmen]] are named after different wines. |
| 307 | * ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia''[='=]s [[CuteKitten cats]] are all named after different ingredients. |
| 308 | * In ''VideoGame/ChicoryAColorfulTale'', in a land called Picnic, everyone is an animal named after food (in fact, the screen where you [[HelloInsertNameHere enter the name of your]] PlayerCharacter asks you to enter your favorite food instead of your name). Conversely, foods in Picnic are all known by different names--coffee is "joe", donuts are "holeys", pizza is "slice", and so on so forth. |
| 309 | * The GoldfishPoopGang from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', in the Japanese original, was named after dressings: Vinegar, Mayonnaise and Soysauce. The [[ContestedSequel sequel]] ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' features Solt and Peppor, the Shaker Brothers, who are at one time joined by Ketchop. Not coincidentally, Creator/AkiraToriyama was involved in the making of ''Trigger''. |
| 310 | * Two of the main female characters from ''VideoGame/ClaDun: This is an RPG'' are named after dessert foods (Pudding and Sherbet). |
| 311 | * ''VideoGame/ClockworkKnight'': All the knights and Soltia's names are based on spices - Ginger and Pepper's are pretty self-explanatory, Oneon's is based on onion, Garluch's is based on garlic, and Soltia's is based on salt. |
| 312 | * All of the chefs in the ''VideoGame/CookingAcademy'' series have names like Henri Fromage [[note]]French for cheese[[/note]] and Xavier Benedict. |
| 313 | * ''VideoGame/CookingDiary'': All the districts in Tasty Hills have food related names like Brocclyn and Ketchunnaise. |
| 314 | * In ''VideoGame/CookingMama'', Mama's daughter is named Ichigo (strawberry) while her son is named Ringo (Apple). |
| 315 | * Theater Bell team from ''VideoGame/DankiraBoysBeDANCING'' have two ThemeNaming schemes, one of them is after alcoholic drinks. ''Sōma'' Yagami is named after a ritual wine in Indian religions, ''Seito'' Tsubaki's first name is a historical UnusualEuphemism for clear sake, and Nozomu ''Miki'' is named after ritual Shinto sake. |
| 316 | * ''VideoGame/{{A Dark and Stormy Entry}}'' by Creator/EmilyShort has a variety of different endings depending on what you choose from the numbered menu. In one of the sillier endings the player character decides to write a cheese-themed story, resulting in hero Prince Gruyere and his love interest Mozzarella, advisor Lord Parmagiano, magician-in-disguise Ardrahan, the enigmatic Roquefort and the villainous Processed Cheez Food. |
| 317 | * In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', the angels are named after desserts. Flonne (pronounced as flan) and Seraph Lamington are examples. |
| 318 | ** ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'' and its sequel go with spice-themed names; Bok Choy, Cardamon, Turmeric, Anise, Kim and Chi (Natsu and Meg in JP), Basil and Chervil, Marjoram, Sage, Mustard, Wuxiangfen, Garam and Masala, Chili, Pow and Der. |
| 319 | * The Prince of Cannock and Princess of Moonbrooke of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'' are officially named Cookie and Pudding in Japanese supplemental material. [[Creator/AkiraToriyama No points for guessing why.]] |
| 320 | * From his appearance, Montblanc from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' seems to be named after the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_%28dessert%29 Mont Blanc]] pastry. |
| 321 | * The playable characters from the land of Solm in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' are all named after Italian desserts, such as Timerra (derived from ''tiramisu''; her Japanese name Misutira is even an anagram) and her brother Fogado (from ''affogato''). |
| 322 | * The names of Death Adder's minions in ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' are all references to alcoholic beverages (with some of the spellings changed to avoid [[WritingAroundTrademarks trademark infringement]]): we have Heninger (Henninger), Longmoan (Longmorn), the Zuburoka (Zubrowka) amazons (whose individual members are named after different brands of vodka), the Bad Brothers (a mistranslation of "Bud", as in "Budweiser") and the Bitter knights. |
| 323 | * Bosses from ''VideoGame/GoldenForce'', for some reason, are named after Mexican food. You fight a krakken called General Salsa, there's a mechanical shark called Nacho, General Burrito is a massive ape behemoth, while General Tortilla is a tree-demon and General Tacos is a gargoyle. |
| 324 | * In the obscure Game Boy RPG ''VideoGame/GreatGreed'' (also known as ''Vitamina Kingdom''), all the friendly [=NPCs=] and regions have food-related names. For example, the five princesses are named Candy, Cup Cake, Truffle, Gum Drop, and Citrus. |
| 325 | -->'''Gum Drop:''' ...so the programmer gave us strange names, you have a problem with that? |
| 326 | * Jeannie's red dog in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonLightOfHope'' is named "Ketchup". |
