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* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' where the food -- specifically candy -- is literally treasure, apparently worth more than gold. This leads to a number of pirate and Franchise/IndianaJones-style romps as Numbuh Five continues her everlasting quest to satisfy her SweetTooth.

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* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' where the food -- specifically candy -- is literally treasure, apparently worth more than gold. This leads to a number of pirate and Franchise/IndianaJones-style romps as Numbuh Five continues her everlasting quest to satisfy her SweetTooth.SweetTooth, all while dealing with archenemy Captain Stickybeard.
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* In the epilogue of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', [[spoiler: Professor Frankly finds a treasure chest in the titular door that contains... a dried mushroom. This isn't entirely worthless to Frankly on an archaeological standpoint, because this proves that the people of the ancient city ate mushrooms a thousand years ago.]]

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* In the epilogue of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', [[spoiler: Professor Frankly finds a treasure chest in the titular door that contains... a dried mushroom. This isn't entirely worthless to Frankly on an archaeological standpoint, because this proves that the people of the ancient city ate mushrooms a thousand years ago. Of course, the fact that Mario just defeated an all powerful monster sealed in the door who would have ended the world is far more important.]]
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* The EdutainmentShow ''Cat's Eyes'' had this in one episode about materials. Alf believes Dora has some hidden treasure in his office after overhearing a conversation between her and Katie about some missing coins. He spends the episode searching for said coins, including using a metal detector and a large magnet. The coins turn out to be chocolate.

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* The EdutainmentShow ''Cat's Eyes'' had this in one episode about materials. Alf believes Dora has some hidden treasure in his her office after overhearing a conversation between her and Katie about some missing coins. He spends the episode searching for said coins, including using a metal detector and a large magnet. The coins turn out to be chocolate.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Dragons are capable of eating gems like candy, and like hoarding them in large piles.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'' episode "Ahoy, Me Monsters" had the monsters follow a series of clues to a buried treasure chest. After digging the chest out of the sandbox, they find that the treasure inside is a bunch of snacks.
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* In one of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' SpinOff manga ''Silent Sinner in Blue'', [[TheChessmaster Yukari]] manipulated Remilia and Reimu into going to the moon to battle the Lunarians. They are actually a distraction so that Yukari can sneak into the Lunar Capital and steal some treasures. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that Yukari herself is ''also'' a distraction and Yuyuko is the one who sneaked in. What treasure did [[{{Troll}} Yuyuko]] steal?]] ''A bottle of sake''. Although an especially tasty one, and Yukari considers it being a victory, as Lunarians cannot get the sake back once they drink it.

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* In one of ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' SpinOff manga ''Silent ''[[Manga/TouhouBougetsushou Silent Sinner in Blue'', Blue]]'', [[TheChessmaster Yukari]] manipulated Remilia and Reimu into going to the moon to battle the Lunarians. They are actually a distraction so that Yukari can sneak into the Lunar Capital and steal some treasures. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that Yukari herself is ''also'' a distraction and Yuyuko is the one who sneaked in. What treasure did [[{{Troll}} Yuyuko]] steal?]] ''A bottle of sake''. Although an especially tasty one, and Yukari considers it being a victory, as Lunarians cannot get the sake back once they drink it.



* The [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Show]] ''Cat's Eyes'' had this in one episode about materials. Alf believes Dora has some hidden treasure in his office after overhearing a conversation between her and Katie about some missing coins. He spends the episode searching for said coins, including using a metal detector and a large magnet. The coins turn out to be chocolate.

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* The [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Show]] EdutainmentShow ''Cat's Eyes'' had this in one episode about materials. Alf believes Dora has some hidden treasure in his office after overhearing a conversation between her and Katie about some missing coins. He spends the episode searching for said coins, including using a metal detector and a large magnet. The coins turn out to be chocolate.



* In VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}, you can sometimes find food items like Bread and Cooked Fish and both [[PirateBooty Buried Treasure]] and [[ShipshapeShipwreck Sunken Ships]]. And as a bonus, you can also find [[MysteryMeat Suspicious Stew]]. Which begs the question as to [[FridgeLogic how can fully-cooked fish and bread stay preserved for so long while stews just rot?]]

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* In VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}, ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', you can sometimes find food items like Bread and Cooked Fish and both [[PirateBooty Buried Treasure]] and [[ShipshapeShipwreck Sunken Ships]]. And as a bonus, you can also find [[MysteryMeat Suspicious Stew]]. Which begs the question as to [[FridgeLogic how can fully-cooked fish and bread stay preserved for so long while stews just rot?]]

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* In ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', the treasure the crew loots from the cargo ship in the pilot is food bars. Food bars which look like gold bars when wrapped in yellow foil, and also super-sciencily nutritious.
* In 1995 when Creator/DavidLetterman was getting ready to host the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s he told his TV show audience that the Oscar was actually made of chocolate.
* An episode of The Addams Family, "The Great Treasure Hunt" [[spoiler: ends just this way, with the reveal that the treasure chest is full of edible treats, (possibly chocolate coins, although the old black and white makes it hard to tell) but the Addams family, being the odd family they are, are quite content with their find anyway.]]

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* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': The episode "The Great Treasure Hunt" [[spoiler: ends just this way, with the reveal that the treasure chest is full of edible treats, (possibly chocolate coins, although the old black and white makes it hard to tell) but the Addams family, being the odd family they are, are quite content with their find anyway.]]
* ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents The Disney Sunday Movie]]'':
In ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', their introduction to ''Film/{{Candleshoe}}'', Michael Eisner and Mickey Mouse are searching a hidden treasure inside a mansion. Mickey opens up a hallow panel and finds a chest full of chocolate coins.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': In the first episode,
the treasure the crew loots from the cargo ship in the pilot is food bars. Food bars which look like gold bars when wrapped in yellow foil, and also super-sciencily nutritious.
* In 1995 1995, when Creator/DavidLetterman was getting ready to host the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s he told his TV show audience that the Oscar was actually made of chocolate.
* An episode of The Addams Family, "The Great Treasure Hunt" [[spoiler: ends just this way, with the reveal that the treasure chest is full of edible treats, (possibly chocolate coins, although the old black and white makes it hard to tell) but the Addams family, being the odd family they are, are quite content with their find anyway.]]
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