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7	->''"What is patriotism but the love of the good things we ate in our childhood?"''
8	-->-- '''Lin Yutang'''
9
10	Tropes having to deal with cooking, foodstuffs, and how we consume them.
11
12	Please try not to drool on your keyboard. ''Mmmm...''
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14	[[index]]
15	!!Tropes:
16	[floatboxright:
17	'''Related indexes:'''
18	+ CookingStories
19	+ EatingEstablishments
20	+ FoodAsCharacterization
21	+ GroceryStoreIndex
22	+ HighFatIndex
23	+ AVeryCrappyIndex
24
25	'''Types of foods/drinks:'''
26	+ BakedIndex
27	+ BeverageTropes
28	++ HardDrinkingTropes
29	++ InstantIndexJustAddWater
30	++ AWholeLatteTropes
31	+ AnEggcellentIndex
32	+ FruitAndVegetableTropes
33	+ MeatOfTheIndex
34	++ ImAHumanitarian
35	+ SweetTreatsIndex
36	]
37	* ThirtyMinutesOrItsFree: If a pizza arrives later than the time quoted by the restaurant when a takeout/delivery order is placed, it must be delivered—free of all charges and fees—to the customer.
38	* AbstractEater: Eating abstract ideas.
39	* AcidRefluxNightmare: Having a nightmare due to indigestion.
40	* AdoptTheFood: Turning a meal into a pet or child.
41	* AgeStereotypicalFood: The foods you eat characterize you as immature or mature.
42	* AliensLoveHumanFood: An ordinary, everyday Earth food is adored by non-humans; sometimes even lauded as humanity's greatest creation or as The Worthy Reason for sparing Earth's and/or humanity's destruction.
43	* AnchoviesAreAbhorrent: Anchovies are treated as a gross food.
44	* AndADietCoke: Where a person orders numerous high-calorie, fattening foods, but the last one is some form of diet food.
45	* AndYourRewardIsEdible: Food as a reward.
46	* AngryChef: A hot-tempered, perfectionist cook.
47	* AnthropomorphicFood: Food is anthropomorphized.
48	* AppetiteEqualsHealth: Having no appetite means the character is ill, and being hungry and starting to eat means they are getting well.
49	* ArtificialMeat: Cloning animals to get meat.
50	* AsianCleaverFever: Characters prepare Asian food by using knives as though fighting, dancing, or performing.
51	* AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asian people eat meat from cats and dogs.
52	* AteItAll: The character eats all the food, even though it was meant for a group.
53	* AteTheSpoon: When a spoon melts into a food or drink, usually because it's extremely hot or poisonous.
54	* AutopsySnackTime: Doctors eat while performing an autopsy.
55	* BadHumorTruck: The driver of an ice cream truck is a villain.
56	* BaguetteBeatdown: Using French stick-shaped bread to hit people with.
57	* BalloonBelly: Gaining weight unrealistically fast.
58	* BeefBandage: Using a steak as an ice pack.
59	* BigEater: A character who [[PunctuatedForEmphasis eats. A. Lot. Of. Food.]]
60	* BizarreTasteInFood: The character does something peculiar to their food on the regular.
61	* BlackHoleBelly: A character can fit anything in their stomach.
62	* BlackMarketProduce: The character buys food from a BlackMarket.
63	* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Very spicy hot sauce.
64	* ABloodyMess: Ketchup or jam is mistaken for blood.
65	* BodySushi: A person covered in sushi.
66	* BrainFreeze: Getting a headache from cold food or drink.
67	* BrattyFoodDemand: A rude character demands food in a rude way.
68	* BreadOfSurvival: A starving person sees bread as a symbol of hope and happiness.
69	* BreakfastInBed: Having the first meal of the day served in bed upon awakening; often, this is intended as a romantic gesture between couples, or as a rare indulgence when a character is single and in a fancy hotel.
70	* BubbleGumPopping: Bubble gum pops comically and noisily.
71	* BuffetBuffoonery: Chaos ensues over whether a buffet ''really'' is all you can eat.
72	* BurgerFool: Workers at fast food joints have a bad time.
73	* BurpOfFinality: A monster eats someone and then burps to show that they're gone for good.
74	* BuzzsawJaw: The character eats something enormous very fast.
75	* TheCakeIsALie: Did I say you'd get a cake for doing this job? ILied.