| 327 | * Most of the locations and buildings in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility'' are named after a confection of some sort. (Waffle Town, Ganache Mine, Mt. Gelato, Caramel River, Brownie Ranch and Sundae Inn to name a few.) |
| 328 | * Every character in ''VideoGame/HiFiRush'' is named after some kind of food or drink. The heroes are all named after flavors of tea (Chai, Peppermint, and CNMN[[note]]Pronounced "Cinnamon"[[/note]]), except for Macaron, who is instead named after a French cookie. The villains are a bit more assorted; the BigBad is named Kale, while his subordinates include Rekka[[note]]A flavor of ramen[[/note]], Zanzo[[note]]A sparkling water[[/note]], Korsica[[note]]Corsican pear spice[[/note]], Mimosa[[note]]A vibrant cocktail[[/note]], and Roquefort[[note]]A blue cheese[[/note]]. |
| 329 | * In ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'', some of the colonists are named after food, such as Marzipan, Nougat, and Tiramisu (aka Tirah). |
| 330 | * ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': |
| 331 | ** ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' has levels named: Vegetable Valley, Ice Cream Island, Butter Building, Grape Garden, Yogurt Yard, and Orange Ocean. |
| 332 | ** Repeated in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'': Cookie Country, Raisin Ruins, Onion Ocean, White Wafers, Nutty Noon, Egg Engines, and Dangerous Dinner. |
| 333 | ** Also, in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'': Cabbage Cavern, Mustard Mountain, Carrot Castle, Olive Ocean, Peppermint Palace, Radish Ruins and Candy Constellation. |
| 334 | ** ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''[='=]s "Dyna Blade" has Peanut Plains, Mallow Castle, Cocoa Cave, and Candy Mountain. They weren't named in-game originally, but Japanese strategy guides for the SNES game, in addition to all translations of ''[[VideoGameRemake Ultra]]'' feature their names. |
| 335 | ** The first world in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' has the stages Donut Dome, Honey Hill, Fruity Forest and the secret stage Extra Eclair. |
| 336 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfTianding'' has an unlockable character, Tian-ding's foster sister Hong-Gui, who's named after Chinese Red Tortoise cakes. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_ku_kueh Yes, really]]. She even wears an all-red outfit and a hat shaped like the pastry itself! |
| 337 | * ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry6ShapeUpOrSlipOut'': All of the women are named after varieties of wine. |
| 338 | * The ''VideoGame/LittleTailBronx'' universe by Creator/CyberConnect2 ''loves'' this trope: |
| 339 | ** ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' has the twofer food reference with its main character Waffle Ryebread, and his assistant is named ''Pan''ta. |
| 340 | ** Its SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter'' follows suit. Not only do Waffle and Panta make appearances, but the main character is Red ''Savarin'', with his sister being ''Chocolot Gelato''. A lot of the [=NPC=] have food names as well, ranging from obvious to obscure: Toffee, Biscuit, Frito, Raisin, Vanille, the quest broker Flo Financier (short for "fromage", cheese, and a financier is type of cake), Frassier (another cake), Suzette (as in crepe suzette), Kouglof (a french dessert)... in other words, talking about the cast of this game is like reading the menu of a French diner. |
| 341 | ** ''VideoGame/FugaMelodiesOfSteel'' kicks this into high gear, with nearly every character having a food-related name: the main kids controlling the Taranis, [[OddNameOut Socks]] notwithstanding, have surnames based off of dessert foods (e.g. Malt ''Marzipan'', Boron ''Brioche'', Jin ''Macchiato'', etc.); Gasco military officer Merlot and his assistant Muscat are named after wines and the grape varieties used to make them; and the Berman Empire officers are named after Germanic dishes (e.g. Shvein Hax being a pun on "schweinshaxe" or German pork knuckle, Flam Kish being derived from the bread dish ''flammekueche'', and Doktor ''Blutwurst'' and Colonel ''Pretzel'' being straight examples). |
| 342 | * ''VideoGame/LonelyWolfTreat'', taking place in the same universe as ''Syrup And The Ultimate Sweet'', has food-themed names in spades. |
| 343 | ** It takes place on Mount Sorbet, where lies the wolf settlement Vanilla, the fox village Ginseng, and the rabbit town Frosting. |
| 344 | ** The rabbits include the friendly bunny Mochi, her racist cousin Manjuu, the shopkeeper Dango, Mochi's aunt Castella, the guardsman Mousse, and the wealthy rabbit Senbei. |
| 345 | ** The wolves include Trick and Treat (best friends), Cotton and Candy (Treat's parents), and Fennel and Powder (siblings). |
| 346 | ** The foxes include Moxie, Salt and Pepper (a couple), and Chai. In case you didn't know, Moxie is the name of a soft drink brand. |
| 347 | ** Frosting's border checkpoint is manned by an owl named Nutmeg, and later by a mouse named Nougat. |
