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* MascotsLoveSugar: Critters have a massive SweetTooth.
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* RoadkillForDinner: Usually attributed to hillbillies and rednecks.
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* ExtremeOmniGoat: Goats are often portrayed as having an appetite for pretty much anything they can chew on.
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* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': Used regularly.
** Henry drinks cognac "the older the better" or orders whiskey by name and year, showing his vast knowledge and sophistication, as well as making coffee or tea at home through more elaborate processes instead of drip/instant or tea bags, a holdover from his earlier days when such conveniences weren't available. He's shown at least once enjoying a full English breakfast, complete with tomato and beans.
** Jo, meanwhile, orders "whiskey, whatever's well" and pigs out on a gyro that nauseates Henry. She's known for eating most of her meals at her desk, showing that she has little life outside of work since her husband died.
** Abe cooks, a lot, using food to show love by making Henry's favorites after unpleasant deaths and making him a soup "guaranteed to cure colds and bullet wounds" after he's been shot. His cooking skills clearly came down from his mother, showing how close they were, and how much she is still missed when he makes dishes she used to make.
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* VillainRaisesAToast: Raising a glass shows character's villainy.
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* SoupOfPoverty: Poor people survive on soup.
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* In ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'', the main characters are given an opportunity to order food on the Grandship. The suave Ringabel gets spiced meat dishes, the cute and naïve Edea gets a fluffy omelet and a sweet parfait, country boy Tiz gets big filling meat dishes and humble Agnès orders a small vegetarian meal.
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* ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'': The [[HiddenDepths first sign]] that Bill is more than just a CrazySurvivalist is when he grudgingly allows Frank to stay for lunch, then comes out with an [[SupremeChef exquisitely cooked meal]] and [[WineIsClassy wine pairing]]. Frank is StunnedSilent, and by the end of the day, [[ThroughHisStomach they're in a relationship]].

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* ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'': The [[HiddenDepths first sign]] that Bill is more than just a CrazySurvivalist is when he grudgingly allows Frank to stay for lunch, then comes out with an [[SupremeChef exquisitely cooked meal]] and [[WineIsClassy wine pairing]]. Frank is StunnedSilent, {{stunned silen|ce}}t, and by the end of the day, [[ThroughHisStomach they're in a relationship]].

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* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Michael's preference for chain restaurants is a sign of his immaturity and lack of sophistication; for example, when he goes to New York City on a business trip, he gets a "New York Slice" from Sbarro, and uses the local Chili's both when he has a meeting with a potential major client, and when hosting the annual Dundie awards.
* ''Series/{{You|2018}}'': Love believes in this very heavily. She insists on taking Joe to restaurants all around Los Angeles to find his "perfect bite", analyzing him all the way through. In the end, the dinner she makes for him encompasses not only what he likes in a meal, but his personality and interests in general--old fashioned, done right, not gimmicky, but ''real.''
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': The Winchester brothers are blue-collar [[HunterOfMonsters monster-hunters]] who [[HomelessHero live on the road]], so they tend towards simple restaurant fare and fast food. Dean loves burgers so much that one angel tries to [[FoodAsBribe bribe him]] with a platter from his favourite restaurant, while Sam, the more conscientious and forward-thinking of the pair, tries to balance out the heart-stopper meals with salads.


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* ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'': The [[HiddenDepths first sign]] that Bill is more than just a CrazySurvivalist is when he grudgingly allows Frank to stay for lunch, then comes out with an [[SupremeChef exquisitely cooked meal]] and [[WineIsClassy wine pairing]]. Frank is StunnedSilent, and by the end of the day, [[ThroughHisStomach they're in a relationship]].
-->'''Frank:''' A man who knows to pair rabbit with a beaujolais!\\
'''Bill:''' I know I don't seem like the type.\\
'''Frank:''' No, you do.
* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Michael's preference for chain restaurants is a sign of his immaturity and lack of sophistication; for example, when he goes to New York City on a business trip, he gets a "New York Slice" from Sbarro, and uses the local Chili's both when he has a meeting with a potential major client, and when hosting the annual Dundie awards.


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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': The Winchester brothers are blue-collar [[HunterOfMonsters monster-hunters]] who [[HomelessHero live on the road]], so they tend towards simple restaurant fare and fast food. Dean loves burgers so much that one angel tries to [[FoodAsBribe bribe him]] with a platter from his favourite restaurant, while Sam, the more conscientious and forward-thinking of the pair, tries to balance out the heart-stopper meals with salads.
* ''Series/{{You|2018}}'': Love believes in this very heavily. She insists on taking Joe to restaurants all around Los Angeles to find his "perfect bite", analyzing him all the way through. In the end, the dinner she makes for him encompasses not only what he likes in a meal, but his personality and interests in general--old fashioned, done right, not gimmicky, but ''real.''
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* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': The titular Belgian detective is [[TheDandy effete]], sophisticated, and as fastidious about his food as [[SuperOCD about everything else]]. He seeks out skilled [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty continental chefs]]; places highly specific orders, once refusing to eat eggs of unequal sizes; and calls [[ForeignQueasine English cuisine]] nothing more than ''food'', to the bemusement of his English friends. Nonetheless, when Hastings takes him out for midnight fish and chips after a case, he [[NotSoAboveItAll digs in with a secret grin]].