76	* CakeToppers: A wedding cake is a tad boring without a miniature version of the newlyweds.
77	* CampCook: A chef at a camp.
78	* CarnivoreConfusion: Ethical issues arise from having carnivores and meat products among anthropomorphic animals.
79	* CarnivorousHealingFactor: The ability to heal quickly by eating flesh.
80	* CarryingACake: A character has to be careful as they are carrying a large cake.
81	* CartoonCheese: Cartoon cheese is always orangey-yellow, has holes, and is a wedge, bearing a close resemblance to the real-world Emmental variety.
82	* CastFromCalories: Superpowers come from the calories in the person's body.
83	* CerealViceReward: Cereal commercials encourage highly immoral behavior for the sake of obtaining their products.
84	* TheCharacterIceCreamBar: An ice-cream bar that resembles a work's character.
85	* CheckPlease: A StockPhrase said to get out after some restaurant shenanigans.
86	* CheesyMoon: The moon is made of cheese.
87	* ChefOfIron: A cook who fights.
88	* ChezRestaurant: Stock restaurant names that generally sound French and pretentious.
89	* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: Cereal that is made of nothing but sugar.
90	* ChocolateOfRomance: Chocolate is associated with romance.
91	* ChubbyChef: An overweight person with an occupation involving the preparation of food.
92	* CityPeopleEatSushi: Everybody from cities eats sushi, and everyone from rural areas doesn't.
93	* CleanFoodPoisonedFork: Serving good food on poisoned dining ware or utensils.
94	* ClutchingHandTrap: The character tries to reach food from a container but gets their hand stuck.
95	* ComfortFood: Food meant to cheer you up, often filled with carbs and fat.
96	* CompanionFood: Someone keeps a piece of food as if it were their friend or good company.
97	* CookingDuel: A duel in a mundane task.
98	* CookingTheLiveMeal: A character is being cooked alive by the captor.
99	* CookingMechanics: Cooking as mechanics in video games.
100	* CordonBleughChef: The character knows how to cook, but makes gross food as a result of experimentation.
101	* CornyNebraska: Nebraska's claim to fame: corn.
102	* CrazyConsumption: The character eats in a weird way when they are insane.
103	* CucumberFacial: Using cucumbers to give someone a facial.
104	* CurrencyCuisine: Edible money.
105	* CutASliceTakeTheRest: Someone cuts a slice of something and eats everything ''but'' the slice.
106	* DagwoodSandwich: A ridiculously big, tall sandwich.
107	* DeathByGluttony: The character dies from eating too much.
108	* DeepFriedWhatever: Deep-frying things in a crazy way.
109	* DeliciousDaydream: A character imagines food.
110	* DeliciousDistraction: The character gets distracted by food.
111	* DeliveryGuyInfiltration: Using a food-delivery disguise to get past the guards.
112	* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Punishing someone by withholding nutritional foodstuffs.
113	* DietEpisode: Episode that focuses on a character going on a diet.
114	* DinerBrawl: Fighting in an eatery.
115	* DiningInTheBuff: A character eats or drinks something while naked.
116	* DinnerAndAShow: In an episode of a sitcom, a family gets together for dinner, and it's PlayedForComedy.
117	* DinnerDeformation: Your body takes the shape of something that you swallow whole.
118	* TheDinnermobile: Vehicles designed to resemble food items.
119	* DinnerOrderFlub: The character gets the wrong food or even something that's not food, ordered at a restaurant due to nearsightedness or a LanguageBarrier.
120	* DinnerWithTheBoss: The main character's boss visits them for dinner.
121	* DiscreetDiningDisposal: The character receives food they don't like, and so they feed it to a dog.
122	* DisgustingVegetarianFood: Vegetarian and vegan cuisine are repulsive.
123	* DishDash: Character must carry a [=LOT=] of dishes.
124	* DoesNotLikeSpam: A character [=HATES=] a certain food.
125	* DogFoodDiet: The character is so poor they can only afford dog food.
126	* DonutMessWithACop: Cops eat doughnuts.
127	* DreadedKidsTable: An older child is forced to sit with their younger relatives during meals.
128	* DriveThruAntics: Someone messes around at a drive-thru window.
129	* EatDirtCheap: Eating rocks or dirt.