| 348 | ** There is also Thyme and Spice, a couple of witches who like to cosplay as Time and Space from ''VisualNovel/HerTearsWereMyLight''. |
| 349 | * Practically everyone in ''VideoGame/MagicalStarsign''. There are different naming themes for different groups of characters. For example, the moles are named after cheeses, and the dwarves are named after sauces. Just to name a few more: the solar system where the game takes place is called Baklava, there's a school principal named Biscotti, a police officer named Brie, two salamanders named Chowder and Bisque... |
| 350 | * Jelly enemies in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' are named after plants (apple, peach and licorice respectively). |
| 351 | * ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'': |
| 352 | ** In ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'', members of the Goodsoup family have soup-related names like Minerva Stroneheim "Minnie Stronie" Goodsoup. When Guybrush has to impersonate one of them to get into their crypt, the names he can offer include Wonton, Hearty Beef and Potato ("I'm from good Irish stock.") and Split Pea With Ham (which he passes off as a nickname derived from P. Hamilton Goodsoup). There is also a guest at their inn named Charles de Goulash. |
| 353 | ** ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'' has a similar joke with the Cheese family. The only one we meet is Ignatius (a StealthPun for "Nacho") Cheese, but he describes a few of his relatives to Guybrush who correctly guesses about half of their names. |
| 354 | -->'''Ignatius''': He's (''his great-uncle'') a renowned holy man who remains steadfastly neutral in any conflict.\ |
| 355 | '''Guybrush''': Let me guess, Swiss Cheese?\ |
| 356 | '''Ignatius''': Ah, so you've heard of him. |
| 357 | ** Partially subverted in ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'' with the Fetuccini Brothers. While the brothers' surname and Alfredo's first name play this straight, Alfredo's brother is named Bill. |
| 358 | * ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'': |
| 359 | ** The Apple Kid and Orange Kid from ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''. |
| 360 | ** Not to mention the menu color options in ''Earthbound'' and [[VideoGame/Mother3 its sequel]]. |
| 361 | * A halfling fruit vendor in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' mod ''A Few Days By the Sea'' has the rather unfortunate name of Sago Pudding. If you ask about the rest of her family, she states that she has siblings named Rice, Plum and [[http://www.vintagerecipes.net/books/bostoncookingschool/st_james_pudding.php James.]] |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/PanicRestaurant'' has levels named after food, full of food-themed enemies. |
| 363 | * ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'': The main character is named Peppino ''Spaghetti''. |
| 364 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': |
| 365 | ** Every single gym leader in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' manages to have a Japanese name that is both the name of a plant or fruit, and has something to do with their Pokémon type. The English names are simply type references. |
| 366 | ** The five 'Partners' or 'Stat Trainers' of the [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl fourth generation games]] are named after cereal grains in most translations. |
| 367 | ** In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'''s English translation, there are gym leaders named Cilan (cilantro), Chili, and Cress (watercress). They are also waiters, and their names still correspond with their preferred type (Grass for Cilan, Fire for Chili, and Water for Cress). |
| 368 | ** In the ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Expansion Pass'', the Master Dojo on the Isle of Armor is run by a married couple named Honey and Mustard. It works on multiple levels as they're both the names of condiments but you can also combine their names to make a third type of condiment, honey mustard. |
| 369 | * In ''VideoGame/PokemonVietnameseCrystal'', some of the Pokemon names are mistranslated as food items. For example, Sandslash is called Bread, Venonat is called Corn, and Flaaffy is called Pea. |
| 370 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Robotrek}}'', the characters from the planet Choco are named after pastries. |
| 371 | * ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'': All of the Panda King's {{Mooks}} have names punning off popular Chinese-American dishes: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Pao_chicken Kung Pao]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso%27s_chicken General Tso]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton Won Tons]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein Chow Mei]]. |
| 372 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' characters include Cream the Rabbit, her mother Vanilla, and her pet chao Cheese. There's also Chocola from ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and Milk from the DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. |