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* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': The titular Belgian detective is [[TheDandy effete]], sophisticated, and as fastidious about his food as [[SuperOCD [[ObsessivelyOrganized about everything else]]. He seeks out skilled [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty continental chefs]]; places highly specific orders, once refusing to eat eggs of unequal sizes; and calls [[ForeignQueasine English cuisine]] nothing more than ''food'', to the bemusement of his English friends. Nonetheless, when Hastings takes him out for midnight fish and chips after a case, he [[NotSoAboveItAll digs in with a secret grin]].

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* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': Laios's EstablishingCharacterMoment is when he reveals his [[NightmareFetishist lifelong fascination with monsters]] to his party members, including and especially wanting to know what they taste like. Conversely, the fact that Senshi has lived off the plants and monsters of the titular dungeon for over a decade, and can cook them into surprisingly delicious meals, is an early sign of how [[NatureHero in tune with the dungeon's ecosystem]] he is.
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* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry Dresden is a BlueCollarWarlock with little disposable income whose tastes run in two directions - a magical TruceZone pub with top-notch steak sandwiches and [[{{Beergasm}} phenomenal beer]], and fast food. In ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', he insists on meeting TheDon Johnny Marcone at a Burger King.

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* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry Dresden is a BlueCollarWarlock with little disposable income whose tastes run in two directions - a magical TruceZone pub with top-notch steak sandwiches and [[{{Beergasm}} phenomenal beer]], and fast food. In ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', he insists on meeting TheDon Johnny Marcone at a Burger King. Even after he has a more stable income, he still loves to order from the extremely cheap Pizza 'Spress, precisely ''because'' it's terrible pizza that was all he could afford in his younger days, and thus it satisfies a deep nostalgia.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', each of Lincoln's sisters likes her eggs cooked differently (except the twins, who both like theirs hard-boiled.) Some of these preferences don't say anything about their personalities, but two do, namely Luan who likes hers in a cube shape (or "funny side up") which ties into her quirky personality, and Lucy who likes hers burnt because she's a goth and therefore likes fire and the colour black.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', the ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "Project Loud House", each of Lincoln's sisters likes her eggs cooked differently (except the twins, who both like theirs hard-boiled.) hard-boiled). Some of these preferences don't say anything about their personalities, but two do, namely Luan who likes hers in a cube shape (or "funny side up") side-up") which ties into her quirky personality, and Lucy who likes hers burnt because she's a goth and therefore likes fire and the colour black.
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* Probably one of the greatest example is the lunch scene from ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''. Each lunch symbolizes the character and their relationship with their parents.
** Andy has a giant lunch made by his parents. It's also not particularly healthy despite being him athlete. It's lunch his parents clearly made for him to maintain his weight, but the high sugar content (cookies and a 6 pack of content) shows they don't really care about his actual wellness, only for him to maintain appearances. Andy also seems unaware of all that's in his lunch, symbolizing his lack of control in his own life.
** Claire has sashimi (which she identifies as sushi). A fancy lunch (especially for the time), to showing her parents wealth and desire to show off that wealth.
** Bryan has PB and J, with the crusts cut off. Showing his parent's smothering nature and the fact they still perceive him as a child.
** Allison disassembles her lunch to make a sandwich of captain crunch and pixie sticks. Symbolizing her rebellious nature and her general weirdness which she does to draw attention.
** Bender's parents are neglectful, he therefore has no lunch.
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* StockYuck: A character (kid or adult) is squeamish to the taste of vegetables.

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* StockYuck: A character (kid Certain foods that are stereotyped as disgusting or adult) is squeamish to the taste of vegetables.distasteful.
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* AsiansLoveTea: Asian people are avid tea drinkers.
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* HighClassCannibal: Rich people eat human flesh.
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* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The [[NobleFugitive Red Prince]] is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] refusing a meal because he expects a twelve-course dinner befitting royalty... while he's incarcerated on a foreign prison ship. Fortunately for his companions, his CharacterDevelopment makes him less of a RoyalBrat.
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* TeaIsClassy: Characters who drink tea are sophisticated or wealthy.
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* NondescriptNastyNutritious: Soldiers and prisoners eat tasteless but filling food.
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* SnootyHauteCuisine: Expensive food used to identify a character as rich and/or a snob.
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* VirtuousVegetarianism: A character is made vegetarian as a symbol of their inner goodness or purity.

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* BritsLoveTea: British people are obsessed with tea.



* SpotOfTea: British people are obsessed with tea.
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* InstantTasteAddiction: Trying a new food and instantly developing an addiction to it.
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* MasochistsMeal: Food that is either ridiculously spicy, foul-smelling, dangerous, or just gross. Only a person who is very tough would dare to eat it.
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* The uniqueness of the various [[Literature/ExtraordinaryAdventuresOfTheAthenaClub Athena Club]] girls is emphasized by their dietary preferences. Mary ForgetsToEat; Diana eats enough for three women, mostly sweets; Catherine consumes only meat, fish, and dairy; Justine is a staunch vegetarian; and Beatrice subsists on steeped vegetation.
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* KidsHateVegetables: Kids have a childish disgust for vegetables.

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