130	* EatTheEvidence: Eating something that could be evidence so you don't give yourself away.
131	* EatThat: You can earn money from eating something gross.
132	* EatenAlive: A character is eaten while still alive.
133	* EatingContest: A contest to see who can eat the most of something, or the fastest or whatever.
134	* EatingLunchAlone: Lonely student eats lunch alone.
135	* EatingMachine: Robots that eat.
136	* EatingOptional: The character can eat, but doesn't require food.
137	* EatingPetFood: When IAteWhat applies to pet food.
138	* EatingShoes: The character eats shoes.
139	* EatingSolvesEverything: The best solution to a problem is eating something (like the problem itself).
140	* EatingTheEnemy: The best way to beat the enemy is to eat them.
141	* EdibleAmmunition: Using food as ammo.
142	* EdibleBludgeon: Hitting people with food.
143	* EdibleCollectible: Video game food is to be collected.
144	* EdibleThemeClothing: A character's clothing is made from food.
145	* EdibleThemeNaming: Naming characters after food and drink.
146	* EdibleTreasure: Buried treasure is food.
147	* EggFolk: Sentient eggs that can move around and sometimes speak.
148	* {{Egging}}: Throwing eggs (fresh or otherwise) at people or things.
149	* EmotionEater: Feeding off of emotions.
150	* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: A poor character has hardly any food in their pantry/fridge.
151	* EndangeredSouffle: Souffles are ''very'' delicate.
152	* EnemyEatsYourLunch: Eating an enemy's lunch in front of them to assert dominance.
153	* EmergencyFoodSupplyAnimal: Characters eat a domesticated animal when food is scarce.
154	* EroticEating: Someone is turned on by the way someone else eats.
155	* EvenTheRatsWontTouchIt: Even vermin don't like the nasty food.
156	* EveryoneHatesFruitCakes: For some reason, all the characters seem to hate fruitcake.
157	* EveryPizzaIsPepperoni: Pizza in cartoons is always depicted as pepperoni without much variety.
158	* EvilChef: The villain is a cook.
159	* EvilTastesGood: Villains compare their evil deeds to food and drink.
160	* EvilVegetarian: A bad guy who's a vegetarian.
161	* ExoticEntree: Villains eat exotic animal meat.
162	* ExtremeOmnivore: The character can eat literally anything.
163	* FaceplantingIntoFood: A character goes unconscious and lands face-first in their food.
164	* FakedFoodContaminant: Putting something gross in your food after purchase and pretending it was always there to get a refund or tarnish a restaurant's reputation.
165	* FakeFood: Food on TV or in print ads is not real in RealLife.
166	* TheFamine: When there's not enough food around.
167	* FancyDinner: A fancy, luxurious meal served in an elegant way.
168	* FantasticDietRequirement: Beings who need something unusual in their diets.
169	* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Peculiar fictional fruits or vegetables.
170	* FarOutForeignersFavoriteFood: A foreigner picks out a favorite food.
171	* FastFoodNation: America is full of unhealthy fast food.
172	* FatteningTheVictim: Feeding a victim in hopes of making them fatter.
173	* FedToPigs: DisposingOfABody? Just throw it into a pig pen.
174	* FeedByExample: The animal or baby you're feeding won't eat, so you eat their food to show them how.
175	* FeminineWomenCanCook: Women have to be able to cook to prove they are "feminine."
176	* FightForTheLastBite: Two or more characters compete for the last morsel of food.
177	* FilchingFoodForFun: Stealing someone else's food because of the thrill and excitement.
178	* FireBreathingDiner: Spicy food makes you breathe fire.
179	* FiveSecondRule: Eating food dropped on the floor because it hadn't been there long.
180	* FlyInTheSoup: A fly lands in a bowl of soup.
181	* FollowYourNose: The character follows a flavorful scent to get at the food from which its wafting.
182	* FoodAndAnimalAttraction: Food attracts animals.
183	* FoodAndBodyComparison: Comparing parts of the body with various foods.
184	* FoodAsBribe: Talking someone into doing something by bribing them with food.
185	* FoodBasedSuperpowers: Superpowers that directly and necessarily involve food in some way.
186	* FoodChains: Eating food from a strange place will cost you big.
187	* FoodComa: Getting sleepy from eating too much.
188	* FoodEatsYou: Sentient food products begin fighting and killing.