| 373 | * ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has the Squid Sisters, whose names form some sort of seafood-related {{Pun}} in several different localizations: |
| 374 | ** Their names are Callie and Marie in English, a pun on calamari. |
| 375 | ** In French they're Ayo and Oly, based on aioli sauce which is frequently served with seafood. |
| 376 | ** In German they're Aioli, the aforementioned sauce, and Limone, "lemon". Both are named after types of condiments. |
| 377 | ** While the original Japanese version doesn't include a food-related pun in their individual names, the Japanese name of their idol duo, Sea O'Colors, is a pun on shiokara, a Japanese dish made from fermented squid. |
| 378 | * Toro Inoue the Sony cat/{{Mascot}} was named for his love of fatty tuna. Fittingly, his owner who gave him the name is a sushi chef. [[note]]"Toro" translates to "tuna belly."[[/note]] |
| 379 | * The Frost Five in ''VideoGame/SoulHackers''. Strawberry Frost, Lemon Frost, Melon Frost, Milk and Curry Frost, Blue Hawaii Frost. |
| 380 | * Most of the major characters in ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles'' are named for seasonings -- with pretty much anyone else who's at all significant being named for a [[FloralThemeNaming non-edible plant]] if they ran out. Lampshaded in-game -- when you look at the spice rack of Mrs. Echinacea, it says the jars contain seasonings. Or people, it's hard to tell. |
| 381 | * ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': |
| 382 | ** Bowser Koopa himself has the Japanese name, クッパ Kuppa, from the Korean dish, gukbap, a Korean soup with rice. Franchise creator Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto wanted to name him after a dish in Korean cuisine, and also had considered naming him ユッケ Yukke (after 육회 yukhoe) or ビビンバ Bibinba (after 비빔밥 bibimbap). |
| 383 | ** Many of the areas of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' are so named: Donut Plains, Vanilla Dome, Chocolate Island, Cheese Bridge, Butter Bridge, and Soda Lake. |
| 384 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'': Taking cues from ''Super Mario World'', given that many tracks are based on its main locations, this game has the Donut Plains, Vanilla Lake and Choco Island stages. |
| 385 | ** Likely in reference to ''Super Mario World'', ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''[='=]s worlds are named are food too. Layer-Cake Desert, Frosted Glacier, Soda Jungle, Rock-Candy Mines, Meringue Clouds and [[spoiler:Peach's Castle]]. |
| 386 | ** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', Luigi tells of his adventures in the Waffle Kingdom with Princess Éclair, King Chestnut and Minister Crepe. From his stories and the look of his partners, it seems that [[LevelAte the entire Waffle Kingdom is themed after food]]. |
| 387 | ** In ''VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise'', all the villains are named after Italian food. Namely [[GentlemanThief Count Cannoli]] (named after an Italian dessert), [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Carpaccio]] (named after a meat dish) and [[spoiler:[[BigBad Tiaramisu/Terrormisu]]]] (named after another dessert). They're named after Italian cooking terms in Japanese. |
| 388 | ** ''VideoGame/PrincessPeachShowtime'' pits the titular princess (a ''Mario'' franchise mainstay) against a WickedWitch named Grape. The latter's accompaniment, the Sour Bunch, are known as the Grape Troupe in Japanese. %%We don't know anything else about the antagonists at this time. |
| 389 | * PlayedWith in ''VideoGame/SushiStrikerTheWayOfSushido'': Any soldier of the Empire not serving under a General whom Musashi fights is named after something related to eating (such as Gorge or Fammish), cooking (such as Boyle or Baker), or things found in a kitchen (such as Pantree or Spoone...as well as Kichun himself). None of them, however, are actually named after food.[[note]]As for the soldiers who ARE allied with Generals, they fall under AnimalThemeNaming based on which General they take orders from.[[/note]] |
| 390 | * The names of two (out of five) of the lead characters of ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' is a gag about Mint and Watercress salad, although the "joke" is LostInTranslation because the hero's name is consistently romanized as "Cless." |
| 391 | * ''VideoGame/ToTheMoon'': In ''Finding Paradise'', Potato, who gets bullied by Amber for her name in Act I, gets a baby brother in Act II. When their mother Carola says that she's got "another potato" to take care of, Neil [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude hopes that "Potato" isn't his name.]] Carola clarifies that that's just his nickname... for his real name is Spud. |
| 392 | * The characters of ''VideoGame/ToughLoveArena'' are named after food: Rice, Noodle, Beef, Pork, Onion, and Garlic. |
| 393 | * The Pinatas in ''VideoGame/VivaPinata'' are named after candies and dessert foods (Mousemallow, Taffly, Horstachio, etc.) |