189	* FoodEnd: Work ends by showing characters eating.
190	* FoodFight: Throwing food at one another.
191	* FoodGod: A god or goddess of food, or of a particular food.
192	* FoodInterrogation: Food is used to get information out of someone.
193	* FoodPills: Taking pills as sustenance.
194	* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Spoiled food makes you sick.
195	* FoodPorn: Very yummy-looking food.
196	* FoodShoveGag: Shoving a piece of food into someone's mouth to keep them quiet.
197	* FoodSlap: A person throws food or drinks at someone when they are angry at them.
198	* FoodSongsAreFunny: Singing about food is funny.
199	* ForceFeeding: The character forces another character to eat.
200	* ForeignQueasine: Foreign food is gross.
201	* ForgetsToEat: The character is so preoccupied that they forget to eat.
202	* ForkFencing: Two characters duel with dinner forks, possibly over food.
203	* FormalFullArrayOfCutlery: Upper-class characters use the right cutlery for the right menu items.
204	* FoulCafeteriaFood: Cafeteria food is portrayed as revolting.
205	* FreePrizeAtTheBottom: A box of cereal comes with a toy at the bottom of the package.
206	* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: French food is considered fancy or snobbish.
207	* FromMyOwnPersonalGarden: Homegrown food.
208	* FrozenDinnerOfLoneliness: Reheating frozen meals when alone shows that a character is lonely.
209	* FruitCart: A fruit cart gets smashed.
210	* FruitOfTheLoon: Someone carries a fruit for no reason.
211	* FunWithAlphabetSoup: Soup with pasta letters that can be used in place of writing.
212	* FutureFoodIsArtificial: All or most food will be synthetic in the future.
213	* GarlicIsAbhorrent: Garlic or garlic fans being portrayed as revolting.
214	* GassyGastronomy: Foods and drinks that are stereotyped as making people fart or burp.
215	* GelatinousTrampoline: Bouncing on jello.
216	* GeniusSweetTooth: TheSmartGuy has a SweetTooth.
217	* GettingEatenIsHarmless: Someone gets eaten but it doesn't kill them or in some cases even shake them up that much.
218	* GiantFood: Food that's much bigger than a person.
219	* GingerbreadHouse: A house made of gingerbread, decorated with icing and candies.
220	* GirlsLoveChocolate: Chocolate is for women and girls, and they ''all'' enjoy it.
221	* GluttonousPig: Pigs are known to [[BigEater not be picky eaters]].
222	* GluttonyMontage: Montage showing a character eating.
223	* GourmetPetFood: Pet food is advertised as fancy.
224	* GrandmasRecipe: Recipes are better when they come from the experience of old age.
225	* GrapesOfLuxury: Grape eating is associated with regal splendor.
226	* GreensPrecedeSweets: No dessert until you finish your broccoli.
227	* GrillingPyrotechnics: An attempt to light a gas grill that leads to an explosion.
228	* GrossGumGag: Chewing gum is used for a gross-out joke or gag.
229	* GrubTub: A pool or tub is filled with something meant for consumption other than water.
230	* HaggisIsHorrible: Everyone hates Scottish haggis.
231	* HashHouseLingo: Slang used in a restaurant.
232	* HauteCuisineIsWeird: Rich people eat weird, fancy food.
233	* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Sad characters eat ice cream.
234	* HideousHangoverCure: Crazy ways to cure a hangover.
235	* HighClassCannibal: Rich people like eating human flesh.
236	* HoldTheUnsolicitedIngredient: The character orders something, and specifically asks for it without a particular ingredient.
237	* HollywoodCuisine: {{Flanderization}} of a culture's food.
238	* HotSauceDrinking: The character drinks hot sauce.
239	* HungerCausesLethargy: A hungry character gets unrealistically tired.
240	* HyperactiveMetabolism: Food cures you.
241	* IAteWhat: Horrified to realize what they just consumed.
242	* IDoNotDrinkWine: Aliens won't eat or drink our food and drink.
243	* ITasteDelicious: A character states he tastes good after being covered in food.
244	* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Cake gets promised as a reward.
245	* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: Healthy food = yucky
246	* IllTakeTwoBeersToo: Character orders for a group, and then a BigEater says a variation on "Same again."
247	* ImAHumanitarian: Taking "people person" to very wrong levels.
248	* ImNotHungry: A prisoner refuses food.
249	* ImpossibleLeavening: Too much yeast either makes the food explode or swells it way too large to be possible.
250	* ImpossiblePickleJar: Attempts at opening a jar or bottle with mixed results.
251	* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: Food that tastes better than it should.
252	* ImprobableChopsticksSkill: Using eating implements for improbable purposes.
253	* ImprobableFoodBudget: A family spends an inconceivable amount of money on food.
254	* ImpromptuCampfireCookout: A character responds to any event with fire by cooking food over it.
255	* InappropriateHunger: A character is hungry despite being in a disgusting situation.
256	* IndestructibleEdible: Food that can't break or rot.
257	* InexplicablyPreservedDungeonMeat: Perfectly good food (often meat) in a dungeon, especially in video games.
258	* InstantRoast: When an animal's fur or feathers get burned off, they look like a roast that's ready to eat.
259	* InstantTasteAddiction: Trying a new food and instantly developing an addiction to it.
260	* InsubstantialIngredients: Non-physical ingredients.
261	* IntentionalWeightGain: A character eats a lot to gain way.
262	* InvisibleStomachVisibleFood: An invisible person eats something, and you can see it going down.
263	* IsItSomethingYouEat: The character doesn't know what a word means and asks whether it's food.
264	* ISOStandardUrbanGroceries: Groceries always come in a paper bag with a stick of French baguette-style bread.
265	* ItCameFromTheFridge: Spoiled food comes alive.
266	* ItTastesLikeFeet: Someone says a portion of food tastes like something gross.
267	* JabbaTableManners: A bad guy (or any unpleasant person) is a messy slob with very bad table manners.
268	* JailBake: Hiding something that will help a prisoner escape inside a cake.
269	* JokersLoveJunkFood: Comedic characters are often seen eating junk food.
270	* JumpingOutOfACake: There's a sweet "surprise" jumping out of the birthday cake.
271	* JustDesserts: A villain gets eaten.
272	* JustEatHim: A predator holds its prey in its mouth or swallows it whole.
273	* JustHereForTheFreeSnacks: A character joins a social function just for the food.
274	* KidnappersKFC: A kidnapper buys his hostage fast food while running from the cops.
275	* KidsHateVegetables: It's hard to get children to enjoy eating their vegetables.
276	* KissTheCookApron: An apron displaying a message to "Kiss the Cook", or some variation/parody of the phrase.
277	* KitchenChase: A ChaseScene through a kitchen.
278	* KitschyThemedRestaurant: A stereotypical restaurant.
279	* LastResortTakeout: Ordering takeout if cooking dinner goes wrong.
280	* LeavingFoodForSanta: Offering food to SantaClaus.
281	* LemonadeStandPlot: One or more characters start their own lemonade stand.
282	* LethalChef: The chef makes gross food.
283	* LethalEatery: A restaurant that serves terrible food.
284	* LetsMeetTheMeat: Talking to your food.
285	* LevelAte: A world made of food.
286	* LiteCreme: Using WeaselWords to make a food somehow sound "better."
287	* LocalHangout: A restaurant, coffeee shop, or bar where characters hang out at.
288	* LostFoodGrievance: Over-the-top sadness or anger over the loss of food.
289	* LostInTheMaize: Getting lost in a cornfield.
290	* LostMyAppetite: A character suddenly isn't hungry.
291	* MadeFromRealGirlScouts: A food is made of something in the name that you wouldn't expect.
292	* MadnessInducedOmnivore: A person who is insane or delusional eats things they shouldn't, such as insects or non-food items
293	* MagicEater: A character who eats magic.
294	* MagicMushroom: Eating or inhaling the spores of a mushroom has magical effects.
295	* MarshmallowDream: A character dreams that they were eating something, leading to them eating their pillow.
296	* MarsWantsChocolate: Aliens coming to Earth to get our food.
297	* MascotsLoveSugar: Critters have a massive SweetTooth.
298	* MasochistsMeal: Food that could hurt you or tastes terrible gets eaten by macho people.
299	* MayIBorrowACupOfSugar: Meeting a neighbor by asking to borrow something from them.
300	* MeatOVision: Hunger causes people to hallucinate objects or people as food.
301	* MeatVersusVeggies: Conflict between vegetarians and meat-eating people.