| 394 | * In the Platform/{{Famicom}} disk version of ''VideoGame/{{Wardner}}'', the hero is Prince À la Mode of the Choux Kingdom, and the princess is Purin (Pudding) of the Custard Kingdom. |
| 395 | * ''VideoGame/WarioLand'': |
| 396 | ** Kitchen Island from ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'' includes Rice Beach, Mt. Teapot, Sherbet Land, Stove Canyon, SS Teacup, Parsely Woods (with the Fork Tree as a major sub-location) and Syrup Castle. Incidentally, the pirate leader (Captain Syrup) is also named after food, as is her group of minions (Black Sugar Gang). |
| 397 | ** To keep with the theme naming, Princess Shokora (Chocolat) from ''VideoGame/WarioLand4''. |
| 398 | [[/folder]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 401 | * The currently-in-development adult otome game ''The Confectionary'' has the monster, ahem, companions named after various sweet things: the werewolf Cinnamon, the stallion Butterscotch, the slime Black Pudding[[note]]black pudding does not mean a literal "black pudding"; it's actually a kind of blood sausage, so to speak[[/note]], the harpy Marshmallow, the naga Sweets, the dragon Jawbreaker, the centipede Gingersnap... |
| 402 | * In ''VisualNovel/ContractDemon'', the contract demons are named after types of tea: Kamilla (camellia), Olog (oolong), and Mazaal (masala). |
| 403 | * ''VisualNovel/FirstKissAtASpookySoiree'', another spin-off of ''Syrup'', stars Marzipan and her friend Jam, who attend a party with the intention of getting Marzipan her first kiss. Some of the people you can approach for a kiss include the moth demon Poffin (as in the pastry from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}), the incubus Chirval (as in "chervil"), his brother Baezel (as in "basil"), the excitable dog Strudel, and the undead girl Vinegar. |
| 404 | * This is the case for all of Minaduki family's catgirls in ''VisualNovel/{{Nekopara}}''. Their names are Vanilla, Chocola, Coconut, Maple, Cinnamon, and Azuki[[note]]Bean paste used in Japanese sweets[[/note]]. Another catgirl is named Milk. |
| 405 | * In ''VisualNovel/SyrupAndTheUltimateSweet'', every character is named after a sweet food: the candy alchemist Syrup, her assistant Pastille, the magical candy golem Gumdrop, the witch Butterscotch and her cat familiar Toffee, the wealthy Chocolate Brothers, and the lonely wolf Treat, who would later star in her own SpinOff series. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 409 | * ''WebAnimation/ChiknNuggit'': All the characters are named after some kind of fast food product, albeit misspelled. |
| 410 | * ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'': The Pepper family's daughters are named Paprika, Cayenne and Belle. Lewis, the eldest of the kids, subverts it, while their parents go unnamed. |
| 411 | * ''WebAnimation/ObjectConnects'' had all the teams named after various fruits with an adjective ending with "-y" in front of it: The Firey Melons, The Happy Berries, The Noisy Gooseberries, The Punchy Mangoes, [[OddNameOut The Reversal Tomatoes]], The Sleepy Strawberries, The Smarty Blueberries, The Smelly Peaches, The Sneezy Oranges and The Speedy Dragonfruits. |
| 412 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' |
| 413 | ** Team CFVY has this not just in the team name (it's pronounced "coffee"), but also for its individual members: Coco is named for the cocoa bean, Fox is named for fox hunter pie, Velvet is named for red velvet cake, and Yatsuhashi shares his name with a Japanese sweet made with bean paste. |
| 414 | ** Neo Politan is named after the neapolitan ice cream, which usually is composed of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors; this also explains Neo's color palette of brown, white and pink. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 418 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}!'', Karashi's sister's name is Mizuna. Karashina and Mizuna are both Japanese mustard plants. Not a coincidence; when the two square off against each other, the name of the story arc is "Mustard Wars". |
| 419 | * Most of the named magical girls in ''Webcomic/ApricotCookies'' have some reference to food and drink: Apricot Cookie, Butter Punch, Jammy Smasher, Meal Deal, Cream Tea, Sunshine Jubilee, Moonlight Spritzer, and Princess Almond. Apricot's real name, Anzu,[[note]]"Anzu" is the Japanese term for "apricot"[[/note]] also fits the pattern. The only girls who avert it are M'ecky (who has a PunnyName instead, being a RobotGirl) and Starlet Pony, [[spoiler:who can't transform naturally]]. |
| 420 | * The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' fan webcomic ''[[http://gonetoground.ca Gone to Ground]]'''s Imperial Guardsmen's names are chock full of this trope -- Sergeant Cooke, Private Eggleston (who's nicknamed 'Eggs' by his friend anyway), Corporal Hamm... |
| 421 | * ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'': King Samrick's flock of colorful winged assistants all named themselves after their favorite foods. |