302	* MedicinalCuisine: When food is used to treat illness or improve general health.
303	* MegaMealChallenge: Restaurants that serve a huge meal and then time how long people take to eat it.
304	* MessOnAPlate: Very ugly food.
305	* MetalMuncher: Metal as food.
306	* MicroDieting: Comically tiny portions of food.
307	* MidnightSnack: Eating in the middle of the night.
308	* MiningForCookies: A mine full of foodstuffs.
309	* MiracleFood: Magical food that arrives to feed needy people.
310	* MirrorChemistry: Aliens eat food differently from their mirror image.
311	* MisfortuneCookie: Getting a bad fortune in a fortune cookie.
312	* MissedMealAesop: AnAesop about why you shouldn't miss a meal.
313	* MockMeal: Low-quality food shaped like fancier food.
314	* MotivationOnAStick: Motivating someone by dangling food in front of their face.
315	* MountainOfFood: A giant pile of food.
316	* MutagenicFood: A character turns into what they ate.
317	* MysteryMeat: Food, but you don't know what's in it.
318	* NeverGetsFat: When all that eating leads to zero weight gain.
319	* NoCanOpener: A character has a lot of canned food in case of emergency, but no can opener.
320	* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Feeding someone before killing them.
321	* NondescriptNastyNutritious: Food without real form, that focuses only on sustenance, health, and life continuation, rather than taste and visual appeal.
322	* NoSnackForYou: A vending machine refuses to accept your money.
323	* NutritionalNightmare: Really unhealthy food.
324	* ObjectCeilingCling: Food gets stuck to the ceiling.
325	* ObsessedWithFood: A character seems to only think about food.
326	* OdeToFood: A song about food.
327	* OffTheWagon: A drug addict tries to quit but then starts it up again.
328	* OneIPreparedEarlier: In cooking shows, the food is not cooked in real-time.
329	* OneNoteCook: A character who can only cook one kind of dish.
330	* OneTrackMindedHunger: A character whose actions are heavily dictated by their unrelenting desire to eat.
331	* OnionTears: Onions make you cry.
332	* OnlyOneWhoLikesSpam: Only one member of a group likes a particular food.
333	* OrganDrops: A creature's guts are harvestable.
334	* OrgasmicallyDelicious: A reaction to delicious food is or looks like an orgasm.
335	* OutOfControlPopcorn: Popcorn kernels spill out of their vessel as they are popped.
336	* OvenLogic: If you increase the temperature of an oven to try and make something cook faster, it will go wrong.
337	* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: A very complicated and specific menu order.
338	* PaletteSwappedAlienFood: Alien food that looks like Earth food but with the wrong colors.
339	* ParodyProductPlacement: This may involve parodies of food ads, particularly the Hostess Fruit Pies ad campaign.
340	* PassThePopcorn: A character takes out some food and watches a dramatic event like it's a movie or a play.
341	* PasteEater: A {{Cloudcuckoolander}} or TheDitz eats one specific non-food item on the regular.
342	* PeelingPotatoes: Someone is sent to do a menial chore.
343	* PekingDuckChristmas: Characters buy Chinese food for Christmas.
344	* PepperSneeze: Pepper or similar spices makes a character sneeze.
345	* PhlebotinumMuncher: A creature eats something that is relevant in the story.
346	* PickyEater: A person, often a kid, is fussy about their food.
347	* PicnicEpisode: The characters go on a picnic for one episode.
348	* PieInTheFace: When food lands on a character's face.
349	* APigNamedPorkchop: An animal is named after their body parts.
350	* PineappleRuinsPizza: Someone says putting pineapple on pizza makes it inedible.
351	* PlainPalate: Someone likes plain food and drink.
352	* PoopingFood: A creature poops out food.
353	* PopGoesTheHuman: A person explodes from overeating, inflation, or weight gain.
354	* PopcornOnTheCob: Popcorn is popped directly off the cob.
355	* PostStressOvereating: Eating a lot of food to relieve emotional stress.
356	* PostTreatmentLollipop: Someone (usually a child) is given candy after a doctor's appointment or similar situation.
357	* PovertyFood: Poor people eat cheap food that is aesthetically ugly or tastes bad.
358	* PowerUpFood: Food gives one a power boost or superpowers.