| 422 | * ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'' is the story of Cucumber and his sister Almond, seeking to save the Donut Kingdom and its various food-named inhabitants from an ancient evil. Along the way, they even run into a QuirkyMinibossSquad whose members are named Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato. |
| 423 | * ''Webcomic/DragonBallMultiverse'': The Saiyan/Vegetable theme naming continues with Hanasia (some sort of aloe), Mahissu (maize, as in corn), Romanesco (a kind of cauliflower) and Gerkin (like the pickle). |
| 424 | * In ''Webcomic/DragonMango'' pretty much all characters are named after things you can eat, mostly fruits and other grown edibles for humans and dragonslayers, and desserts for elves, but other names naturally exist. Among them we have the [[ProtagonistTitle protagonist Mango]], her "friend" Bleu Berry, the little brat Cherry, the prospective Lolita Knights Eclair, Cupcake, and Candy, and Agent Vinegar. |
| 425 | * The time-travelling mobster group known as The Felt from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has two members named Eggs and Biscuits. Notable for being the only ones in their group with food-based names, they are always seen with each other, acting as the group's BumblingHenchmenDuo and often working together to take down their foes. |
| 426 | * The Sandwich family in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Earl's pets are Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly, and there's also an Uncle Rueben. Earl himself is a more subtle reference to the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who gave his name to the snack. His wife finds the whole thing ridiculous, and has no idea why he finds her own name being [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil Jill]] funny. |
| 427 | * In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' all police are named after ice cream, with a pair of feds named Ben and Jerry, and pair of local cops named Baskin and Robbin. A recently introduced female cop is named Sorbet. |
| 428 | * ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' is set in Condiment City (sometimes translated as Spice or Seasoning City). Fittingly, all the schools and landmarks have a spice and condiment theme running on; the main character goes to Salt Middle School, and one of his former enemies goes to Black Pepper Middle School. |
| 429 | * All the witches and their familiars in ''Webcomic/PepperAndCarrot'' are named after spices, vegetables, or other edibles (like Spirulina for a water-dwelling witch). Due to the author's association with Creator/BlenderFoundation, a couple of the familiars are likely named after the codenames for films (see the Western Animation section). |
| 430 | * In ''Webcomic/SaffronAndSage'' other than the titular duo being named after spices there's also the characters Coriander, Cinnamon, and Toast. As well as a mentioned but as of yet unseen character named Milk. |
| 431 | * ''Webcomic/ShotgunShuffle'' gives us the seven Buckingham girls, who are all named after foods, particularly spices. Ellie's birth name is Lavender, but she legally changed it the second she turned eighteen, which annoyed her parents. |
| 432 | * ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Members of the punk-themed {{magical girl}} trio Team Outrageous are all named after different fruits -- they consist of Outrageous Lime, Outrageous Lemon, and Outrageous Apple. According to [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/guest-comic-by-corinth an interview,]] Lime had chosen her title first, and upon teaming up, the others (however reluctantly, in Lemon's case) adopted fruit-based titles to match the theme. |
| 433 | * ''Webcomic/TriggerStar'': The FiveManBand (including the TeamPet) and most of the antagonists are named after food items. For instance: the "hero" is Avocado Guacamole and the BigBad is called Black Licorice. |
| 434 | * In ''Webcomic/VaticanAssassins'', the Assassins' Wicca counterparts from WITCHNIGHT are named after spices. |
| 435 | * In ''Webcomic/WeakHero'', [[KindheartedCatLover Teddy]] names cats after beverages; his adopted one is called "Co", short for Cola, and the stray that he finds at school is named "Sprite". This endearingly silly pattern comes from cola being Teddy's [[TrademarkFavouriteFood favourite drink]]. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 439 | * Bert and Dubz of ''LetsPlay/DeliciousCinnamon'' name most everything in ''VideoGame/PokemonVietnameseCrystal'', in respect to the five-character limit, after food. Examples include [[TheHero Eggie]]. [[TheRival Chedr]]. [[TheAce Steak]], [[CantCatchUp Bean and Pizza]], [[AGoodNameForARockBand Jelly]], [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Nuget]] and [[JokeCharacter Salsa]]. |
| 440 | * WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}}' dogs are all named after desserts: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_bar Klondike,]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundae Sundae,]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipwich Chipwich.]] |
| 441 | * ''WebVideo/{{QSMP}}'': Several of the eggs are named after foods, specifically Empanada, Pepito, Sunny (short for "Sunny Side Up"), and Pomme (French for "apple"). |
| 442 | * In ''WebVideo/TheSixCatsParade'', Torresminha's name means pork rind in Portuguese. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 446 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars,'' the Plutarkians are all named for cheeses -- for example, Lawrence Limburger, who ''certainly lives up to his name''. |
| 447 | * The Creator/BlenderFoundation's movies all have assorted names relating to their plots (which are completely separate from each other) but the codenames during development are all fruits, some of which appear as Main/EasterEggs in the movies themselves. |
| 448 | * ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': |
| 449 | ** The Sugarmans, Beatrice's family side, has this as their surname due to their FamilyBusiness, similar to the Apples example above. Special mention goes for [=CrackerJack=] Sugarman, Beatrice's [[spoiler:deceased]] older brother. It also functions as a bitterly IronicName since their history....is ''[[BigScrewedUpFamily less]]'' [[BigScrewedUpFamily than sweet]]. |
| 450 | ** Their peers, the Creamermans, also shared this trait, mainly due to their surname related to their company of dairy products and the facts they're all goats. |
| 451 | ** Butterscotch Horseman, Beatrice's husband and [=BoJack=]'s father, has this as well. |
| 452 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndPotato'' has Chip, her mouse Potato who everyone else thinks is a plush toy, her older brother Spud and baby sister Tot.[[note]]Tater Tot[[/note]] |
| 453 | * [[TheBigGuy Monterey Jack's]] family from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' are all named after types of cheese. |
| 454 | * All the characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' are named after food. We have Chowder, [[EccentricMentor Mung Daal]] [[note]]take on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dal mung dhal,]] a southeast Asian dish,[[/note]] [[SatelliteLoveInterest Panini,]] [[TheBigGuy Schnitzel,]] [[MommasBoy Gazpacho,]] [[DeadpanSnarker Truffles,]] [[TeamPet Kimchi,]] [[JerkAss Gorgonzola,]] [[TheAntagonist Endive,]] [[NiceGuy Ceviche,]] [[CampStraight Pâté,]] [[TheBarnum Reuben,]] [[AbusiveParents Stilton,]] [[PintsizedPowerhouse Chestnut,]] [[RunningGag Kiwi,]] [[IdleRich Mr. Fugu,]] [[OldMaster Lo Mein,]] [[TheNotLoveInterest Marmalade,]] [[TheBully Rosemary,]] and many, ''[[CastOfSnowflakes many]]'' [[http://chowder.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters more.]] |
| 455 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' featured IneffectualSympatheticVillain Dijon, and later introduced his upstanding brother, the monk Poupon. Both are named after types of mustard. |
| 456 | * Sylvester Calzone, a parody of Creator/SylvesterStallone from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. |
| 457 | * Mac and Cheese from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. Then there's Coco, Berry, Fluffernutter, and Crackers. |
| 458 | * The 1960s/70s British stop-go animation children's program ''The Herbs'' and its spin-off ''The Adventures of Parsley'', have in addition to the eponymous lion, characters called Dill, Basil, Sage, etc. |
| 459 | * Piri Piri from WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks is named after a type of chili pepper plant from Africa. |
| 460 | * Dino Spumoni and Nick Vermicelli from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' both have names referencing Italian cuisine. |
| 461 | * ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'': |
| 462 | ** Experiment 062, Frenchfry, can serve irresistible meals such as French fries. |
| 463 | ** Experiment 625 was unnamed until finally being given the name "Reuben" ("The classic corned beef and sauerkraut on rye") in the FinaleMovie ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'', given his obsession with sandwiches. |
| 464 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': |
| 465 | ** The ''Apple'' family. For example, the most important characters who come from said family are named Applejack, [[note]]a drink made with apples[[/note]] Apple Bloom, [[note]]referring to the flowers that grow on the tree before the fruit[[/note]] Big [=MacIntosh=]. [[note]]a kind of apple[[/note]] and Granny Smith. [[note]]another kind of apple[[/note]] |
| 466 | --->'''Applejack:''' I've got apple pie, apple fritters, apple tarts, apple dumplings, apple crisps, apple crumblers, and apple brown betty... uh, the dessert, not my auntie. |
| 467 | ** Also, Pinkie ''Pie'' works for Mr. Carrot ''Cake'' and Mrs. Cup ''Cake'' in a bakery, and also babysits their children, Pumpkin Cake and Pound Cake. |
| 468 | ** Pinkie's last name isn't a one-off, either; she's a member of the Pie family. In a Season 4 episode, we meet her sister [[PunnyName Maud Pie]]. |