359	* PrefersRawMeat: A character eats uncooked meat.
360	* PrisonersLastMeal: The last meal a prisoner on DeathRow eats before their execution.
361	* ProducePelting: Throwing fruit and vegetables as a response to a performance the thrower disliked.
362	* ProjectileToast: Toast pops ''right'' out of the toaster.
363	* ProtectionInMouth: A giant character holds someone physically in their mouth to keep them safe.
364	* PunWithPi: A {{pun}} on the words "pi" and "pie."
365	* PutOffTheirFood: Someone gets put off a certain food because something led them to link it with something nasty in their mind.
366	* RamenSlurp: A character slurps up ramen noodles.
367	* RawEggsMakeYouStronger: Raw eggs make you tougher and stronger.
368	* RazorApples: Dangerous items hidden inside foods.
369	* RealMenCook: All men can or should cook.
370	* RealMenEatMeat: There are no vegetarian males, and men should be expected to love all meat.
371	* RealMenHateSugar: All the male characters either hate sugar or are compared to women for liking sugar.
372	* ReducedToRatburgers: Eating vermin.
373	* RegionalSpeciality: The natives of a region have one food they're really good at making.
374	* RestaurantOwningEpisode: A character spends an episode running a restaurant.
375	* RevengeIsADishBestServed: Secretly feeding someone non-food or something they dislike out of spite.
376	* RomanceInducingSmudge: Cleaning a smudge on a person's face or clothing leads to romance.
377	* RomanticCandlelitDinner: Dinners by candlelight are the definition of romance.
378	* RomanticSpoonfeeding: A character spoonfeeds their LoveInterest.
379	* SaltSolution: Monsters that are weak to salt.
380	* SatiatingSandwich: A character likes sandwiches.
381	* SausageStringSilliness: Gags involving a string of sausages.
382	* SchmuckBanquet: An abandoned feast is SchmuckBait.
383	* SecretIngredient: Keeping one ingredient in a recipe secret.
384	* SecretSnackStash: Hiding (usually unhealthy) food to be eaten at a later point.
385	* SimilarItemConfusion: Often happens with recipe ingredients (such as sugar and salt).
386	* SinisterSweetTooth: Villains identified by their taste for the sweeter things.
387	* SmorgasbordTest: Someone discovers a new creature and tries to find out what it eats by offering it many different foods.
388	* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: Being more interested in food that's in the vicinity than what's going on.
389	* {{Snacksploitation}}: Smuggling food into places where it's not allowed.
390	* SneakingSnacks: A child tries to sneak food that's off-limits.
391	* SniffSniffNom: Testing for toxicity by eating the object.
392	* SnootyHauteCuisine: Food meant to show someone's intense wealth.
393	* SodaCandySplosion: When a combination of soda and candy creates an eruptive geyser.
394	* SoulEating: Eating peoples' souls.
395	* SoupIsMedicine: Soup is associated with being given to sick people.
396	* SoupOfPoverty: Cheap, low-quality soup as a PovertyFood, served at homeless shelters, sold in cans, or homemade.
397	* SpacetimeEater: A being that eats the fabric of the universe or time or something similar.
398	* SpaghettiKiss: Sharing a piece of spaghetti leads to kissing.
399	* SpitOutAShoe: Someone gets eaten, then whoever ate them spits out an article of clothing.
400	* SpitTake: Spitting out food or drink, often due to surprise.
401	* SpitefulGluttony: Deliberately eating like a pig to spite someone who isn't partaking.
402	* SqueamishAboutSlaughter: Being uncomfortable with the process of live animals being turned into food.
403	* StewedAlive: A character gets boiled in a pot, alive.
404	* StockAnimalDiet: Food stereotypically associated with animals eating it.
405	* StockFoodDepictions: Food in fiction is usually depicted as only looking one particular way.
406	* StockMedievalMeal: A stereotypical meal in medieval Europe.
407	* StockYuck: Foods stereotypically associated with being yucky.
408	* SuckECheeses: Crummy kids' fast food restaurant, complete with terrifying or creepy cartoon mascots.
409	* SugarCausesHyperactivity: If kids eat sugar, they'll go on a rampage.
410	* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: Supernatural beings think someone tastes yummy.
411	* SupremeChef: A chef who makes delicious food.
412	* SwallowedWhole: A monster eats characters and items whole without chewing.