| 469 | ** And in the episode "Pinkie Apple Pie", Pinkie and Applejack discover that they're fourth cousins twice removed by way of a common ancestor named, well, Apple Pie. |
| 470 | ** In "Pinkie Pride", guest star Music/WeirdAlYankovic provides the voice for a pony named Cheese Sandwich. |
| 471 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' does this with some [[{{Familiar}} Palismen]]. |
| 472 | ** Hunter's red cardinal Palisman is named Flapjack. [[spoiler:This actually hints at his origins -- flapjacks or pancakes aren't a thing on the Boiling Isles, suggesting that he was previously owned by the person Hunter is cloned from, the human Caleb Wittebane.]] |
| 473 | *** [[spoiler:In the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, Hunter is shown to have carved himself a new Palisman after Flapjack's death in "Thanks to Them", a blue jay this time. According to WordOfGod, her name is Waffle.]] |
| 474 | ** [[spoiler:Luz's Palisman is a shapeshifter named Stringbean, likely because her ShapeshifterDefaultForm is a snake.]] |
| 475 | * The titular characters of ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter''. |
| 476 | * WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily has Dijonay and her siblings named after ''spices''. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Basil, Salt, Pepper, Dijonay (obviously), Cayenne, Paprika, and Tabasco. |
| 477 | ** In the Proud family is Suga Mama and Auntie Spice |
| 478 | ** And the production company is ''Jambalaya Studios''. |
| 479 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', the Propulsion family, with the exceptions of Jet and Zerk, are named after vegetables because they think those names are proper "Earthie" names. Examples: Carrot, Celery, Eggplant, Zucchini, and Spinach. Jet even calls himself Cucumber in the HalloweenEpisode. |
| 480 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'', two members of the titular team are named Noodle and Custard. |
| 481 | * Toffee from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', though [[KnightOfCerebus he's much less comical than his name suggests]]. |
| 482 | * Many of the humans of Beach City in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' have food-based names, often related to the restaurants on the boardwalk: |
| 483 | ** The Frymans and the Pizzas; both families own restaurants. Guess what they serve. The Fryman kids themselves are named for UsefulNotes/McDonalds mascots: Ronaldo (Ronald [=McDonald=]) and Peedee (Speedee) |
| 484 | ** Sour Cream and Onion are half-siblings and Vidalia[[labelnote:*]]a type of onion[[/labelnote]] is their mother. Vidalia's husband[=/=]Onion's father is a fisherman named Yellowtail, possibly intended as a "fish and chips" pun. Marty, Sour Cream's [[DisappearedDad absentee biological father]], is an OddNameOut. |
| 485 | ** Less blatant than the others, but Sadie Miller works at Big Donut, and a "miller" is someone who grinds wheat into the flour baked goods are made from. |
| 486 | ** This is even lampshaded in the episode "Onion Gang", when Steven correctly guesses Pinto's name based on the fact that her brother, Garbanzo, is also named after a bean. |
| 487 | * Many of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' are named for various desserts. |
| 488 | * As the title indicates, all the members of the WesternAnimation/SushiPack (and their EvilCounterpart, the Legion of Lowtide) are named after the kind of sushi they are. |
| 489 | * ''WesternAnimation/TumbleLeaf'' - the protagonist is named Fig, and the chickens who tend his gardens and fix his food are all named after vegetables: Butternut, Squash, Zucchini, and Rutabaga. |
| 490 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyAdventuresOfRonaldMcdonald'' gives Ronald [=McDonald=] a dog named Sundae. |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 494 | * In Brazilian politics, conservatives are pejoratively known by the Left-wing as "Coxinhas" (a popular Brazilian chicken croquette), while the Left-wing is called "Mortadella" (an Italian kind of sausage, originator of the American bologna). |
| 495 | * Also from Brazil, sailors Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze had a tradition to name their boats after foods from where the competition is held - the one in which they won the Usefulnotes/OlympicGames at home was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A7a%C3%AD_palm Açaí,]] and there was also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata Acerola,]] Mango, (Brazil), Manuca Honey (New Zealand), Maple Syrup (Toronto), and Kombucha (Miami). |
| 496 | * Overlapping with FloralThemeNaming, several streets in Lancaster, UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}} are named after fruit, including Orange, Lime, Lemon, Plum, Mulberry, Cherry, and Strawberry. |
| 497 | * Creator/AlbertRBroccoli. Though his surname probably predate the vegetable of the same name. |
| 498 | [[/folder]] |
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