413	* SweetBaker: Heroes identified by bakery of sweeter foods.
414	* SweetsOfTemptation: Candy, cake, and other sweet food is used as symbolism for temptation and hidden danger.
415	* SweetTooth: Preferring sweets and sugary flavors over all others, across an endless variety of dishes and cuisines.
416	* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Putting deadly poison in food and drink.
417	* TastesBetterThanItLooks: Food that looks unappetizing, but when tried, actually tastes good.
418	* TastesLikeChicken: Exotic food is said to taste like chicken.
419	* TastesLikeDisdain: Rejecting or destroying an offer of food to express your dislike for someone else.
420	* TastesLikeFriendship: Making friends by offering them food.
421	* TastyTears: Tears have a wonderful taste to some people. Sometimes used to add flavor to sad meals.
422	* TeamChef: A heroic group has one person who cooks.
423	* TemptingCookieJar: The cookie jar is impossible for Little Jimmy to resist.
424	* ThankYourPrey: A character thanks or apologizes to an animal he eats.
425	* ThanksgivingTurkey: Roast turkeys are the main dish in traditional Thanksgiving feasts.
426	* ThatPoorPlant: A plant dies after being fed disgusting food or drink.
427	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Throwing away food because you must go do something.
428	* ThisBananaIsArmed: Weapons that look like pretend ones.
429	* ThisBillboardNeedsSomeSalt: Monsters eat food-shaped items, thinking them to be real food.
430	* ThroughHisStomach: Impressing someone by feeding them.
431	* TieInCereal: If it exists, there was a breakfast cereal based on it.
432	* ToastOfTardiness: An overused trope in anime, when a character is late for school and has no time for breakfast.
433	* TooHungryToBePolite: A character is so hungry or badly brought up that they have bad table manners.
434	* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The monster doesn't want the victim as it finds him unpleasant.
435	* TooUnhappyToBeHungry: Someone loses their appetite due to stress and/or negative emotion(s).
436	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: One character has a favorite food to obsessive levels and the food is often associated with them.
437	* TrappedAtTheDinnerTable: The stock punishment of not letting a picky eater leave the dinner table until they've eaten everything on their plate.
438	* TrojanVeggies: Tricking a child into eating vegetables by hiding them in a different food.
439	* TypewriterEating: Someone eating sounds like a typewriter.
440	* UnaffectedBySpice: This person can eat and enjoy extremely spicy food without much distress if any.
441	* UnconventionalFoodOrder: A restaurant patron orders a bizarre meal that most people wouldn't eat.
442	* UnconventionalFoodUsage: Using food for something other than eating.
443	* UnfortunateIngredients: Renaming bad-sounding ingredients to make them sound better.
444	* UnscrewedSaltShaker: Someone maliciously unscrews another's salt shaker before they try to dispense it.
445	* VacuumMouth: A character inhales their food.
446	* VampiresHateGarlic: Vampires have an aversion to garlic.
447	* {{Veganopia}}: A vegan utopia.
448	* VegetarianForADay: A character becomes a vegetarian but stops by the next episode, as StatusQuoIsGod.
449	* VillainousGlutton: A bad guy who tends to overeat.
450	* VirtuousVegetarianism: Vegetarianism is used as a symbol of inner goodness or purity.
451	* WackyCravings: Wacky food cravings associated with pregnancy.
452	* WayPastTheExpirationDate: ''Very'' spoiled food.
453	* WeightLossSalad: Trying to lose weight by eating nothing but vegetables.
454	* AWeightyAesop: AnAesop about weight loss.
455	* WeirdWorldWeirdFood: Worldbuilding through the use of odd food.
456	* WinterOfStarvation: Characters become desperate for food during the winter, and may be driven to doing immoral things to survive.
457	* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: A game character needs food to avoid starving.
458	* WokFu: Fighting in a Chinese restaurant.
459	* XOnAStick: Things that are on sticks.
460	* YouAreWhoYouEat: Eating a person to shapeshift into them.
461	* YourFavorite: A character receives their favorite food, often without asking. Done as a favor or perhaps to manipulate them.
462	* YouTasteDelicious: There's food on someone's face, so someone else licks or eats it off.
463	* YouWontLikeHowITaste: Making yourself sound undesirable to a person-eater.
464	[[/index]]

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